Welcome to Oklahoma

Oklahoma is a road trip paradise, and it starts with Route 66. The longest drivable stretch of the Mother Road anywhere runs right across the state, lined with the best roadside Americana in the country — a giant blue whale you can walk inside at Catoosa, and a glowing 66-foot soda bottle at POPS with more than 600 flavors on the shelves. It is also the heart of Native America, home to 39 tribal nations, more than any other state, with powwows, cultural centers, and living history everywhere you turn. Out southwest, the Wichita Mountains rise up as ancient granite peaks where one of the oldest free-roaming bison herds in the country still wanders the prairie. Add Tulsa art deco and otherworldly red mesas, and Oklahoma will keep surprising you. Below you will find every Oklahoma map, trip, guide, and hidden gem we have.

• Nickname: The Sooner State
• State animal: Bison
• State bird: Scissor-tailed flycatcher
• State tree: Redbud
• State flower: Oklahoma rose
• State meal: Chicken fried steak & fixings