Southern Shingles

Have you ever been to the Vanguard? It's a fantastic music venue that offers an intimate experience with your favorite artists. Whether right in front of the band on the floor or comfortably seated on the balcony, you'll have a great view of the performance. The Vanguard showcases a variety of artists, from DJs to up-and-coming musicians who are at the forefront of today's music scene. You can catch the next big thing before they become too popular to play in small venues. So, if you're looking for a place to enjoy great music in an intimate setting, the Vanguard is the perfect place.

In the 1960s, 20-foot-tall fiberglass statues were considered the height of outdoor advertising. But while these giants became popular roadside attractions, many fell into disrepair or needed more time. Nowadays, you can still find some larger-than-life figures, like Buck Atom, the 21-foot-tall space cowboy at Buck Atom's Cosmic Curios on 66 in Tulsa's Meadow Gold District. This unique retailer offers a fun photo op with Buck Atom and a variety of Oklahoma gifts showcasing Route 66, Bigfoot, Tulsa, Will Rogers, the Blue Whale, and the Golden Driller. If you get hungry, you can grab some delicious food from the Tulsa Brisket Co. food truck parked on Buck's lot. And if you want to make your visit even more unique, you can stay overnight at Buck's Cosmic Crash Pad, an AirBnB behind the shop. So come on down and celebrate the magic of the Mother Road at Buck Atom's Cosmic Curios on 66.

The Tulsa Air and Space Museum & Planetarium is an outstanding museum that strives to pay homage to the past while encouraging the future. Since its establishment in 1994, the museum offers guided tours, hands-on activities, interactive exhibits, motivational messages, and educational planetarium programs. TASM provides education in an awe-inspiring setting that showcases the stories of aerospace pioneers and events, one-of-a-kind and priceless airplanes, computer flight simulators, cockpit trainers, demonstrations, and simulated space missions. The museum enhances learning through hands-on activities. During group tours, students can touch and interact with aircraft. The museum offers open cockpits and various simulators, such as the space shuttle landing, P51, manned maneuvering unit, and hot air balloon, to help students understand the principles of flight and the technology used by astronauts, pilots, and scientists.