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This Oklahoma City Shopping Spot Packs 145 Local Businesses Under One Roof
Shopping trips don’t usually surprise me. I walk in planning to buy one thing, and if I walk out with a bag I didn’t expect to be carrying, that’s when…
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This Forgotten Corner of Oklahoma Looks Nothing Like the Rest of the State
Every state has at least one corner that doesn't fit its own stereotype. Texas has its piney woods that look nothing like the cattle-and-cactus image most people carry around. Kansas…
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These 10 Oklahoma Eateries Are So Unique They Belong On Every Must-Visit List
I once ate dinner inside what used to be someone's actual living room, turned into a small restaurant without much fuss or fanfare at all. The walls still had the…
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This Oklahoma State Park Looks Like It Got Lost on Its Way From Arizona
I've always loved the places that don't match their zip code. You expect a certain landscape based on a state's reputation, and then you turn a corner, and the scenery…
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This Oklahoma Lake Lets the Sunset Take Up the Entire Sky
I've always thought the best sunsets need room to breathe. A sunset squeezed between buildings or filtered through a thicket of trees is still pretty, but it's not the same…
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These 7 Oklahoma Airport Restaurants Are Worth Showing Up Early For
I have a long, complicated history with airport food. Most of it involves a sad, overpriced sandwich, a price tag that makes me wince every single time, and absolutely no…
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This Oklahoma State Park Hides a 77-Foot Waterfall at the Bottom of a Quiet Green Valley
The first time I saw a real waterfall in Oklahoma, I couldn’t believe it. Most people picture flat plains and red dirt when they think of this state, not a…
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This Adults-Only Oklahoma Hideaway Has Couples Driving Hours Just to Disconnect
I've never been able to fully relax at a resort where I can hear someone else's kids splashing in the pool three lounge chairs away. That's not a complaint about…
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This Oklahoma City Grocery Store Feels Like a European Passport Stamp You Didn’t Plan For
I once spent an entire afternoon in a tiny import shop outside Chicago, just reading labels I couldn't pronounce and asking the owner what everything was. I didn't buy much.…
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This Oklahoma Mountain Range Hides a Heart-Shaped Reward at the End of a Five-Mile Hike
I've always believed the best views in life require you to earn them a little. Anything handed to you too easily rarely sticks in your memory the same way. The…
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These 7 Reasons Oklahoma’s Culture Never Got Watered Down by Tourism
I once visited a small coastal town where every "local" shop sold the exact same seashell magnets shipped in from a factory overseas. The whole place felt like a movie…
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These 8 Oklahoma Pecan Pie Spots Taste Like Home, Wherever Home Might Be
My grandmother kept her pecan pie recipe on an index card so stained with butter you could barely make out the handwriting anymore. She never needed to read it anyway.…