Physics and Astronomy REU 2018

Stuff to Do Around Town

Andy Alligators
Andy Alligators Water Park
Bricktown Oklahoma City
Disc Golf (area courses) (free)
- Colonial Estates - east of SE 12th St. on Lindsey St.
- N.E. Lions Park - turn on Northcliff from Robinson St.(east of NE 12th St.)
- Griffin Park - go north from the corner of Robinson St. and NE 12th. before turning into the park
Fred Jones, Jr. Museum of Art (free)
Frontier City (~$30)
Movie Theatres
- Hollywood Spotlight 14
- Starplex Robinson Crossing 6
- Warren Theatre - Moore
- IMAX - Moore
Music
- Norman Music Scene (varies)
- Oklahoma Gazette Online (varies)
- Concert Venues
  - Arbuckle Ballroom - Davis - Largest Dancefloor in Oklahoma (~ 1 hour)
  - Cain's Ballroom - Tulsa (~ 1.5 hours)
  - Diamond Ballroom - OKC
  - Tumbleweed Dancehall - Stillwater (~ 1 hour)
  - Wormy Dog Saloon - OKC Bricktown
  - Zoo Ampitheatre - OKC
National Cowboy & Western History Museum ($8.50)
National Softball Hall of Fame and Museum (priceless?)
Oklahoma City Museum of Art ($10 college students)
Oklahoma City Zoo ($7)
Oklahoma Redhawks baseball ($7 and up)
Science Museum Oklahoma - includes OmniMAX, planetarium, several museums (at least $7.50)
Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History ($5)
White Water Bay (~$25)

Bedre Chocolate Factory and Store - see one of the Chickasaw Nation's enterprises and buy the chocolate high-end department stores buy from them - yum!
Black Mesa State Park - see dinasaur tracks, highest point in OK (~7 hr drive) (free; fee for camping)
Chickasaw Cultural Center - International Attraction - Sulphur - (~ 1 hour) ($6)
Chickasaw National Recreation Area - cool/cold spring water you can play in! - Sulphur - (~ 1 hour)
Dallas / Ft. Worth - 3 hrs
Illinois River Float Trips & Camping - Tahlequah
Meers Store - eat a longhorn cattle burger, check out the seismic activity at the MEO Meers Observatory (watch yourself - the Meersburger is huge!) (varies)
Ouachita National Forest - drive the Talimena Scenic Byway, hike, etc. (~3 hrs)
Palo Dura State Park (TX panhandle - 5 hrs)
Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge - dig for Selenite Crystals (free; fee for camping)
Twister Museum in Wakita, OK (?)
Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge - see Bison, elk, prairie dogs; visitor's center is cool (free; fee for camping)