Bricktown in OKC is cool. Exceptional...no. Is it as good as Beale Street in Memphis, or the French Quarter in New Orleans, Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood, North Lincoln Avenue in Chicago, Lower Greenville in Dallas, Lower Broadway in Nashville, etc, etc? The obvious answer is "NO!" Bricktown in OKC is the bar and main entertainment area in Oklahoma City. There are some good bars, some good restaurants, and some good music venues. Is there anything exceptional? If there is, I haven't found it. I will visit Bricktown again whenever I am in OKC.

Bricktown is an area near downtown Oklahoma city with restaurants, bars, shops, and entertainment. There is a pretty little canal which winds its way through the southwest corner, and boat rides of the canal are available. I went with a group during a midweek evening. There area was busy, but no overly crowded. We did a wine tasting and got dinner at a steakhouse. I would imagine it's a good spot to enjoy the nightlife on a weekend.

Bricktown is Oklahoma's Downtown Entertainment District. It is an historic part of the city where old warehouse buildings were transformed into new restaurants, bars and hotels and where new structures like a baseball stadium and canal were built to cement the tourist district experience. I stayed here in the Hampton Inn overlooking the stadium and ate dinner here at Mickey Mantle's Steakhouse. I had intended to see the nightlife as well; however, a severe thunderstorm storm and tornado altered that idea. I did get up the next morning and walk the district and canal as well as eat lunch across from the stadium at Fuzzy's Taco.

What a surprise! Our wedding weekend trip was a real treat! Who knew OKCity had such a lovely time planned for us. W e stayed at 21C Museum hotel which was a great choice and highly recommended for an authentic art museum look-around 24 hours a day and a uniquely decorated room to stay in! Our meal at Mary Eddy's, restaurant in the building of hotel, was exceptional, too! Food was a real work of art, tasty and the wine pairing was great, too. All of the staff from check-in to serving in the restaurant were kind and very knowledgable. We took some time and went to the National Cowboy Museum and were surprised at the art show there and museum features. The Brickyard part of town was a nice change of scenery as we walked the riverfront and ate at Charleston! Pass up Toby Keith's for this gem on the river! And finally, a time of reflection at the OKC Memorial. This museum will leave you with a tear in your eye and a new appreciation/reminder of the great country we live in!

Stopped overnight in Oklahoma on a Route 66 coach tour, so went for a short walk around bricktown before it started to rain. Good vibe down there with lots of young people, food outlets, bars and a canal. Well worth the walk to have a look or grab some food or a coffee

Bricktown isn’t as large as we anticipated. That being said when we visited last Saturday we found it lively and fun. There is something for everyone from bars with live entertainment overlooking the canal, a variety of good restaurants, a popular mini golfing area, the canal walkway with its twists and turns, fountains and statues and also the water taxi tour.

We took a free shuttle to Bricktown from Country Inn. We walked along the Bricktown about 5 minutes. We had seafood at Crab Town. Then we took the Bricktown Water Taxi for about 40 minutes. The highlight was the bronze statues at Centennial Land Run Monument.

Rode through the canal which I recommend - its fun. Lots of restaurants line the canal, we didn't eat at any of those. I was expecting more as far as shops along the way. Artsy stuff to see. Not really for little kids. I prefer San Antonio River Walk which is more beautiful.

We spent part of our morning in Bricktown. We likely should have stayed longer, but we enjoyed the tine we had there. The Chickasaw Ballpark was of course closed, but we able to get a look inside by going to the Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame/Jim Thorpe museum. We also visited the OKC Dodgers gift shop, and we saw a part of the canal walk area. Overall, very nice. Probably more exciting later in the day, but well-worth a visit.

It’s definitely something you need to do while in OKC, but it wasn’t very exciting. Our tour guide was great, but there wasn’t much she can say to keep everyone entertained. Brick town is a great concept and the new food truck area will help bring more people in.