Oklahoma Travel Guide
Downtown Oklahoma City. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.
Oklahoma holds the largest Native American population of any state, and the First Americans Museum in Oklahoma City (opened 2021) tells that story at national-museum scale. The National Cowboy Museum and the OKC Memorial are the other essential stops.
Route 66 runs 640 km across the state, the longest stretch of any state: the Blue Whale of Catoosa, Pops' 66-foot soda bottle, the round barn of Arcadia. Tulsa's Art Deco downtown and the Gathering Place park are the surprise hits.
Destinations in Oklahoma
Oklahoma City National MemorialThe 1995 bombing memorial; the Field of Empty Chairs.
First Americans MuseumThe 2021 museum of the 39 tribal nations in Oklahoma.- Gathering Place, TulsaThe 100-acre riverfront park, among America's best.
- National Cowboy MuseumWestern art, the End of the Trail sculpture, Prosperity Junction.
- Route 66The Blue Whale, Pops, the Arcadia round barn.
- Wichita MountainsFree-roaming bison and the Holy City of the Wichitas.
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Top Cities & towns in Oklahoma
Regional food
- Chicken-fried steak (the state meal, with the onion burger close behind)
- Indian tacos (fry-bread tacos at powwows and fairs)
- Fried onion burger (the El Reno invention)
Getting there
Oklahoma City (OKC) and Tulsa (TUL) are the gateways. Route 66 is a driving route; the museums cluster in OKC.