From Stillwater Regional Airport in Stillwater, the surrounding region opens up quickly, with cities, towns, and attractions within easy reach. Stillwater is the home of Oklahoma State University and the birthplace of red dirt music, the loose, country-rooted sound that grew out of local porches and bars in the 1990s. The city has an orange-and-black college energy on game days and a laid-back, small-town feel the rest of the week. Lakes and prairie surround it.

Standout experiences around Stillwater: - Eat a plate of cheese fries at Eskimo Joe's, the famous bar across from campus - Catch a Cowboys football game at Boone Pickens Stadium - Hear live music at the Tumbleweed Dance Hall or along the Strip - Visit the OSU Museum of Art and the Botanic Garden at OSU - Fish, paddle, or camp at Lake Carl Blackwell and Lake McMurtry - Take kids to the Oklahoma WONDERtorium children's museum - Walk the trails at Boomer Lake Park near downtown - Tour the National Wrestling Hall of Fame on campus

Stillwater sits between the big cities of Oklahoma. Guthrie, the original territorial capital with a Victorian downtown, is 35 minutes southwest, and the Pawnee Bill Ranch and Museum is 30 minutes northeast. Oklahoma City and Tulsa are each a little over an hour away. Try a chicken fried steak or a fried onion burger, an Oklahoma invention, and catch a local band in the evening. Fall football weekends are the big draw, but spring on the lakes is just as good.