Oklahoma City is a city with spirit. Born on a single day with the colorful land run of April 22, 1889, Oklahoma's capital city still has the pioneer optimism of the early settlers. That is evidenced in the dramatic downtown revitalization following the devastating bombing of the federal building in 1995. Reborn in a beautiful renaissance, the city is home to a new library, art museum, and arena and convention center. Historic Bricktown, with its riverfront recreation area, is the fastest growing dining, entertainment and shopping district in the region. It's easy to get around downtown, walking or riding the ''Oklahoma Spirit'' trolley.

Visitors to Oklahoma City find plenty to see and do. Near Bricktown is the Myriad Botanical Gardens and Crystal Bridge Tropical Conservatory, a lush retreat of winding paths and calm waters. The Oklahoma City Museum of Art, with 15 galleries, is home to the largest, most comprehensive collection of works by world-renowned glass sculptor Dale Chihuly. The Centennial Crossing, to be completed in time for Oklahoma's 2007 celebration of 100 years of statehood, will be the largest sculpture collection of its kind in the United States. Also scheduled for opening by the centennial is an American Indian Cultural Center just south of downtown. The National Memorial and Museum serves as a remembrance and a symbol of hope in a world threatened by terrorism.

For years Oklahoma's State Capitol building was only one of a few without a dome, but now the statehouse boasts a spectacular crown topped by a bronze sculpture of an Indian warrior. Inside are beautiful murals and many other artistic works. The Oklahoma Capitol is the only one that is surrounded by working oil wells. Northeast of the downtown area, on Persimmon Hill, stands the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum, a magnificent tribute to the Old West. It features a life-size western town, an authentic reproduction of a rodeo arena and exhibits dedicated to the western frontier, Native Americans, and western motion pictures. The 220,000-square-foot museum has an outstanding collection of western art and artifacts, including works by Charles Russell and Frederic Remington.

The downtown revitalization saw the construction of new hotels, including the Renaissance, with its garden atrium, 311 finely appointed guest rooms and 100,000 square feet of meeting space. It is at the edge of Bricktown and easily accessible to the Cox Business Services Convention Center, which has more than one million square feet of space for all types of meetings.

Oklahoma City is at the crossroads of America, with three major interstate highways intersecting (I-35, I-40 and I-44). Will Rogers World Airport is served by 11 airlines offering connections with every major city in the country.

In the words of mayor Mick Cornett: ''Dollar for dollar, you will find Oklahoma City offers you more facilities, more excitement, more hospitality and more value. You will find the people warm and friendly; the attractions unique and fun with great food, shopping and entertainment; and most of all, you will find a city that is anxious to share its brand of western hospitality with you.''