| If you want to get into the spirit of the American | | | | 3, 2009 is “American Indian Mural Painting in |
| West, the National Cowboy & Western Heritage | | | | Oklahoma and the Southwest.” It is a great |
| Museum, located in the Adventure District of | | | | opportunity to observe full-size murals as well as |
| Oklahoma City, is where you need to go. This is | | | | studies from artists including, among others, |
| the place in the United States to sample Western | | | | Archie Blackowl (Cheyenne), Acee Blue Eagle |
| culture, art and history. With 10 million and more | | | | (Creek/Pawnee), Woody Crumbo (Potawatomi), |
| tourists from around the globe having already | | | | and Tonita Pena (San Ildefonso Pueblo). |
| visited the museum and experienced the heritage | | | | The museum is easily accessible from hotels in |
| of the West, you are sure to get a much better | | | | the Adventure District. Hotels in Oklahoma City |
| understanding of this important facet of American | | | | arrange shuttle services for customers to |
| culture once you pay a visit. | | | | important tourist destinations in the city. With |
| The museum is home to a great collection of | | | | Oklahoma being an integral part of the American |
| artifacts and art related to the West. The | | | | West tradition, you can’t leave the city |
| museum also sponsors educational programs and | | | | without checking out the National Cowboy and |
| scientific research into Western subjects. Paintings, | | | | Western Heritage Museum.Oklahoma City Hotels - |
| firearms, Native American objects, and historical | | | | The Bricktown Hotel and Convention Center is |
| cowboy gear are the highlights here. Tourists are | | | | one of the finest hotels in Oklahoma City and is |
| offered great shopping and dining opportunities as | | | | located only 1.5 miles from Downtown's Bricktown |
| well. | | | | center. Shuttle services are available to the |
| Events such as exhibitions and educational | | | | National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum |
| programs are lined up almost every time of the | | | | from the hotel. |
| year at the museum. An ongoing exhibition till May | | | | |