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Oklahoma City: Come for the hoops, stick around for the magic
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courtesy of Oklahoma City CVB
“It’s the most wonderful time of the year” for basketball fans, and this writer is no exception. Ever since I moved to Kansas, I’ve been in the midst of a passionate love affair with the KU Jayhawks—specifically Jayhawks basketball. I’ve laughed, I’ve cried, and I’ve spent endless evenings with my stomach muscles knotted with tension. Love does funny things to a girl.
I’ll be watching tomorrow as the Jayhawks play in the Big 12 championship game at Ford Center in Oklahoma City, wishing that I were there in person. Not just because I love the Jayhawks, but because I also love Oklahoma City. And I know how much fun I could have in that town, even after the game is over.
Oklahoma City is a magical city. The magic sort of creeps up on you, when you least expect it. You might first feel a sense of enchantment when you’re gazing at the iconic 55-foot glass tower by glass sculptor Dale Chihuly in the three-story atrium of the Oklahoma City Museum of Art. (The Museum holds the world’s largest, most comprehensive Chihuly exhibit—the fact that Dale Chihuly’s wife hails from OKC just might have something to do with that.)
You might get a shiver in your timbers while exploring the Science Museum, an affiliate of the Smithsonian, and encountering their current exhibit, “Odyssey’s Shipwreck! Pirates & Treasure,” a 10,000 square-foot display that reveals the science of deep-ocean shipwreck exploration. Complete with pirate stories and shipwreck treasures (including gold, silver, and priceless artifacts from the greatest shipwreck of the Civil War), this exhibition is guaranteed to dazzle you. Arrrr!
There is so much more to see and do---from touring the third-ranked family-friendly zoo in the country to discovering the beauty of Myriad Botanical Gardens, a lush retreat in the heart of the city.
In fact, there’s so much for basketball fans to do after watching the games that one story just won’t cover it. So come back tomorrow for more great ways to experience the magic of Oklahoma City. And, Rock Chalk Jayhawks!
Authors Note: This is the first of a four-part March Madness series about Oklahoma City. You can read more in Parts II & III. & IV.
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