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At anytime of the year, but particularly in the Spring, the Woodward Park area is an oasis of natural beauty in the heart of the city. Located on the Southeast corner of 21st & Peoria, Woodward Park's 40 acres of extensive azalea beds (15,000 shrubs), flower and herb gardens, lovely ponds, small waterfalls, and decorative bridges, make it a favorite place for photo shoots and outdoor weddings. It is also the location of a Tulsa icon, the bronze "Great Spirit" statue. Bring a picnic and then stroll the hillside paths; see if you can find the little art deco memorial to William Shakespeare hidden in a sheltered glade among the azaleas.
South of the park is the Municpal Rose Garden. It is an All-American Rose Society test garden containing 6,000 individual rose plants in 250 varieties. The classical garden is laid out on five terraces that climb the hill from Peoria Avenue and each terrace centers around a pool or fountain.
Continuing south from the Rose Garden is the Tulsa Garden Center. The center consist of the 1919 David Travis Mansion, which is used as a headquarters for several gardening societies and is a popular location to rent for private parties. Behind the mansion is a victorian conservatory, and a 3-acre arboretum. There is a nice garden shop in the former garage. In June 2006, the Garden Center officially opened the beautiful new "Linnaeus Teaching Garden." Intended as a working showcase of gardening and landscaping tips and techniques, it is located northeast of the Garden Center, behind the Municpal Rose Garden. Leave a Comment Address: SE corner of E. 21st St. & S. Peroria AveDirections: From I-44: exit Peoria Ave. and go north app. 3 mi. toward 21st St. The park will be on your right. From US-51/64: exit 21st St. and go west app. 2.0 mi. to Peoria. The park and gardens will be on your left.Website: www.cityoftulsa.org/Parks Other Contact: http://www.tulsagardencenter.com
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River, Moran, 1900 by BixB, 4 more photosLeave a Comment Address: 1400 N. Gilcrease Museum RoadPhone: 888.655.2278Directions: Exit from U.S. 64/412 on Gilcrease Museum Road (about one mile west of downtown Tulsa). Turn right and proceed north. The museum entrance is approximately one mile north on the west (left) side of the streetWebsite: www.gilcrease.org Other Contact: local telephone: 918.596.2700
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Tulsa's newest quality attraction is the Oklahoma Aquarium, and it is well worth a visit. Located on the banks of the Arkansas River in the suburb of Jenks, the Oklahoma Aquarium presents more than 4,000 aqautic creatures in almost 200 exhibits arranged in ten themed galleries. All of the displays are very well done, presenting as natural a setting as possible. The centerpiece is the "Shark Adventure" in which you walk through acrylic tunnels to a domed room in the middle of the exhibit, completely surrounded by the 500,000 gallon tank and its inhabitants, including the largest bull sharks in captivity (and they are BIG!). The OA is a definite must-see for families visiting Tulsa! Note that the Aquarium stays open until 9pm on Tuesdays. Leave a Comment Address: 300 Aquarium Drive, Jenks, OklahomaPhone: (918) 296-FISH (3474)Directions: Located between the Creek Turnpike Bridge and the Jenks Bridge on the west bank of the Arkansas River. The OA website provides detailed directions from US-75, the Creek Turnpike and I-44/Riverside Drive.Website: www.okaquarium.org
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Tropical Rainforest
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Tulsa calls its zoological park not only a "Zoo" but also a "Living Museum" and the designation is appropriate. The Tulsa Zoo has done a great job of combining naturalistic live animal habitats with archaeological and cultural art and artifacts that help visitors learn about the entirety of the earth's environments. For instance, North America is presented through four seperate buildings that showcase both animal species and human cultures unique to a region. In the "Arctic Tundra" building alone you can view a polar bear swimming inches from your face, enter a full-size reproduction of an Igloo furnished with tools of historic Eskimo life, and experience an earthquake.
The premier exhibit at the zoo has to be the "Tropical American Rain Forest." This massive building provides an immersion experience into a piece of Central American jungle. Towering trees, creeping vines, and mayan ruins; free-roaming marmosets (small monkeys), acouchis (looking like long-legged guinea pigs), lizards, frogs and various birds; and clever enclosures for more dangerous animals like jaguar, caiman and anaconda combine with the humidity to get you as close to the rainforest in Tulsa as you'll ever be without a long plane ride.
The zoo's newest attractions are a terrific black-footed penguin colony and a full-scale recreation of a portion of an African Maasai village. Of special interest to parents and their little ones are a nice children's zoo with an interactive goat yard, a huge and imaginative playground, a miniature train, and the brand new "Conservation Carousel" where you ride on unique hand-carved creatures such as a seahorse or shark. Leave a Comment Address: 6421 E. 36th St. North, Tulsa, OKPhone: (918) 669-6600Directions: The Tulsa Zoo is in Mohawk Park, north of the Tulsa International Airport. From Highway 11 or I-244 take the Sheridan Road exits and go north to 36th Street. Turn right (east) on 36th and the park entrance will be on your left.Website: www.tulsazoo.org
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 Woolaroc museum building by BixBLeave a Comment Address: NW of Tulsa on Oklahoma State Highway 123Phone: 888-WOOLAROC (966-5276)Directions: Take US-75 north; Exit at OK-20 and proceed left (west) 4 miles to Skiatook; go right (north) at the first traffic light onto OK-11; Proceed north/west to OK-123; Turn right on OK-123; eight miles to the Woolaroc entrance on the left.Website: www.woolaroc.org Other Contact: local: (918) 336-0307
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 Fountain at Swan Lake by BixBLeave a Comment Address: 1573 Swan Lake DrPhone: 918-596-7275Directions: Swan Lake is immediately west of S. Utica Avenue between 15th & 21st Streets.Website: http://www.cityoftulsa.org/parks
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Any traveller to Tulsa should absolutely do themselves the favor of touring the Philbrook Museum of Art. Particularly try to visit on a day that is conducive to a walk through its fabulous gardens. A complete restoration and expansion of the gardens and grounds was finished in 2004. The results are already wonderful and will only continue to improve as newer plantings mature. Special events often occur on the lawns, including picnicing and the presentation of classic films on Friday evenings during the summer.
The ornate Italian Renaissance mansion housing part of the art collection was completed in 1927 as a private home by oil-baron Waite Phillips. 11 years later, he and wife Genevieve donated the 72-room "Villa Philbrook" and its 23 acres of grounds to the city of Tulsa specifically for use as an art museum. The sumptuous house is an attraction in itself, boasting marble, teak, oak and walnut floors, painted ceilings, extensive stone carving, and a ballroom with a glass block floor underlain with colored electric lights - disco ala 1920! An attractive and complimentary addition was built in the 1990's to greatly expand the gallery space and add a restaurant, auditorium, and office and classroom space. Lunch or Sunday Brunch at "La Villa" restaurant is a nice treat during your visit.
While not to the caliber of some major collections in the States, Philbrook has quite a number of very nice pieces and important special exhibits are held frequently. The art collection is weighted toward 19th century European paintings as well as works from the Italian renaissance and baroque periods. There are also galleries devoted to American painters, Japaneses silk screens, African tribal art, Egyptian artifacts, and Native American art and objects, among others. Leave a Comment Address: 2727 S. Rockford RoadPhone: 800-324-7941Directions: From I-44: exit Peoria Avenue, go north app. 2.25 mi. to 27th Place, turn right (east). Philbrook is one block straight ahead.Website: www.philbrook.org
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 A beautiful Spring day at
Tulsa River Parks by BixBLeave a Comment Address: Banks of the Arkansas RiverDirections: The River Park follows Riverside Parkway south from downtown. Several parking lots are located along Riverside. From I-44, exit Riverside Parkway.Website: http://www.riverparks.org/
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WoodWard Park is the best park in Tulsa. It has several acres, and has a perfect romantic setting. People propose, get married, and have photos taken here all the time. There is a garden of roses, the Philbrook museum (where you can enjoy art and classical music), and acres of other types of flowers. At night, this is where the young crowd hangs out. Punk bands play, and people listen from the hoods of their cars.
It is very typical for squirrels to come up to you and beg for food. Dont worry, they dont bite. Leave a Comment Address: 21st & Peoria
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Getting even farther afield, but still easily accessible and well worth the visit, is the 39,000 acre Tallgrass Prairie Preserve (TPP) located about 55 miles NW of Tulsa near Pawhuska, OK.
A drive through the TPP provides at least a glimpse of the American heartland before the arrival of European settlers. The sweeping, unspolied vistas of the open hills and relatively narrow valleys are startlingly beautiful. Sunrises and sunsets can be breathtaking. The natural vegetation includes 747 identified plant species and features the namesake tallgrasses: big bluestem, indiangrass and switchgrass, each of which can reach up to eight feet by September. Wildflowers bloom throughout the preseve from spring to late summer. A herd of over 2,300 Bison freely range over about half of the preserve. Dozens of bird species, including Greater Priaire Chickens and Bald Eagles, call the preserve home, as do armadillo, beaver, badger, bobcat, deer, and many other forms of animal life.
A scenic route on public county roads takes you through the heart of the preserve. Starting and returning in Pawhuska, the drive is approximately 35 miles. Self-guided 1-3 mile nature trails begin near the preserve headquarters. The headquarters are located in the historic bunkhouses of the ranch that once owned the property.
Bison are almost always viewable from somewhere on the roadways, and often may block your path for a time. It is exciting to see these magnificant animals up close but please remember that these are wild and potentially very dangerous animals (males may be over 6ft. tall and weigh 2,000 lbs!).
Picnicking is allowed near the headquarters. Camping, hunting and fishing are not allowed. The TPP is open dawn until dusk, every day of the year. There is no admittance fee. From March through November the Preserve Headquarters is staffed by volunteers from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Leave a Comment Address: 55 Miles NW of Tulsa near Pawhuska, OKPhone: 918/287-4803Directions: From Tulsa take US 75 north ~40 miles to Bartlesville, then west on US 60 ~25 miles to Pawhuska. Turn north (right) on Kihekah (a triangle-shaped building sits on the corner) and follow the signs to the preserve.Website: http://nature.org/wherewework/northamerica/states/oklahoma/preserves/tallgrass.html
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