[Synopsis]

jessaka,
I should have said the "gardens" of Philbrook, which are to the rear of the Italian style villa that is Philbrook. I thought you had been there since you said you visited the museum. I take it that you must've visited Gilcrease. Gilcrease is good but I prefer The Philbrook; very, very, nice and the museum itself isn't the only attraction - the grounds are spectacular.

Yes, the traffic in this area is horrendous. The area has over 6 million people, almost double the popultion of Oklahoma in about a five-county area. That being said, the people here are nice, and the neighborhood we live in is nice. I do like it in Texas, I just wish it wasn't so congested.

Here are more pictures of the gardens and grounds at The Philbrook Museum of Art.

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[Mattie Jo]

Now that is a beautiful museum. Yes, I went to Gilcrest. These photos are very impressive.

[Jammie]

They are gorgeous!!! We really liked the Gilcrease Museum, but now I'm wondering if we didn't choose the wrong one to go to. But hopefully we'll get to see Philbrook some day, too.

[Synopsis]

The Philbrook is much, much more impressive in my opinion!

Some info on The Philbrook:

The Philbrook Museum of Art in Tulsa, Oklahoma is a art museum and former home of Oklahoma oil pioneer Waite Phillips and his wife Genevieve (Elliott) Phillips. As of 2007, the museum has a staff of 60 and an operating budget of nearly $6 million.

The Philbrook Museum houses exhibitions from around the world, including one of the finest permanent collections of Renaissance and Baroque art and sculpture in the United States. It features work from such masters as Piero di Cosimo, Biagio d'Antonio da Firenze, Tanzio da Varallo , and Bernardo Strozzi. The Philbrook also features 19th Century European artists, William-Adolphe Bouguereau and Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot, American artists Thomas Moran, William Merritt Chase, and Levi Wells Prentice. The museum is widely recognized for its outstanding Native American and African art collection.

Location: 2727 South Rockford Road Tulsa, Oklahoma

Hours:

Tuesday - Sunday, 10AM - 5PM
Thursday Evenings Until 8PM
Closed Mondays and Major Holidays

It's a MUST see if you ever visit Tulsa.

[Mattie Jo]

Thanks for the information. I saved it for when we go to Tulsa next, which may be for awhile since we are planning a big trip.

[Jodylyn60]

We have lived all over the country, we spent 2 years in Tulsa. South Tulsa is pretty, lots of rolling hills. Churches are everywhere and very active, housing is very reasonable compared to other areas of the country. Anywhere in the Jenks or Union School district should be fairly safe. Jenks is also a nice little community, they have a cute little downtown area and a nice riverfront with restaurants and the new Oklahoma Aquarium. Bixby is a little south of Tulsa, it has reasonable housing prices, good schools and a small town atmosphere. You also might want to consider Broken Arrow as well. The schools in all these areas are fairly good (my kids went to Jenks). We really enjoyed our time in Tulsa.

[2e28]

Cleveland OK is a small town that's has a wal-mart and movies and good schools

[StillwaterTownie]

But like so many small Oklahoma towns, Cleveland is not growing.

[Mattie Jo]

I wish that Tahlequah wasn't growing. All I would now ask for is a used book store with rare books. I used to want more, but that is what happens to people that move out here from California, they are so used to having too much of everything.

So for those that move out here from CA and other big cities, be aware to not complain because that is the reason why Oklahomans do not like Californian's, etc.

And remember if you are here long enough you will adjust and be grateful for what you do have.

[Guthrie Kid]

Good point, I was kind of baffled by Townies statement. They said it so matter of factly as though everyone thinks no growth is a bad thing. Trust me, for better or worse that is not always the case by a Loooong shot.

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