The BEST 3 days in OKLAHOMA CITY! (Food, UNIQUE experiences, Western History, & MORE!)

Welcome to Oklahoma City! We spent a little over 3 days exploring this AMAZING city and had the BEST time ever full of delicious food, amazing people, unique attractions, cool art, Western history, fun experiences, and more.

⌚Timestamps
00:00 Introduction
00:50 The BEST breakfast at Cafe Kacao
03:33 Automobile Alley
04:11 Learning how to screenprint!
06:55 Factory Obscura (the COOLEST!)
10:05 Seeing murals at the Plaza Walls
11:05 Ice cream flight at Boom Town Creamery
12:55 Pizza at The Hall’s Pizza Kitchen
15:03 Exploring Scissortail Park
16:42 Burgers at Spark
18:14 Bricktown Water Taxi ride
21:02 SKIING at Riversport (+ climbing)
26:44 Sunset at Lake Hefner
28:06 Harvey Bakery and Kitchen
28:47 Tour of the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum
33:00 Stockyards City
34:32 Cattlemen’s Steakhouse (trying lamb fries…)
37:50 Oklahoma City National Memorial
39:14 Katiebug’s Sips and Sweets

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👋🏼 About us
Hi y’all! We’re Adam, Kathryn, and Kona, an adventurous married couple (+ pup!) living on the road in our self-converted sprinter van! You can often find us driving all around the US and Canada, scoping out the best coffee shops, eating tacos and ice cream (we're a 5+ taco and 2+ scoop household), and enjoying nature.

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[bby-gd]

I'm Japanese and living in Japan and I'm gonna visit Oklahoma to meet my best friend soon.
This video made me more excited to visit my friend🙏✨
Thank you.

[hopep]

Thank you for showcasing my hometown 🥰 OKC is truly one of the coolest, most eclectic places in the country; it's like the best kept secret of the Heartland! ❤️❤️❤️

[VahidMusictx]

Oklahoma one of the most friendliest people and most respectful people in America. I’m from Fort Worth Texas. I did some business out there in Norman and OKC, those were some good people out there

[SmallnomesB]

I love that y’all loved OKC. It’s a unique place with wonderful people and I’m proud to call it home. Thank you so much for highlighting our small big city 😍

[terrystrom]

Never had a desire to visit OKC but after watching your video it is now on our list of “have to” places to visit. ❤

[snuffedtorch]

Thanks for coming to OKC! Glad y’all enjoyed! Come back soon!

[codysmith]

I've lived in Oklahoma my whole life. it doesn't seem like much to me. I'm used to it. But watching your video made me realize how thankful I am to live here. its so beautiful. I appreciate the video. I needed to see this. God Bless.

[perryramon]

From a Northern Californian who grew in Oklahoma many years ago - Thank You for an amazing tour of OKC. OKC has come light years ahead of when I first visited in 1989 - just before they built the Bricktown Canal. The additions of Scissortail Park, the Boathouse District and many other attractions around the City have made this city a destination. I hope to make it back to Oklahoma and OKC in 2023 to see the beautiful new additions (was there last in 2017). Great to see Oklahoma City truly on the rise!!!

[leehanson]

I was in OKC for a year, organizing a business, learning the area, and training staff. As a lifelong Texan, I came to really love Oklahoma. Automobile alley has a few of our clients, and there's lots of great places to eat. Pretty sure I have had pizza at one of the places you visited. We also provide some services for Oklahoma Tower, that big stunning building downtown.

[jessmcafee]

Lived here for about 15 years. Been crazy how much it's grown. Very progressive city for the state we are in. Very underrated and most people are surprised

[Bree-Z-]

I live in OKC and wanted to thank you for showcasing us. I have lived here most of my life and even I learned about some new things to see and eat! I was at Factory obscura a few months ago and it's changed just since I went - they are a sister company to a group of museums called MEOW WOLF - I highly recommend any of their exhibits if you enjoyed factory obscura - I have been to the one in Nevada, and Colorado and am planning a trip to hit up the one in Vegas and the new ones in Texas soon.
When you come back to OKC, definitely check out the Botanical gardens, the banjo museum, and OKCMOA to see the glass art (and the restaurant). You should also look into some of the live theater groups here and see if anything is playing when you come back through - Or the improv bar. I haven't seen your channel before but will have to check you guys out. Thanks again!

[Rikrik]

I can completely relate to how you felt at the OKC monument, as I felt something similar at ground zero in New York when I visited there in 2011. It was such a somber moment. The entire area just has a heavy spirit that can emotionally overwhelm you. The moment it fully hit me that I was standing near the exact spot where 3000 Americans lost their lives, I crumpled to the ground and wept. Such a powerful moment in my personal history, and I don’t know why I’m sharing it just to say that I can appreciate how you must have felt in this moment.

[jameshersheymusic]

Thank you guys so much for the wonderful tribute and showcase to our city! This is my home, and it's really nice to see just a few of the highlights shown to the world. Many people are surprised to find so many great things here. I hope this spreads a message of positivity to any who doubt how wonderful it is here, and if you are out there on the fence about whether to come here or not, please do. You will be pleasantly welcomed, always. Cheers and love,

- Jim

[kituwahband]

OKC was named one of the best cities to retire in a few years back because of all the things to do, and Bricktown is the place to be!! Glad yall enjoyed it

[haileywilless]

As a born and raised okie, I genuinely appreciate the tour! Y’all showed places that I’ve never been to! Thank y’all so much for your support here in OKC!

[cassieleigh-lf]

It makes me so happy when you guys work with cities because you are always so enthusiastic about your adventures and I leave the video with a new destination added to my (ever growing) list. I hope more cities work with you in the future because you truly do a wonderful job of capturing the excitement of visiting! We appreciate how much work you put into these videos.

[dawnmitchell]

I grew up in OkC and still consider myself an Okie first. Most of my family still lives there, so I'm there often. You did a great job showcasing the capitol city and the greater state of Oklahoma in your other video!
The memorial site has to be one of the best designed memorial sites I've seen. Very peaceful despite the trauma sustained. If you lived in the metro area at the time of the bombing, the museum is a bit difficult to take in in some sections. It took me a long time before I could feel like I could go inside.

On another note, another great little museum of Oklahoma history to visit, especially if you have young kids and/or a tight budget is the Natural History museum on the OU campus in Norman. It's about a ten minute drive south of the campus.

[richardwells]

Great video again. We hadn’t ever really considered visiting Oklahoma but now we are actively looking into it, it looks great! Thank you

[KK-lilw]

Cafe Kacao I am crying! Haven’t been to OKC in a couple of years and it’s amazing at how much it has changed

[melissaharris]

Born and raised Okie here….
Thank you for showcasing my home! Y’all are welcome back anytime!! I really appreciate you experiencing the National Memorial. April 19, 1995— A day I will never, ever forget 😢 😭