Don't take this as any recommendation to go there, but if you were to find yourself in Oklahoma, what might you do? (Oh, and here's the photo album.)
Corn - With less than 600 people, the town of Corn is smaller than most small towns. But this slight brake on a back road is over 100 years old, which is more than most McMansion developments can boast. Alas, if you don't have relatives here, not much to do. On the other hand, if you do have relatives here, not much to do either.
Ghost Mound - Due east of Corn, mom remembered her dad taking her family there. Odd little butte, reportedly the basis of a story (The Mound) written by HP Lovecraft. I doubt, however, that it's the entrance to any subterranian land, but I could be mistaken.
Sod House - When the pioneers first arrived, how to build a house with not much timber? Well, you cut up the bison-packed earth and stack it into a house. Nevermind the bugs, snakes, & falling dirt, just be prepared for a little repair after every rain. After many rains, this is the last one standing, cleverly housed within a larger house.
Glass Mountains - Often called the "Gloss Mountains" because an early explorer's British accent, this gets it's name from mica and other glassy minerals in the formation. Not really mountains, just a gypsum-topped mesa. But in the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.
Fort Reno - Strange fort built to protect the Chisholm Cattle Trail from Indians. After their demise, it just took any odd job that happened to come along. Need someplace to raise cavalry horses, sure. Need a location for all those German POW's, no prob. Makes for a good visit -- what else are you going to do?
El Reno -- Just west out of Oklahoma City, it probably wuldn't warrant much attention but for 2 attractions: route 66 and the Onionburger. The route 66 part is like other route 66 towns -- half boarded up, half about to be boarded up. But the unique thing here -- the onionburger. What's that? The onions are cooked along with the hamburger right on the grill, giving you those carmelized sweet onions right in the burger. After a number of days eating homogenized corporate food, finding something that unique, local and, well, American was a surprizing treat.
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