15 for ’26 Ride #10: Blue Whale of Catoosa
Catoosa, OK
Check-in Location
Blue Whale of Catoosa, 2600 OK-66, Catoosa, OK 74015
Built as an anniversary present for his wife and as a place for his grandkids to play, the Blue Whale of Catoosa was completed in 1972 by zoologist Hugh S. Davis and is an iconic Route 66 landmark. Eighty feet long and twenty feet tall, Davis modeled the smiling concrete whale after real blue whales, the largest living mammals which can grow up to 100 feet in length and weigh up to 200 tons.
Now owned by the city of Catoosa, Oklahoma, the Blue Whale and its park are currently undergoing renovations and sprucing up for the 100th anniversary of Route 66. It is expected to reopen in late spring or early summer 2026; however, the whale remains visible and can be photographed from beside the highway.
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