Top Things to Do in Oklahoma: Aquariums and Wildlife

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The warmth of summer is getting near, with temperatures and daylight hours surging upward by the day. So many Oklahomans are bound to hit the great outdoors in the coming days and weeks as some of them await Oklahoma sports betting opportunities.

Those Sooner State residents are sure to take in one of Oklahoma’s treasures, such as the Tulsa Zoo, Oklahoma City’s Bricktown or the Philbrook Museum of Art in Tulsa.

Those attractions are among the state’s most searched for destinations on the internet, beating out other well-known haunts like the Oklahoma Aquarium, Broken Bow Lake and the Science Museum of Oklahoma.

Whether people want to just pass through on a road trip or plan an entire trip in the state, Oklahoma is full of fun activities for all ages. So BetOklahoma.com paused our coverage of efforts to legalize Oklahoma sportsbook apps to put together this top 10 list. These are the attractions sought the most on the internet, based on search volume.

All data was found on Semrush.

Top Things To Do In Oklahoma

Rank Attraction Search Volume
1 Tulsa Zoo 22.2K
T2 Bricktown 12.1K
T2 Philbrook Museum of Art 12.1K
4 Oklahoma Aquarium 9.9K
T5 Broken Bow Lake 6.6K
T5 Science Museum Oklahoma 6.6K
7 Chickasaw National Recreation Area 5.4K
T8 National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum 3.6K
T8 Gilcrease Museum 3.6K
10 Wichita Mountains National Wildlife Refuge 2.9K

Top Oklahoma Attractions

Our research shows that the Tulsa Zoo is the best place to visit in Oklahoma.

The Tulsa Zoo (22,200 search volume), Bricktown in OKC and the Philbrook Museum of Art (12.1K search volume each) are in demand places. Those three stops beat out the Oklahoma Aquarium (9.9K search volume), Broken Bow Lake and the Science Museum of Oklahoma (6.6K each) as the most in-demand stops in the state.

Rounding out the top 10 were Chicksaw National Recreation Area in Sulphur (5.4K search volume), while the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in OKC and Tulsa’s Gilcrease Museum were tied for eighth overall with a search volume of 3.6K each.

Finishing 10th in the Sooner State was Wichita Mountains National Wildlife Refuge in Comanche County (2.9K), a 60,000-acre open space grassland.

All in all, few states have the varied destinations for tourists and locals alike that the Sooner State does, with that diversity of destinations being reflected by the top destinations for visitors in 2024. Stay with us for sports coverage as well as lifestyle stories such as this one, and our search for Oklahoma’s Favorite Cocktail.

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Christopher Boan

Christopher Boan is a writer for BetOklahoma.com after covering sports and sports betting in Arizona for more than seven years, including stops at ArizonaSports.com, the Tucson Weekly and the Green Valley News. He is here to help you choose the best Arizona sportsbook for you.