I’ll admit I wasn’t sure what I was going to think about the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum as I’ve never so much as seen an old Western (sorry!). It’s got an entire museum dedicated to cowboys And our second stop was Riversport Adventures, where you can try your hand at whitewater rafting-right downtown! I’m never one who wants to be cooped up inside, particularly as blissfully warm and sunny it was during my visit, so I very much appreciated the abundance of outdoor recreation. Our first stop after arriving on a Sunday afternoon was Myriad Botanical Gardens, 15 acres of verdant green space right smack in the city center. Every last place we ate, from beloved local institution Cheever’s Cafe to The Jones Assembly, was five stars-worthy on Yelp. I was expecting a lot of things out of OKC, but a restaurant scene that rivals Nashville was not one of them. Everywhere we went, the locals chatted us up, and it was the perfect context we needed for discerning Oklahoma City’s vibe. Looking for a brewery recommendation? They’ll go one step further and escort you there. OK, I thought people in Tennessee were friendly, but my people have got nothing on the fine folks of OKC. It’s not Southern but has that Southern hospitality Bonus: Traffic is virtually non-existent, and parking is incredibly easy to come by, so exploring by car is a breeze. But most everything a visitor would want to see is consolidated within a few adjacent neighborhoods downtown so it’s also extremely manageable. It’s one of the largest cities in the United States landmass-wise and boasts a metro population of 1.3 million people. Oklahoma City is one of the most sprawling cities I’ve ever visited-625 square miles to be exact-but it doesn’t feel like that at all. Why? Well, I’ll tell you: It’s a big city with a small town vibe Last month, SVV and I spent four days there on our inaugural visit to OKC, and within hours of touching down, we were smitten with this truly delightful place. These days, however, I’d much rather stay closer to home and exploring domestic hotspots like Oklahoma City that are truly multi-faceted, doable over a long weekend and capitalize on so many of my interests: food, spirits, the outdoors, art and urban culture. There was a time when I spent half of each month out of the country.
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