Need some advice...

[Zoedith]

No offense, but I don't think too many college age kids on their summer break want to go to a computer show or rodeo at our State Fairgrounds.

No offense to me...I was just answering the question on what was going on at the fairgrounds.

[Kerry]

Knowing their ages:

Bricktown
Midtown
Paseo (for the arts fest and otherwise)
Campus Corner and DT Noman (students leaving soon)
Asian District and Super Cao Nguyen
Lake Hefner area
OKC National Memorial
OKCMOA
Possibly Stockyards and Cowboy Museum, depending on their interests

That seems about right to me. You might consider a stop by Penn Square and Chesapeak Campus.

[Peach fuzz]

i think the Underground closes weekdays at either 6 or 7 pm and is not open on weekends. there should be hours posted somewhere?

My girlfriend was an intern at the paseo last summer and when they have the festival they aslo open underground for the weekend and have things going on there... being that age group of the thread starters companions I would recommend paseo and try to ask a local if the underground is open. Maybe try some OKC ROCKS I know thats not the name but its really fun

[Larry OKC]

OK, so what is the deal with the Underground?

I had heard some stuff that they were redoing it, cleaning it up etc. that it was this wealth of shops and eating places. I went down there when I had to serve jury duty and only found one eating place that had very limited hours and was already closed for the day (3 pm). I went thru 3 different colored "sections" and that was the only business I found. There were some interesting photos in a couple of places, but all in all, a huge disappointment. Certainly isn't anything I would take a visitor to see (from what I saw).

The map so fairly useless as it only showed what buildings the tunnel connected, not what businesses etc that were actually in the tunnels.

[Peach fuzz]

You have to catch it when they promote it I guess... Last time I went down there it was 'poppin'

[PennyQuilts]

No offense, but I don't think too many college age kids on their summer break want to go to a computer show or rodeo at our State Fairgrounds.

Yeah! Take them to a quilt shop where stuff is happening.

[HOT ROD]

some great ideas here, and sounds like warren has a good little list going.

I think it should suffice for 2.5 days in the city. Maybe one more thing might be to see if you could go inside the Ford Center - especially if your visitors dont have an NBA team, it could be a good point to see (and hopefully return visit).

very interested in the follow-up, what did you do and what did they think.

Enjoy.

[Peach fuzz]

Heh you could always go storm chasing

[onthestrip]

There are some pretty good suggestions here but I have to question a few of them. Is it cool or a good time for young adults to go walk around the underground? Go to the Ford Center when there is no event? Check out Chesapeakes campus or visit Super Cao Nguyen? I think some of you are reaching for ideas. When Im bored or have friends in town I have never thought to go to any of these places.

[metro]

Good points onthestrip, if they were younger some of those might be okay. Maybe hanging at Cuppies & Joe or something would be cooler than seeing the empty Ford Center or the Underground, unless they were down there during the business day.

[Downtowner405]

1. Water Taxi on the Bricktown Canal
2. OKC National Memorial
3. Stockyards
4. Cowboy Hall of Fame

[warreng88]

Update:

My cousins got here Thursday night so we just sat and chatted for a while then went to sleep.

Friday we woke up, went to my gym, came home, made breakfast and got ready. When we were done, we went and walking around Bricktown (which they absolutely loved), Chesapeake Boathouse and future boathouses, drove up Lincoln passing the medical district and the Capital. We came back down to BT and toured the Banjo Museum. We headed out to Okarche for an early dinner at Eischen's (which they were craving by the time we left) came back to the city, toured the bombing memorial and walked a little around downtown. After that, I drove them around the Chesapeake campus. This morning we are going to tour my uncle's church, BTT for lunch, then down to Norman for the tour of the OU campus.

[Larry OKC]

it is interesting what passes as a tourist spot from time to time. Wish I had bought it, but one day I found this old Souvenier plate of Oklahoma and it had the typical stuff on it (Capital building, Oil derrick, Will Rogers etc)
&
the Turner Turnpike!

[warreng88]

Sorry it took so long to reply, but this is what we did while they were in town.

Thursday night, my cousins got in and I gave them an idea of what we were going to do the next day.

Friday we started out going to Bricktown. I drove them over the Walnut Bridge explaining the brownstones, Maywood Lofts and DD Apts. We drove and parked by Toby Keith's, walked along the canal up to Bourbon Street. Then we walked up to Sheridan and continued walking east, turning right past the ballpark. While we were walking, I explained to them the concept behind MAPS, what was built with it, I-40 relocation as well as the popular attractions like ACM@UCO, Red Pin Bowling Lounge, Toby Keith's, Harkins, among others. Later that day, we went back to the Banjo Museum. After walking through BT, I drove them down to Boathouse Row where we toured the Chesapeake Boathouse then walked down passing the other boathouses and taking pictures. We then drove home passing the Medical District and the Capital. I took them out to Eischen's for dinner which was a really nice drive and they loved the chicken. We came back to the city and went to Sarasara cupcakes for dessert and then to the OKC National Memorial. They were in awe of the memorial, the meaning behind the chairs and our knowledge that went along with it. Since it was still nice out and not too dark, we walked around downtown a little and I explained to them Project 180 and the Devon Tower. To top off the evening, I drove them around the Chesapeake Campus. When we got home, I pulled up the renderings of the Devon Tower, Myriad Gardens and Boathouse Row (all on okctalk.com of course.) They really liked that they could see what it is supposed to look like in the future.

Saturday, we went to Big Truck Tacos for lunch, then went down to tour the OU Campus. We made our way to Campus Corner to walk around and went to Sooner Rocks for a quick snack. From there, we went back to Ada to see my family.

Sunday, we went to church, then lunch in Ada, then came back to OKC. I drove them around the Nichols Hills area, Classen Curve and then we went to Hideaway for dinner. After dinner, we went back to Bricktown to go on the canal taxi. They bluntly told me I ruined the canal cruise for them because I had already previously explained everything our tour guide explained.

Monday, we went to Pops, the Paseo Arts Festival and Penn Square Mall (where one of my cousins got an OU hat and the other got a Thunder hat.) We had a cookout that evening with some of my wife's family and then we went out to Lake Hefner. We parked at the overflow parking lot on the east side of the lake and walked up to the lighthouse, hung out and took a lot of pictures.

One of my cousins is starting Med School in the fall and would seriously consider moving here because of all the great facilities we have here. My other cousin wants to move here NOW! He loves it here and is already planning on flying back in to visit in the fall. He said he wants to experience an Oklahoma winter. I told him not to come here in the first or second week in December because that is usually when we have our ice storms.

[SkyWestOKC]

Sounds like you guys had fun. Thanks for the report!