Tulsa is located in Green Country, Oklahoma. The locals call it T-Town, and outside the city (and country) Tulsa is known as the oil capital of the world. The charm of the Old West is combined here with a dynamic and cosmopolitan atmosphere. In the 1920's. the city has experienced a construction boom, and today in Tulsa there is the highest concentration of art deco buildings in the whole country, which attracts tourists here.
How to get to Tulsa
The international airport is located in the northern part of the city and receives flights from the main cities of the country. Train to Tulsa is not accessible, but Greyhound buses are here.
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A bit of history
Initially, Tulsa was part of the Indian territory, so the tribes of Lochapok and the screams became the first settlers. They settled here in 1836, calling the settlement "Tallashi" - that is, the "old city". Up until 1905 it was a small and quiet town, but when a large deposit was discovered in Glenn Poole, the city's population jumped dramatically. Thanks to oil, the economic situation in Tulsa and during the Great Depression was much better than in other American cities.
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Interesting examples of Art Deco style almost the whole center of the city is built up. Among them, for example, the united Methodist Church of Boston Avenue, built in 1929. This is one of the most striking examples of church buildings built in this style in the United States. The tower of almost 70-meter height is especially notable, on top of which two stylized hands folded for prayer are placed among all the ornaments reminiscent of medieval churches.
- Take photos of the colorful and off-color city penguins
- See the ancient landmark advertisement "Meadow Gold" ("milk and ice cream") at the entrance to the city along the road 66.
- Look into the Indian store "Lyon'c", which has been working since 1916, and buy silver trinkets with turquoise, moccasins, bronze figurines, ke frames, etc.
Another well-known building built in 1928 is the Filtauer, in which Neo-Gothic, Gothic Revival and Art Deco were mixed. A characteristic feature of the building was the tiled roof of a rectangular tower. With its 24 floors and a height of about 95 m, Filtauer has become the first mixed-use skyscraper in the city: there are offices and living quarters.
In Tulsa there are quite serious and not very museums. The Museum of Gilkriz is sometimes called the "Museum of the Americas". It houses one of the world's largest collections of items of Indian and Western American art. Exhibitions change regularly, every year, and in the store at the museum you can pick up great souvenirs. In the museum of miniatures, dolls and toys by Ida Danny Willis, you can see more than 2,000 toys and doll houses. The Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame occupies the beautiful building of the former Art Deco railway depot
The Jewish Art Museum Sherwin Miller boasts the largest collection of Jewish artifacts in the entire American South West . The Philbrook Museum of Art is housed in the former residence of the local oil tycoon Waite Phillips . Here you can see not only art objects from around the world, but also a beautiful sculptural garden .Finally, there is the Aerospace Museum in Tulsa, which includes a German World War II fighter, two experimental Rutana airplanes, a local gyrocopter and F-14 Tomkat .In addition, here you can see the original design of the airport terminal in the Art Deco style .
The center of the universe (it turns out!) Is located on the top of the pedestrian city bridge that connects Archer Street and Fest Street. If you stand on one side of a stone circle, and someone else stands before you, you will hear the echo of his voice, not your own. And if you stand in the center and speak, then you will hear your own echo, while others will not.
In the City Zoo of Tulsa, a number of large animals and reptiles live; there is a tropical forest zone and a zoo .Oxley Nature Center hid in the wooded area behind the zoo .There is a mini-prairie, ponds, forest mini-massifs in which a lot of birds live .In the park, Woodward flowers blossom in the city rosary .And those who prefer a more active acquaintance with nature, can go to the turkey mountain, where there are all possibilities for hiking and mountain biking - not to mention the excellent views of the university and downtown .
Dozens of pretty large penguin sculptures are scattered around Tulsa. This is a local art project, designed to raise funds for the city zoo. Sculptures began to appear in 2002, to raise money for the construction of housing for black African penguins. Over the next 10 years, there were more than fifty statues in the city.
One of the ancient symbols of Tulsa is the oak board of the tribe scream. This tree was the first city hall, the first conference hall, the first church and the first court of the city. It was under him that the displaced Indians in 1836 fanned a ceremonial fire from coals, which they brought from their homeland, from Alabama. Today the old oak symbolizes the proud spirit of the first settlers.
At 25 km from Tulsa, east of the town of Katuza, is the blue whale of Katuza - one of the famous sights of the old road 66 .A huge whale on the pond was built by a certain Hugh Davis in the early 1970s .as a gift for his wife Zeltta, who collected whale figures .Originally, the whale and the pond were intended solely for family use, but since the neighbors showed increased interest in this place, Davis poured a few tons of sand here, set picnic tables and thus arranged this corner for beach rest and bathing, opening it for all comers .
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Events Tulsa
The Mayfest is held annually in the heart of downtown, and it is simply impossible to leave empty-handed. This is the central event of Tulsa's cultural calendar. And on the same weekend as Mayfest, the city hosts the art festival "Blue Dome", created to showcase the work of local artists.
In late July, the city hosts the largest in the state conference of fans of science fiction and fantasy. And at the same time on Saturdays, the Cherry Street farm market starts working, which operates until the pumpkins on the trays are covered with snow. In October, the city celebrates Oktoberfest - by some estimates, the largest outside Germany. And in April and November, twice a year, the world's largest weapons show, the Wonenmacher, takes place at the Expo Building.