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One of the most enduring aspects of Route 66 is its reminders of a simpler, friendlier time. Thousands of visitors flock to the Main Street of America each year in an effort to recapture lost memories of their youth or to experience the peace of bygone days.

Perhaps no other stop along the route embodies this more than Red Oak II, Missouri.

Located just outside the original town of Red Oak along old Route 66, Red Oak II pays homage to a vanishing way of life, a simpler way of life.

Homage to a Dream

Artist Lowell Davis was just a boy in the 1930s. Like many others of his time, he left home to find a career in the big cities. When he returned to Red Oak, he found that his beloved boyhood home was nothing but a ghost town.  Hoping to preserve a little of the past, he started buying up land and homes around the area in the late 1980s – moving the homes to their new locations and painstakingly restoring them.

Today, Red Oak II is perfect for a standalone day trip or as part of a larger road trip along Route 66.  Perched along County Loop 122 just outside Carthage, Red Oak II is a living snapshot of another era.

Living History

Visitors to Lowell’s labor of love will find Grandpa Weber’s Blacksmith Shop, the Feed and Seed Store, an old schoolhouse and the old Phillip’s 66 gas station – the oldest surviving Standard Oil gas station from Route 66. Davis even lives in the home where Belle Star, “Queen of the Oklahoma outlaws,” grew up. Church services are held every Sunday at Red Oak Country Church.

For history buffs, Route 66 enthusiasts or someone searching for a scenic drive, Red Oak II is a place that shouldn’t be missed.