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Elk City is in the Great Plains Country region of southwest Oklahoma. It owes its existence to the railroad as well as to agriculture, oil extraction, and transportation services, being as it is on the busy interstate thoroughfare that is I-40. But perhaps what it is best known for is its location on the historic Route 66.

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  • 1 Parker Drilling Rig #114 (E 3rd St (Rt. 66) and N Madison St, by the historic Casa Grande Hotel). Elk City's tallest structure, in tribute to its heritage and right in the heart of town.
  • National Rt 66 and Transportation Museum (Old Town Museum Complex), 2717 W 3rd St, +1 580 225-2207. Labor Day - Memorial Day: M-Sa 9AM-5PM, Su 2PM-5PM; Memorial Day - Labor Day: M-Sa 9AM-7PM, Su 1PM-5PM. Houses several museums, including the National Transportation Museum, Pioneer Museum and Beutler Brothers Rodeo Hall, Farm and Ranch Museum, and the Blacksmith Museum. $5/4/Free (Adults/Seniors & Children 6-16/Children under 6 (Price is for entire complex. If you're interested in just one museum the price is $3/person.

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  • 1 Foss State Park, 10252 Oklahoma, OK-44, Foss, +1 580 592-4433. Daily 8AM-4:30PM. A recreational park on a very barren prairie lake (i.e. reservoir), with a beach and camping and trailheads.
  • 2 Washita National Wildlife Refuge, 20834 E 940 Rd, Butler, +1 580 664-2205. On the other end of Foss Lake where marshy ground makes for suitable wildlife habitat.

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