Oklahoma Route 66 Museum, Transportation museum in Clinton, Oklahoma.
The Oklahoma Route 66 Museum documents this legendary highway through different decades of American history, displaying vehicles, road signs, travel mementos, and period artifacts collected over time. The collections show how travel and vehicle technology evolved and changed across the generations.
The museum focuses on the 1930s when thousands of families traveled west escaping agricultural hardship in their home states, making this period central to understanding the road's importance. This mass westward movement shaped the route as a defining part of American history.
Each gallery pairs vehicles, road signs, and travel mementos with period music that reflects the era, showing how travelers experienced the journey and what sounds accompanied them on the road. The combination of objects and music creates a sense of how people moved through time on this highway.
The displays flow logically through different time periods, making it easy to follow the story as you walk through the galleries. Plan time to view the collected items closely and read the information provided alongside each section.
The museum houses one of the largest collections of curiosities gathered directly from businesses and shops along the historic route, showing the many small items travelers picked up during their journeys. These objects reflect the roadside culture that defined travel along this highway.
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