Cultural Guide
U.S. States
Oklahoma (OK) – "Sooner State "
Time Zone:
Mountain Standard Time (MST)
Weather:
Summer
- Avg High 34C/94F
- Avg Low 20C/68F
Winter
- Avg High 13C/55F
- Avg Low -2C/29F
Famous For:
A major producer of natural gas, oil, and agriculture, Oklahoma relies on an economic base of aviation, energy, telecommunications and biotechnology.
Major Cities:
Oklahoma City, Tulsa
National Parks:
- Chickasaw National Recreation Area
- Beavers Bend & Hochatown State Park
Must do while there:
The Oklahoma Mozart Festival in Bartlesville is one of the largest classical music festivals in the southern United States and Oklahoma City's Festival of the Arts has been named one of the top fine arts festivals in the nation. The Philbrook Museum of Tulsa is considered one of the top 50 fine art museums in the United States and the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History in Norman, one of the largest university-based art and history museums in the country. The Oklahoma City Museum of Art contains the most comprehensive collection of glass sculptures by artist Dale Chihuly in the world.