The heart of Oklahoma
We tackled a few places on our day trip to Tulsa OK in September of last year. We visited a few landmarks in the city of Tulsa. The weather was sunny and comfortable.
The Outsiders House Museum - who remembers this book (and movie)? The museum is fairly new. It hasn't been open long, official opening date was August, 9, 2019. When we arrived in Tulsa we found that the museum is an actual house - not a movie set - located in a residential neighborhood but bummed that it was closed at the time. There was a sign mounted on the gated fence and it said that guests can go inside as far as the porch... enjoy, take photos, reminisce what you remember about S.E. Hinton's "The Outsiders." Be respectable.
Meadow Gold District - We stopped by this historic Meadow Gold sign in Downtown Tulsa. The sign is a classic Tulsa and Route 66 icon since the 1930's. Underneath the sign are five plaques with bits and pieces that explain the history. The sign is located near 11th and S Quaker Ave on U.S. Route 66. The sign was preserved after the original building was demolished 2004 and moved to this dedicated Route 66 location. Wish we were able to see it lit up at night too... perhaps another travel time.
Center of the Universe - This was one of those roadside, quirky things that I bookmarked to see. It's one of Tulsa's most fascinating and well-known phenomenon: The Center of the Universe. It is tucked away in downtown Tulsa and it is a landmark that attracts --are you ready for this-- nearly 10 thousand visitors from across the country throughout the year! Incredible! I was afraid that we wouldn't be able to find it but surprisingly there it was... it wasn't just us looking for it on a Sunday afternoon. We just followed the others...
Route 66 Memorial - The East Meets West sculpture is located at the Cyrus Avery Centennial Plaza, 760 West 13th Street, at the Arkansas River. I'm a Route 66 fan and the park and sculptures is an interesting artistic representation of the use of cars and highways spreading across the country in the late 1920s and 30s. States that Route 66 crosses from East to West: Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and California.
Praying Hands and Oral Roberts University - You can't miss it... find this colossal sculpture at the entrance of the Oral Roberts University. These massive hands can even be seen from the airplane when touching down in Tulsa. Also on the property is the Oral Roberts Prayer Tower. We couldn't get near it since the University was closed at the time.
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa (Catoosa) - We ended our day trip in Tulsa by stopping by the Hard Rock casino. Cars entering the casino are funneled through the front of the valet area where staff members checked our temperatures upon arrival even before parking. Okay, that's different. Best part... smoke-free facility (at least at the time of our visit).
Since hubby and I got married ten years ago we have been fortunate to see a little bit of the different states, this is our #34th state to visit together. Tulsa was a nice place for a quick getaway...
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