Oklahoma City
Renaissance City
General Information
Other Name: -, District: Oklahoma, State: South West, United States of America
Area: 621.2 square miles
Languages Spoken: English
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Best Time to Visit: - to - and September
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Oklahoma City is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of Oklahoma.Oklahoma City is home to several colleges and universities, including Oklahoma City University in the Uptown area.With over many legendary attractions including the National Cowboy and Western Museum and the Myriad Botanical Gardens, plus world-class shopping, restaurants ,as it is affectionately known, is the ideal spot for a weekend of fun and reflection.The city also hosts the annual Red Earth Festival in honor of its strong Native American population.Location
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The Bricktown Canal is one of Oklahoma City''s most popular tourist destination. Loosely modeled after San Antonio''s River Walk, the canal is manmade and runs through the historic Bricktown district. There are restaurants and shops nearby and along the canal, but the real draw is the people watching.
This highly interactive museum features a kid-sized imaginary town where children can "be" a doctor, artist, firefighter, or pilot. Acting out different jobs helps kids get a feeling for what is involved in a specific occupation. The unique, popular museum has welcomed people from around the world.
Visit these beautiful gardens downtown at Reno and Robinson. Inside the Crystal Bridge Tropical Conservatory, you will see plants from around the world. See the zebra long-winged butterflies and the free-roaming lizards as well. Take a walk on the Adventure Trail. The trail winds under a 35-foot waterfall and up a vine-covered mountain. Outside, meander along pathways by streams with landscape indicative of northeast Oklahoma. Enjoy the sunken lake with Japanese koi.
The American West is captured in this 220,000 square foot museum. There are hundreds of sculptures and thousands of paintings, photographs and artifacts from the Old West. The newest addition is the Joe Grandee Museum, which features more than 5,000 artifacts from this artist''s personal collection. There is a life-size reproduction of a frontier town, a rodeo gallery, a cowboy gallery and a frontier soldier gallery.
Everything you ever wanted to know about the game of softball, from its history to the greatest players to ever play the game, awaits you at this museum near the state capitol. Exhibits include players inducted into the Hall of Fame and the Hall of Honor.
April 19, 1995 was one of the darkest days in Oklahoma City''s history. On that day Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building was bombed. When you visit this memorial, you will see 168 empty chairs; one for each person killed. The most moving thing to see, however, is the part of the fence that has been left over from the makeshift memorial that stood here for five years. On it, you will see letters, photos, flowers and more left by survivors and visitors.
The tallest artificial climb in the nation is right here, and it has become Oklahoma City''s newest sports attraction. If you have never climbed before, the great people here can fix you up and have you climbing in a jiffy.
The Omniplex center has more than 350 hands-on science exhibits to see, and if you have little ones (under 6) there is an area with all sorts of hands-on exhibits just for them. The Air and Space museum has one of the most complete collections of this type of memorabilia in the southwest. There are several cultural and art galleries, not to mention the botanical gardens. You can also visit the Planetarium or the Omnidome, Oklahoma''s only Imax-style theatre.
A great way to experience the new Bricktown Canal is via the Water Taxi service. The boats are flat-bottomed and are used by tourists and locals alike. The boat driver (ambassador) will discuss points of interest during your ride, and you can see everything there is to do on the Canal from the boat.
Hot summer afternoons in Oklahoma are brutal. To cool off, drop by White Water Bay, the city''s favorite watering hole. The park is popular with all age groups. Children have an area, called Kids Kove, and big kids can brave the more than 30 rides, including the Acapulco Cliff Dive, Bermuda Triangle and Cannonball Falls. For those not seeking a thrill, take a tranquil inner tube ride down the lazy river or just soak in the sun in a comfy beach chair.