Tulsa, Oklahoma
Denver Avenue Station
In Tulsa's Oil Capital historic district, even the bus station is "fauxback" Art Deco.
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Tulsa, Oklahoma
In Tulsa's Oil Capital historic district, even the bus station is "fauxback" Art Deco.
Norman, Oklahoma
A historical house furnished with authentic pieces from the Victorian period.
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
An indoor botanical garden for tropical plants looks like a giant cylinder lying on its side.
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
This small museum inside a larger sports complex honors the first Native American to win an Olympic gold medal for the U.S., and his life of achievement and struggle.
Tulsa, Oklahoma
This massive Art Deco-inspired mural was the world's largest augmented reality artwork at the time of its completion.
Arcadia, Oklahoma
A quirky mishmash of Route 66 memorabilia and other throwbacks from the past.
Tulsa, Oklahoma
A Route 66 filling station that was designed to resemble the Hagia Sophia, and is now the symbol of an arts district.
Norman, Oklahoma
This enthusiast-led facility is the only museum in the country dedicated to the preservation of weather artifacts.
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
A crew of die-hard train buffs spent decades turning a defunct stretch of railway in Oklahoma City into a museum now home to over 50 antique and restored trains.
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Oklahoma City's oldest arcade has reinvented itself as a competitive pinball mecca.
Chelsea, Oklahoma
A likeness of Da Vinci's mysterious painting smiles at passersby from the side of a barn.
Chandler, Oklahoma
Located along historic Route 66, this former gas station has been restored and converted into a museum filled with vintage motorcycles.
Okarche, Oklahoma
Come for the fried chicken, stay for the history at Oklahoma's oldest bar.
Norman, Oklahoma
The largest collection of political commercials in the world.
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
This giant mimetic milk bottle has encouraged Route 66 travelers to choose dairy since 1948.
Davis, Oklahoma
What was once a summer home next to a waterfall has now become littered with graffiti and children in swimsuits.
Elk City, Oklahoma
An Oklahoma museum that celebrates the history of the "Mother Road."
Chickasha, Oklahoma
A 50-foot-tall replica of the infamous lamp from 'A Christmas Story' illuminates this small town.
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
The largest single-building tribal cultural center in the U.S. is an expansive museum in Oklahoma City.
Guthrie, Oklahoma
Home to the story of the outlaw turned funhouse mummy, Elmer McCurdy.
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
This museum holds not just a world class collection of firefighting artifacts and gear but even the region's first fire station itself.
Sulphur, Oklahoma
Once the smallest park in the national system.
Tulsa, Oklahoma
A half-size replica of the World Trade Center towers above Tulsa.
Guthrie, Oklahoma
One of the largest Masonic temples in the world, created at the height of the oil boom in ostentatious style.