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Visitors' Center
- From I-40 eastbound, take exit 150-B and turn left on Robinson Ave. Drive to Sheridan Avenue (3 blocks from the north side of I-40) and turn right. The Oklahoma City Convention & Visitors Bureau is at 189 W, Sheridan Avenue.
From I-40 westbound, take exit 150-C and follow the frontage road to Broadway. Right after you cross Broadway there is a split to the right; take this and then turn right on Robinson Ave. Drive to Sheridan Avenue (3 blocks from the north side of I-40) and turn right. The Oklahoma City Convention & Visitors Bureau is at 189 W, Sheridan Avenue.
For more information phone 1-800-225-5652 (toll free). Web site: OKCVB.
Myriad Botanical Gardens
- A special, and unique, attraction awaits you in this 17 acre, beautifully landscaped garden. It is called the Crystal Bridge Tropical Conservatory. What it is... well imagine a huge glass tube laying on its side about 35 yards in diameter and at least a hundred yards long. Like a bridge, it spans a large garden plus a 2-acre lake. Within this 'tube', in a controlled environment, are over 1,000 exotic tropical plants from all over the world. The interior of this 'tube' is divided into to environments. The side facing the gift shop (south end) is adjusted to emulate a warm, humid rain forest such as you would encounter in the Amazon River basin. The north end is more dynamic. It alternates from a wet, monsoon-type climate (in the summer months) to the dry environment these areas experience during the remainder of the year.
Open 9a to 6p Monday through Saturday; Noon to 6p Sunday. Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Days. Admission: $5; $3.50 students 13 to 18 (with I.D.); $2.50 kids 4 to 12.
Note: The outdoor area is open dail from 6a to 11p. No admission charge.
For more information phone 1-405-297-3995 or visit their web site:
MyriadGardens.
From I-40 eastbound, take exit 150-B and turn left on Robinson Ave. Drive to Reno Avenue (2nd street on the north side of I-40) and turn left. You'll see the park on your right (301 W. Reno).
From I-40 westbound, take exit 150-C and follow the frontage road to Broadway. Right after you cross Broadway there is a split to the right; take this and then turn right on Robinson Ave. Drive to Reno Avenue (2nd street on the north side of I-40) and turn left. You'll see the park on your right (301 W. Reno).
Note: The Gardens are just one block south of the visitors' center. If you
found a good parking place there
it may be easier to walk.
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National Cowboy Museum
- Here's just the place for kids of all ages. For the
younger set they have created a special 'Cowboy Corral' which a building designed for kids. Here the youngster can dress up in real western gear, mount a kid-sized saddle. This is a great place for
the young, and not-as-young, to learn a few things about the how cowboys worked - and lived (because they didn't work all the time).
Also on the premises is a complete western town named Prosperity Junction. Here you can really get the feeling of what you've watched so many times in those old 'B' movies.
A Western Performers Gallery explores the role fiction has played in our perception of the American West. Movies,
TV, ' Wild West' shows and countless Western novels have all helped create a mythical 'West'.
Here, folks can also see the famous personages who played significant roles in
the movies and on TV. Many exhibit cases display memorabilia from the collections of many of these 'heroes' (e.g., John Wayne).
Hours: From June through August, inclusive, 8:30a to 6p. From September through May May 9a to 5p. Open daily except Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Days. Admission: $8.50; $4 kids 6 to 12.
For more information phone 1-405-478-2250 or visit their web site:
CowboyMuseum.
From I-40, get on I-35 northbound at exit 128 and drive north to I-44 at exit 133. Get on I-44 and take the first exit (exit 129). Drive right across the first intersection (M L King Ave) to1700 NE 63rd Street (right after Missouri Ave).
Oklahoma City
Nat'l Memorial - "Few events in the past quarter-century have rocked Americans' perception of themselves and their institutions and brought together the people of our nation with greater intensity than the April 19, 1995, bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in downtown Oklahoma City."
We didn't feel we could 'improve' upon the mission statement of the Oklahoma City Memorial
Foundation:
"We come here to remember
those who were killed,
those who survived and those changed forever.
May all who leave here know the impact of violence.
May this memorial offer comfort, strength, peace, hope and serenity."
This Outdoor Symbolic Memorial to the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building is at the site and open 24
hours, 365 days. NPS Rangers are on duty from April through September
(inclusive) 9a to 10p; 9a to 5p the remainder of the year except Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Days.
The Memorial Center Museum, which is indoors, is open Monday through Saturday 9a to 6p; Sundays 1 to 6p. Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Days. Admission: $7; kids 6-17 $5. Last ticked is sold one hour before closing.
For more information phone 1-888-542-4673 (toll free). Web site: OKNatMem.
From I-40 eastbound, take exit 150-B and turn left on Robinson Ave. Drive to 4th Street turn left. Go 1 block to Harvey Avenue and turn right. The Memorial is very evident to your right.
From I-40 westbound, take exit 150-C and follow the frontage road to Broadway. Right after you cross Broadway there is a split to the right; take this and then turn right on Robinson Ave. Drive to 4th Street turn left. Go 1 block to Harvey Avenue and turn right. The Memorial is very evident to your right. (Address: 620 N. Harvey).
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