Oklahoma. It’s The Place To Be…For Burgers

We took a day off and went out exploring part of Oklahoma. We’d been to Oklahoma on several occasions, but we’d never taken the boys to the State Capitol so, we loaded up the car and drove the almost four hours from where we were staying so we could officially check Oklahoma off of our 50 state list.

We thought the outside of the Capitol Building looked very impressive. In our state capitol booklet Oklahoma boasts as being the only State Capitol Building with a working oil well around it. We did see one, but it didn’t look like it was working.

The Redbud Trees were starting to bloom around the Capitol grounds.

The dome was really pretty. I love that they used a color scheme that represents their ties to the Native American culture. I’m a little OCD when it comes to centering up under the domes, so when I saw that OKC had the floor directly under the dome roped off, I got slightly panicky. I hesitated even taking the photo because I knew when I looked at it the lack of symmetry would drive me nuts. But I really like to share our adventures with y’all, so I took the shot and you get a picture of the dome that’s…not great. Sorry.

There were some nice murals and some very lovely stained glass throughout the building.

Like most Capitol Buildings, there was marble everywhere. I’m not complaining…I love the look!

We did find a couple of Capitol Building firsts! The OKC Capitol Building has a gym and a barber shop!

Tucker’s Onion Burgers. We decided we need to add a burger list to our List Page. We decided this after eating at Tucker’s. Are you wondering what the heck an onion burger is? Back in the 1920s several cafes in Oklahoma started adding thinly shredded caramelized onions to their burgers to stretch the beef further. It was a way for the cafe owners to still turn a profit even during the Great Depression. The Onion Burger is still a staple in many Oklahoma cafes. And just so you know…Tucker’s is at the top of our Burger List. You can go check out the rest of the list over on The List page!

We couldn’t pass up the 66ft tall soda bottle at POPs.

POPs has hundreds of different flavors of soda all in one store/gas station/diner. There were a ton of people there and we had to stand in line just to look at all of the flavors. It was insane! Flavors ranged from the usual colas to some very interesting flavors…bacon, peanut butter & jelly, sweet corn, and ranch were a few of the not so usual flavors. We each picked something out and headed on down the road.

It’s a tourist road side attraction. There’s a “museum” in the bottom floor, but the loft upstairs was the best part. It’s worth a quick stop if you’re ever driving by. I tried to get a shot of the loft, but it just didn’t happen. You’ll just have to go check it out yourself! And make sure you go to Tucker’s Onion Burger since you’ll be so close!!

See y’all down the road!!