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Main Street in 1908. |
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Bandana Tours is a respected
Tulsa, Oklahoma tour company that has been providing tours of Tulsa and
the surrounding area since 1987. Bandana Tours, owned and operated by
Alice and Rudy Froeschle, features tours that are custom-designed with
attention to the interests and needs of each individual group and appeal
to people of all ages. Tulsa has a rich and colorful history that we
enjoy sharing. Some of the tours possible include:
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Tour 1 |
Travel the Tulsa
Tunnels (a walking tour) |
Time: 1 - 3 hours |
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Follow a Bandana guide around and under
the streets of downtown Tulsa via the Tulsa
Tunnels. See ornate buildings built during the oil boom days
of the early 20th century in art deco and gothic design and see
sculptures, murals and paintings in and near these downtown
buildings. Hear of the men and women - Native Americans, cowboys,
and oil barons responsible for the city’s beginning and oil boom
growth. Lunch downtown before or after the tour.
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Tour 2 |
Tulsa Time Tour, a
historical and architectural tour |
Time: 2 - 3 hours |
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Hear about and see the sites that tell the
story of Tulsa from its beginning to its presence today as and
diverse beautiful city. Tulsa, known for its art deco architecture,
is also known as "terra cotta city". See the lobbies of historic
buildings on the tour, go by the site where the original Tulsans
settled and named the town, to "Black Gold Row," oil mansions built
by the oil barons in the 20s, and drive by the towers of Oral
Roberts University. The group may want to stop to visit the
Philbrook or the Gilcrease Museum or take a walk through the
beautiful Tulsa Rose Garden, home of over 10,000 varieties of roses.
Visit historic Greenwood, once called "Black Wallstreet", home of a
thriving African American community in the early 20th century. See
chainsaw art scattered throughout Tulsa neighborhoods, carvings made
by a talented artist who uses only chainsaws to create his works out
of dead trees. Lunch options a re available. |
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Tour 3 |
Oklahoma Aquarium
and Riverwalk Crossing in Jenks |
Time: 3 - 6 hours |
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The Oklahoma Aquarium located in Jenks
(next to Tulsa) on the banks of the Arkansas River, is a cultural,
scientific and educational center for visitors of all ages. The
aquarium has over 200 exhibits and almost a million gallons of water
representing ponds, rivers, reservoirs, streams, rocky coasts, tide
pools and dozens of other habitats, home to trout, bass, seahorses,
and thousands of other aquatic creatures. The aquarium’s
one-of-a-kind walk-through shark tank is an engineering masterpiece,
with its all-acrylic dome. More than 20 feet across, the dome gives
the aquarium visitor a sense that they are virtually swimming with
the sharks. Also located at the Aquarium is the Karl and Beverly
White National Fishing Tackle Museum featuring a $4 million antique
collection of sportfishing’s first. After visiting
the aquarium the group may want visit the Riverwalk Crossing
a lovely new shopping and entertainment venue also on the banks of
the Arkansas River or walk or drive a few blocks to visit some of
the wonderful antique and craft stores on main street in this
charming little town.
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Tour 4 |
Holy Tulsa: A City
of Beautiful Churches |
Time: 2 - 4 hours |
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Astonishing church buildings, built with
grandeur and beauty and in styles of both past and present, are an
important part of Tulsa today. Drive by and hear about the founding
of these churches; visit the interior of
several to see their extraordinary beauty close-up and hear about
their history. Churches include those of various denominations and
faiths.
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Tour 5 |
Art and
Architecture: The Story of Tulsa in Art and Architecture |
Time: 2 - 4 hours |
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Hear the story of Tulsa told by seeing the
buildings, sculptures, murals and other art in public places that
tell the story of Tulsa past, present and future. Bronze and wood
sculptures, buildings that reflect the grand vision of Tulsa in the
early days, beautiful murals depicting real people, architecture
that embodies the grand vision of the time and the bold hopes for
the future of this diverse, beautiful and complex city. The story of
Tulsa is the story of our country - the past, the present, the
pride, the vision and the hopeful future that make Tulsa a great
place to visit and a great place to live. |
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Near Tulsa
Leave the city of Tulsa and
discover the heart-land of America amidst the area's surrounding hills
and prairies. These are among the places to visit within 60 miles of
Tulsa: |
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Tour 1 |
Will Rogers Country |
Time: 6 - 7 hours |
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Visit of the birthplace of America’s
favorite cowboy, the Dog Iron Ranch on beautiful Lake Oolagah
and continue on to the Will Rogers Memorial in Claremore, where the
talent and spirit of one of the best known and loved of all
Americans is captured. After lunch, stop by for a 20,000 gun salute
at the Davis Gun Museum, home of the largest gun collection in the
world. |
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Tour 2 |
Woolaroc - Phillips
'66 Country |
Time: 6 - 7 hours |
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Travel to Woolaroc Ranch where the buffalo
really do roam even today. Named for the woods, lakes and rocks on
the property, Woolaroc is an open wildlife preserve with many types
of animals. The museum has an outstanding collection of art and
artifacts of the west and a Native American Heritage Center. Also
open to the public is the Phillips Lodge where Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Phillips entertained dignitaries from around the world; it’s is
worth the trip all by itself. Have a delicious barbecue lunch at the
ranch before heading back to Tulsa; stop in the town of Hominy on
the way home to visit the shop of talented artist who has decorated
the town’s walls with his beautiful murals. |
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