A recent podcast by the Atlas Obscura travel website featured Mary Beth Babcock, owner and creator of the Buck Atom’s Cosmic Curios on 66 shop in Tulsa, and the landmark Buck Atom fiberglass statue that anchors the site.
It’s an entertaining 11-minute podcast, and Babcock’s irrepressible personality comes through:
Babcock commissioned the Buck Atom statue — from nearly the same design as the fiberglass Muffler Men made in the 1960s — and dedicated it in 2019 to considerable fanfare, including a visit by the lieutenant governor.
Buck Atom’s Cosmic Curios on 66 is open seven days a week, starting at 10 a.m.
(Image of the Buck Atom statue and Buck Atom’s Cosmic Curios on 66 in Tulsa by Jeremy Thompson via Flickr)