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A Tiny Southeastern Oklahoma Museum Lets You Open Drawers Of Arrowheads And Fossils For Free
Somewhere in the far southeastern corner of Oklahoma, a museum invites kids…
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Next August, This Tiny Oklahoma Town Hands Out Free Watermelon And Crowns A Seed-Spitting Champion
Every August, a small town in southwest Oklahoma turns into the busiest…
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This Oklahoma Asian Market Packs Live Fish, Imported Ramen And A Food Court Under One Roof
Two whole aisles of ramen. Live fish swimming in tanks near the back…
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This Oklahoma City Tea Room Serves Scones And Clotted Cream Under A Soaring Old Bank Ceiling
Downtown Oklahoma City has a room where people once lined up to deposit…
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This Oklahoma Main Street Buffet Hides Fried Chicken, Hand-Cut Noodles And A Wall Of Pie Behind Plain Brick
Some of the best meals in Oklahoma are served in buildings that never bother…
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This Route 66 Gold Dome In Oklahoma City Has Looked Like Tomorrow Since 1958
Some buildings try to blend in, but one corner in Oklahoma City decided back…
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Brass Doors Open Off A Tulsa Sidewalk Onto This Art Deco Landmark With A Free Rooftop View
Downtown Tulsa hides one of its best stories behind a set of heavy brass…
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Look Up Inside This Oklahoma Italian Market And You’ll See Handmade Cheese Aging From The Ceiling
Most grocery runs end with a cart and a receipt. This one starts…
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In Duncan, This Steakhouse Serves Chicken-Fried Steak You Cut With A Fork And Free Peach Cobbler
Some meals come with a bonus, and in Duncan, the bonus is dessert…
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This Small Oklahoma College Museum Lets You Stand Eye-Level With A 2,300-Year-Old Mummy For Free
Somewhere in Shawnee, a real Egyptian mummy waits behind glass, and you can stand close enough to study the details…
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Docks Hang Over Dry Grass At This Oklahoma Ghost Lake That Never Filled With Water
Out in the Oklahoma Panhandle, there is a lake on the map that never…
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This Free Claremore Museum Grew From One Boy’s Collection Into Rooms Full Of Outlaw Relics
Some collections start with a single prized object and a kid who refuses…
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Most Oklahoma History Sits Behind Glass, But This OKC Rail Yard Lets You Ride It For Twelve Dollars
Most museums ask you to keep your hands to yourself and admire history…
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Behind This Quiet Tulsa Temple, A Towering Stone Buddha Watches Over A Garden Anyone Visits Free
On the east side of Tulsa, a giant Buddha statue rises above a quiet…
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Northeast Of Tulsa, This Dairy Farm Sells Squeaky Cheese Curds On The Honor System
There is a small building on a country road east of Tulsa where nobody…
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This Tulsa Restaurant Hides Down An Alley And Steep Stairs In A Dim Secret Basement
Some of the best dinners in Tulsa start with a little bit of confusion…
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Six Oklahoma Drive-Ins Where You Still Watch Movies From Your Front Seat Under The Stars
Oklahoma still has drive-ins where the movie plays on a giant outdoor screen…
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This Tulsa Drive-In Where The Outsiders Was Filmed Still Lights Up Two Screens For Families
Some Tulsa landmarks live in history books, but one still turns…
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This Small Oklahoma Town Of Under 6,000 People Has Turned Out A Remarkable Line Of Rodeo Champions
Sixteen world championship titles. That is the rodeo record tied to one man…
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Inside This Oklahoma Museum Off I-40, 39 Tribal Nations Tell Their Own Stories In Their Own Words
Most history books tell the story of Oklahoma's Native nations from the outside looking in. One museum on the edge…
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Past Where Your Cell Signal Dies, Monks At This Oklahoma Monastery Still Chant In Latin
Somewhere in the wooded hills of eastern Oklahoma, your phone quietly gives…
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Just Off A Southeastern Oklahoma Highway, This Sanctuary Lets You Share Breakfast With Asian Elephants
Most breakfast deliveries arrive by car or bike. In one corner…
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Down A Quiet Oklahoma Back Road, This Sanctuary Lets You Pet Rescued Wolves, Foxes And Bobcats
Most Oklahoma weekends do not end with a wolf asking for a belly rub…
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Since 1938, The Osage Nation Has Kept This Pawhuska Hilltop Museum’s Doors Open To Everyone
Pawhuska draws plenty of road trippers, but one of its most meaningful stops…
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This Holiday Season, A Tulsa Glass Studio Lets You Blow Your Own Ornament For The Tree
Most tree ornaments come from a store shelf, wrapped in plastic and forgotten…
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One Saturday A Month, This Oklahoma Forge Hands Strangers A Hammer And Lets Them Shape Hot Iron
Most Saturdays in Oklahoma come with chores, ball games, and errands. One…