search powered by Google
Oklahoma Travel

Oklahoma stands where North America changes from shady woodlands to stark desert buttes. In the eastern part of the state, lush, green, wooded hills and valleys, spilling over from Missouri and Arkansas, are so reminiscent of the South that Oklahomans call this area Little Dixie. At the state’s center, vast grasslands stretch southward from the great American prairie. Farther west, in the panhandle, stark silhouettes of lonely buttes dominate the flat, dry High Plains terrain.

The weather also can change dramatically here. Cool, dry air from the north colliding with southern breezes gives the state nearly constant winds and violent storms. Within days, streams change from ribbons of sand to gushing torrents. High winds flatten fences and whip up tornadoes. When a stranger asks, “Does the wind blow this way all the time?” a native Oklahoman is likely to reply, “No. Half the time it blows the other way.”

Kumback Lunch in Perry, Oklahoma

When we travel between our summer home in Minnesota and our winter home in Arizona, we always stop at the homey Kumback Lunch in Perry, Oklahoma.

Crystal Bridge Tropical Conservatory, Oklahoma

When I first saw the Crystal Bridge Tropical Conservatory in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, its cylindrical shape instantly reminded me of a large rolling pin.

Actually, it's a plant lover's dream, filled with about 700 species of tropical and semitropical plants from all over the world.

Route 66 Museum, Oklahoma

During a recent trip on historic Old Route 66, our first stop was in Clinton, Oklahoma to see the Route 66 Museum, which does a fine job of chronicling the rise and fall of the legendary "Mother Road" from Chicago to Los Angeles.

Medicine Park, Oklahoma

We travel around the country in an RV for much of the year. But one of our favorite destinations is just hours from our home in southwestern Oklahoma--the cobblestone village of Medicine Park.