He will be here for two weeks. There is a four day weekend around Valentine's day. I was thinking about taking him to St. Louis to see the Arch, the Mississippi River, the City Museum and some Italian food from Rigazzi's.
I'd take someone to KC before I'd take them to STL, but that's just me. KC has more fountains than any city but Rome; Country Club Plaza's architecture is modeled after Seville; Union Depot is pretty cool; WWII memorial has fantastic vistas; the American Jazz Museum and Baseball Museum at 18th & Vine is wonderful; Truman Presidential Library is interesting; Power & Light District is fun; Nelson-Atkins Museum has a great collection; there are a ton of gorgeous mansions along Ward Parkway, including the Hall mansion (Hallmark cards) and Russell-Stover Mansion; Gates BBQ (or Arthur Bryant's) is a unique experience; the Braves and Royals are there... It's beautiful (and much closer!) and has some great Italian restaurants, as well.
While he's in Tulsa, though, don't forget Philbrook! Many people from other parts of the world NEVER expect to see anything like that in America (let alone Tulsa). Don't forget Gilcrease. Take him to the Greenwood Center and tell him about the Riot. Everyone has to see the Praying Hands and the Golden Driller. And if you want good, local BBQ, visit Mac's Barbecue in Skiatook on your way to Woolaroc! I bet he's not seen bison in person before.
Et n'oubliez pas que je parle français. Si tu as besoin d'un traducteur, tu as mon numéro!
(And might I add how funny it is that we're all the time screaming to the rest of the country, "We've got hills and trees!" and many of the posts in this discussion have been, "Show him how flat and empty it is!"
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