The food, people and history that make Oklahoma feel like Oklahoma.
Stories worth taking home.
Featured stories
Food history
The Smash Burger Was Ours.
Before the trend, there was El Reno. Meet the Oklahoma onion burger and taste the evidence.
Read the legend →Oklahoma rootsThe stories beneath the skyline.
Oklahoma icons, Native cultures and the people who shaped the place.
Explore the history →Behind the guideWhy The Local Way exists.
Built from hospitality, curiosity and a belief that local knowledge matters.
Meet the guide →Keep your curiosity going
Go a little deeper.
There’s another good story around the corner. Keep exploring with The Local Way.
From the source
More detail from the people who research the history or run the places.
- Oklahoma Historical Society: encyclopedia
More history behind Oklahoma’s people, places and culture.
Tulsa / follow the story
Music, memory and the Mother Road.
Start with Greenwood’s history, explore American song in the Arts District, or make a Route 66 stop part of your day.