There are more folk art sculptures and also Galloway's 11-sided "Fiddle House" in the art environment.
Ed Galloway's Totem Pole Park is 3.5 miles east of Foyil on State Highway 28-A. Foyil is on historical Route 66 in Oklahoma.
Freedom - Adventures galore!
Tour the world's largest natural gypsum cave open to the public - Alabaster Caverns.
And besides the main show cave part, there are five undeveloped caves.
Yep. That’s FIVE!!!
For more adventure you can go "Wild Caving" in them. Well, you can if you have the required safety equipment and a permit from the park office. March through September is the only time you can go wild caving.
Alabaster Caverns State Park is 6 miles S of Freedom on Hwy 50, 1/2 mile E on Hwy 50A. Phone: (580) 621-3381
Hugo - The circus is in town.
Hugo, Oklahoma used to be called Circus City, USA. A couple of circuses still winter in Hugo. A bunch of circus people are there forever-in the Showman's Rest Section of Mount Olivet Cemetery.
Some of the gravestones are pretty neat. Click on the picture for a link to a list of graves in Showman's Rest. If you click on a name, it goes to a picture of their gravestone. (This photo is from that website.)
There's also a section in the cemetery for bull riders. Like Lane Frost.
His gravestone is in the shape of his World Champion belt buckle.
Location: The entrance to Mount Olivet Cemetery is at Trice and 8th Street, 3 blocks north of US 70 & 80th Street.
Oklahoma City -
Even though there are still a lot of roadside oddities along Route 66, many of the wonderful funky old futuristic buildings are gone.
And some of them have been saved.
In Oklahoma City, the Gold Dome building built in 1958 was originally a bank. It's been turned into retail and office space and an Asian cultural center.
Photo courtesy Top 20 Oklahoma City website.
The Gold Dome building, a famous Route 66 Oklahoma tourist attraction, is at the intersection of 23rd St and Classen Blvd. in the heart of Oklahoma City's Asia District. Address: 1112 NW 23rd Street.
Robbers Hideout
Wilburton - Hide out with the ghosts of Frank and Jesse James and Belle Starr.
Well, Robbers Cave isn't really haunted but hey, maybe you'll see a shadowy glimpse of the famous outlaws. Or maybe even stumble across some of their stashed loot.
To really experience the long-ago outlaw thrill of this Oklahoma tourist attraction, ride a horse through the area.
YeeHAW!
Especially on Trail #3 and down the nearby Fourche Maline Creek trail known as Robber's Trail. There's a stables at the park if you don't have your own horse.
Directions: To get to Robbers Cave State Park from US I-40, take US Hwy 69 south to 270 East. Just before Wilburton,OK go north on SH 2 to the park entrance. Phone: 918-465-2565
Tip: It's always a good idea to call ahead of time as many trails are closed during different hunting seasons.
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It took 28 tons of cement, six tons of steel, and 100 tons of sand and rock, for visionary artist Ed Galloway to build this 90-foot Oklahoma tourist attraction. He worked on it from 1937-1948. Brightly colored Native American portraits, symbols and animal figures are sculptured into the totem, approximately 200 of them. Four nine-foot Indians near the top each represent a different tribe. The massive totem pole sits on the back of a huge turtle.