Hotels in Tulsa, Oklahoma

A little about Tulsa...

Tulsa is the second-largest city in the state of Oklahoma and 46th-largest in the United States. With an estimated population of 387,807 in 2003, it is the principal municipality of the Tulsa Metropolitan Statistical Area, a region of 897,752 residents projected to reach one million between 2010 and 2012. Located near Tornado Alley, the city frequently experiences severe weather. It is situated on the prominent Arkansas River at the foothills of the Ozark Mountains in northeast Oklahoma, a region of the state known as "Green Country." Considered the cultural and arts center of Oklahoma. Tulsa boasts two world-renowned art museums, full-time professional opera and ballet companies, and one of the nation's largest concentrations of art deco architecture. In 2005, the city was selected as one of "America's Most Livable Large Cities." People from Tulsa are described as "Tulsans."

The city also has the second-tallest building in the state, the Cityplex Tower in south Tulsa. As one of the area's unique architectural complexes, Oral Roberts University is built in a Post-Modern Futuristic style, incorporating bright gold structures with sharp, jetting edges and clear geometric shapes. The city's new arena, the BOK Center, incorporates many of Tulsa's most prominent themes, including Native American, art deco, and contemporary architectural styles. Intended to be an architectural icon for the city, the building was designed by César Pelli, the architect of the famous Petronas Towers in Malaysia.

Tulsa has 14 institutions of higher education, including two private universities: the University of Tulsa, a school founded in 1894; and Oral Roberts University; Oral Roberts University, Oklahoma State University, OSU College of Osteopathic Medicine, Tulsa Community College, and Rogers State University.

The city's zoo, the Tulsa Zoo and Living Museum, was named in 2005 "America's Favorite Zoo" by Microsoft Game Studios in connection with a national promotion of their "Zoo Tycoon 2" computer game. Doubling as a museum that documents the cultures and history of various climates in North America, the zoo encompasses a total of 78 acres with approximately 1,500 animals and 436 species.