Stuff to Do Around Town

General Links:

• Convention and Visitor's Bureaus:
  • Norman
  • Oklahoma City
  • Tulsa
  • (State of) Oklahoma
• Oklahoma Gazette Online weekly free newspaper - comes out on Thursdays
• KFOR TV (Ch. 4)
• Channel Oklahoma (Ch. 5)
• News OK (Ch. 9)

Specific Links - Norman/Oklahoma City:

• Disc Golf (area courses) (free)
  • Colonial Estates - east of SE 12th St. on Lindsey St.
  • N.E. Lions Park - turn on Northcliff from Robinson St.(east of NE 12th St.)
• Fred Jones, Jr. Museum of Art (free)
• Frontier City (~$30)
• Hollywood 16 and Robinson Crossing Movie Theaters
• Little River Zoo ($5)
• Music
  • Norman Music Scene (varies)
  • Oklahoma Gazette Online (varies)
• National Cowboy & Western History Museum ($8.50)
• National Softball Hall of Fame and Museum (priceless?)
• Oklahoma City Museum of Art ($7 adults, $5 students)
• Oklahoma City Zoo ($6)
• Oklahoma Redhawks baseball ($5 and up)
• Omniplex - includes OmniMAX, planetarium, several museums (at least $7.50)
• Perfect Swing Family Fun Center (varies by what you do)
• Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History ($4 - free for OU students??)
• White Water Bay (~$25)

Around the State/Area:

• Black Mesa State Park - see dinasaur tracks, highest point in OK (~7 hr drive) (free; fee for camping)
• Chickasaw National Recreation Area - 60° spring water! (free; fee for camping)
• Dallas / Ft. Worth - 3 hrs
• Meers Store - eat a longhorn cattle burger, check out the seismic activity at the MEO Meers Observatory (watch yourself - the Meersburger is huge!) (varies)
• Ouachita National Forest - drive the Talimena Scenic Byway, hike, etc. (~3 hrs)
• Palo Dura State Park (TX panhandle - 5 hrs) ($3 and up; fee for camping)
• Salt Plains - dig for Selenite Crystals (free; fee for camping)
• Twister Museum in Wakita, OK (?)
• Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge - see Bison, elk, prairie dogs; visitor's center is cool (free; fee for camping)