there is more to do in tulsa than a slut (tulsa spelled backwards)

5 things you must do when visiting tulsa, oklahoma
1. attend dfest. dfest stands for diversafest and it is a large music festival and conference that takes place at the end of july.  it is an annual festival, although due to funding it did not take place this past year, 2010, but it is scheduled to return in 2011.  there are big name headliners such as paramore, all-american rejects, metro station, and citizen cope, to name a few from the past.  aside from the major headliners, there are also many local artists since the festival is mainly about promoting local talent and artists.

*picture from dfest 2009

 2. go to the center of the universe.  there is a spot at the north end of downtown right by the train track known as the "center of the universe." although it is not the actual center of the universe, some would argue it is just as cool.  if you stand in just the right spot, it is appropriately marked so it is easy to spot, you can talk, yell, whisper, or do just about anything and hear your voice echo.  the interesting thing is that you are the only one that can hear it.  surrounding friends and visitors not standing in the spot will only hear your normal speech.
3. go out on the restless ribbon.  if you say restless ribbon while visiting, many people might not actually know what you are talking about.  however, if you ask where "brookside" is every tulsan will be able to point you in the right direction.  brookside stretches about two miles through midtown tulsa.  whether you are looking for unique retail boutiques, a good place to grab lunch or dinner, nightlife, or a good "home-cooked" feeling at breakfast after a long night out, brookside is the place to be.  go out at night during any of the major breaks from school and you'll see everyone that ever graduated from high school in tulsa.
4. walk around downtown.  although downtown used to be almost dead, in the past few years it has been revived through countless renovations whose main purpose were to maintain the historic feel of downtown but help update things that were just a little to out of date.  just walking around downtown you'll notice a very diffferent atmosphere than the rest of the city.  you can almost breath in the history of the city, although it is not a literal smell, and become one with the beautiful cityscape.

5. finally, if you're going to do one super touristy, yet still pretty cool thing, while in tulsa, go take a picture with the golden driller.  tourist stops don't get much cooler than a 76-foot oil worker just hanging out around midtown tulsa...