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Tulsa History Tour: Explore Oil Baron's Tunnel
4.9
93 Ratings
Tulsa
Experience a must-do activity in Tulsa! Discover captivating tales of the oil boom era skyscrapers as you navigate public pedestrian pathways between and beneath iconic buildings. This predominantly indoor Tulsa history tour concludes with a visit to an oil baron’s tunnel.
Experience a must-do activity in Tulsa! Discover captivating tales of the oil boom era skyscrapers as you navigate public pedestrian pathways between and beneath iconic buildings. This predominantly indoor Tulsa history tour concludes with a visit to an oil baron’s tunnel.
Duration:
1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- 320 South Boston Building - Discover the exterior and interior of this expansive bank, constructed in various phases. Observe the expansion of the bank and its vaults as Tulsa’s oil wealth surged in the 1920s. Note: photography is not permitted inside this building.
- Regus - Tulsa - Kennedy Building - Visit the marble lobby of this office…
- 320 South Boston Building - Discover the exterior and interior of this expansive bank, constructed in various phases. Observe the expansion of the bank and its vaults as Tulsa’s oil wealth surged in the 1920s. Note: photography is not permitted inside this building.
- Regus - Tulsa - Kennedy Building - Visit the marble lobby of this office building, featuring a unique, lifelike statue of a businessman. Note: some tours might skip this non-essential building.
- Mid-Continent Tower - Uncover the intriguing history of Tulsa’s first skyscraper, erected by a vibrant oil baron who has faded from memory.
- Atlas Life Building - Sit down and delve into the history of Tulsa’s inaugural life insurance company.
- Philtower - Listen to the tale of oilman Waite Phillips, admire the Neo-Gothic lobby, and explore his personal tunnel, which is not easily found on your own.
What's Included
- Tunnel access fees paid to property owners
- Guide
- Tunnel access fees paid to property owners
- Guide
What's Not Included
- Tip for guide
- Tip for guide
Additional Information
- Tour is for adults who can stand for 1.5 hours. Not recommended for young children. NOT accessible for wheelchairs, mobility scooters, walkers or strollers.
- Tour is for adults who can stand for 1.5 hours. Not recommended for young children. NOT accessible for wheelchairs, mobility scooters, walkers or strollers.
Location
Hyatt Regency Tulsa Downtown
East 2nd Street South
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.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(93 Ratings)
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Bethpo3025sg
Oct 5, 2026
Becky did a great job! - Becky is absolutely fantastic!! She was a wealth of information and very entertaining! Would go again!!
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Retiredfarrier
Oct 5, 2026
Get the inside info on Tulsa - This was a great tour. So much history and our guide Bekki was wonderful. You can tell when there is true enthusiasm. Who knew there was so much history here. Love the beautiful buildings and architecture. All of the info on the personalities that participated in the oil, boom, built these buildings and city was fascinating
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Steph_woods147
Oct 3, 2026
A ‘must do’ tour when visiting Tulsa - Great tour. Derek was a great guide and leaned a lot about Tulsa that we didn’t know before. Can highly recommend
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987ilenem
Oct 2, 2026
Historical Tunnel Tour - October 2026 - It was well worth the time and money. Our tour guide, Derek, was great and very knowledgeable.
We loved the history and the beautiful buildings.
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135pamelai
Oct 2, 2026
Excellent introduction to Tulsa - Fascinating insight into Tulsa history. Learned about the importance of the city and how it grew. The tunnels took you between really cool buildings while we learned about the founders. Also helpful that we were underground as it was raining.
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Emfielding
Oct 1, 2026
Tulsa tunnel tour - Hudson gave us a great tour of the Tulsa tunnels and shared interesting history and stories. He was a lot of fun and did a great job asking questions to interact with all of us.
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Jillcx4982zw
Sep 28, 2026
Interesting Tulsa Tunnel Tour - This was a great tour for learning history of Tulsa and some of its historical downtown buildings. Our guide Becky wove stories and facts together and pointed out architectural and design intricacies that a casual observer may have passed by. I will look at other older buildings with a new eye for what may have been incorporated. If possible, I would recommend this tour on your first day in Tulsa in case you hear about other city locations you would want to visit. The tour is pretty easy walking with some short stairs and it is not all underground as you might think when you hear tunnels.
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Travelerkate
Sep 28, 2026
Loved it - We loved this experience! Beautiful architecture. Interesting history. Chrissy was a great tour guide. And she's a real comedian too, so it was funny. Lots of walking and standing but worth it!
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E6486khalexa
Sep 24, 2026
Beautiful tur - It was an amazing experience really worth the money and so fun
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Penny_c
Sep 18, 2026
Tunnel Tour - VERY informative tour. I lived in the Tulsa area my whole life, 68 years, but still learned new stuff, and saw new things. It was a bit toasty in some areas, but that's Oklahoma summertime.
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