OKC

We just got back from a quick (ish) trip to Oklahoma and Texas! I didn't have any intention on going to these two states in 2022, but somehow it happened! LOL 

Since I'm a hard person to buy presents for I've made a deal with Mike that each year on my birthday he can give me the gift of traveling with me somewhere. (Even though he does this anyway!😏) In 2021 we went to Atlanta as my birthday trip and this year was Oklahoma and Texas! 

Oklahoma and Texas have never been high priority states for me, but in order to get all 50 states, I have to start somewhere! The more research I did the more excited I got for our trip... and it actually was a pretty great trip! 

We started in Oklahoma City and our first stop was the Oklahoma City Memorial and Museum. I knew very little about the bombing and in the weeks leading up to our visit I tried to keep it that way. I wanted to learn as much as I could at the museum. 

It is a beautiful museum full of moving tributes, stories, facts, and so much more! It is now one of my favorite museums and I thoroughly enjoyed learning firsthand from the place where it all happened! I've said it over and over again, but travel really is the BEST form of education!! It's one thing to read about something in history books or watch something on the news, but to be there in person.... indescribable.
 

Outside of the museum

View of the memorial from inside the museum

Tribute to the victims

Federal Building sign

After the memorial and museum we decided to go to the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum. This place is HUGE.  It has more than 28,000 Western and American Indian art works and artifacts. They also have the most extensive collection of American rodeo photographs, barbed wire, saddlery, and early rodeo trophies. 

I will be honest... much of the stuff in the museum didn't interest me, BUT it doesn't change the fact that it was still a really well done museum. We probably spent two hours there just walking around. Fun fact: Did you know there are over 1,300 types of barbed wire?!  They had pull out shelves showcasing each type. I couldn't believe it. 

That's it for Oklahoma... next blog post will be on our time in TEXAS!