Oklahoma Off the Beaten Path: A Guide to Unique Places (Revised & Updated) [Paperback]

Barbara Palmer (Author), Kendra Fox (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 1, 2003

An easy-to-use guide to Oklahoma's less-known, out-of-the-way places, fully updated and revised. Visit Tribe's Gallery in Norman to see Native American art displayed; eat at the Meers Store, an old general store that has since become a restaurant; and stay at the Island Guest Ranch, a peaceful cattle ranch with Southwest-style cabins, fishing, and horseback riding.

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

Whatever you do when you travel, get off the highway. Who needs more bland rest stops and fast food? Get into the heart of things with Globe Pequot's Off the Beaten Path series. Devoted to travelers with a taste for the unique, this easy-to-use guide will help you discover the hidden places in Oklahoma that most tourists miss - unsung, unspoiled, and out-of-the-way finds that liven up a week's vacation, a day trip, or an afternoon.

About the Author

Barbara Palmer is a native of Oklahoma and worked for eight years as an editor at Oklahoma Life.

Revising editor Kendra Fox lives in Oklahoma City and writes a travel column for the Sunday Oklahoman.

Product Details

• Paperback: 209 pages
• Publisher: Globe Pequot; 4th edition (December 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0762724773
• ISBN-13: 978-0762724772
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 6.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,565,440 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #16 in Books > Travel > United States > States > Oklahoma

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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The only readable guide to Oklahoma!, September 25, 1999

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This review is from: Oklahoma Off the Beaten Path: A Guide to Unique Places (Paperback)

The charm of this book is the way the author describes the history and background of the state. It is more than just facts. Her descriptions of the state make one want to go to Oklahoma!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good little tourist guide, December 26, 2004

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This review is from: Oklahoma Off the Beaten Path: A Guide to Unique Places (Revised & Updated) (Paperback)

Oklahoma doesn't get much tourist attention, so a guidebook to the pleasures of traveling there is most welcome. This is far from a complete guide, but rather a potpourri of places to visit, eat, and stay.

The book divides Oklahoma into seven regions and covers the attractions of each region, especially in small towns and rural areas. Down-home, long-established restaurants and bed-and-breakfasts are well-described. Sidebars sprinkled liberally through the text provide a historical overview of Oklahoma, especially of its cowboy and Indian heritage.

There is no Grand Canyon or Yosemite in Oklahoma. The natural attractions are modest. For those from more congested states, the charm of Oklahoma is open empty country and friendly people, clear blue skies, and weather that is pretty good on the average -- but the weather in Oklahoma is rarely average. "The immensity of the plains can exhilarate or overwhelm travelers," says the author. That's about right. Oklahoma is a good place to take a random drive down a country road. Amidst the endless prairie, the oil wells, and the wheat fields, there's usually a valley oasis of woodland, a rocky mesa, one of Oklahoma's big man-made lakes, or an old town with a restaurant that features chicken-fried steak and mashed potatoes. This book will give you some ideas on places to go and things to do.

Smallchief

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good But Could Be Better, November 3, 2003

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This review is from: Oklahoma Off the Beaten Path: A Guide to Unique Places (Revised & Updated) (Paperback)

This is a well-written book and worthwhile for what it contains, but what it does not include is inexplicable. What about Ada, Queen City of the Chicksaw Nation? It's on the map in the book (as it should be) but no mention of it whatsover in the text. This lovely town is important to Oklahoma's history and worth a visit with its many historic buildings and turn-of-the-century downtown.