Things to do in Oklahoma City?

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HI,
There is the Chickasaw National Park is south central ok,down by Sulphur Ok,
which is about 1hr 20 minutes from central okc, down I-35, Very Native place to see.
Hope this helps

jdphillips73 wrote:
Thanks for all the suggestions. I have to ask ... are there no good Native American places/lands/monuments etc. to visit to learn about their culture and heritage? I am no history buff, but I thought Oklahoma would be brimming with opportunities.

Almost every nation's headquarters has a heritage center. HQ locations include Wyandotte (Wyandotte), Okmulgee (Creek), Muskogee (Five Civilized Tribes), Pawhuska (Osage Nation), Shawnee (Shawnee), Talequah (Cherokee), Ponca City (Ponca), Sulphur (Chickashaw), Tishomingo (Choctaw). The Southern Plains Indiana Museum (Federal) is in Anadarko. Museum of the Great Plains is in Lawton. The museum at Woolaroc (near Bartlesville) has a Native American section but overall focus in not on a Native American story.

But you said OKC. The National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum is maybe the closest you are going to get to that story in OKC.

Don't miss Pops http://www.yelp.com/biz/pops-arcadia

If you're into soda pop, go when they're open. But the best part is approaching the place after dark, seeing the giant neon pop bottle emerge on the horizon out of the darkness.

I go to OKC about twice a year to watch my grand-nephews growing up and haven't gotten to many of these attractions. I'll start trying to promote some field trips when I'm there now that I know what some of them are.

I always try to swing by the Memorial and make a trip to Catfish Cove. Catfish Cabin used to be better until they changed owners.

Phil & Stephie wrote:
Do not miss the bombing memorial, very moving.

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Thanks for all the suggestions. I have to ask ... are there no good Native American places/lands/monuments etc. to visit to learn about their culture and heritage? I am no history buff, but I thought Oklahoma would be brimming with opportunities.

LowRyter wrote:
I wouldn't stay in an RV in OKC in July. Not in Memphis either.

well, seeing that I have lived and camped in Memphis for the past decade, and grew up in the Mississippi Delta in an Era without air conditioning... I'll take my chances.

I wouldn't stay in an RV in OKC in July. Not in Memphis either.

Looking at what was already mentioned I would add the 99ers Museum (women in aviation) because I'm a flying buff. Also depending on interest, OKC also has the 45th Infantry Division museum.

Oklahoma University (Norman) has the Noble Museum of Natural History, not as big as the one in NYC, but an interesting collection that includes a T-Rex (or whatever they call it now).

Another specialty museum, Santa Fe Depot in Guthrie has a huge collection of model trains and model automobiles, run by a club, usually open in the daytime when the restaurant in the depot is open.

Go to Cattlemen's Café at the stockyards for the best steak you have ever had!!!