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2 2011 DESTINATION OKLAHOMA GREEN COUNTRY Play Your Heart Out a letter to TOUR OPERATORS: There’s more to do and see in Oklahoma than you can imagine. And you’ll be greeted TABLEof by some of the friendliest people in the country! Come on, “Play Your Heart Out.” Enjoy Oklahoma hospitality and experience sights and events you won’t find anywhere CONTENTS else! Oklahoma Tourism 2 New to Destination Oklahoma this year: Oklahoma Map 4–5 • Itineraries for your ease in planning, special events listings and a new Rewards Program. Travel across Oklahoma, enter our drawing and win up to $1,000. Details Mileage Charts 5 on page 38. Green Country 6–15 • Enhance your tours by including some exciting events in your planning (see page 36–37) and check out the included websites for even more events (page 36–37). Frontier Country 16–17 We welcome you and your groups…Come on…Play your heart out with us! Great Plains Country 18–20 Kiamichi Country 21 Kaw Lake 22–24 Association GreatPlainsCountry.com Red Carpet Country 25–27 GreenCountryOK.com Arbuckle Country 28–29 Itineraries 30–35 Special Events 36–37 Produced in cooperation with the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department. Produced in cooperation with the Oklahoma Tourism KiamichiCountry.com Rewards Program 38 KawLake.com RedCarpetCountry.com Arbuckles.com GREEN COUNTRY Play Your Heart Out 2011 DESTINATION OKLAHOMA 3 OKLAHOMA: Great Destinations 22 4 9 23 1 25 12 26 3 7 24 13 8 27 5 2 28 10 GreenCountryOK.com 11 17 19 21 15 14 6 39 16 PUBLISHER Green Country Marketing Association 34 29 2805 E. Skelly Dr., Suite 805 Tulsa, OK 74105 20 38 918.744.0588 • 918.744.0580 FAX 18 31 35 GreenCountryOK.com 32 DESIGNED BY 30 36 PDG+creative 33 319 S. Dewey, Suite 200 Bartlesville, OK 74003 37 918.337.0414 • 918.337.9275 FAX PDGcreative.com 4 2011 DESTINATION OKLAHOMA GREEN COUNTRY Play Your Heart Out OKLAHOMA: city legend GREEN COUNTRY KAW LAKE AREA MILEAGE 1 Bartlesville 22 Blackwell Tulsa to: Oklahoma City to: 2 Broken Arrow 23 Kaw Lake Bartlesville .................47 mi Ardmore ................ 97 mi 3 Claremore 24 Perry Claremore ..................30 mi Duncan .................. 81 mi McAlester ..................91 mi El Reno ................. 27 mi 4 Dewey 25 Ponca City Miami ........................90 mi Enid ..................... 101 mi 5 Drumright 26 Tonkawa Muskogee .................49 mi Lawton .................. 84 mi 6 Eufaula RED CARPET COUNTRY Okmulgee ..................38 mi McAlester ............ 135 mi 7 Grand Lake 27 Enid Ponca City .................94 mi Norman ................. 19 mi Pryor .........................44 mi Ponca City ........... 102 mi 28 Kingfisher 8 Jenks Tahlequah ..................69 mi Stillwater ................ 73 mi 9 Miami ARBUCKLE COUNTRY Oklahoma City .........105 mi Tulsa ................... 105 mi 29 10 Muskogee Ada 30 Tulsa OKC 11 Okmulgee Ardmore 12 Pawhuska 31 Davis Kansas City, MO ...................... 249 mi ................353 mi 39 13 Tulsa 32 Gene Autry Dallas, TX ................................ 263 mi ................205 mi FRONTIER COUNTRY 33 Madill Wichita, KS ............................. 176 mi ................161 mi 14 Choctaw 34 Pauls Valley Little Rock, AR ........................ 276 mi ................340 mi 15 Midwest City 35 Sulphur Amarillo, TX ............................. 364 mi ................258 mi 16 Norman 36 Tishomingo Joplin, MO .............................. 114 mi ................219 mi 17 Oklahoma City 37 Thackerville Des Moines, IA ........................ 462 mi ................546 mi GREAT PLAINS COUNTRY 38 Wynnewood 18 Duncan KIAMICHI COUNTRY 19 Elk City 39 Poteau 20 Lawton/Ft. Sill 21 Weatherford 3,000 Copies of the Destinations Guide were produced at a cost of $1.83 each. GREEN COUNTRY Play Your Heart Out 2011 DESTINATION OKLAHOMA 5 GREEN COUNTRY What To See and Do While In…GREEN COUNTRY lay your heart out! in towns, you’ll appreciate the warm welcomes and perhaps come Northeast Oklahoma’s away with a fuller understanding of the words of Native Oklahoman P Will Rogers, “I never met a man I didn’t like.” amazing Green Country! Route 66, known as the “Mother Road,” meanders through the Whether you crave an heart of Green Country allowing you to visit museums, neon diners, exciting, activity focused one-of-a-kind art deco structures, totem poles, flowing rivers, trip or a more relaxed, small-town treasures and big city excitement. TRIBAL DANCE AT WOOLAROC, BARTLESVILLE contemplative vacation, Gilcrease Museum in Tulsa, houses the world’s largest, most Oklahoma’s Green Country comprehensive collection of art and artifacts of the American West! There’s more! Be sure to visit Woolaroc Museum and Wildlife is your heart’s desire. Preserve, a western art-lovers treasure; Tulsa’s Philbrook Museum Here you’ll discover year- of Art, blending European influenced collections and American round opportunities for the finest Indian art; the Five Civilized Tribes Museum in Muskogee and the entertainment, dining, natural Will Rogers Memorial Museums in Claremore and Oologah. Also, beauty, attractions and events. Phillips Petroleum Company museum in Bartlesville, Dewey’s Tom As you travel through this Mix Museum and Victorian Hotel, Tulsa’s Air & Space Museum beautiful region of Oklahoma, and Planetarium, the Oklahoma Aquarium and other museums enjoying the rolling hills, waving throughout the region. prairie grasses and many If your interest is Native American heritage—you’ve come to gorgeous lakes and rivers, the right place! Bartlesville is home to the Delaware’s, Tahlequah you’ll notice a special bonus… is home to the Cherokee Nation and offers an historical site, the friendliness of the people. museums, art exhibits, educational demonstrations and pow- From cosmopolitan Tulsans to wows. The Osage Tribe is headquartered in Pawhuska where you’ll PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, TULSA residents of charming small find the Osage Tribal Museum near the Tallgrass Prairie Preserve, 6 2011 DESTINATION OKLAHOMA GREEN COUNTRY Play Your Heart Out GREEN COUNTRY complete with roaming bison and native wildflowers. Okmulgee is home to the Creeks, and their museum is a must see. Native American events and festivals abound here. Green Country boasts several fine wineries with special events, chef-prepared meals and a vast choice of wines for your tasting and dining pleasure. Garden tours and festivals are numerous. There are garden tours in Muskogee, Tulsa, Shidler and Grove, and the grounds of Philbrook, Gilcrease and Woolaroc also TALLGRASS PRAIRIE PRESERVE, PAWHUSKA AZALEA FESTIVAL, MUSKOGEE provide a tour of beautiful gardens. As far as festivals go, Green Country has it covered from Tulsa’s Dewey and Pryor. Mayfest to Muskogee’s Azalea Festival to Pryor’s Rocklahoma and With so many attractions, Bartlesville’s renowned OK Mozart Festival. There are also German special events, shopping festivals, fishing-based festivals and even a Whole Hawg Festival. districts, museums, lakes, All are listed on the website. resorts, casinos and much In addition, a wide array of performing arts are scheduled more in Green Country’s 18 throughout the year including Broadway shows in Bartlesville and counties, there’s something Tulsa. Rodeos, outdoor theater, car shows, fly-ins and fishing to fulfill everyone’s heart’s tournaments fill spring, summer and fall days and nights. desire. You’ll love the fine casino gaming and horse racing available in So come play! Come Green Country. Many casinos offer luxury accommodations and stay in Oklahoma’s Green fine dining. Country! TULSA SKYLINE Visitors to Green Country enjoy an amazing variety of opportunities to shop—from neighborhood shops and boutiques to major malls and national retailers. You’ll find antique malls and flea markets when you visit towns such as Jenks, Claremore, Wagoner, GreenCountryOK.com GREEN COUNTRY Play Your Heart Out 2011 DESTINATION OKLAHOMA 7 GREEN COUNTRY 8 2011 DESTINATION OKLAHOMA GREEN COUNTRY Play Your Heart Out GREEN COUNTRY Experience Frank Lloyd Wright’s Only Skyscraper Enjoy a catered dinner, breathtaking views and an overnight stay with FRANK PHILLIPS HOME: Preserved by the Oklahoma Historical Society, luxurious accommodations in historic the National Register Historic site reflects the lifestyle of Frank Phillips, one of Bartlesville, OK. Oklahoma’s greatest oil barons. Don’t miss this historical treasure. 918.336.2491 • FrankPhillipsHome.org Tour includes Price Tower Arts Center, WINDLE’S JEWELRY, Bartlesville: Welcome to a world of natural wonder. Woolaroc, and Frank Phillips Home. Rocks, minerals, jewelry made with gemstones or supplies to make your own. We also stock Frankoma Pottery, Native American artwork and so much more. Driver and guide stay free. 918.333.2814 • WindlesJewelry.com KEEPSAKE CANDLE FACTORY AND COUNTRY STORE: Enjoy the aroma of over 500 styles of hand-made candles. These beautiful “Antiques in Wax” have been made in Bartlesville since 1970—a business that began on the Call 918.336.4949 for info kitchen stove. 510 Dewey Ave., Bartlesville, OK 918.336.0351 • KeepsakeCandles.com pricetower.org GREEN COUNTRY Play Your Heart Out 2011 DESTINATION OKLAHOMA 9 GREEN COUNTRY 10 2011 DESTINATION OKLAHOMA GREEN COUNTRY Play Your Heart Out GREEN COUNTRY Spend some time... in Muskogee www.muskogeechamber.org GREEN COUNTRY Play Your Heart Out 2011 DESTINATION OKLAHOMA 11 GREEN COUNTRY BROKEN ARROW: Located south and east of Tulsa and close to an array of attractions. Home to Bass Pro Shops, great shopping and dining. Annual events include Rooster Days, Tuesdays in the Park