Oklahoma City surprised me in so many ways! It’s not a city that everybody talks about visiting. It’s not a city that’s been high on my bucket list. And if I wasn’t doing Route 66, I probably would never have thought about visiting it.
However, after my visit, my perspective on Oklahoma City has changed so much! Hopefully, after reading my blog, hopefully yours will too! And if you are reading this because you are planning a trip, have the best time!
It’s only a small city in comparison to Chicago and New York! We spent half a day exploring, which was all we had time for as we were there to do Route 66. However, there’s so much more to do if you have more time. You can visit the museums, the zoo, check out some of their nice restaurants, and so much more!
Here are my top recommendations to see and do in Oklahoma City, from our flying visit:
Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum
This place is ever so sobering! It’s a memorial and museum for the Oklahoma bombing, which took place on 19th April 1995. It honors the victims, survivors, and rescuers affected by the bombing. It’s heartbreaking!
The memorial is free to visit, but the museum charges a small fee of $15 for adults. (Please note this price is from the time we visited in May 2022.)
Underground Walkways
These underground walkways are incredible! Not only are they lovely and air conned, keeping you cool from the baking heat up on the streets, but they are also fun to walk through. Covering the Central Business District, each walkway is lit up in different coloured lights! Some have relaxing music playing as you walk down, and others have got cool artwork to look at. They are all well signposted too, so you don’t get lost underground! The only real issue we had, was finding them to start with!
Bricktown
Bricktown is a lively part of Oklahoma City. A place full of eating places, bars, live music, and boat trips along the man-made canal. The boats are water taxis, which travel up and down the canal all day long, stopping at places along the way.
At the time we visited in May 2022, a hop-on, hop-off ticket cost $11.
Central Business District
If you love skyscrapers, then you will love walking through the Central Business District. The area is full of miniature ones (compared to the size of ones in Chicago and New York) towering into the sky! The tallest out of them is the Devon Energy Centre. It’s 50 stories high, with a restaurant, Vast on the top floor. So if you fancy seeing the city from above, it might be worth booking a reservation there!
Lake Overholser
If you have a car and want to venture outside the city centre, a trip to Lake Overholser is worthwhile. If you are driving Route 66, you will pass by here. When you do, I recommend making a stop. Lake Overholser is a reservoir, with Overholser Dam situated at one end. It’s a beautiful place to go for a walk, have a picnic, or even go on a boat. However, if you are going on a boat, I believe a permit is required, so please do your research, before taking your own boat onto the reservoir.
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Further Reading
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Other travel guides you may like:
Miami – https://livingwiththewolf.co.uk/miami/
New York – https://livingwiththewolf.co.uk/new-york/
