Oklahoma City is not an outstanding city by any means, but it is also by no means a bad place to visit. There are certainly enough things to do in OKC if you’re willing to make an effort and find them. Bricktown is a great place to visit if you’re only going to be here a day or two. If you’re looking for an indie music venue, the Conservatory on Western Avenue is an all-ages venue that showcases local and national acts and also has a well-stocked bar for the over-21 crowd … and Size Records next door is a great independent record shop. I’ve just recently discovered that the Oklahoma Museum of Art has a theatre that shows independent, foreign, and classic films. There’s definitely some culture here, as well as a thriving Asian district with many authentic cuisines available. (My favorite is “pho” – Vietnamese noodle soup – and there are plenty of pho houses here.)
Yes, there are some quirky things about this city – like how beer sold in convenience markets and grocery stores cannot contain more than 3.4% alcohol by weight (4% abv), but you can get just about any beer you want at its full strength at any liquor store. Also, yes, tattooing just became legal here. Believe it or not, there is even a law that makes displaying a red flag or the anarchist “A” symbol a felony – but its an archaic law and there’s never been a case taken to the courts.
Radio here sucks, but so does radio everywhere these days.