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Welcome to Tulsa, Oklahoma where there are more sights than you could imagine to see! Tulsa is the second largest city in Oklahoma and 46th largest in the United States. Tulsa has one of the largest concentration of art deco architecture in the U.S. so if you are an art and music lover, you are in the right place! Tulsa is home to the Philbrook Museum (considered on of the top 50 fine art museums in the U.S.), Gilcrease Museum (which holds the world's largest American West art collection, Tulsa Air and Space Museum, and more. Tulsa is also home to the 76-foot Golden Driller and a 60-foot statue of praying hands, which is the largest bronze statue in the world. Here, you can also find the BOK Center, Brady Theater, and Cain's Ballroom, which landed #9 on Yahoo's list of best places to see a live show in America in. You are also lucky enough to have stumbled upon the home of the Tulsa Performing Arts Center where you can enjoy the Tulsa Ballet and Tulsa Opera House, both of which are regarded among the best in the nation.

Tired of being indoors? Tulsa has 135 parks including the four county parks: LaFortune, Chandler, Haikey Creek, and O'Brien. Stop by Woodward Park, a 45-acre beautiful and relaxing spot including the Tulsa Municipal Rose Garden - great for picture taking! Looking for entertainment for the kids? Tulsa River Parks includes 92 playgrounds, 32 water parks and 2 skate parks. The kids are also sure to love the Tulsa Zoo and Living Museum (voted America's favorite zoo by Microsoft Game Studios in 2005). It's located in the 2,800 acre Mohawk Park (one of the largest municipal parks in the United States) and has over 1,500 animals. Take the whole family to the Oklahoma Aquarium where you can see 1,000's of fish and salt-water animals including the largest bull shark in captivity. No matter what you decided to do, there is something for everyone in Tulsa, Oklahoma!