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Miami, OK

Miami bills itself as NE Oklahoma's Corner for Entertainment, Culture and Fun. To make things even better Route 66 runs right down Main Street!
xWaylan's Ku Ku Burger
915 N Main St.
Take a trip back to the 60s and grab a burger at the last remaining example of Ku Ku Burger drive-ins. There's a great ... read more
xMiami Public Library
200 N Main
The bronze sculpture "Library Boy 1" was created by Mischell Riley. It has been stolen twice, once in 2000 and ... read more
xGenerations Bronze Sculpture
201 Main St & 2nd Ave. NW
This bronze sculpture "Generation to Generation", by Mischel Riley, was commissioned in 2000 for ... read more
xColeman Theater
103 North Main St.
Will Rogers, Bob Hope and Bing Crosby are just some of the entertainers who performed here over the years ... read more
xMural on Osborn Drug
11 W. Central
This is a 2012 reproduction of artist Nick Calcagno and local artists 1991 "Visual Reflections" mural ... read more


Side Trip:
One block west of Main Street there are a couple of cool old buildings, the gas station was probably really relevant to 66 and the phone company building has some neat arcitectural features.

x1922 Gas Station
100 W. Central Ave.
This garage was built in 1922 and is part of the Miami Downtown Historic District ... read more
xOld SW Bell Telephone Building
105 W Central Ave.
This two-story, Art Deco brick building was built in 1948 and a matching one-story wing on the west side. Notice the window ... read more


Back on 66:
OK turn around and go back one block to Main Street and turn south.

xMiami Gateway Arch & Sign
218 S. Main St.
This is a replica of the original early 1900's Miami Gateway sign which was dismantled decades ago ... read more


Side trip:
Turn west at Hwy 10 (the 1937 Rt 66) go about a 1.25 miles to the Riviera Courts and another .25 mile to the Serenity Inn.

xRiviera Courts Motel/Holiday Motel
105xx US 69A
The Riviera Courts-Motel was built in 1937 with 15 units arranged in a wide V with the house and office in the center. It also ... read more
xSerenity Inn
10980 US 69 (Route 66)
This former Frontier Motel, now is rents rooms, apartments & has a trailer ... read more


Back to the original 66:
Turn around at the Serenity Inn and back track to Main Street and turn south.

Marathon Gas Station
331 S. Main St.
Transcontinental Oil built this station in 1929, it has had the Marathon emblem since Transcontinental and ... read more
xSidewalk Highway (North)
Narcissa to Afton
The northern section of the Sidewalk Highway, AKA the Ribbon Road, runs from Hwy 69 south of Narcissa to Afton ... read more

East < GO > West

xStay tuned, there's more to come!  

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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.