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National Cowboy &
Western Heritage Museum
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Oklahoma
City
Coles Garden
is home to numerous gardens, sculptures and antiquities such as the gates to
Napoleon Bonaparte's chateau, eight teakwood horses from India and a Wishing Swing
made of teak and covered with hammered brass. colesgarden.net
A
tropical forest, inside a crystal bridge, and 17
acres of landscaped parkland can be found right
in downtown Oklahoma City at the Myriad
Botanical Gardens. Lush foliage,
brilliant tropical flowers, cascading streams and
a towering waterfall create an authentic rain forest
environment. www.myriadgardens.com
The mission of the National Cowboy & Western Heritage
Museum is to preserve and interpret the
heritage of the American West for the enrichment of the public. Exhibits include
American Rodeo Gallery, American Cowboy Gallery, Art of the American West Gallery
and many more. www.cowboyhalloffame.org
The
Oklahoma
City National Memorial
is dedicated to those who died, survived and helped
others in the 1995 bombing of the Murrah Federal
Building. Designated a National Park, the memorial
comprised of three distinct components: The Symbolic
Memorial, the Oklahoma City National Memorial Center
and the Oklahoma City National Memorial Institute
for the Prevention of Terrorism. www.oklahomacitynationalmemorial.org
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