Adventures in B'ville

This weekend, Levi and I ventured to Bartlesville for a short getaway while I was off work for MLK Jr. Day. It turns out that January, Sundays and Mondays are the worst times to go to Bartlesville because almost all the tourist attractions are closed. Nevertheless, we managed to have a great time!

We stayed at Price Tower, which is Frank Lloyd Wright's only realized skyscraper that was built in the 1950s. It used to be an office building, but it now houses an art gallery and 19 hotel rooms. It was a really fun experience to stay there.

When we arrived Sunday, we started our adventure by taking a guided tour of Price Tower. A few of the floors have been restored to look like they did when the Tower was built (office spaces and residential apartments). It was amazing how Frank Lloyd Wright designed everything about the place, including the office furniture, light fixtures and even the waste baskets. The room we stayed in was part of the Inn at Price Tower, and it was a converted office space. It was neat to imagine the business deals, smoke, etc. that used to fill that room.

After our tour, we checked into our room and headed to Murphy's to eat a late lunch. It had come highly recommended by my dad and Levi's partner Chad for the Hot Hamburger, which is an open-face burger covered in french fries and brown gravy. Levi had it and said it was great.

After lunch, we drove around town exploring and found ourselves at Starbucks (surprise!) and spent an hour or so playing Battleship and Checkers while drinking hot drinks. It was nice to just pass the time with no responsibilities.

This morning, we slept in and then hung around the hotel room watching the Today show. What a wonderfully lazy morning! Once we got up and around, we had lunch at a local mexican restaurant (that was not very tasty, unfortunately) and then visited an antique mall. We finished our mini vacation with a trip to the Phillips Petroleum Museum.

Phillips Petroleum's over 15,000 patents!

We look forward to going back sometime to visit the things that were closed while we were there like Woolaroc, Frank Phillips' home, the Candle Museum and some neat restaurants.