Founded in 1889 during the great Land Run, today this capital city of
Oklahoma in the central United States is a thriving modern city offering
an array of attractions enjoyed by visitors and locals alike, including
the Donald W. Reyolds Visual Arts Center, home to the Oklahoma City
Museum of Art, the newly-renovated Civic Center, which brings large
concert, touring Broadway shows, operas and other events to the area,
the Ford Center, ranked by Pollstar as one of the top ten live music
venues in the world, as well as the Lyric Theatre, Jewel Box Theatre,
the intimate Petree Recital Hall and the Wanda L. Bass School of Music
on the Oklahoma City University Campus. Other notable landmarks in
Oklahoma City include the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum, the
National Memorial Institute for the Prevention of Terrorism, and the
Oklahoma City National Memorial, created for the victims of the April
1995 Oklahoma City bombing, is open to the public 24-hours a day.
The
city is also home to an array of outdoor festivals celebrating the
city's western heritage, and offers visitors many shopping and dining
options from upscale brasseries, to classic western steakhouses.