One thing for sure is that this city loves their basketball team, the OKC Thunder. I find this city…read morevery low key and is known for it severe weather. It rained most of the time I was there. Hail storms, thunder storms (the basketball team has the perfect name) derechoes (wind storms) and tornados are also a viable threat in the area. The city has a lot of public art and a very proud history dating back to the Native Americans (1889). It is the state capitol and most populous city in the state (20th most populous city in the US). Some of the city's notable attractions include the Oklahoma City National Memorial and Museum, the canal, Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark (home to the OKC Comets), Paycom Center (home to the OKC Thunder), National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum, the Oklahoma City Zoo, the Museum of Osteology, the Oklahoma City Museum of Art, the state capitol, the Science Museum Oklahoma, and the Myriad Botanical Gardens. If you only had time to visit one place though it would easily be he Oklahoma City National Memorial and Museum. That place is amazing. The city has a good amount of hotels, restaurants and bars. You will find a high concentration of those in the city's Entertainment District, Bricktown. I found the food and especially the drinks to be reasonably priced here. The city does not have an extensive transit system. They do have buses and trains. Most parking downtown is covered by metered parking and commercial lots, but they are all reasonably priced. Most of the people that I met were very friendly. Some of the friendliest people I have encountered during all of my travels, as a whole. I like this city. There may not be a lot to do or fast paced as compared to other major cities. But they city is easy to get around, easy to get in and out of and have some of the friendliest and welcoming people that you will ever met. I enjoyed my time there and hope to make it back there again soon.

We stopped to visit the Oklahoma City National Memorial and Museum. This is a very impactful…read moreexperience and I'm glad we visited this first. The trauma of this event seems to lay like a pall over the city still. We found the locals to be friendly, but reserved. Like you have to prove yourself before they let themselves be comfortable. We spent most of our time in the Bricktown area, but did drive to other areas. Although the city is organized in a grid, traffic was busy and navigation not always easy. We found many areas of the city to feel uncomfortable, going from 'fine' to 'maybe not' in just a couple of blocks. That could be an incorrect perception based on what we saw. Bricktown includes many restaurants, hotels and the banjo museum. We walked the length of the Canal area. The upper area has many bars, mini-golf and the water taxi. The lower end has fewer restaurants, more garden areas and runs along the highway. The Centennial Land Run memorial is a gorgeous piece of art and should absolutely be part of any visit to the city. We also visited Chickasaw Plaza where a warrior statue sits in the center and much information about Chickasaw history around the edges. Although loud on the lower end because of the nearby highway, it's somehow calmer as there are fewer businesses and more nature. Through our search for places to dine we found a lot of bars in OKC. We did visit some very nice establishments and it seems the city has a prosperous bar culture. I really wanted to find a nice little coffee café. A sunny place to have a coffee drink, chat, work on my computer or people watch with a brioche. I couldn't fine one. At least not in the area we were staying. This was our first visit to Oklahoma and we didn't have an opportunity to visit the many other museums in the area but there is something about the city that left us feeling very 'low'. We actually felt like a weight was lifting from us as we drove away from the city limits even though we found the people to be friendly.

Asian District is the center of Asian culture and international cuisine and commerce of Oklahoma…read more The district runs north along Classen Boulevard in central Oklahoma City from NW 22nd to NW 32nd Street. This area is bordered by Oklahoma City University to the west and Paseo Arts District to the east. The "Milk Bottle Grocery" marks the entrance to the district. Interestingly, Oklahoma City once had an original historic "Chinatown" underground in Downtown Oklahoma City. Let me walk you through some of my favorite places in the Asian District when you visit Oklahoma City. Start brunch with "dim sum" at Golden Phoenix which serves it EVERY DAY. For lunch, you have to try Vietnamese "pho" at VII Asian Bistro, the best pho in the area. If you want a more unique Vietnamese dish, try "Bún Bò Huế" from Pho Cuong Restaurant, recommend for returners ONLY. For dessert, stop by one of several tea shops in the area or Ling's Cakery for a delicious piece of "crepe" cake. For Asian grocery goods, visit Super Cao Nguyên, the largest Asian supermarket in the district. When heading out, swing by Lee's Sandwiches to get their famous Vietnamese iced coffee. Make sure to check for any night special events at Military Park such as Asian Night Market Festival.

Gaylord was a prominent Oklahoma businessman, media mogul, and civic leader in OKC as well as…read moreelsewhere. He inherited and led the Oklahoma Publishing Company which owned The Daily Oklahoman newspaper. He expanded it into the Gaylord Entertainment Company, acquiring assets like the Grand Ole Opry, Opryland USA theme park, Gaylord Hotels, and country music television networks (e.g., The Nashville Network and CMT). When the state fair was suffering financially and about lost he stepped in as the president of the fair board and turned it into one of the most profitable state fairs in the country. The statue was unveiled in 1998 to honor his contributions.

Friendly staff, plenty of brightly lit space, and great selection! The first thing I look for after…read moremoving is to find the local library and the Choctaw library is small but mighty, a wonderful community resource!

I walked in to get my library card and the front lady (i wish i remembered her name) anyways, she…read morewas very nice and helpful when i couldn't find something when i was checking out i had mentioned a book i was looking for and she took me right to it & went from out behind her desk 3 times to show me where something was and that's something i highly respect ! Thank you :)

Beautiful new building! Plus, it comes with ith everything you need…read more Though, I miss the charm of the old building. (Probably bc it's the library I visited until the Southern Oaks branch was built). Parking is close and easy.

Fantastic staff. Lovely atmosphere. My daughter is welcomed and encouraged every time she steps…read morethrough the doors.

I'm used to going to rose state college and their library was small when I went to school there…read more Now that I go to UCO, this library is a great place to study. There are so many rooms you can go to for studying. I like going to the fourth floor. No one is ever there. They have whiteboards for studying and rooms you can rent. They even have museum artifacts on the second and third floor I believe. It's a great library and the people that work there are always eager to help.

Mail person missed my letter in the box. Might have forgot to put the flag up though. The OO is…read morejust up the road so I ran up there and dropped it off. The lobby is open during lunch do you can get to the outgoing mail slots. This is a handy little post office just of the Main Street. Easy in and out.

Love this Post office. Friendly post master and never crowded. I love small community businesses…read moreyou really feel welcomed!

This is a wonderful library with a beautiful new building. There are seats outside if the weather…read moreis nice! It appears to have a lot of rooms if you need to work alone. Also a room full of laptops which is great! Ive attended a couple of really informative classes here! You can check out the schedules for ALL local libraries at metrolibrary.org. All sorts of classes for babies, kids and adults!