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Elk City, OK

Elk City is home to the National Route 66 Museum and several old buildings and motels from the heyday of the Mother Road.
xAnadarko Basin Historical Museum
204 N Main St.
Located in the old Casa Grande Hotel, next to the Parker oil rig, the tallest non-working oil drilling rig on ... read more
xKings Inn
1918 W 3rd St.
The sign provides a neat photo op. There aren't a lot of vintage motels in Elk City, but this is one of them ... read more
xFlamingo Inn
2000 W 3rd St.
Just down the street from the King's Inn is another vintage motel ... read more
xNational Route 66 Museum
2717 W. Hwy 66
This museum is packed full of Route 66 and local history, take a little time and explore it all ... read more
xQueenan Indian Trading Post
Route 66
Just west of town you find the former Queenan Trading post. The huge Kachina Doll at the National Route 66 Museum ... read more
xTimber Creek Bridge
Route 66 west of Elk City
The 1926 alignment of Route 66 crosses the Timber Creek west of Elk City on the south frontage road for I-40 ... read more

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x About Us We started traveling Historic U.S. Route 66 as a destination in 2009. It's like a 2,400 mile long drive back in time from Chicago to Santa Monica! more
xDid You Know: Many parts of the old 4 lane Route 66 were reverted to a 2 lane road after 66 was realigned to the interstate. In many places the abandoned lanes are still there.