Places Worth Seeing
Spin the globe. Every pin is a real visit.
Earth imagery: NASA
Most travel writing tells you everywhere is amazing.
It isn’t. Some places change how you see things, and some are a parking lot and a gift shop. The only way to know is to go.
So that’s the whole idea here. Every place gets a real visit and real photos, plus what it cost, how long you need, and what the catch is. Then it gets a straight answer.
The list starts close to home in Oklahoma, and it’ll keep getting farther away.
The Tulsa drives
Every place gets its verdict after a real visit. Until then, it’s still on the list. Drive times are rough.
Under an hour
- Center of the UniverseTulsa, 10 min
- Gathering PlaceTulsa, 10 min
- Golden DrillerTulsa, 10 min
- Greenwood RisingTulsa, 10 minHistory, no verdict
- Mother Road MarketTulsa, 10 min
- Philbrook MuseumTulsa, 10 min
- Turkey MountainTulsa, 15 min
- Blue Whale of CatoosaCatoosa, 20 min
- Keystone Ancient ForestSand Springs, 30 min
- Totem Pole ParkFoyil, 50 min
One to two hours
- Sequoyah State ParkHulbert, 1 hr
- WoolarocBartlesville, 1 hr
- Illinois River floatTahlequah, 1 hr 15 min
- Natural Falls State ParkColcord, 1 hr 15 min
- Pawhuska and the Pioneer Woman MercantilePawhuska, 1 hr 15 min
- POPS 66Arcadia, 1 hr 30 min
- Round BarnArcadia, 1 hr 30 min
- Tallgrass Prairie PreservePawhuska, 1 hr 45 min
- Crystal BridgesBentonville, Arkansas, 2 hr
- FayettevilleArkansas, 2 hr
Worth a weekend, maybe
- Turner FallsDavis, 2 hr 30 min
- Eureka SpringsArkansas, 2 hr 45 min
- Thorncrown ChapelEureka Springs, Arkansas, 2 hr 45 min
- Medicine ParkComanche County, 3 hr
- Talimena Scenic DriveTalihina, 3 hr
- Wichita MountainsLawton, 3 hr
- Beavers BendBroken Bow, 3 hr 15 min
- Hot SpringsArkansas, 4 hr
Get each new verdict by email
One email when a new place gets its verdict, with the drive, the cost, and the catch.