Excursions
MAKE A GROUP AND GO ON AN ADVENTURE TOGETHER! HERE ARE SOME SUGGESTED PLACES TO VISIT.
You should be able to get to these locations, enjoy some time, eat dinner, and get back in time for the evening activities.
Excursion times are Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning. You may wish to make plans to do more excursion activities on Monday on your own, as it is a free/travel day.
Suggested Excursion Opportunities
Gathering Place
2650S John Williams Way E. Tulsa, Ok 74114
Tulsa’s Riverfront Park - Voted USA Today's Best New Attraction 2019.
Nearly 100 acres of Tulsa’s iconic waterfront along the scenic Arkansas River transformed into a dynamic, interactive environment. Sport courts, skate park, small boat rentals, 5-acre playground, splash-pads, open spaces, trails, gardens, swings/slides, sand beach, and more.
FREE FREE FREE
Parking: Free and located around the park // Food available onsite ($4-12)
TASM Tulsa Air and Space Museum / Planetarium
3624 N 74th E Ave. Tulsa, OK 74115
Mission: to preserve Oklahoma’s aerospace history and to inspire science-based learning through discovery. Out-of-this-world audio-visual experience in the planetarium with recent tech upgrades. The Tulsa Air and Space Museum & Planetarium (TASM) offers hands-on exhibits including one-of-a-kind aircraft, educational tours, and special events that encourage kids and adults to learn together.
Youth Student $10/$5 / 18-61 $15/$8 / 62+ $12/$7 / 0-4: FREE
Travel time: 22 min 14 miles // Free Parking Onsite // Tue-Sat 10a-4p
Tulsa Zoo
6421 E 36th Street N. Tulsa, OK 74115
The zoo is closed due to flooding.
Inspiring passion for wildlife in every guest, every day.Wide variety of animals in immersive habitats that allow zoo guests to feel transported to native environments of the animals.
12-64: $14 / 65+ $12 / 0-2 FREE / 3-11: $10
Travel time: 24 min 15 miles // Parking: On weekends and holidays, Mohawk Park $2 per car.
Oklahoma Aquarium
300 Aquarium Dr. Jenks, Ok 74037
Mission “To educate and inspire conservation of our aquatic world through interactive discovery” with animals from local Oklahoma to tropical and endangered.
Ten main exhibits including Amazing Invertebrates, Extreme Fishes, Aquatic Oklahoma, Ozark Stream, Ecozone, Shark Adventure, Marvels and Mysteries, Sea Turtle Island, and Polynesian Reef.
Adults $18.95 / 62+ & 3-12 $14.95 / 0-2 FREE
Travel time: 13 min 10 miles // Free Parking Onsite // Café onsite
Woolaroc Museum and Wildlife Preserve
1925 Woolaroc Ranch Rd. Bartlesville, OK 74003
Museum, lodge, and wildlife preserve. The ranch is a 3,700-acre wildlife preserve, home to 30+ species of native and exotic wildlife, such as buffalo, elk and longhorn cattle established in 1925. A museum with an outstanding collection of history, western art and artifacts, Native American material, fine art, one of the finest collections of Colt firearms in the world, and much more. Many trails for hiking, etc.
13-65: $14 / over 65: $12 / 0-12 FREE
Travel time: 1hour 55 miles // Parking included // Concession stand on site. Open W-Sun 10a-5p
Philbrook Museum
2727 S Rockford Rd. Tulsa, Ok 74114
The villa in which the museum is housed was completed in 1927 with72-rooms surrounded by 23 acres of grounds that contain elaborate gardens inspired by an Italian country estate. The museum's permanent collection encompasses European, American, Native American, Modern and Contemporary Art and Design, African, Asian and Antiquities.
Advance, timed entry tickets required. Tickets available for reservation online or by phone at 918-748-5300
$12 General / $10 Students, Seniors, Groups 10+
Travel time: 23 min 11 miles // Free Parking Onsite