Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Eureka Springs is known for its many weekend, weeklong and month-long events. Park
your car and let the Eureka Springs Trolley Service take you from place to place. Many
destinations have front door service from the trolley.
Tulsa, OK
Unless you are a businessperson, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art is what most
likely brought you to NWA. While you are visiting the area, save a day to make the one-
and-a-half-hour drive to Tulsa and visit the Gilcrease Museum and many other area attrac-
tions.
Tulsa is also home to the new BOK Center, designed by Cesar Pelli. It is a state-of-the-art
venue for national sporting events and major concerts.
Tulsa is Oklahoma's second largest city, and it is well known for its bustling shopping
and entertainment districts. For example, the Blue Dome Entertainment District offers nine
blocks of unique shopping opportunities, eateries to tempt even the most discriminating
taste buds, indie boutiques, local pubs and trendy nightspots. It is fast becoming the place
to be in Tulsa.
Visitors to Tulsa should always catch a live show, because Tulsa is known as one of the
top 10 music entertainment cities in the U.S. The biggest names in music come to Cain's
Ballroom with their energetic sounds; Tulsa's Brady Theater attracts acts like the Deftones
and Tenacious D.; the Tulsa Performing Arts hosts the Tulsa Ballet and international talent.
While in Tulsa visit the Gilcrease Museum, which celebrates the American West, American
Indian legend, and the U.S. frontier lore. Wander through the vast galleries filled to the
brim with more than 10,000 works of art, including an unparalleled anthropology collec-
tion. Before you leave, take the time to stroll through the eleven different themed gardens.
If you long for a full-fledged shopping spree, there is no destination more capable of sat-
isfying your retail urge than Utica Square. Fashion and home decoration enthusiasts alike
enjoy the higher-end boutiques, department stores and unique specialty shops.
If the exhilaration of trying your hand at blackjack, winning at the slots or showing a
royal flush at the poker table is more in line with your idea of fun, then the excitement of
gambling is alive and well in Tulsa's Hard Rock Hotel and Casino.
Take your entire family to visit the highly rated Tulsa Zoo. Let the kids see African lions,
South American jaguars and Malayan tigers as you stroll through more than 80 acres of
wild exhibits. Ride the popular Safari Train and visit the memorable walk-through caves,
interactive petting areas, recreated Masai village, pre-Colombian ruins and much, much
more.
