The adventures of Jen and Doug and a black cat named Mr. Knightley.
I had misjudged my opportunity to go see the Tiffany windows at the First Presbyterian Church in Topeka, Kansas, so wound up seeing them on a mad dash. However, they were absolutely stunning, so I’m …
We went to the Wichita Art Museum (in Wichita, Kansas, naturally) primarily because of an Annie Leibovitz exhibit. It was an excuse to stretch our legs on our drive from Oklahoma City, OK, to Topeka, …
It’s time for another visit to a state capitol building, our 12th, for the State of Oklahoma in Oklahoma City. The Oklahoma State Capitol was built from 1914 to 1917, except for the dome. The …
Centennial Land Run Monument The Centennial Land Run Monument in Oklahoma City is totally epic! It commemorates the Land Run of 1889 “when 50,000 people rushed into the Unassigned Lands of Oklahoma Territory to stake …
Jim Thorpe Museum Inside the Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame was the Jim Thorpe Museum. There wasn’t much by way of artifacts, mostly pictures and signboards telling the story of his life. Jim was born …
We went to the Oklahoma City Museum of Art because we generally go to art museums, but I also knew there was a long-term Chihuly exhibit, and of course I didn’t want to miss that. …
At 15 acres, the Myriad Botanical Gardens in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, (new state!) are relatively small, which was good, because I was there during a heatwave. I was there early in the morning, but it …
We both really enjoyed the large exhibit at the Oklahoma City Museum of Art on Edith Head (1897-1981), who was an acclaimed costume designer at Paramount and Universal Studios in Hollywood for many decades. Edith …
Maybe I did too much in one day in a heatwave, but I was not especially impressed by the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City. It was very well-rated and came recommended, …
It’s been almost 30 years since Timothy McVeigh detonated a bomb outside the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, killing 168 people and injuring 680. More than 1/3 of the building was …
