http://www.okisbeautiful.com Sat, 09 May 2009 20:29:05 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Sod House Museum - Aline, Oklahoma If you have ever wondered what it would be like to be a pioneer in the days when those brave enough to venture into the new land to the west you may have not given any thought to what it was like to actually live ... http://www.okisbeautiful.com/ok3/sod-house-museum-aline-oklahoma.html Be a Child Again at the Ida Dennie Willis Museum of Miniatures, Dolls & Toys. Tulsa is the second largest city in Oklahoma, and as such, it has a number of different things to see and do for those who travel to the area. You will be able to see ... http://www.okisbeautiful.com/ok4/ida-dennie-wilson-museum.html The Gene Autry Museum Brings Back Memories of Old Westerns. Gene Autry, Oklahoma is the natural choice to be home to the Gene Autry Museum. The famous cowboy had a ranch nearby and that was where the town got its name. The tiny town is located in Carter County and ... http://www.okisbeautiful.com/ok7/gene-autry-museum.html Visit the Chisholm Trail Museum and Governor Seay Mansion in Oklahoma. The Chisholm Trail, named after Jesse Chisholm, was the old dirt cattle route that led from ranches in Texas to the railheads in Kansas. Jesse, though he never drove cattle along the trail, built several trading posts in the ... http://www.okisbeautiful.com/ok3/chisholm-trail-museum.html Learn About America's History at the Gilcrease Museum. Located in the second largest city in Oklahoma, Tulsa's Gilcrease Museum is one of the best places in the nation for learning about American art and history. Thousands of visitors from around the world come to the museum every year to see ... http://www.okisbeautiful.com/ok4/gilcrease-museum.html Take a Break from the Heat at the Comanche Nation Water Park. If you are traveling through Lawton, Oklahoma and the temperature is getting to be a bit unbearable, then you might want to head to the Comanche Nation Water Park. The park is a great place to cool off ... http://www.okisbeautiful.com/ok6/comanche-nation-water-park.html Woolaroc Museum & Wildlife Preserve In 1925 an oilman names Frank Phillips decided to build a retreat in Northeastern Oklahoma.  This ranch encompasses 3,700 acres where it is a wildlife preserve for many different species of native and exotic wildlife.  There are buffalo, elk and longhorn cattle.  On the land is ... http://www.okisbeautiful.com/ok4/woolaroc-museum-wildlife-preserve-bartlesville-oklahoma.html Price Tower Arts Center - Bartlesville, Oklahoma If you are a fan of Frank Lloyd Wright and want to see the only "skyscraper" he designed then you need to come to Bartlesville.  The Price Tower is the only cantilevered skyscraper designed by him and was inspired by a tree.  It is ... http://www.okisbeautiful.com/ok4/price-tower-arts-center-bartlesville-oklahoma.html Nescatunga Arts Festival - Alva, Oklahoma. This festival brings people from all over the region to see the crafts and art work of the area usually the first week in June.  They all gather on the downtown square showcasing their oils, acrylics, water colors, sculpture, pastels, photography, jewelry, pottery, weaving ... http://www.okisbeautiful.com/ok3/nescatunga-arts-festival-alva-oklahoma.html Blue Whale of Catoosa - Catoosa, Oklahoma Not everyplace has a big blue whale sitting at the edge of a pond for people to enjoy either swimming in the pond and jumping off the tail of the Big Blue or just getting your picture taken in the whales’ mouth. The Blue Whale ... http://www.okisbeautiful.com/ok4/blue-whale-of-catoosa-catoosa-oklahoma.html