The 31 Most Awesome Road Trips From Chicago: Day Trips, Weekend Getaways, and Longer Excursions!
Our guide to the best road trips from Chicago, including several you haven’t considered before.
Oklahoma
Quirky Attraction: The Tulsa Golden Driller Statue
In Tulsa, you can find a 75-foot statue of a golden oil driller. It’s the fifth-tallest statue in America!
Quirky Attraction: The National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City
It’s all here at the Cowboy Museum – spurs, branding irons, chaps, rodeo statues, and even Abe Lincoln.
Quirky Attraction: The Skeleton Museum of Osteology in Oklahoma City
America’s only animal skeleton museum can be found in Oklahoma City.
What’s It Like To Visit A Ghost Town Full Of Toxic Waste? Welcome To Picher, Oklahoma…
As recently as 2006, Picher, Oklahoma was a thriving little community. Now it’s a toxic ghost town.
Road Trip Day 4: Route 66 Oklahoma Highlights
Quirky highlights included a giant oil driller statue, a cowboy museum, and a gas station with a shady criminal past.
Road Trip Day 3: Visiting Some Unique Oklahoma City Attractions
Road trip highlights from Oklahoma City included the osteology museum, buffalo statues, and the bombing memorial.
Quirky Attraction: Pops Soda Ranch, Home of 600 Crazy Soda Flavors
Go to Pops on classic Route 66 to find soda flavors like buffalo wing, sweet corn, coffee, and maple bacon.
Quirky Attraction: The American Banjo Museum in Oklahoma City
The American Banjo Museum is an ode to the celebrated stringed instrument.
Ghost Towns of the Deep South and Great Plains
Ghost towns in the Deep South show the rise and fall of once-thriving communities.