Tulsa History Tour with Underground Tunnels

4.8
(29 reviews)

1 hour 30 minutes (approximately)
Offered in: English

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

What's Included

Tunnel access fees paid to property owners
Guide
Tip for guide

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point
Hyatt Regency Tulsa Downtown

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.

End point
Philtower Building

427 S Boston Ave at 5th Street

Itinerary

Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes (approximately)
  • 1
    320 South Boston Building

    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 Admission ticket free
  • 2
    Regus - Tulsa - Kennedy Building

    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 Admission ticket free
  • 3
    Mid-Continent Tower

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

    10 minutes Admission ticket free
  • 4
    Atlas Life Building

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

    5 minutes Admission ticket free
  • 5
    Philtower

    Hear the story of Waite Phillips, see the Neo-Gothic lobby, and enter his private oil man's tunnel.

    15 minutes Admission ticket free

Additional info

  • Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
  • 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.
Supplied by Tulsa Tours

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Cancellation Policy

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

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