SO… We made it out of Arkansas! But not too far, we were waiting on some important things in the mail so couldn’t go too far! But! We were officially in Oklahoma!! I wanted more Garden time, so we found a cute little spot to satisfy by need for pretty things! The Papilion in Honor …
👐 Tulsa’s Towering Bronze Landmark One of the stranger stops I built into a Mystery GPS Tour. Zach didn’t know what was coming. This was a stop on one of our Mystery GPS Tours—the kind I love creating from scratch, pin by pin, with no labels or explanations. Zach takes the wheel while I load …
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I’m not sure why some towns collect an abundance of wonderfully weird stuff, but we LOVE it — and the Meadow Gold District Tulsa proves it in spades. Sitting along historic Route 66 (11th Street), the Meadow Gold District Tulsa has become one of Oklahoma’s most fun stops for roadside attraction hunters and Mother Road …
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When we read that Tulsa, Oklahoma was home to the “Center of the Universe,” we figured — why not? It’s not every day you get to stand in the middle of everything. Or at least in the middle of a concrete circle with a good PR team. Either way, it sounded like the kind of …
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⛽Heart of Route 66 Auto Museum, Sapulpa, Oklahoma The World’s Tallest Gas Pump Supulpa? Confirmed!! We didn’t plan to stop. We were just rolling through Sapulpa when this 66-foot gas pump caught our eye — towering, red, and impossible to ignore. It sits outside the Heart of Route 66 Auto Museum like it’s daring you …
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Parts of this park are Temporarily Closed for Renovations! ~currently The Blue Whale of Catoosa is OSHA compliant, complete with his own personal hard hat! The Blue Whale of Catoosa might not scream “romance” at first glance, but stick with me—it’s actually a love story for the ages. Why? Because this giant concrete whale wasn’t …
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A Towering Tulsa Oddity on Skelly Drive Tulsa, Oklahoma has its fair share of unique landmarks, from the Golden Driller to hidden gems tucked away on quiet streets—but none are quite as unexpected as the World’s Largest Bottle of Hair Tonic. At first glance, this towering 25-foot structure looks more like a bizarre advertisement than …
🌿 The Papilion at Honor Heights Park – When You Need Flowers More Than Miles We finally made it out of Arkansas — after being stranded there for over a month dealing with bus insurance hell — but we couldn’t go far. We were waiting on mail to catch up with us, which is just …
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Will we manage to Leave Arkansas?? Well, we were still in Arkansas! We actually love the state, so why try and leave Arkansas? Being travelers, we like to move around. Being in one state for this long …. Here’s the deal… We travel in the bus… but we pull a vehicle also! From the start …
Gardens, Rockhouding and More is what was in store for us ! I was super excited to get out of Arkansas! Not because the state is anything but fabulous, we had been in Arkansas for a WHILE ! We had been in Bentonville, more specifically, for far too long. Lots of great places to visit, …