Frontier Country, Oklahoma
Big-sky country begins in central Oklahoma, where the Southern Plains start their majestic roll to the Pacific Ocean. Novelist Washington Irving rode across these prairies in 1828 in search of adventure -- and travelers find it still. Oklahoma City, the largest in the state, is an easy-going patchwork of city and country, both down-home and cosmopolitan. The 1889 Opening of the Unassigned Lands, better known as the Land Rush, brought farmers, entrepreneurs and dreamers from all over the world here to stake their claims to brand-new towns -- ones that grew from handfuls of railroad workers to towns of 100,000 overnight. The population was a heady mix, and still is today. Each year Oklahoma City hosts the Red Earth Native American Cultural Festival, the world's largest powwow, as well as Asian, Greek and Hispanic festivals filled with traditional music, food and dancing. Czech farmers planted wheat farms in Oklahoma Territory -- and inaugurated colorful festivals in Prague and Yukon, where Czech delicacies like kolaches and kielbasa sausage are celebrated.
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Outdoor Murals
"Wewoka Switch" - artist, Kenneth & Edwana Gayler Located between 3rd and 4
Wewoka, OK ArtsHistoric Hotel Love
The sixty-three room Hotel Love was constructed in 1895 and opened for business in March of 1896. The Purcell Register, a territorial newspaper, reported that the building was "by far the finest hotel in the Chickasaw Nation and has but one equal in the territory ... one at Muskogee."
Purcell, OK Historic HotelsSheerar Museum
Dedicated to collecting, preserving, and interpreting Stillwater's rich history, the Sheerar Museum features permanent and changing exhibits focused on a wide variety of historical themes.
Stillwater, OK MuseumsLincoln County Museum of Pioneer History
The oldest commercial buildings in Lincoln County, these Sandstone "twin" buildings were built by pioneer merchant A.E. Mascho in 1897 and 1898. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places
Chandler, OK MuseumsWestern History Collection
The University of Oklahoma's Western History Collections is one of the largest and most complete assemblages of materials on the American West. 65,000
Norman, OK MuseumsBig 12 Sports
No major comprehensive university is complete without sports, and OSU boasts a record 42 national championships - the fourth most titles in NCAA history. As a member of the Big 12
Stillwater, OK SportsJim Thorpe
James (Jim) Francis Thorpe with the Sac and Fox name of "Bright Path", was born on May 22, 1887 on a farm just south of Prague, Oklahoma. In 1950, through an Associated Press poll of 393
Prague, OK Famous PeopleBrent Bruehl Memorial Golf Course
Purcell's 18-hole Brent Bruehl Memorial Golf Course is among the top municipal courses in Oklahoma. The 18-hole course has Bent Grass greens with Bermuda Grass fairways. This club has hosted the Heart of Oklahoma golf tournament annually since 1985. It includes a signature number-14
Purcell, OK Golf CoursesCimarron Trails Golf Course
Cimarron Trails Golf Course is a public 18 hole course with driving range and practice green. This 18
Stillwater, OK Golf CoursesVeteran's Memorial
The Veteran's Memorial honors those who served the United States of America in all wars with engraved emblems of the Army, Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps.
Okemah, OK Memorials