STOCKYARDS CITY The largest stocker and feeder cattle market in the world is located in Oklahoma City, and it’s a living reminder of the city’s beginnings as an agricultural powerhouse. Stroll along the streets of Stockyards City and explore more than 70 businesses featuring Western wear, ranch needs, entertainment and fine dining. AMERICAN BANJO MUSEUM In Bricktown, all things relating to “America’s Instrument” are on display at the world-class treasure that is the American Banjo Museum. The ABM features the largest publicly displayed collection in the world, with more than 400 instruments, recordings, film, video, printed music and memorabilia related to the banjo. Actor Steve Martin and Kermit The Frog have banjos in the museum’s collection. FRONTIER CITY Open mostly year-round, Frontier City is the region’s premier theme park and includes its sister water park, Hurricane Harbor. Frontier City, along north Interstate 35, has more than 50 rides, shows and other attractions, spread across 40 acres. Hurricane Harbor is along I-40 West. Both parks are owned and operated by Six Flags, so season passes for Six Flags are honored at both OKC parks. MUSEUM OF OSTEOLOGY One of the most unique attractions in Oklahoma, the 7,000-square-foot Museum of Osteology showcases hundreds of skulls and skeletons, from tiny bats to a humpbacked whale hovering overhead.
OKLAHOMA CITY ZOO Go wild at the Oklahoma City Zoo and Botanical Garden! Home to more than 1,000 animals and 314 species, including many that are endangered, the OKC Zoo, which was named one of the Top-10 zoos in the nation, is a conservation organization dedicated to preserving wildlife and wild places.
METROPOLITAN LIBRARY SYSTEM
With 19 locations across the county and an online virtual library accessible 24/7, users can check out books, download eBooks and magazines, research genealogy and even learn computer skills from almost anywhere. With a library account, users have access to subscription online resources and can also stream movies and television shows, as well as download eBooks, eAudiobooks and magazines. The library even contains resources fora variety of other languages, such as Spanish, German, Chinese and many more. All libraries have story times and book clubs, but now they also have classes and events that engage and entertain both the young and the old. ORR FAMILY FARM Whether you’re looking for a weekend staycation or the perfect pumpkin, Orr Family Farm has plenty to offer. The farm offers overnight camping and “glamping” in covered Conestoga wagons and teepees, as well as outdoor games, a train, fishing pond, an animal barn and plenty of room outdoors to run around.
SAM NOBLE MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY
The Sam Noble Museum of Natural History, located on the campus of the University of Oklahoma in Norman, boasts thousands of artifacts tracing Oklahoma’s natural history, including dinosaur fossils and Native American cultural exhibits.
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