Oklahoma City
On April 22, 1889, an anxious crowd of 10,000 people gathered at the edge of the Unassigned Lands in central Oklahoma. The boom of a cannon at high noon signaled the beginning of the Great Land Run. Now it has come to be known as the "greatest horse race in the world." People from every corner of the world raced on foot, on horseback, in wagons, and even on bicycles to stake their claim to the two million acres that had been opened for settlement. By nightfall, the quiet rolling prairie was transformed into a brand new city that would become Oklahoma's capital and the heart of Frontier Country. A century later, Oklahoma City's pioneer spirit would be revived as Oklahoma City enjoyed a southwestern renaissance as the "newest city in the Old West."
Oklahoma City Visitors:
Attractions
- Canterbury Choral Society
- Cinemark Tinseltown USA Movie Theater
- City Arts Center
- Lyric Theatre
- Oklahoma City Philharmonic
- Oklahoma Shakespeare in the Park
- OmniDome Theatre at Science Museum Oklahoma
- Stage Center Theatre
- Vivia Locke Theatre in the Seretean Center
- Earlywine Golf Course
- James E. Stewart Golf Course
- Lake Hefner Golf Course
- Lincoln Park Golf Course
- Silverhorn Golf Club
- Trosper Park Golf Course
- Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum
- Old Central, Oklahoma State University
- Lake Hefner
- Lake Overholser
- Lake Stanley Draper
- Penn Square Mall
- The Painted Door
- Harn Homestead & 1889ers Museum
- International Photography Hall of Fame
- National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum
- National Softball Hall of Fame and Museum
- Ninety-Nines Museum of Women Pilots
- Oklahoma City Musuem of Art
- Gaylord-Pickens Oklahoma Heritage Museum
- Oklahoma History Center
- Oklahoma Railway Museum
- Oklahoma State Firefighters Museum
- Red Earth Museum
- Science Museum Oklahoma
- Bricktown
- Frontier City
- Martin Park Nature Center
- Myriad Botanical Gardens
- Oklahoma City Blazers
- Oklahoma City Zoo
- Oklahoma City's Adventure District
- Oklahoma Fallen and Living Firefighters Memorial
- Oklahoma Redhawks
- Oklahoma Route 66
- Oklahoma State Capitol
- Orr Family Farm
- Remington Park Racing Casino
- State Fair Park
- Stockyards City & The Oklahoma National Stockyards
- Water Taxi
- White Water Bay
- Will Rogers Horticultural Gardens
- Cox Business Services Convention Center
- Ford Center
- Metro Transit's Oklahoma Spirit Trolleys
- Oklahoma Opry
- Chesapeake Boathouse
- Oklahoma Children's Theatre
- Metro Transit's Oklahoma River Cruises
- Henry Overholser Mansion
Lodging
- Best Western Broadway Inn & Suites
- Courtyard by Marriott Northwest
- Courtyard by Marriott Oklahoma City Airport
- Days Inn West
- Holiday Inn Oklahoma City Airport
- Howard Johnson Express Inn
- Renaissance Oklahoma City Hotel
- The Sheraton Oklahoma City Hotel
- Rockwell RV Park
- Twin Fountains RV Park
- Governor's Inn & Suites
Restaurants
- County Line Bar-B-Que
- Dining on Persimmon Hill
- Garden Cafe
- Mickey Mantle's Steakhouse
- Nonna's Euro-American Ristorante and Bar
- Remi's Buffet
- Silks Restaurant
- Studio Eats
- The Canopy at the OKC Zoo
Contact Us
Oklahoma City Convention & Visitors Bureau
189 West Sheridan
Oklahoma City, OK 73102-9208
(405) 297-8912
(800) 225-5652
okccvb@okccvb.org
http://www.okccvb.org/
