Route 66 Oklahoma - every town along the way - 46 of them!

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  • Опубліковано 4 жов 2024
  • The fourth state in the odyssey of Route 66 is Oklahoma and it's one of the longest at 375 miles. The uniqueness of the old road definitely started to come out. There were still a lot of towns to check out (46) but, as you'll see, most of these towns have some sort of Route 66 connections left. From Quapaw to Texola, Oklahoma was a lot of fun!
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    MUSIC - from UA-cam free library and iPhone soundtracks
    Campfire Song - Chris Haugen
    Crimson Fly - Huma-Huma
    Duck in the Alley - TrackTribe
    Interludes - Daniel Garrow
    Grace Behind the Curtain - Silent Partner
    Venice Beach - Topher Mohr and Alex Elena
    Silver - Riot
    Monster Lab - Patrick Warren
    Mount Tam Two Step - Midnight North

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  • @renegodin639
    @renegodin639 8 місяців тому +3

    SPECTACULAR STUFF. BRAVO.😊

  • @diannabrown7754
    @diannabrown7754 2 роки тому +3

    I live in Norman OK and some of these places I've been to but others I didn't know existed. I am going to make a trip around my state.

    • @TravelwithaWiseguy
      @TravelwithaWiseguy  2 роки тому +1

      That’s great! Oklahoma is a very fun state to explore!

  • @chriscosby2459
    @chriscosby2459 7 місяців тому +1

    Great video -- those little motor courts were all over Oklahoma when I was a kid in the 60s.

    • @TravelwithaWiseguy
      @TravelwithaWiseguy  7 місяців тому +1

      Thanks! Would've been cool to see it when they were busy!

  • @YomamaAhippo
    @YomamaAhippo 3 місяці тому +2

    I was born in 2003 and always wondered what that golden dome was for

  • @kaymerry369
    @kaymerry369 5 місяців тому +1

    Loved variety of sunsets in video of Ok. The old round barn took my heart .
    It's priceless . Interesting video of Route 66 thru Ok. That old creepy music & road really isn' t my favorite.

    • @TravelwithaWiseguy
      @TravelwithaWiseguy  4 місяці тому +1

      That old creepy road was a cool find but I understand it’s not everyone’s cup of tea.

  • @probunnysaavy2971
    @probunnysaavy2971 5 місяців тому +1

    This was so good! April 2024

  • @chiefamylee
    @chiefamylee 2 роки тому +2

    Brilliant video! Takes me back to a simpler time. Thanks!

  • @cyndyrn1
    @cyndyrn1 5 місяців тому +1

    My husband and I lived in Clinton in 1983 during the oil boom. I was 20 He was 21. He worked for Parker Drilling and worked on rig 114. I’m telling you as young kids we were rolling in the dough back then. We drove a diesel truck because you.u could fuel up on site and the saving in fuel prices made our truck payment. We spent hard and partied hard and fell hard when the boom crashed. There were thousands of kids just like us out there in the middle of that God forsaken country where it was hotter than hot and colder than cold and no trees to be found for miles but life was good. What a memory this trip of Route 66 brought back. Thanks for the ride along 😊

    • @TravelwithaWiseguy
      @TravelwithaWiseguy  5 місяців тому

      Thank you for sharing your story! Such an interesting time to live there I’m sure!

    • @timtonsley8823
      @timtonsley8823 2 місяці тому

      The universal prayer was "Please God, let there be another oil boom, I promise not to piss it away this time". Just out of High School, working at Parker, driving a Corvette (of course, what 18 y/o doesn't?).

  • @jimbird963
    @jimbird963 2 роки тому +2

    Lot of hopes an dreams on Route 66

  • @johnsexton7621
    @johnsexton7621 4 місяці тому +1

    Your channel makes me reminisce of Oklahoma in the old days

  • @SpookyMomma918
    @SpookyMomma918 2 роки тому +2

    I really enjoyed this. I live in Tulsa currently. Was pleasantly surprised to see my hometown of Geary in this vid.

    • @TravelwithaWiseguy
      @TravelwithaWiseguy  2 роки тому +1

      Thanks! I tried to include every town along the route. This was my first attempt at documenting a road trip so I certainly could’ve done it better!

    • @carlhaldeman420
      @carlhaldeman420 Рік тому

      Aren't you afraid of getting shot?

  • @dc-py9dz
    @dc-py9dz Рік тому +1

    Great videos!

  • @pamallinder3287
    @pamallinder3287 Рік тому +1

    Thank you wise guy, my husband used to giggle at me for not knowing history, he was good at it. I knew everything school wise but didn't like history. I'm interested now. Very good stuff

    • @TravelwithaWiseguy
      @TravelwithaWiseguy  Рік тому

      Thank you very much! I’m the same. Wasn’t a history guy when I was young but I love it now!

  • @carlavision6143
    @carlavision6143 3 роки тому +2

    Just watched your video and subscribed to your channel. Really enjoyed your video of Route 66! Thank you for taking me along with you on Route 66 because, I'll never get to see it!

    • @TravelwithaWiseguy
      @TravelwithaWiseguy  3 роки тому +1

      Thank you for watching! I also subscribed to your channel - happy travels!

    • @carlavision6143
      @carlavision6143 3 роки тому

      @@TravelwithaWiseguy thank you!

  • @shaynecoventry8894
    @shaynecoventry8894 4 місяці тому +1

    That's hilarious. You stayed in a room I lived in for a year at the desert hills inn in Tulsa before moving to the apartments directly behind it which were at one point part of the motel. The apartments were deluxe one bedroom efficiencies converted into apartments. I used to love it there before moving to Oklahoma City.

  • @marciabrumfield1400
    @marciabrumfield1400 2 роки тому +3

    I seem to be binge watching your Route 66 videos and really enjoying them. Really glad to be using my headphones as the music you selected is great with them. Okay, what's next?

    • @TravelwithaWiseguy
      @TravelwithaWiseguy  2 роки тому

      That’s awesome! Thank you very much! Have you watched any of my US 89 series from last summer? I did it similar to Route 66, but it’s a little bit more scenic.

  • @geneballay9590
    @geneballay9590 Рік тому +1

    Rainy Day so that I can not work outside, and am BINGE WATCHING YOUR TRAVELS. Thank you for all the work, and then sharing. If possible could you post a video of excuses I could give my wife as to why the chores are not done......only joking....your channel is grrrrreat.

  • @rightntwohooper
    @rightntwohooper Рік тому +2

    TeePee Drive In is about to open this spring! It has been completely renovated! They opened briefly in October to show some horror movies!

  • @Victoriahull
    @Victoriahull 2 роки тому +2

    I'm moving to Claremore in the next few months and looking to drive that 😊

    • @TravelwithaWiseguy
      @TravelwithaWiseguy  2 роки тому

      It’s definitely a wonderfully historic drive! Good luck with the move!

    • @Victoriahull
      @Victoriahull 2 роки тому +1

      @@TravelwithaWiseguy thank you 😊

  • @oklahomafreedom5536
    @oklahomafreedom5536 2 роки тому +2

    The Glancy motel in Clinton Oklahoma is being remolded, looks like someone bought it. It's going to be interesting to see it after they finish it.

    • @TravelwithaWiseguy
      @TravelwithaWiseguy  2 роки тому +1

      I love when they remodel old Route 66 buildings and try to keep the history in tact! So much of it is becoming lost!

  • @carlhaldeman420
    @carlhaldeman420 Рік тому +1

    This was a good video. I liked that eerie music with the dark, empty dirt road. This video took some effort on your part.

  • @barbarajohnson297
    @barbarajohnson297 3 роки тому +3

    Very well done! I’m enjoying all of the videos.

  • @afan.pasalic
    @afan.pasalic 3 роки тому +2

    Great video, I really enjoyed.
    Also found several POIs I missed on my recent Route 66 trip. 😉👍

    • @TravelwithaWiseguy
      @TravelwithaWiseguy  3 роки тому +1

      Thank you! Oklahoma is full of interesting places along the route!

  • @courtneyscockpit3409
    @courtneyscockpit3409 3 роки тому +2

    i just subscribed and binge watching this little series you got going on. Pausing and taking notes. I laughed so hard at the clip from dirty rotten scoundrels. Perfect clip!! hahaha

    • @TravelwithaWiseguy
      @TravelwithaWiseguy  3 роки тому +1

      Haha thank you! Glad you enjoyed it - Oklahoma, Oklahoma, Oklahoma! :)

  • @mariebrundridge2679
    @mariebrundridge2679 Рік тому +1

    I truly enjoyed your trip on route 66 towns in Oklahoma. When I lived in Springfield MO, which is on route 66. Several times I would take trips on route 66 in both Kansas and Oklahoma
    I now live on route 66 in San Bernardino CA. Can't seem to stay away from route 66.

    • @TravelwithaWiseguy
      @TravelwithaWiseguy  Рік тому

      Thank you very much! Living on Route 66 in MO, OK or CA wouldn’t be bad at all!

  • @stephenhoffman454
    @stephenhoffman454 11 місяців тому +1

    Just a note; I like your WuShock pullover.

  • @justnerdystuff
    @justnerdystuff 5 місяців тому +1

    I saw that old gas station turned into a cookie store. I sure hope you stopped in there. That would have definitely been a missed opportunity! As I always say, never pass up a cookie opportunity! 🍪
    Hydro, OK - you know a town is small when someone parks their truck in the middle of the road to pick something up at the True Value Hardware store. lol
    That one ghostly road in Hext, OK looks straight out of a scene in "Big Fish" That was a good movie. It almost looks like you filmed in the Sepia design, it would have been super cool to film that road when there is fog on both sides of the road. And for an added ghoulish touch printshop the swamp monster in one of the shots.

    • @TravelwithaWiseguy
      @TravelwithaWiseguy  5 місяців тому

      Actually there are towns that the parking is in the middle!

  • @groverearp2600
    @groverearp2600 2 роки тому +1

    I'm from Altus Oklahoma way back in the 60's

  • @waynohouse74
    @waynohouse74 2 роки тому +1

    Born in Clinton,OK didn't spend much time there though. Moved north to Kansas when 6 months old.

  • @larryhutchens7593
    @larryhutchens7593 11 місяців тому +2

    You missed a real thrill when you bypassed the old (really old) section of rt 66 out of Miami. You have to go past the county fairgrounds and that section of road is really rough even for a gravel road.That section comes out somewhere around Afton where there is a marker designating the old vs the new.

    • @TravelwithaWiseguy
      @TravelwithaWiseguy  11 місяців тому

      I actually did another video that featured that section of old 66. Pretty cool!

    • @larryhutchens7593
      @larryhutchens7593 11 місяців тому +2

      I live in Oklahoma just north of Tulsa. I searched out that section once when coming back from Springfield. You can still see the concrete edges of the road. There is a local guy on PBS who does historic articles on Oklahoma & he covered how they did the original road. The state didn't have the funds to make shoulders for the road so they installed curbs instead. Probably caused a lot of wrecks considering how those old bias ply tires handled. There are actually 2 routes that 66 took through Tulsa. The old one followed Admiral and the newer one went across 11th street. Thanks for the videos. I have traveled rt 66 across Oklahoma, Texas and New Mexico. Going to try for all the way to California. @@TravelwithaWiseguy

    • @TravelwithaWiseguy
      @TravelwithaWiseguy  11 місяців тому

      Thank you! It’s a great road trip - hope you’re able to do it!!

  • @ashleysimmons5970
    @ashleysimmons5970 2 роки тому +3

    I didn't know if you knew this or not,but Yukon is the hometown of Garth Brooks,says so on the water tower there

    • @TravelwithaWiseguy
      @TravelwithaWiseguy  2 роки тому

      I actually found that out when I was on this road trip. So cool! Garth is great!

    • @ashleysimmons5970
      @ashleysimmons5970 2 роки тому

      Yeah,but it wasn't in the video,that is why I was wondering

    • @TravelwithaWiseguy
      @TravelwithaWiseguy  2 роки тому

      Yeah it’s hard to include everything about a town in a video. This one was kind of a drive by haha.

  • @fernandoloara981
    @fernandoloara981 2 роки тому +1

    Ardmore , Oklahoma is my home town. I Fernando loaiza painted the train the first time. I charge the city of Ardmore $525.00.

  • @timothywilliams1359
    @timothywilliams1359 2 роки тому +1

    The town Verdigris is pronounced with a silent "s." The town is named after the local river of the same name. This name was given by French traders in the region in the late 1700s. The original French spelling was "Vert-de-gris" which means "from gray to green," which was the traders' description of the unique colors of the river. (Yeah, I am a French professor... one of the few born in Oklahoma!) Despite what you might think from this name, the Verdigris is a very clean river. When I was a kid (in Tulsa) our family used to go up there for swimming, fishing and picnics. Even in the hottest part of the summer the water always seemed ice cold.

    • @TravelwithaWiseguy
      @TravelwithaWiseguy  2 роки тому +1

      Awesome info - thank you! I knew I wasn’t saying it right haha. Beautiful area to explore 😊

  • @EstellePotter
    @EstellePotter Рік тому +1

    they reopened the teepee drive in! FYI!!!!

  • @oldfarmshow
    @oldfarmshow 6 місяців тому +1

    👍👍

  • @cowgirl2
    @cowgirl2 Рік тому

    I wonder if Calumet, OK is where Calumet baking powder comes from.

  • @billgalloway6383
    @billgalloway6383 2 роки тому +1

    I also was born in Kansas, Smokey Hill AFB.

    • @billgalloway6383
      @billgalloway6383 2 роки тому

      I got to return later, when it was called Schilling AFB

  • @pamallinder3287
    @pamallinder3287 Рік тому +1

    All native land, my last boyfriend was half native., Oklahoma, I believe it's Cherokee, he thought that I was native because through our travels natives liked me as a white red head girl. I know I like everyone unless they give me a reason not to. They probably knew that. I went to reservations with a couple from Montana, they called me mom

  • @pamallinder3287
    @pamallinder3287 Рік тому

    Kmart had a clothing line route 66

  • @IronHorsefan1869
    @IronHorsefan1869 8 місяців тому

    You missed the Route 66 village where a Steam Locomotive is

  • @jr2no160
    @jr2no160 2 роки тому +2

    👍🏿 Wu Shock 2010 Alumni.

  • @francismcclaughry3794
    @francismcclaughry3794 Рік тому

    I have not seen one sign of chicken fried steaks.

  • @1lthrnk
    @1lthrnk Рік тому

    Ok, you’re staying at the cheap hotels I’ll go to when my wife not with me because she needs $150 per night hotels. Are you only filming dead towns and on Sunday ?

    • @TravelwithaWiseguy
      @TravelwithaWiseguy  Рік тому

      Depends on the video. Often I film on the weekends but a road trip like RT66 I film everyday.

  • @rgan32
    @rgan32 2 роки тому +2

    Tee Pee drive in should open back for buisness in Sapulpa any day.

  • @pamallinder3287
    @pamallinder3287 Рік тому

    Does Kmart exist anywhere?

  • @amymcdonough8185
    @amymcdonough8185 Рік тому +1

    where is that tunnel at 6:03?

  • @Atwater20
    @Atwater20 3 місяці тому

    Just blowing though towns with no history narrative and missing most of each town. Wiseguy needs to up his game, he could learn a lot watching Joe n Nics travel videos.

    • @TravelwithaWiseguy
      @TravelwithaWiseguy  3 місяці тому

      LOL - Joe and Nic are great in my opinion. FYI I do lots of videos like that. This one was to show every town along the Route for at least a few seconds - which is often how people travel down Route 66. I've done many videos about Route 66 talking about the history of towns in Oklahoma.