POPS on Route 66

The brainchild of Chesapeake Energy CEO Aubrey McClendon and designed by architect Rand Elliott, POPS opened in the summer of 2007 and quickly became a tourist attraction. With a 66-foot tall soda bottle adorning the side of the iconic Route 66 highway, POPS boasts hundreds of soda pop flavors and brands in the convenience store area of the gas station. In addition, there is a restaurant that features several cafe food options such as burgers, sodas and shakes.

POPS is located along historic Route 66 near Arcadia, Oklahoma, just outside of Edmond. From Oklahoma City, take I-35 to 2nd Street in Edmond, also called Edmond Road (Exit 141). Follow 2nd Street east for 5 miles. POPS will be on the south side of the highway.

If you're coming from Turner Turnpike, take the Wellston Exit and travel east on Route 66. After passing through Luther, you'll travel about 15 miles to POPS.

According to POPS officials, the convenience store has over 400 selections of soda pop. But the selection is only one thing at which to marvel. Even better, all of them are refrigerated and ready to drink cold. You can find nearly every brand imaginable. Childhood favorites you thought were no longer around are at POPS. Exotic specialties you've never imagined are at POPS. And there's always something new to try.

From fruit flavors to colas and root beers, POPS has it all. Though some may be unavailable at certain times, see a breakdown of soda pops by type online.

Early in 2009, POPS management brought in the Good Egg Group, led by Keith and Heather Paul. Owners of such Oklahoma City restaurants as Red Prime Steakhouse and Cheevers, the Pauls brought a greater emphasis on "gourmet road foods."

The POPS restaurant/cafe menu serves breakfast, lunch and dinner, and it includes burgers, hot dogs, chicken fried steak, shakes and much, much more. In addition, you can get any of the store's soda pops. The eating area contains booths, tables and a patio area.

POPS is also available for on-site, catered events. The facility contains a digital jukebox and several plasma televisions.

The "Soda Kiosk" allows visitors to send the unique POPS sodas anywhere in the United States. The touch screen display allows customers to custom order from more than 700 types of soda and have them shipped immediately using FedEX.