A Tulsa Gem Inside Hunter Park Benjamin’s Biscuit Acres Dog Park is hands down one of the best dog parks we’ve hit in Tulsa, Oklahoma! Located inside Hunter Park, this place has everything your four-legged crew could want. The Basics You Need to Know Hours: 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily (Closed Mondays – bummer!) …
An Oil Industry Icon Standing 75 feet tall, the World’s Largest Driller is one of the most recognizable roadside giants in the U.S. His massive frame, resting confidently against an oil derrick, is a nod to Tulsa’s rich petroleum history. Originally designed as a temporary display, he became a permanent landmark, now welcoming visitors with …
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Exploring in Lawton If you’re in southwestern Oklahoma and need something better than another flat loop with a picnic table at the end, the Jed Johnson Watchtower will do. It’s a moderate climb — enough to make you breathe harder, not enough to make you regret your life choices — and the payoff is an …
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Mount Scott, Oklahoma | Scenic Drive & Hike We set out with the dogs one morning to check out Mount Scott for trail riding — or maybe EUC riding — because we never actually know what we’re getting into until we’re in it. This time, what we found was so much more than we’d planned …
Transformers Optimus Prime and Bumblebee in Stillwater Oklahoma Autobots Roll Out on Highway 51 We decided we were heading west for the winter, via a southwest route, and our first stop had a surprise that any 80s kid would love… Our first stop along the newly formed route was Stillwater, Oklahoma, and what did we …
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👐 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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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 …