There are roadside attractions, and then there’s the Blue Whale of Catoosa.
At some point over the last fifty years, that giant smiling whale quietly crossed over from “weird thing off Route 66” into full-blown Oklahoma legend status. People who’ve never even driven through the state somehow still recognize it. It’s been in movies, travel guides, documentaries, Instagram posts, and probably a million family photo albums sitting in old closets right now.
And now the whale is getting another facelift just in time for the upcoming Route 66 centennial celebration…