05/10/2026
𝐋𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐡 𝐚𝐭 𝐚 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐨𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐬𝐤𝐲-𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐩𝐢𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚 𝐠𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐛𝐥𝐮𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐞.
I wanted to try lunch at The Pink House so I decided to plan afternoon in Claremore to get a feel for the town. You guys gave me a ton of recommendations and I didn’t get to nearly as much as I would have liked but here is what I did have time to do:
The original purpose of the trip was a 1 pm reservation for lunch at The Pink House, Claremore. It’s on the first floor of the Belvidere Mansion - a three story Victorian home built in 1907. It’s charming, historical and although the service was unfortunately very slow, everyone was so nice and the food was delicious. Hopefully, that aspect was out of the norm. After lunch, I spent some time looking around the second floor which is the museum area.
So many people recommended various antique shops - which I love. I decided to walk Will Rogers Blvd to see what downtown had to offer. There are so many cute shops! I ended up with a few books and a grapevine woven basket. My favorite shop was The Cranberry Merchant which is where I got the basket.
I spent way more time shopping than anticipated and time got away from me but I wanted to be sure to try the pie at Hammett House Restaurant. I got the coconut and couldn’t finish it. It’s worth noting all the pies are cream topped. No meringue. That doesn’t bother me but my husband doesn’t like cream pies.
Finally, on the way home, I drove old Route 66 and made a stop by the Blue Whale of Catoosa. It’s not yet reopened but I pulled over for a few pics. There were others there fishing with kids. Theres no gate on the pond but there is for the parking lot. It’s set to reopen on May 30.
Unfortunately, that’s all the time I had so I will have to return another time to try a few other restaurants that y’all recommended as well visit the museums.
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