Oklahoma and Kansas from Yesteryear to Today

Depart the UK on your chosen scheduled flight to Tulsa. Upon arrival, collect your rental car and proceed to your hotel. Your first two nights are based in Tulsa, once the oil-producing capital of the nation, it turned from a cow-town to a cosmopolitan city and now offers a distinctive mix of influences.

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The Mayo Hotel, Tulsa

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The Mayo Hotel, Tulsa

Recently renovated and beautifully styled, The Mayo features 102 luxurious hotel rooms and suites. Bright accent colours and bold patterns pop against neutral backdrops, creating a modern, retro-chic atmosphere. In addition, each accommodation is spacious, bright and thoughtfully appointed with a variety of convenient amenities.

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This morning take the 75 miles drive south east to Tahlequah in the foothills of the Ozark Mountains. Learn about Cherokee history and culture at the Cherokee Heritage Centre. This vast centre is home to the Ancient Village, Adams Corner Rural Village, the Trail of Tears exhibit and the Cherokee National Museum providing an in-depth look at the Cherokee heritage. Then it’s on to Fort Gibson, the first army post in Indian Territory. In operation from 1824 to 1890, the 80 acre site encompasses 29 historic buildings and numerous archaeological ruins

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The Mayo Hotel, Tulsa

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The Mayo Hotel, Tulsa

Recently renovated and beautifully styled, The Mayo features 102 luxurious hotel rooms and suites. Bright accent colours and bold patterns pop against neutral backdrops, creating a modern, retro-chic atmosphere. In addition, each accommodation is spacious, bright and thoughtfully appointed with a variety of convenient amenities.

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Leaving Tulsa, you follow part of historic Route 66 enjoying the eclectic towns of Sapulpa, Bristow and Stroud along the way. This afternoon you arrive into Oklahoma City, the largest city in the state. There is plenty to keep you entertained so we’ve given you a full day to explore. The National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum features art from the finest contemporary artists in the nation as well as botanical and natural gardens, a turn of the century western town and American Cowboy and American Rodeo Galleries. Bricktown is Oklahoma City’s hottest entertainment and dining area and offers a host of shopping options too. If you’ve time to spare visit Oklahoma City’s stockyards, the largest feeder cattle market in the world. Watch the cowboys working the livestock and feel the excitement of the auctions!

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Sheraton Oklahoma City Downtown Hotel

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Sheraton Oklahoma City Downtown Hotel

The large, intuitively designed guestrooms boast wonderful city or tower views. Each room is beautifully furnished with light woods and finished with a warm colour palette. An abundance of amenities feature in all rooms, including 37″ flat-screen televisions, WiFi, Sheraton Sweet Sleeper Beds, a mini refrigerator and coffee maker. For the ultimate indulgence, consider the wide selection of club level rooms on offer.

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Perhaps enjoy breakfast at Cattleman’s Steakhouse in Stockyard City before you start your journey for Ponca City. The dream of oil baron EW Marland was to live in a palace and Marland Mansion was the realisation of these dreams. The affluent oil man entertained extensively in his 55 room ‘Palace on the Prairie’ and now its your turn to visit. Before arrival in Wichita we suggest two more stops. Pioneer Woman Statue and Museum is dedicated to women who have made outstanding pioneering contributions in space, photography, medicine and settling new lands. Standing Bear is a monumental tribute to all Native Americans, and its surrounding parks feature cultural symbols. Wichita is located at the point where the Big and Little Arkansas Rivers join together and was named for The Wichita Indians. A dozen museums are scattered throughout the city. Old Cowtown Museum is an open air 1870s living history museum on the Chisholm Trail and The Museum of World Treasures boasts an extensive collection of artifacts from dinosaurs and early civilizations. If you’re looking to enjoy the outdoors you’ll enjoy the 136 municipal parks which cover almost 3,000 acres of the city. Beautifully landscaped, many offer walking and biking trails.

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Hyatt Regency, Wichita

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Hyatt Regency, Wichita

This beautiful hotel offers 303 warm, modern guestrooms and suites that include stunning views of either the city or Arkansas River. Amenities in all rooms include a flat screen television, refrigerator, coffee-maker, high speed WiFi and a safety deposit box. Suites include extra living space and upgraded facilities.

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A leisurely day today as you are travelling just a short distance. Take time to visit the quaint Amish village of Yoder where you can peruse the hand made quilts and then perhaps enjoy lunch at Carriage Crossing Restaurant. Your afternoon is best spent at Kansas Cosmospere and Space Centre, a world class space museum featuring one of the largest collections of US space artifacts.

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Hampton Inn, Hutchinson

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Hampton Inn, Hutchinson

Each of the guestrooms and suites are simple in design with all the modern amenities you need for a comfortable stay. The decor is clean, crisp, and finished with a dark colour palette. Facilities in each room include a flat-screen television, complimentary Wi-Fi, coffee maker, alarm clock radio, and bathroom products. Suites are also available offering additional living space and upgraded amenities.

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Have some fun at Hedrick’s Exotic Animal Farm, feeding, petting and hearing all about the animal adventures. Then its on to the Kansas Underground Salt Museum, where the exhibits are displayed 650 feet beneath the Kansas prairie in a working salt mine. More animals this afternoon at Maxwell Wildlife Refuge, home to roaming herds of bison and elk. En route to Salina make a stop at Lindsborg, filled with unique shops, museums and art galleries and at Smoky Hill Vineyards where you can taste over 25 wines.

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Courtyard by Marriott Salina

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Courtyard by Marriott Salina

Guestrooms at the Courtyard by Marriott are modernly furnished and feature bright, colourful decor. Amenities include large beds with deep mattress, plush bedding and cotton-rich linens, a flat screen television, refrigerator, microwave and complimentary Wi-Fi. Two bedroom suites are also available that offer extra living space and an in-room whirlpool.

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Following breakfast take a leisurely drive east to Abilene at the end of the famous Chisholm Trail. Here you can discover its rich history at the Dickinson County Historical Museum, Seelye Mansion, the museum of Dwight D Eisenhower and his childhood home. The town of Council Grove has no fewer than 13 sites designated as National Historic Landmarks and is rich in Santa Fe Trail and pioneer history, so make sure you make a stop here before finally following the road south on the Flint Hills National Scenic Byway to tallgrass Prarie National Preserve. On your second day why not take the Overland Wagon Tour, a western adventure highlighting the pioneers of the 1840’s and 1850’s, or take a personalised ranch experience into the Flint Hills.

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Grand Central Hotel, Flint Hills

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Grand Central Hotel, Flint Hills

The Grand Central Hotel offers ten large traditionally appointed guestrooms, each with unique design, dedicated to local ranchers. Amenities vary according to your room choice, but paved patios, fireplaces, feature brick walls and window seats are some of your choices, along with a king or two double beds.

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Driving south you follow the remainder of the Flint Hills Scenic Byway, then southeast to Sedan which is surrounded by beautiful wooded hills and has a quaint downtown with boutique Victorian stores. The Emmett Kelly Museum, filled with memorabilia honours the famous clown and his sad-faced character Willie. Then your final stop is Bartlesville, the town that oil built! Your accommodation is in Price Tower, Frank Lloyd Wright’s only build skyscraper. Whilst in town visit the residence of the famous oil baron.

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Holiday Inn Express & Suites, Bartlesville

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Holiday Inn Express & Suites, Bartlesville

As well as being contemporary in design, with clean palettes of white and brown with splashes of orange and green, each of the Holiday Inn’s guestrooms offers a wide range of amenities. Expect comfortable bedding, flat-screen television, complimentary Wi-Fi, coffee maker, mini-fridge, microwave, and air conditioning which all come as standard.

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It’s just a short drive today to Tulsa. Stroll Cherry Street and the historic shopping district in the heart of town, visit The Gilcrease Museum’s collection of fine art and artifacts and The Philbrook Museum of Art, which is located in the 1927 Italianate-style mansion of oilman Waite Phillips. Finally, take a trip back in time wandering the antique shops and tea rooms at the heart of Jenks downtown district. West of the river its fondly known as the crafts capital of Oklahoma.

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The Mayo Hotel, Tulsa

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The Mayo Hotel, Tulsa

Recently renovated and beautifully styled, The Mayo features 102 luxurious hotel rooms and suites. Bright accent colours and bold patterns pop against neutral backdrops, creating a modern, retro-chic atmosphere. In addition, each accommodation is spacious, bright and thoughtfully appointed with a variety of convenient amenities.

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Enjoy your last morning in Tulsa before making the short journey back to Tulsa Airport for your flight back to the UK.