Welcome to
Oklahoma City
Route 66 is the only place where the Mother Road passes through a state capital. Oklahoma City delivers Automobile Alley, the National Cowboy Museum, Bricktown entertainment district, and the iconic Milk Bottle Building.
Automobile Alley along Route 66 has been beautifully restored with shops, restaurants, and galleries in the original 1920s auto dealership buildings. Bricktown, the city's canal-lined entertainment district, offers dining and nightlife. Stockyards City remains a working livestock market where Cattlemen's Steakhouse has served prime cuts since 1910.
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Things to See & Do in Oklahoma City
National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum
CAN'T MISSOne of America's premier museums of Western history, art, and culture. Features works by Frederic Remington and Charles Russell, plus extensive rodeo and Native American galleries.
Automobile Alley
Oklahoma City's restored 1920s auto dealership district along Route 66. Now home to shops, restaurants, galleries, and some of OKC's best nightlife.
Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum
CAN'T MISSPowerful outdoor symbolic memorial and indoor museum honoring the 168 lives lost in the 1995 Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building bombing. The most important historical site in OKC.
Bricktown Canal
CAN'T MISSMile-long downtown canal lined with restaurants, bars, the Bricktown Ballpark, and the towering Centennial Land Run Monument. Take an electric water taxi for a narrated 40-minute tour.
First Americans Museum
CAN'T MISSWorld-class museum opened in 2021, dedicated to the 39 Native nations now headquartered in Oklahoma. Striking architecture, immersive storytelling, and an on-site restaurant serving Native cuisine.
Myriad Botanical Gardens
17-acre downtown garden anchored by the Crystal Bridge — a futuristic 224-foot glass-and-steel conservatory housing 1,000+ tropical plant species. Outdoor gardens are free.
Oklahoma History Center
The state's flagship history museum across from the Capitol. Covers 15,000 years of Oklahoma history with five permanent galleries — including a strong Route 66 section.
Tips for Visiting Oklahoma City
Cattlemen's Steakhouse opens at 6am for the 'Cattlemen's breakfast' — a local tradition since 1910.
Automobile Alley is walkable — park once and explore on foot.
The Cowboy Museum needs 2–3 hours minimum to see properly.
The OKC Memorial is best visited at night when the symbolic chairs are illuminated.