Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City, often shortened to OKC, is the capital and most populous city in the U.S.
Oklahoma City, often shortened to OKC, is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. It is the 21st-most populous U.S. city and 8th largest in the Southern United States, with a population of 681,054 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Oklahoma County, with the city limits extending into Canadian, Cleveland, and Pottawatomie counties; however, areas beyond Oklahoma County primarily consist of suburban developments or areas designated rural and watershed zones. Oklahoma City ranks as the tenth-largest city by area in the United States when including consolidated city-counties, and second-largest when such consolidations are excluded, after Houston. It is also the second-largest state capital by area, after Juneau, Alaska. The Oklahoma City metropolitan area, with an estimated 1.49 million residents, is the largest metropolitan area in the state and 42nd-most populous in the country.
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Worth seeing in and around Oklahoma City
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Paycom Center
Paycom Center is an arena located in downtown Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States. It opened in 2002 and since 2008 has served as the home venue for the National Basketball Association 's Oklahoma City Thunder, and NBA G League's Oklahoma City Blue.
800 m · arena in downtown Oklahoma City, USA · Wikipedia - 02Devon Energy Center
The Devon Energy Center is a 50-story corporate skyscraper in downtown Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. It is the tallest building in the state, though it has fewer floors than the 52-story BOK Tower in Tulsa.
400 m · building in Oklahoma City · Wikipedia - 03Oklahoma State Capitol
The Oklahoma State Capitol is the house of government of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. It is the building that houses the Oklahoma Legislature and executive branch offices.
3.1 km · state capitol building of the U.S. state of Oklahoma · Wikipedia - 04International Gymnastics Hall of Fame
The International Gymnastics Hall of Fame, located in Oklahoma City, USA, is a hall of fame dedicated to honoring the achievements and contributions of the world's greatest competitors, coaches and authorities in artistic gymnastics. The early IGHOF was founded in 1972 by Frank Wells of the National Gymnastics Clinic.
7.4 km · hall of fame in Oklahoma, USA (1986–) · Wikipedia - 05Oklahoma City National Memorial
The Oklahoma City National Memorial is a memorial site in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States, that honors the victims, survivors, rescuers, and all who were affected by the Oklahoma City bombing on April 19, 1995. It is situated on the former site of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, which was damaged in the bombing and was soon after torn down to make way for the memorial.
600 m · memorial in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S · Wikipedia - 06Griffin Television Tower Oklahoma
Griffin Television Tower Oklahoma was a 480.5-metre-high guy-wired aerial mast for the transmission of two television stations in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States built during 1954. The stations which transmitted from the tower were KWTV and KETA. It was the tallest structure in the world at the time it was built, and it was the first structure to surpass the Empire State Building in height.
9.2 km · Tower in Oklahoma, US · Wikipedia - 07Oklahoma City University
Oklahoma City University is a private university with historic and ongoing affiliations to the United Methodist Church and located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States. The university offers undergraduate bachelor's degrees, graduate master's degrees and doctoral degrees, and is organized into eight colleges and schools and one Methodist seminary.
3.4 km · American university · Wikipedia - 08Cathedral of Our Lady of Perpetual Help
The Cathedral of Our Lady of Perpetual Help is a Catholic cathedral in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, in the United States. It is the seat of the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City.
3.9 km · church in Oklahoma, United States · Wikipedia - 09St. Joseph Old Cathedral
St. Joseph Old Cathedral is a parish church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Oklahoma City located in downtown Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States.
500 m · historic church in Oklahoma, United States · Wikipedia - 10Devon Park
Devon Park, originally known as the Don E. Porter ASA Hall of Fame Stadium from 1987 to 2017 and USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium, until 2024, is softball-specific ballpark located inside the USA Softball Hall of Fame Complex in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States. It seats 13,000 and is the site of the annual Women's College World Series.
8.1 km · softball park in Oklahoma City · Wikipedia
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What Wikivoyage says to see
Many of the attractions are near downtown or on the north side of town. Highlights in downtown are Bricktown, the city's fast growing entertainment district and tourist showpiece, the Oklahoma City Museum of Art, home to the largest collection of Chihuly glass in the world as well as an arthouse/revival theater and a restaurant, and The Myriad Gardens, an impressive urban park with a seven-storey botanical garden.
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Things to do
Water Taxi of Oklahoma offers a narrated canal cruise on the Bricktown canal. The Oklahoma City Thunder National Basketball Association team play in Bricktown. Frontier City is a Wild West-themed amusement park in the city's Northeast with roller coasters and water rides. The Wheeler Ferris Wheel at Wheeler District offers rides overlooking Oklahoma River and the downtown skyline.
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Where to eat
Oklahoma City can hold its own with any other cosmopolitan city with its availability of diverse and quality eateries, but what is true Oklahoma City fare is probably its bar-b-que and steakhouse options. Some, like Cattleman's, are iconic, and guaranteed to add that special touch to your Oklahoma City trip.
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Getting to Oklahoma City
- Airports
- OKC Will Rogers World (OKC), 11 km · Tulsa (TUL), 168 km · Dallas Fort Worth (DFW), 289 km
- Stations
- Santa Fe Depot, 900 m · Union Station, 1.3 km
- Tulsa → Oklahoma City157 km · quickest by road, 2h 22m · $14–19
- Dallas-Fort Worth → Oklahoma City311 km · quickest by road, 4h 43m · $27–37
- Dallas → Oklahoma City306 km · quickest by road, 4h 33m · $26–36
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Oklahoma City
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Oklahoma City. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
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Next door to Oklahoma City
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- Skirvin Hilton Hotelhotel in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma600 m
- Bricktownhuman settlement in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States of America1.1 km
- Founders Towerresidential in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma8.3 km
- United States District Court for the Western District of OklahomaUnited States federal district court in Oklahoma500 m