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Though all of the eight states along historic Route 66 display pride in ownership of their piece of the pavement, Oklahoma seems to do it the best. Perhaps that is as it should be, given that the Mother Road was born in Oklahoma when Cyrus Avery of Tulsa conceived the idea to link Chicago all the way to Los Angeles. Moreover, Oklahoma has more miles of the original highway than any other state, they were the first to install historic markers along the old route, the first to have a state-sponsored Route 66 museum, and ironically, the first to lose part of the original road when I-44 barrelled through, dealing a deathblow to many service businesses between Tulsa and Oklahoma City.
You are just outside of Oklahoma City, an absolute “must-see” in the city centre is Ann’s Chicken Fry House. Located in what was once a 1948 Cities Service petrol station, the building was changed into a restaurant in 1966 called the Three Bulls Steak House.
Today, this superb restaurant not only features great food and does it in a pure Mother Road style that just can’t be beaten. Ann’s displays all manner of vintage memorabilia including a classic 1950s police car, a pink Cadillac, gas pumps and more.
Enjoy the rest of your journey through the Sooner State
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