Double-charged! There are kiosks inside "Tellers" to pay for parking, so I paid there. Yet, upon…read moreleaving the garage I had to pay AGAIN to get out! I'd recommend avoiding because of this, and because the garage is crowded, confusing, and difficult to safely navigate. (I now understand the long waits for valet parking retrievals- they use this garage, too!)

Great for parking if you are going to Tellers, Stock & Bond or The National Hotel. The hotel has…read morevalet service too in the front. This garage is attached to the National and using the elevators from the garage gets you to the main 1st floor of the building.

Oklahoma City (OKC) is doing amazing things to attract tourists, and the OKC Streetcar is one of…read morethose amazing things. Providing clean, safe, easy to use, and inexpensive transportation that hits the highlights of the city is essential if you want tourists to see all that OKC offers. On a recent visit to OKC, I picked up a flyer that had a detailed map of the two streetcar lines. It also had a QR code that took me to a website where I could downloaded the OKC Streetcar app. The app is a great way to buy a ticket on your phone. However you can also buy one at the kiosks found at each platform stop. Tickets are $1 per ride, but you can also buy a $3 day pass or longer passes (monthly) if needed. There was no need to scan my ticket before mounting the streetcar. I simply had to press the "use ticket" button on the app on my phone. The main loop took me all over the city. It operates seven days a week and goes from early in the morning until late at night. The Bricktown loop only operates on the weekends. It's a shorter loop that hits the tourist center with the riverfront. Fortunately, the main loop that operates daily does the Bricktown loop too, so you can still get around and see it all. I was able to ride the streetcar from the botanical gardens to another area of town where I could get lunch. I also used it to see the OKC Museum of Art and to return to my hotel in an area of the city called Bricktown. I actually rode the streetcar the entire loop just to see the different areas of town. The streetcars come frequently, but you always have a nice sheltered bench to sit and wait. During the weekday, there were only two other people onboard with me. It was nice and cool inside. I appreciated being able to escape the sun and heat of the day and get off my feet for a short time. The streetcars are pristine inside and out. The route stops were clearly indicated on maps inside the streetcar as well as at the platform waiting area. Each streetcar announces the upcoming stop on a speaker and flashes it across an LCD panel near the driver. The driver is in a separate room at the front, but he was nice enough to answer my question before we continued on our way. Oklahoma City is a hidden gem in the heartland of America. It took two years for my husband to convince me it was worth the short drive north to visit the city. Improvements like investing in the new OKC streetcar are one of the many reasons I would recommend visiting OKC.

What a great adventure. Downtown Oklahoma City is a destination, so much to see and do. It's a…read moredifferent vibe with so many areas to hangout and get gooooood food. The streetcar is the perfect touch to another mode of transportation uptown, midtown to downtown. Check it out!