Oklahoma City

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:

• Bricktown Entertainment District
• Bricktown Water Taxi
• Cox Business Services Convention Center
• Chesapeake Boathouse
• Frontier City
• Lake Hefner
• Lake Overholser
• Lake Stanley Draper
• Midtown
• Metro Transit's Oklahoma Spirit Trolleys
• Myriad Botanical Gardens
• Oklahoma City Arena
• Oklahoma City's Adventure District
• Oklahoma River Cruises
• Oklahoma City Zoo
• Oklahoma State Capitol
• Orr Family Farm
• The Painted Door
• Red Earth Native American Cultural Festival - June
• RedPin Restaurant & Bowling Lounge
• Shopping malls, boutiques, markets and specialty stores
• State Fair Park
• Stockyards City & The Oklahoma National Stockyards
• White Water Bay

Museums & Art

• American Banjo Museum
• Oklahoma Firefighters Museum
• City Arts Center
• Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum
• Harn Homestead & 1889ers Museum
• National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum
• National Softball Hall of Fame and Museum
• Ninety-Nines Museum of Women Pilots
• Oklahoma City Museum of Art
• Gaylord-Pickens Oklahoma Heritage Museum
• Oklahoma History Center
• Oklahoma Railway Museum
• Red Earth Museum
• Science Museum Oklahoma
• Henry Overholser Mansion
• Paseo Arts District

Theatre & Music

• Lyric Theatre
• Oklahoma City Philharmonic
• Oklahoma Shakespeare in the Park

Sports Attractions

• ASA Hall of Fame Stadium
• Golf Courses (public and private)
• International Finals Rodeo
• National Reining Horse Association
• Remington Park Racetrack & Casino
• Oklahoma City RedHawks
• Oklahoma City Thunder
• Oklahoma City Barons 

Lodging

• Best Western Broadway Inn & Suites
• Courtyard by Marriott Northwest
• Courtyard by Marriott Oklahoma City Airport
• Howard Johnson Express Inn
• Rockwell RV Park
• Twin Fountains RV Park
• Governor's Inn & Suites
• Crowne Plaza Hotel Oklahoma City
• Super 8
• Days Inn West
• Red Roof Inn
• Lincoln Inn Express
• Ramada Airport North
• Waterford Marriott

Restaurants

• Dining on Persimmon Hill
• Garden Cafe
• Mickey Mantle's Steakhouse
• Nonna's Euro-American Ristorante and Bar
• Remi's Buffet
• Silks Restaurant
• The Canopy at the OKC Zoo
• RedPin Restaurant

Contact Us:

Oklahoma City Convention & Visitors Bureau
123 Park Ave.
Oklahoma City, OK 73102
(405) 297-8912
(800) 225-5652
okccvb@okccvb.org
www.okccvb.org