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Frontier Country [1] is a region in central Oklahoma that consists of the 12 central counties of Oklahoma. It includes Canadian, Cleveland, Grady, Hughes, Lincoln, Logan, McClain, Okfuskee, Oklahoma, Payne, Pottawatomie, and Seminole counties.

The central region got its name from the pioneering spirit of its settlers and the enduring resilience of its natives. From boomtowns, land runs, Western and Native American history, Frontier Country encompasses the grandeur of Oklahoma and the Old West.

Today Frontier Country is the hub of Route 66 sights, Chisholm trail crossings, Western to contemporary art, agritourism activities, and family-friendly events and attractions.

Request a free, 52-page, color travel guide from the nonprofit multi-county organization at oktourism.com [2]

Regions

• Greater Oklahoma City

Cities

• Chandler [3] - Historic Route 66 town
• Choctaw [4] - Home of Oktoberfest Sep. 3-6, 2008
• Cushing
• Chickasha [5] - Home of the Festival of Light Nov. 25- Dec. 31, 2008
• Davenport - Historic Route 66 town
• Depew
• El Reno [6] - Home of the Fried Onion Burger Day Festival May 3, 2008
• Edmond [7] - Route 66 city
• Guthrie [8] - Bed and Breakfast Capital of Oklahoma
• Midwest City [9] - Home to the Star Spangled Salute air show May 24, 2008
• Mustang - Home of Western Days Sep. 5-6, 2008
• Newcastle
• Norman [10] - Home of the University of Oklahoma.
• Okemah [11] - Home of Woodie Guthrie
• Oklahoma City [12] - The state capital of Oklahoma.
• Piedmont [13] - Historic Chisholm Trail town
• Prague - Home of the Prague Kolache Festival [14] May 3, 2008
• Rush Springs- Home of the Rush Springs Watermelon Festival [15] Aug. 9, 2008
• Shawnee [16] - Home to championship golf courses and distinguished museums
• Seminole [17] - Home to the Jasmine Moran Children's Museum
• Stillwater [18] - Home of Oklahoma State University.
• Stroud [19] - Historic Route 66 town and Grape & Wine Capitol of Oklahoma
• Wewoka [20] - Home of the "Sorghum Festival" Oct. 25, 2008
• Yukon[21] - Where Route 66 and the Chisholm Trail intersect.

Other destinations

Oklahoma City's Adventure District [22] - Home to seven outstanding attractions in one location.

Oklahoma City's Bricktown [23] - Oklahoma City's entertainment district and neighborhood.

Understand

Talk

Get in

Get around

See

• Edward L. Gaylord - Boone Pickens Oklahoma Heritage Museum, 1400 Classen Drive Oklahoma City, OK 73106 (Corner of NW 13th Street and Shartel Avenue), ☎ (405)235-4458 (ep@oklahomaheritage.com), [24].

• Fort Reno, 7107 W. Cheyenne St. El Reno, OK 73036, ☎ (405) 262-3987 (info@fortreno.org), [25].

• Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art, 555 Elm Ave, Norman, OK, ☎ (405)325-3272‎ (museuminfo@ou.edu), [26].

• Harn Homestead Museum, 1721 N Lincoln Oklahoma City, OK 73105, ☎ (405)235-4058 (info@harnhomestead.com), [27].

• Oklahoma History Center, 2401 N. Laird Avenue Oklahoma City, OK 73105, ☎ (405)522-5248 (OKHC@OKHistory.org), [28].

Itineraries

Do

• Frontier City (Amusement Park), (I-35 between NE 122nd and Hefner Road Oklahoma City, OK 73131), ☎ (405) 478-2140 (info@frontiercity.com), [29].

• Orr Family Farm, 14200 S. Western Oklahoma City, OK 73170, ☎ (405)799-FARM (info@orrfamilyfarm.com), [30].

• White Water Bar (Water Park), 3908 W Reno Oklahoma City, OK 73107, ☎ (405) 943-9687 (info@frontiercity.com), [31]. Summer months only.

Eat

• County Line Bar BQ, 1226 NE 63rd Oklahoma City, OK 73111 (Located in Oklahoma City's Adventure District), ☎ (405)478-4955 (restaurant@countylinesmokehouse.com), [32].

• Mickey Mantle's Steakhouse, 7 S Mickey Mantle Drive, Oklahoma City, OK 73104 (Located in Bricktown), ☎ (405)272-0777 (info@mickeymantlesteakhouse.com), [33].

• Nonna's Euro-American Ristorante & Bar, 1 Mickey Mantle Dr. Oklahoma City, OK 73104 (Located in Bricktown), ☎ (405)235-4410 (info@nonnas.com), [34].

Drink

Stay safe

Get out