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By Don Gammill, know it Editor | Modified: May 21, 2009 at 1:37 pm | Published: May 20, 2009    Comment on this article Leave a comment

25 Places to visit:


* Gilcrease Museum — At 1400 N Gilcrease Museum Road. Containing the world's most comprehensive collections of American Indian and Western art, this nationally-celebrated museum includes extensive exhibits on America's prehistory, settlement and expansion, plus themed outdoor gardens.

* Philbrook Museum Of Art — At 2727 S Rockford Road. One of America's top 65 art museums and one of only five museums with the unique combination of historic home, art collections and gardens.

* Tulsa Air and Space Museum — At 3624 N 74th E Ave. Beautifully restored and treasured aircraft are featured, including a Navy F-14 “Tomcat.” A collection of aviation and space books, magazines, documents, drawings, manuals, photographs and tapes is available for study and research. Visitors may observe operating aircraft and space engines, instrumentation and airframe exhibits. Video presentation kiosks also are available.

* Tulsa Garden Center — At 2435 S Peoria Ave. The center is dedicated to providing a gathering place for events with a horticultural and/or environmental purpose, to maintaining a horticulture library for the public and to support, preserve and enhance the beautiful historic mansion in which it is housed.

* Theatre Tulsa — At 207 N Main St. A community theater presenting quality productions with local volunteers since spring 1922.

* Tulsa Zoo and Living Museum — At 6421 E 36th St. N. The zoo is on 78 acres within Mohawk Park, which is the third largest park in the United States. The zoo has more than 1,500 animals on exhibit, many of them rare and endangered.

* Discoveryland! — At 5529 S Lewis. National Home of Rodgers and Hammerstein's “Oklahoma!” Talented singers, actors and dancers perform “Oklahoma!” and other productions, in the 2,000-seat Discoveryland! outdoor amphitheater.

* Sherwin Miller Museum of Jewish Art — At 2021 E 71st St. The museum is a repository of the largest collection of Judaica in the American Southwest. The goal of this museum is to foster understanding between people of all cultures through an appreciation of their common history and values.

* Big Splash Water Park — At 21st and Yale. Big Splash is Tulsa's most unique family-oriented entertainment center. The park offers water recreation facilities and rides for fun-lovers of all ages.

* Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame — At 111 E 1st Street. The Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame, in the Greenwood Cultural Center, was created to educate the public about the significant contributions of Oklahoma's jazz musicians.

* SEG Geoscience Center — At 8801 S Yale Ave. Sponsored by the Society of Exploration Geophysicists, this museum offers an introduction to geophysics and its value in our lives to students of all ages. Open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday by appointment only. Call (918) 497-5500.

* Alexandre Hogue Gallery of Art — At 2930 E Fifth St. Has traveling contemporary art collections and works by local artists in Phillips Hall at the University of Tulsa. Open August through June.

* “Black Settlers: The Search for the Promised Lane” — At 700 N Greenwood Ave., North Hall 151 (B.S. Roberts Room, University of Tulsa). This is a permanent photographic exhibit/documentary that chronicles the migration of black settlers to Oklahoma.

* Oral Roberts University Prayer Tower & Willart Elsing Museum — At 7777 S Lewis Ave., Oral Roberts University. The 200-foot prayer tower is the university’s visitor’s center. Open 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. Sunday. The museum features a collection of rocks and minerals from throughout the world.

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