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Right Up The RoadOklahoma CityMADELYN MILLER "the travel lady" was asked by the Dallas CBS-TV affiliate to do a show on FAMILY VACATIONS FOR FOUR FOR UNDER $1000 from Dallas. Here is one of the possibilities: Just three hours up I-35, Oklahoma City is one of the country's best travel bargains! It was recently featured in Arthur Frommer's Budget Travel as one of the least expensive places to visit on earth. It has one of the lowest average daily room rates in the country (around $55). With more than 12,000 hotel rooms, finding a place to stay is hardly a problem. There are more than 50 museums, attractions and activities in Oklahoma City. The Omniplex houses 4 museums under one roof, with hands-on science, the Air Space Museum, a planetarium, Red Earth Indian Center, International Photography Hall of Fame, gardens, galleries and a new 70 mm IWERKS theater coming this fall. Oklahoma City is also home to Remington Park Race Track, one of the top zoos in the country, the Myriad Botanical Gardens Stockyards City, Frontier City theme park, White Water Bay, and more. One of the city’s newest destinations is Bricktown, the downtown entertainment district. A renovated warehouse area, it now has over a dozen restaurants, plus shops and plenty of special events. July 2 is the grand opening of the new pedestrian canal, a mile-long waterway with water taxis, canal-side shops and restaurants, and verdant park areas. In addition, A new AAA baseball park was finished last year, and is home to the Texas Rangers farm club, the Oklahoma Red Hawks. On June 14, AMTRAK service between Ft. Worth and Oklahoma City will be restored. This will be the first train service the city has had in 20 years. renovating our historic Santa Fe depot back to its 1930's-era glory. As you can see, there a lot of things are happening up the road. Visit http://www.okccvb.org Edited by Shekeria Brown |
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