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• the former "Oil Capital of the World"--and a center for aviation, aerospace, and the arts as well as energy production;
• home to a wealth of architectural treasures, from 1920s Art Deco gems like Boston Avenue Methodist Church and Frank Lloyd Wright's Westhope to the 1960s Futurist campus of ORU, and from Minoru Yamasaki's BOK Tower and Tulsa Performing Arts Center to Cesar Pelli's magnificent new BOK Center arena;
• the end of the Trail of Tears for members of the Creek Nation, with the Creek Council Oak that marked the Lochapoka Clan's new home still standing on the edge of downtown;
• location of the historic Greenwood district, site of the infamous 1921 Tulsa Race Riot but now the future home of the John Hope Franklin Reconciliation Memorial and Museum;
• a cradle of Western Swing and site of the Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame; 
• home to one of the top U.S. ballet companies, America's eighteenth oldest opera company, the nation's longest-running play, and two professional symphony orchestras (the Signature Symphony at TCC and the Tulsa Symphony Orchestra);
• home to numerous museums, including two of the nation's top 50 art museums (Gilcrease and Philbrook);
• a golfer's paradise that often hosts major tournaments, especially at the legendary Southern Hills Country Club;
• home of the Father of Route 66;
• a city of distinctive neighborhoods and numerous parks, including the beloved River Parks that stretch from near downtown for 26 miles of trails and recreation areas;
• one of the nation's most livable cities, according to Forbes magazine; and finally...

• THE CENTER OF THE UNIVERSE!

More links to Tulsa points of interest can be found here.

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photo by Don Sibley - Copyright 2009