Location: Oklahoma City
Top Things to do in Oklahoma City
Top 10 Hidden Gems Things to do in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (OK)
With over 50 legendary attractions including the National Cowboy and Western Museum and the Myriad Botanical Gardens, plus world-class shopping, restaurants and hotels OKC, as it is affectionately known, is the ideal spot for a weekend of fun and reflection. Discover the sights and sounds of the Old West in Stockyards City, watch horse races at Remington Park, then have dinner and see a show in historic Bricktown. Designed to duplicate an 1800s frontier town, families will love the Frontier City Theme Park where visitors see an reenactment of the gun fight at the OK corral and ride thrilling roller coasters. On a more somber note, the site of the 1995 terrorist attack, known today as the Oklahoma City National Memorial, and the Memorial Institute for the Prevention of Terrorism, are not to be missed.
Restaurants in Oklahoma City
1. SKELETONS: Museum of Osteology
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 1,216 reviews
The Museum of Osteology is "America's Only Skeleton Museum". The Museum of Osteology, located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, is a unique educational experience. Focusing on the form and function of the skeletal system, this 7000 square ft. museum displays hundreds of skulls and skeletons from all corners of the world. Exhibits include adaptation, locomotion, classification and diversity of the vertebrate kingdom.
Reviewed By VeronicaWanders
I visited the museum on a whim, because the name interested me when I searched for attractions to visit in Oklahoma City. It was well worth the time! The museum has an incredible range of skeletons on display--far more than I would have thought could be displayed so well in the building. The collection has been thoughtfully curated to interest and teach visitors. I especially enjoyed that except for the skeletons in the glass cases, visitors are encouraged to touch and handle the bones. I noticed several activity stations for younger children, and look forward to returning with my nephews.
2. Anthem Brewing Company
3. The Sanctuary Escape
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 20 reviews
The most immersive and detailed Escape Game adventure in the State of Oklahoma. Your team will have 60 min to discover and solve clues to escape your highly themed room.
4. Bad Axe Throwing
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 118 reviews
Axe throwing finally comes to Oklahoma! Sooners can now grab a drink and throw some axes with friends at Bad Axe Throwing's newest venue. It's a great venue for birthday parties, corporate events, or group outings - pretty much anything you can celebrate, you can celebrate it by throwing axes.
Reviewed By ITNurse405
This was a great get together for our management team. A little friendly competition in a safe environment. It gave some of us a chance to show off skills we didn't even know we had LOL Staff was friendly and encouraging - I would DEFINITELY recommend!!!
5. Henry Overholser Mansion
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 136 reviews
Henry Overholser was an entrepreneur who came to Oklahoma during the 1889 Land Run. He and his wife Anna Overholser saw potential in the land surrounding what is now known as the Heritage Hills neighborhood and constructed one of the first mansions to the area in 1903. The home was an attraction for social networking and gatherings in the wake of Oklahoma's impending statehood and stands today in almost complete structural integrity to its original turn-of-the-century construction. Today, visitors can tour the 3 story mansion alongside our Museum Coordinator, and participate in future events hosted on the premises by Preservation Oklahoma, the state's only non-profit organization dedicated to preserving the state's oldest cultural homes and structures.
Reviewed By Teammilitello - Des Moines, United States
We loved our tour guide. She shared so many fun & entertaining stories. It’s rare to tour a home with its original furnishings, so this is a gem! The servants’ house next door is larger than most people’s homes.
6. Martin Park Nature Center
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 163 reviews
Reviewed By shaunc821 - Broadbeach, Australia
Always enjoy a visit to the park and nature center. Great place for all ages, easy to walk trails and plenty of things to do and see.
7. American Banjo Museum
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4.5 based on 191 reviews
A National Treasure in downtown Oklahoma City. The American Banjo Museum contains over 300 banjos on display and is the only museum of its type dedicated to preserving and promoting the music and heritage of America's native musical instrument - the banjo. An interpretive exhibit tells the evolution of the banjo from its humble roots in American slavery, to bluegrass, to folk and world music.
Reviewed By RamblingRVRat
Amazing collection of banjos, and I was so excited that it included some from my mom's ancestor! Great history lesson on the roots and progression of the instrument and music. The detailed inlaid and carvings on some of these instruments make them true works of art. Pre-Covid, banjo players would come to the museum to play for patrons in a small, intimate setting (how I wish for those days).
8. Centennial Land Run Monument
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 527 reviews
Reviewed By LMarkes3412 - Enid, United States
Touted as the world's longest bronze sculpture, this is a must see if you are in OKC! We had seen the Centennial Land Run sculptures from the Bricktown Canal ride and had been wanting to visit on foot ever since. Free, nearby parking made this an easy outing on a beautiful fall day. This larger than life depiction of the Oklahoma land run is just spectacular and so beautifully done. Walkways with benches surrounded by attractive landscaping make a stroll around the sculpture very enjoyable and there are a lot of other fun things to do while you are in the Bricktown area.
9. Plaza District
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 51 reviews
The 16th Street Plaza District is a neighborhood commercial district boasting Oklahoma City’s creative, local flavor. Located on NW 16th Street between Classen and Penn Ave, the Plaza District is home to galleries, studios, retail shops, restaurants, performance venues and creative services.
Reviewed By veerreddyk
Nice place to shop, roam around and observe the detailed art on the walls, and the under pass bridges !!!
10. Oklahoma City Riversport
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 164 reviews
Riversport Adventure Park at the Boathouse District is your passport to the most exciting adventures on the Oklahoma River. Riversport Adventures includes the world’s tallest adventure course - the 80-foot SandRidge Sky Trail - and the Riversport Rapids Whitewater Rafting & Kayaking Center, Extreme Water Slides, Rumble Drop, a free-fall experience, and the Sky Zip, a 700-foot zip line across the Oklahoma River. Younger kids will enjoy the Sky Tykes mini sky trail, the Cloud Bounce and Kids Zip. Plus you’ll find flatwater kayaking, stand up paddle boarding, long boarding, dragon boating and more. Day passes and special group pricing are available.
Reviewed By 697brettj
My family had a great time. On the rafting adventure, the guide made the ride fit our level of adventure on every ride. They were very personable. We also enjoyed the ropes course and the zip line across the river. It was a very enjoyable day.
