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Home to the Oklahoma City Thunder NBA Basketball Team. The Paycom Center is also home to a great number of concerts and shows throughout the year. Performers in the past have included Carrie Underwood, Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga, Transsiberian Orchestra, Elton John, Rolling Stones, and many others! Other major events hosted here were the NCAA Basketball Men's and Women's Regionals, Big 12 Basketball Championships, and National Finals Rodeo Championships.

The Bricktown Canal, OKC's premiere entertainment and dining district, is located just South of our hotel. Just walk out our front entry and go straight down Oklahoma Avenue. Cross Sheridan Avenue and you will walk right up to the canal. With an upper and lower level full of great Restaurant, Bar, and Entertainment options, the Bricktown Canal will offer a day full of fun. Walk all the way to the southeast end of the canal to enter into the newest entertainment area- The Boathouse District!

The Bricktown Water Taxis are the best way to explore the Bricktown Canal. Opening in 1999, the Water Taxis have served almost 2 million passengers! While travelling on the Water Taxis, your captain will take you on a narrated journey through Oklahoma City and Bricktown history. At certain places on the tour, you are allowed to exit the boat to eat at your favorite restaurants along the canal! Tickets are available for purchase across from the Bricktown Ballpark on Mickey Mantle Drive.

The 8 acre Myriad Botanical Gardens are an oasis in the middle of downtown Oklahoma City. Filled with nature trails, beautiful landscaping, flowers, and hidden treasures, the Myriad Botanical Gardens are where our citizens go to enjoy the outdoors. The Gardens feature two restaurants, a dog park, a huge childrens area, a lower waterside trail, an outdoor concert venue, and space for food trucks which frequent the gardens! The gem is the Crystal Bridge Conservatory, an indoor tropical paradise!

With over 300 banjos on display this is the only museum of its type. The American Banjo Museum is a national treasure dedicated to preserving and promoting the music and heritage of America's native musical instrument - the banjo. An interpretive exhibits tells the evolution of the banjo from its humble roots in American slavery, to bluegrass, to folk and world music. Located just south of the hotel, this is one stop you have to make while staying with our hotel!

The Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark is the centerpiece of the Bricktown area. Considered one of the most impressive minor league baseball parks in America, it plays host to the Oklahoma City Redhawks team, the AAA affiliate of the Houston Astros. Other events hosted here include the Big 12 Baseball Tournament, concerts, and is the home of the famous Ice Slide during Downtown in December. Parents and Children alike can zoom down an ice slide built from the upper deck down onto the field!

Exhibit C is Bricktown’s newest art gallery and retail space. An addition to the Chickasaw Nation and Chickasaw Country tourism organization, Exhibit C continues the vision of highlighting the numerous cultural and entertainment experiences available in south-central Oklahoma and throughout the state. The 7,500-square-foot facility houses an art gallery with authentic pieces of artwork hand-crafted by Chickasaw artists on display and for sale, with a new artist featured every four months.

The Harkins Theater is Bricktown's 16 screen megaplex. Featuring all of the latest movie releases, Harkins is an always popular spot to get away for the afternoon or evening. The Cine Capri in the Harkins Theater features one of the largest screens in the state! Walk South from the hotel down Oklahoma Avenue, then take a left on Reno Avenue. The Harkins Theater will be located on your right! See the front desk for movie times and enjoy the popcorn!

Seven professional arts organizations call the Civic Center Music Hall home. These groups combine to bring year round, world-class entertainment to Oklahoma City – offering the best of ballet, theatre, Broadway, chorus and orchestra. Get the hottest ticket in town, right here at the Civic Center Music Hall.

The Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum is a tribute to those who were killed, those who survived and those changed forever by the April 19, 1995 bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building. The 30,000-square-foot Memorial Museum allows visitors to experience that day and those that followed through the voices, images and artifacts of survivors, family members and rescue workers. Open M-SA: 9am-6pm, SU: 1-6pm. Outdoor Memorial open 24 hours a day. $12.00 admission to museum.

The Adventure District features 3 prominent OKC attractions. First, the Oklahoma City Zoo is one of the top zoo's in the nation. Featuring one of the most extravagant elephant habitats in the world, you will get to see hundreds of species up close and personal! Next to the zoo is Science Museum Oklahoma! This two story interactive center is full of hands on experiments and fun that will entertain and educate everyone attending. Finally, Remington Park and Casino is our horse-racing center!

Science Museum Oklahoma, the state's premier destination for family fun, houses over eight acres of hands-on science experiences with thousands of space, aviation and cultural artifacts in the mix. With new exhibits, the excitement of live entertainment shows, one-of-a-kind IMAX film experiences and a newly renovated Science Floor, Science Museum Oklahoma rocks. From traveling beyond the Milky Way in the Planetarium Theater to witnessing live explosions in Science Live, this museum is awesome!

Come on, the wild is calling! Oklahoma's #1 attraction and one of the top three family-friendly zoos in the nation, the Zoo features a diverse and fascinating animal and plant collection. Children and adults alike will enjoy world class habitats including Great EscApe, Cat Forest/Lion Overlook, Oklahoma Trails and our new elephant habitat.

Doors open at 10 a.m. daily for simulcast racing from coast to coast and exciting casino gaming. Remington Park features live racing during two seasons each year. The top American Quarter Horse Season in the nation is March - May, while the Thoroughbred season runs from mid August through mid December. Oklahoma City’s only casino is open every day of the year and offers 750 of the top electronic gaming machines guests love to play. Remington Park also features various restaurants and Pubs.

The ASA Hall of Fame Complex is the nation’s No. 1 softball venue. With four fields, including the ASA Hall of Fame Stadium - OGE Energy Field, and other world class amenities, the Complex has played host to the best softball competition in the world, including the World Cup of Softball, the NCAA® Women’s College World Series®, the USA Men's Slow Pitch Border Battle, and the ASA National Championship Series.

The Boathouse District is an up and coming unique entertainment area for Oklahoma City. Visit Riversport Adventures which features a 90 foot tall ropes course with the option to slide, jump, or zipline down to the bottom. The zipline is a 700 foot line across the Oklahoma River! The Chesapeake River Cruises are a great way to see the skyline of OKC! Check out the dinner cruises for even more fun and enjoyment! Boathouse row features several boathouses with architectural beauty and grace!

The Young Family Athletic Center is a new approximate 122,000-square-foot facility built on a 12-acre site on the north side of Norman, OK. The YFAC stands as a pinnacle of excellence, offering premier basketball and volleyball courts, aquatics, sports medicine, youth sports, sports camps, leagues, and a retail store. Explore the Young Family Athletic Center today!