ADVENTURE BLACK BOOK

How do you feel most alive? Whether your adrenaline rushes come from death-defying feats, unusual journeys, or one-of-a-kind meals, these fifty-one Oklahoma spots will have you living life to its fullest all year long.

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Northwestern OKLAHOMA

AT BLACK MESA State Park & Nature Preserve, thrillseekers can commune with the sky at the highest point in Oklahoma. If the trek to the top of the mesa doesn’t get your blood pumping, spotting a golden eagle above or dinosaur tracks left millions of years ago should do the trick. [phone] or TravelOK.com/blackmesa

Treasure awaits visitors to Oklahoma’s saltiest spot. At Great Salt Plains State Park, fish, swim, boat, or kayak through the lake, ride horses or bikes along miles of trails, then recharge in one of six cozy cabins. From April to October at the Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge, an alien landscape beckons families hoping to dig up the only hourglass selenite crystals found on Earth. Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge, [phone] or fws. gov/refuge/salt_plains. Salt Plains State Park, [phone] or TravelOK.com/saltplains

Imaginations run wild at Leonardo’s Children’s Museum in Enid. From a shop that lets kids use real tools to a mini medical clinic and a three-story castle playground complete with an area to dig up dinosaur bones, this creative destination allows children of all ages to learn a little and laugh a lot. [phone] or leonardos.org

For history buffs, Shooting