Attractions in Tulsa
Celebration Station
4518 E. Skelly Drive
Tulsa, Oklahoma 74135
918-493-3331
Summer hours: weekdays 10am.-11pm, weekends open until midnight. School year hours: Monday - Thursday, 10am – 9pm; Friday - Saturday, 10am - midnight; Sunday noon -9pm. Closed Christmas
Admission Charged
Race in go-carts, smash in bumper boats, play miniature golf. A ’50s-style diner and video arcade help keep the whole family happy.
Bell’s Amusement Park
3901 E. 21st St.
Tulsa, Oklahoma 74114
918-744-1991
Open weekends April, May and September; daily June through August. Group rates are available.
Admission charged
Scream out loud as you crest the top of Zingo, an authentic, old-fashioned wooden roller coaster. Log rides, Ferris wheel, bumper boats, midway games, lots of kiddy rides, and a putt-putt golf course make this park a favorite of Tulsa families and visitors alike.
Big Splash Water Park
4707 E. 21st St.
Tulsa, Oklahoma 74114
918-749-7385
Open daily Memorial Day through Labor Day
Admission charged
Cool off and have fun in the sun with seven-story-tall water slides, wave pool, float ride and children’s pool.
Discoveryland!
5529 S Lewis Ave.
Tulsa, OK 74105
Located five miles west of state Hwy 97 on West 41st Street (Sand Springs)
918.245.OKLA
Open early June – late August, Monday – Saturday. Call for additional information
Admission Charged
Enjoy Rodgers’ and Hammerstein’s classic musical Oklahoma at Discoveryland’s outdoor amphitheater, where cowboys race on stage astride real ponies. This is a timeless story filled with laughter, romance and drama as cowboys and ranchers settle Oklahoma’s wide open spaces. In addition, Oklahoma alternates performances with Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, another award-winning, rollicking frontier musical. Before the shows, visitors can chow down at the cattleman’s ranch dinner, ride a pony, watch Native American dancing, or visit the Indian trading post where they will find Native American art, beadwork, crafts and jewelry. It’s fun for the whole family, and children with a parent get in free. Call for reservations in advance. Tickets can be purchased at the gate just prior to performance if available.
Fair Meadows
4609 E 21st St.
Tulsa, OK 74114
918-743-RACE
Call for days and hours of operation
Admission Charged
Live horse racing on the Fair Meadows track during summer meets and Simulcast Racing from tracks around the nation in the state-of-the-art Simulcast Racing & Sports Bar.
Geoscience Center
8801 S Yale Ave
Tulsa, OK 74137
918-497-5555
Open Tuesday - Friday, 2 - 5pm. Tours scheduled by reservation, Monday - Friday, 8:30am - 2pm. Museum closed some holidays
Admission Free
This museum, sponsored by the Society of Exploration Geophysicists, provides an introduction to geophysics and its value in our personal lives to students of all ages, including K-12 and university level. The museum offers an exciting introduction to science, specifically geophysics, and encourages young students to consider a career in geophysics.
Golf World
8101 S. Garnett Road (Broken Arrow)
Tulsa, OK 74012
918-252-9797
Open year-round, when the temperature is above 50 degrees. Monday - Friday, 1 - 10pm; Saturday, 10am - 10pm; Sunday, 1 - 8:30pm
Admission Charged
Get ready for the mini golf pro tour at Golf World! After visitors conquer the mini links, they can race a go-cart or compete with video games.
Oxley Nature Center
6700 Mohawk Blvd.
(Mohawk Park, north of Tulsa Zoo)
Tulsa, OK 74117
918-669-6644
Open year-round 8am - 5pm. Closed some holidays
Admission Free
Get up close and personal with nature on the trails that wind through this 800-acre wildlife sanctuary. Guided tours are available by appointment. The visitor center has hands-on exhibits of area plants and wildlife. Handicapped accessible.
Redbud Valley Nature Preserve
6700 Mohawk Blvd
Tulsa, OK 74117
918-669-6644
Open Wednesday - Sunday, 8am - 5pm
Admission Free
The Redbud Valley Nature Preserve is a place of quiet beauty and rugged scenery. On a one-mile trail, visitors will see plants and animals found nowhere else in northeastern Oklahoma. Go slowly, open the senses and enjoy the wonders of this unique place.
River City Tours
918-688-5345
Tours given April 1-October 31 (regular season) and weather permitting off-season. Call for additional information
Admission Charged
See Tulsa and the Arkansas River from a new perspective with this exciting airboat tour. Travel upriver to the Keystone Dam or downriver to the new Oklahoma Aquarium on the only craft capable of negotiating every part of Tulsa’s river. Tours can be custom designed. Tickets can be purchased at the River’s Edge Restaurant (19th and Riverside), or by contacting the tour company.
Tulsa Air and Space Museum
7130 E Apache St
Tulsa, OK 74115
918-834-9900
The museum is open Tuesday - Friday, 10am - 4pm; Saturday, 10am – 5pm; Sunday, 1 - 4pm. Closed major holidays
Admission Charged
The Tulsa Air and Space Museum is dedicated to preserving not just general aviation but Tulsa’s rich aviation history. Exhibits include an F-14 Tomcat, Bell 47-K helicopter, shuttle launch cockpit simulator, wind tunnel, and airplane simulator(s). Enjoy the computer-simulation lab and view several rare airplanes, including the Spartan C-3 biplane built in Tulsa in 1930 and purchased by W.G. Skelly when he began Spartan Aircraft Co. Also see the C-2 monoplane, a trainer used at Spartan School of Aeronautics.
Tulsa Zoo and Living Museum
6421 E. 36th St. North (Mohawk Park)
Tulsa, OK 74115
918-669-6601
Open daily 9am - 5pm. Closed Christmas and the third Friday in June
Admission Charged
Ready to go on safari? At the Tulsa Zoo and Living Museum, visitors can trek through rain forests and climates cold enough for penguins—all in the space of an afternoon. Located on 78 acres within Tulsa’s Mohawk Park (the third largest municipal park in the country), the zoo displays nearly 1,500 animals (436 species), many of them rare and endangered. Watch animals in such exhibits as the Tropical Rain Forest, North American Living Museum, Elephant Encounter, Children’s Zoo, Animal Kingdom, Sea Lions, Bear and Cat Grottos, African Savanna and Aldabra Tortoises. A favorite stop is the Chimpanzee Connection, which allows up-close encounters with the zoo’s chimpanzee group.