Tulsa

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Tulsa is in the Green Country region of Oklahoma. It is also called ?T-town? by the locals and has been called the "Oil Capital of the World".

	tulsa Travel Guide : 1 Understand 2 Get in 2.1 By plane 2.2 By train 2.3 By car 2.4 By bus 2.5 By boat 3 Get around 3.1 By car 3.2 By bus 3.3 Bicycles 4 See 5 Do 5.1 Nature parks 5.2 Events 6 Learn 7 Work 8 Buy 9 Flea Markets 10 Eat 10.1 Markets 10.2 Vegetarian restaurants 11 Drink 12 Sleep 12.1 Budget 12.2 Mid-range 12.3 Splurge 13 Contact 14 Stay safe 15 Cope 16 Get out 17 External links

Understand

Tulsa lies in northeastern Oklahoma, which is on the southeastern part of the Great Plains. Summers can be very warm and with the cold wind across the plains it can get very cold in the winter, but it does not last long. The winters are considered to be very mild. There is not much snow, just a few inches each year. Tulsa has over 225 days of sunshine each year.

In Tulsa you will find old west charm as well as a cosmopolitan atmosphere. You will find the people of Tulsa love their city and they have that southern charm, so they are willing to help you find your way around.

Get in

By plane

• Tulsa International Airport (TUL) 1 (http://www.tulsaairports.com/tia/tulsa_intl_airport.html) Located in the north part of Tulsa. It has major airlines with direct flights to major cities in the US.
• Richard L. Jones, Jr. Airport (RVS) (often called the "Riverside Airport") is south of downtown Tulsa and is a general aviation airport.

By train

The only passenger train to Tulsa (http://www.cwrr.com/Amtrak/mw_thrwy.html#KCT) leaves Kansas City (Missouri) every midnight. This is a bus connection to Amtrak.

By car

From Bartlesville come down 169.

From Missouri go down I44. Don't forget to see the world's former largest McDonalds spanning the roadway up around Miami Oklahoma.

From Oklahoma City come up I44 aka 'the Turner Turnpike'.

For the slow scenic route come in on old Route 66.

By bus

Greyhound Bus Lines (918) 584-4428 at 317 South Detroit Avenue (downtown)

By boat

Only cargo ships dock at the Port of Catoosa, a few miles east of Tulsa. There is no passenger access to Tulsa.

Get around

The major streets are in a "1 mile grid" that makes it much easier to find places than in cities where streets go every which way. The exceptions are downtown, which is slanted at almost a 45 degree angle to the rest of the grid.

By car

Several freeways and bypasses can be used to easily get around the Tulsa Metro area: I-244, I-44, US 169 (Mingo Valley Expressway, aka "Pearl Harbor Memorial Expressway"), US 75, Hwy 51 (Broken Arrow Expressway), Creek Turnpike.

The streets and avenues are planned on a 1 mile by 1 mile grid system, with the main arterials running on each mile. The name avenues run north/south and are name after US cities, generally in alphabetical order. North/South is divided by Admiral Blvd. Name streets East of Admiral are cities east of the Mississippi River, vice versa for name streets west of Admiral.

Numbered streets run East/West. With Main Street and the Arkansas River as the dividing line. Watch out for Place, Street, Avenue designation, e.g. 47th Place, 47th Street, or Florence Place, F;orence Avenue.

By bus

Tulsa Transit (http://tulsatransit.org/) provides bus service for the Tulsa Metro area. Cities served are Tulsa, Sand Springs, Sapulpa, Jenks, and Broken Arrow. The central station is at 319 S. Denver (downtown). They do not run that often, especially to the outer towns like Broken Arrow.

Bicycles

There are 20 or so miles of bike trails running along the Arkansas river. A single paved path can be ridden from 95th and Memorial all the way to Sand Springs, 5-10 miles west of Tulsa. The remainder of Tulsa is not safe for bicycling as there are no bike lanes.

See

• Gilcrease Museum 1400 North Gilcrease Museum Road, (918) 596-2700 2 (http://www.gilcrease.org/index2.html) One of the world's largest collections of Western and Native American art and artifacts
• The Philbrook Museum of Art 2727 South Rockford Road, (One block east of Peoria Avenue at 27th Place) (918) 748-5309 3 (http://philbrook.org/) Native American, Renaissance, European, American, African, and Southeast Asian art.
• Woodward Park southeast corner of 21st and Utica, See the park in the spring when the roses are blooming in the Tulsa Rose Garden.
• The Expo Building 4145 E. 21st Street 4 (http://www.exposquare.com/expocenter.htm) Contains what was once the largest unobstructed indoor area in the world. The "Golden Driller" in front of the Expo building is still pretty impressive.
• Williams Center Tower 2nd Street, The largest skyscraper in Oklahoma it is also called the Bank of Oklahoma Building. It was designed by Minoru Yamasaki who also designed the World Trade Center Towers in New York.
• Oriental Museum On Harvard near 49th street South.
• Tulsa Zoo 5 (http://tulsazoo.org)
• Tulsa Air and Space Museum 3624 N. 74th E. Ave., (918) 834-9900 6 (http://TulsaAirAndSpaceMuseum.com)
• Penguins on Parade There are dozens of 6 foot tall penguin sculptures scattered throughout the city. It is a local art project to raise funds for the Tulsa Zoo's new penguin habitat.
• The Jazz Hall of Fame Located at the Greenwood Cultural center at OSU-Tulsa.
• Geo Science Center 8801 S. Yale, voice {918)497-5555, fax (918) 497-5557 7 (http://GeoscienceCenter.org/)
• The Willis Ida Dennie Museum of Miniatures, Dolls, and Toys: 628 N Country Club Dr. 584-6654

Do

• Bells Amusement Park 3901 E 21st Street 8 (http://www.bellsfamilyfun.com) Amusement rides and games.
• Downtown Mall Walk the downtown mall and see lots of Art Deco architecture downtown.
• The Center of the Universe is at the top of a pedestrian bridge in Tulsa. The bridge goes over the railroad tracks from Archer Street to First Street, west of the Union depot and immediately north of the Williams Center Tower. If you stand on the opposite side of the brick circle from someone else, you hear their echo, but not your own. If you stand at the center of the brick circle and talk, your echo "sounds weird".
• Artificial Cloud, Just south of The Center of the Universe is a 72.5 foot sculpture by Robert Haozous.
• IMAX theater at the Cinemark movie megaplex at 71st st South and Hwy 169.
• Tulsa's Incredible Pizza Company 8314 E. 71st Street (918-294-8671)9 (http://IncrediblePizza.com/)It has 96,000 square feet and is both a restraunt and amusement park, includes an all-you-can-eat pizza and salad buffet, indoor go-kart races, bumper cars, miniature golf, bowling, and a game arcade.

Nature parks

• Oxley Nature Center 10 (http://oxleynaturecenter.org) hidden in the woods behind the Tulsa Zoo. Open almost all year. Has a few different habitats built up, such as a mini-prairie, a marsh with a walkover, ponds, woods, and plenty of opportunity for bird-watching.
• River Parks There is a lovely cafe down around 21st and they have live music from time to time when it is warm out.

Events

• Tulsa Oktoberfest 11 (http://tulsaoktoberfest.org), which some people say is the largest Oktoberfest in the world outside of Germany. In 2005, Oktoberfest runs Oct 20st - Oct 23th.
• Tulsa State Fair 12 (http://TulsaStateFair.com/) at the Expo Fairgrounds (near 21st and Yale). It's the last full week in September. "Funnel cakes" are a tradition.
• Oklahoma Scottish Games & Gathering 13 (http://www.okscottishgames.org), Recently moved to River West Festival Park. It's always the third weekend in September. Next one is September 16-17, 2006.
• Tulsa Trek Expo14 (http://www.starbase21ok.com) The largest Star Trek convention in the central US.
• Contestoga 15 (http://www.sftulsa.org/) in Tulsa it is Oklahoma's largest literary science fiction and fantasy convention. Late July.
• Cherry Street Farmer's Market 15th and Peoria, every Saturday 'til the frost is on the pumpkin' from about 7 am to 11 am.
• Wanenmacher's Tulsa Arms Show 16 (http://tulsaarmsshow.com/) is the world's largest gun show. Twice a year. April and October.

Learn

Tulsa is just about the largest US city that has no major state/public university. There are two 4 year private universities and a plethora of smaller 2 year commuter colleges and limited-degree-option branches of statewide 4 years colleges such as NSU, OU, OSU, etc. There are also truck driving schools, welding schools, a Vo-Tech, and other technical colleges.

Universities in or near Tulsa:

• University of Tulsa 17 (http://www.utulsa.edu/) Private four year University.
• Tulsa Community College 18 (http://www.tulsacc.edu/) (4 campuses)
• Tulsa Technology Center 19 (http://www.tulsatech.com/)
• Oklahoma State University 20 (http://www.osu-tulsa.okstate.edu/) Tulsa branch
• University of Oklahoma 21 (http://tulsa.ou.edu/) Tulsa branch
• Oral Roberts University 22 (http://oru.edu/) Tulsa is home to educational complex founded and named in honor of televangelist Oral Roberts. The Cityplex Tower there is the second-largest skyscraper in Oklahoma.
• Spartan School of Aeronautics 23 (http://spartan.edu/)

Work

Buy

• Gardner's Used Books, Music & Comics, Inc. Oklahoma's largest used book store 24 (http://gardnersbooks.com/)
• Steve's Books and Magazines 25 (http://stevesbooksmags.com/) has a special section of books *about* Tulsa.
• Cherry Street Shops 15th Street South, Many unusual shops and restaurants line Cherry street.
• Utica Square Shopping Center 21st street South, has some nice shops and restaurants.

Flea Markets

• The Admiral Flea market is on Admiral street between Mingo and Memorial. It is huge and includes a strip mall type of setup on one side of the road and a building on the other. On weekend mornings the outdoor exhibitors come as well, putting the number of booths into the hundreds. Even if you find nothing to buy, its quite a sight to look at. Be alert when you cross Admiral. A good strategy is to wait until you see a couple of locals gathering up to cross, and cross with them.

• The Tulsa Expo center has a flea market as well, but its more organized and prettyfied than the Admiral flea market.

Eat

• Buffeteria The Downtown Buffeteria opened for lunch on Dec. 15, 2004. The place sparkles, shines and the food is delicious. Fast but not fast food. They even have The Round Up Boys back on Fridays.
• In The Raw, 61st and Sheridan and 33rd and Peoria. Great sushi. Not an Asian person in the joint, but very tasty.
• Lanna Thai, Memorial, just south of 71st. Fantastic Thai Food. Live Band on some nights.
• Flavors, 71st, just west of Sheridan. Excellent Chef-owned Bistro.
• The Chalkboard, on Main, just north of 15th. Fantastic bistro cuisine.
• Jamil's 2833 E 51st St., (918) 742-9097 Tulsa's oldest steakhouse.
• There are also dozens of restaurants along 15th street South ("Cherry Street") and along 71st street South.

Markets

• Wild Oats supermarket 41st and Peoria. Its a national chain full of vegetarian stuff.
• Akins' Natural Foods 31st and Harvard, and also just west of 51st and Memorial. They are smaller and local, and have better tofu.
• Nam Hai oriental market, 21st and Garnett. Has the best tofu.

Vegetarian restaurants

• Bangkok Thai 3313 East 32nd Place, (918) 663-4880 Thai buffet with lots of vegetarian options.
• India Palace Lewis, just North of 71st, buried in a shopping center on the East side of the street.
• Organic 3524 South Peoria, (918) 742-9595 26 (http://www.organictulsa.com/) High prices but excellent food.
• Wild Oats 41st and Peoria, deli bar
• Salad Alley 7923 East 51st Street

Drink

• McNellie's Public House Irish pub in downtown Tulsa, 1st and Elgin. Has over 60 beers on tap.
• Kilkenny's Irish Pub Irish pub and restaurant on Cherry Street. Has a nice selection of beers, nice atmosphere and good food. Pours the best Guinness. A little more upscale than McNellie's.

Sleep

There are several small bed-and-breakfast inns in Tulsa, including

• The McBirney Mansion, 1414 S. Galveston, Phone: (918) 585-3234 Fax: (918) 585-9377 27 (http://www.mcbirneymansion.com/)
• Renaissance Cottage Bed & Breakfast, 1204 So. Florence Ave, Phone: (918) 599-0801 1 block from Tulsa University and historic Route 66.

Budget

• Days Inn Central, 4724 S Yale, Phone: (918) 496-9300 Fax: (918) 495-1760 28 (http://www.daysinn.com)
• Super 8 Motel Downtown, 3211 South 79th East Avenue, Phone: (918) 660-8080 29 (http://www.Super8.com)

Mid-range

• Doubletree Hotel Downtown, 616 W 7th Street, Phone: (918) 587-8000 Fax: (918) 587-1642 30 (http://www.doubletreehotels.com)
• Doubletree Hotel at Warren Place, 6110 S Yale, Phone: (918) 495-1000 Fax: (918) 495-1944 31 (http://www.doubletreehotels.com)
• Downtown Crowne Plaza, 100 E 2nd St., Phone: (918) 582-9000 Fax: (918) 560-2292 32 (http://www.ichotelsgroup.com/h/d/cp/1/en/hd/tulcp)
• Sheraton Hotel, 10918 East 41st Street, Phone: (918) 627-5000 Fax: (918) 627-4003 33 (http://www.sheraton.com)

Splurge

• The Ambassador Hotel, 1324 S. Main St., phone (918) 587-8200 fax (918) 587-8208. They have their own line of mattresses. Luxurious, exclusive hotel accommodations. Also housing the excellent Chalkboard restaurant.

Contact

• Central Library is across the street from Denver Station, the central city bus station. There's usually a few free Internet terminals you can use there or at any of the 24 other public libraries. 34 (http://tulsalibrary.org/)

Stay safe

The tornado sirens are tested at noon on Wednesday and Saturday.

Cope

Get out

• Oklahoma Aquarium Just south of Tulsa in the suburb of Jenks 35 (http://okaquarium.org)
• Safari's Exotic Wildlife Sanctuary 36 (http://SafarisSanctuary.org/) Located in the suburb of Broken Arrow).
• Renaissance Fair In Muskogee). Last of April and first part of May.
• The Frank Lloyd Wright Price Tower 37 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Price_Tower) in Bartlesville
• Rhema Bible Church Christmas Light Tour in Broken Arrow -- free admission.
• Nature Conservancy's Tallgrass Prarie Preserve 2 hours north of the city, near Pawhuska, You can drive around and spot buffalo and walk 3 miles of prarie trail. Its not on a national park level; there are still oil derricks and some farms in the area, but everyone tries to cooperate. (Note: buffalo are dangerous. Stay alert.)
• The cities of Sand Springs, Jenks, Broken Arrow, Owasso, and Catoosa are all suburbs and part of the Tulsa metroplex.

External links

• Visitor Information from the Tulsa Chamber of Commerce (http://VisitTulsa.com)

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