A Thought Over Coffee: Oklahoma at it Again!

This time, Oklahoma is in Executive Traveler! In an article suitably titled Oklahoma (Better Than) OK, author Libba Young talks about the great things the all new Oklahoma is presenting our country.

Oklahoma City’s revival cannot really be referred to as a “Renaissance” per se. If there’s a word for a city that’s making a comeback when there is really nothing to come back from, this is the word to describe what’s going on in Oklahoma City today. The city is celebrating it’s centennial by luring sports teams, building river and canal systems, and hosting Olympic qualifying events. What a pleasant surprise to find world-class museums, exquisite dining, luxury hotel accommodations, and a thriving nightlife in a city that lives in the country’s history books for the Great Land Run of 1889, and in its memory as the site of the 1995 terrorist bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building. Happily, Oklahoma City looks forward.

This is a great article to find out some of the hot places and activities that Oklahoma City has been working on over the past several years. What gets me excited is that people other than Oklahomans are noticing these attractions and are giving them the props they deserve.

The article picked out great attractions like Pops, our new water taxi's (although their link goes to the Fr. Launderdale version) that run along the Bricktown Canal, a few area restaurant hotspots, museums, and other great things.

It was a positive article from a "a luxury travel magazine for the business traveler focusing on corporate retreats, client entertainment, and luxury destinations"

I think OKC is going somewhere and I believe that it will end up being a great place for people to come and enjoy themselves, a great place to be, and a great place to live.

Thanks to Jenni and to OKC Talk for bring this article to my attention. Here are a few other places where you can find Oklahoma being in the world spotlight:

Area guest ranch, inn make National Geographic stay list

New York Times Front Cover

Forbes | Recession Proof Cities

SouthernLiving | Best Exits Off I-35

GreenSource | A River Runs Through It

...be bold