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Tulsa History Tour with Oil Baron's Tunnel

★ 4.9 (97 reviews) · By Tulsa Tours

A Tulsa bucket list experience! Hear fascinating stories about oil boom era skyscrapers while traversing public pedestrian corridors between and below landmark buildings. This mostly indoor Tulsa history tour culminates with entering one oil baron's tunnel.

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Duration 1.5 hours

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Live tour guide

English

Key facts

Duration 1.5 hours
Languages English
Group size Up to 10
Ages Child 10–17; Adult 18–99
Accessibility Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

What's included

Included

  • Tunnel access fees paid to property owners
  • Guide

Not included

  • Tip for guide

Itinerary

  1. Stop 1

    Explore outside and inside this block-wide bank built in multiple stages. See how the bank and its vaults grew in size as Tulsa's oil fortunes overflowed during the 1920s. Note: no photos inside this building.

    20 minutes
  2. Stop 2

    See the marbled lobby of this office building with a quirky lifelike statue of a businessman. Note: some tours may bypass this non-essential building.

    10 minutes
  3. Stop 3

    Learn about the fascinating history of Tulsa's first skyscraper built by a colorful oil baron forgotten by history.

    10 minutes
  4. Stop 4

    Take a seat and learn about Tulsa's first life insurance company.

    5 minutes
  5. Stop 5

    Hear the story of oilman Waite Phillips, see the Neo-Gothic lobby, and enter his personal tunnel that you won't find on your own.

    15 minutes

Meeting point & pickup

Meet at the starting point

Lower lobby by the escalators. A paid self-park garage is attached to the hotel on 2nd St just east of the hotel's driveway. Valet parking is also available. Please note this is the Hyatt Regency, not the nearby Hyatt Place.

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Free cancellation

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

  • 100% refund if cancelled at least 1 day(s) before
  • 0% refund if cancelled 0–1 day(s) before
  • May be cancelled for bad weather
  • May be cancelled if there are not enough travelers

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From $40.00 per person

Child Age 10–17
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Adult Age 18–99
1
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