claremore, OK

My husband will be staying in Claremore, OK for 3 wks, working during the week. I will visit on weekends. We are from Louisiana. Is there anything that we need to make sure we check out thats near there, other than the Will Rogers Musuem ?

Thanks

connie

claremore, OK

I lived in Claremore a few years ago.

One thing I didn%26#39;t do that I wished I had was visit the J.M. Davis Museum.

http://www.thegunmuseum.com/menu1.htm

I enjoyed going out the Claremore lake and just enjoying the scenery.

Will Roger%26#39;s birth place up in Oolagah is worth the drive. willrogers.com/birthplace/about/about.html

You MUST eat at the Hammett House and have their pampered fried chicken. I miss eating there. http://www.hammetthouse.com/

I would also recommend driving into Tulsa and seeing the area. I would love to go back out for a visit. Claremore and Green Country holds some very fond memories for me and my husband.

claremore, OK

Connie,

I second the visit Tulsa poster...Tulsa is a 20 minute drive from Claremore.

Tulsa%26#39;s downtown area is becoming a fun night-time hang out. It%26#39;s eclectic and has a bigger city feel to it. A couple of good restaurants are Caz%26#39;s Chowhouse, Mexicali Border Cafe and Spaghetti Warehouse. Our new arena, BOK Center is a killer venue to see a concert....

If you do visit Tulsa, steer towards midtown/south Tulsa. Areas from 21st South and farther north are best left to locals comfortable with the area. Not really a safety concern...but just being overly cautious..

Alot of people travel to Tulsa from Oklahoma City, Ponca City, etc to visit Woodland Hills Mall. It%26#39;s a bit crowded at times but has some things that cannot be found elsewhere in the city. Ie: Cheesecake Factory

For a relaxing Saturday afternoon, Lake Oolagah is about 15 minutes from Claremore as well.

About 15 minutes from Claremore is Owasso. Owasso is bigger then Claremore and offers a variety of shopping, movies, bowling, etc. Very clean, safe city for you to spend some time while your husband is at work. (Home to Garth Brooks also)

Have fun!

Thanks alot.

I%26#39;ve been to so many new cities and not known anything and find out after we leave what i should have been doing and where i should have gone.

These posts should help.

connie

Connie,

I thought of a couple more things.

1) Casinos-There are a number of native american operated casinos in the Tulsa area. I have never personally visited one but many of my friends go regularly. There is a very large one along the drive from Claremore to Tulsa (actually in Catoosa). Only negative I have heard is that the smoking areas are a drag..

2) Riverside Drive - Drive along the Arkansas river for a scenic drive. Can locate the street on a Tulsa map. Runs north and south, the length of the city. At 31st street there is a very nice pedestrian bridge. A romantic walk and then dinner at a brookside restaurant (brookside is an area of town on Peoria between 21st and 51st st south). Several nice, trendy restaurants: The Brooke The Local Table, and my favorite, Cafe Ole.

Geez, I just won%26#39;t quit here!

BBQ seems to be a big thing in the Tulsa area. There are a couple of places that people recommend: Knotty Pine, Elmers, Big Daddy%26#39;s, but my personal favorite is Billy Simms. Several locations around town.

For an absolutely amazing, albeit pricey ($80+ pp) steak, try Mahoganys. It is out of this world.

My husband%26#39;s favorite place to eat in the Tulsa metro area is in Chouteau. It%26#39;s an amish kitchen called the Dutch Pantry. Not a frill in site at the place but they do make fried chicken like momma used to. It%26#39;s a small all you can eat buffet but only has 1 main course offered daily. Closed on Sundays. I think the main course on Saturdays is the fried chicken. They have a US map in the restaurant displaying stick pins marking the hometowns of visitors to the restaurant. You will be amazed at how many out of towners have visited this virtual hole in the wall. A dessert bar comes included with the price of the meal (I think it%26#39;s about $8 pp). Homemade peach, blackberry, apple cobbler. Pecan pie, chocolate cake. They sell dessert to go as you pay...can pick up a 8x8 cake for about $4 to enjoy the rest of the weekend...

There is a fantastic little Mexican Restaurant in Collinsville - just west of Claremore - called Jalapeno Grill. It is closed on Sunday. A modest place but very worth it!! Also go to Tulsa and see Gilcrease Museum, west on Hwy 412, just west of downtown. They have a lot of kid friendly activities.

A modern thing for the kids is the Imax theater at S. Hwy 169 and 71st St. Oklahoma has a lot of festivals, look in the Tulsa World newspaper on Friday and Saturday. Also watch the weather, storms and tornado%26#39;s are possible in the spring but our weathermen do a tremendous job of keeping us safe! It%26#39;s a great area! Enjoy!

gloss