Shawnee

By car

Practically the only method of getting in or out of Shawnee is on the highway. Taxi cabs can be hired by calling a taxi service to have them pick you up, although doing so from another city could prove expensive.
There is an Enterprise Rent-a-Car in Shawnee and Shawnee Airport. Many visitors will rent at Will Rogers World Airport in Oklahoma City.
Most traffic enters and exits Shawnee via Interstate Highway I-40, although State Highway 3 and US Highway 177 also pass through Shawnee.

By bus

Greyhound buses make daily stops in front of the American Colony motel on the far north side of Shawnee.
From there you will have to either call a taxi or arrange another form of pickup.

By train

Shawnee was established as a railroad hub, and still has many infrequently used rail tracks.

By plane

Chartered flights can fly you in to Shawnee airport, most likely originating from Oklahoma City or Tulsa. There are no commercial flight charter services based in Shawnee, so arrangements for your eventual pickup would have to be made as well.

On foot

While towns in Oklahoma are quite spread out, some have been known to hitchhike especially along I-40. Not preferred.

If you are a tourist, getting around in Shawnee means either calling a taxi cab service to pick you up or using a rental car.
Shawnee is very, very spread out and you will quickly abandon any thoughts of walking if you ever want to get where you're going.

• Heart of Oklahoma Shawnee Expo Center

  phone: +1 405 275-7020
  address: 1700 W. Independence

• Log Cabin19th-century log cabin built by early settlers. Has been moved from original location. Partially demolished.

• Burial Plot of Brewster Higley

  phone: +1 405 878-1529
  address: 1500 North Center Ave
  The now-deceased author of the western epic "Home on the Range" has his final resting place in Fairview Cemetery next to McDonald's on Harrison Street.

• Downtown ShawneeMany old buildings from Shawnee's early years still remain, although most have changed facade or fallen into disrepair.

Architecture

Shawnee has revitalized a three-block section of Bell Street, one of Shawnee's oldest roads and site of the Aldrige Hotel and former Round House Building.

• Aldrige Hotel

  phone: +1 405 275-9500 (Apartments), +1 405 273-3030 (Barber Shop)
  address: 20 East 9th St
  Once renowned hotel tower that has been internally restored by federal funding as housing for the indigent elderly.

• Round HouseThree-story manufacturing site of Round House bib overalls for over 80 years. (The business moved outside city limits in 1995 when city code enforcement precluded expansion.) The Round House slogan still visible on side of building.

• Santa Fe Depot

  phone: +1 405 275-8412
  address: East Main St
  Old railroad station turned museum. Has working railroad tracks.

• Cinema Center 8

  phone: +1 405 275-7511
  address: 3031 North Harrison
  Movie theater, Jones Theaters.

• Hornbeck and Penthouse

  phone: +1 405 275-0963, +1 405 275-0964 (Office)
  address: 125 North Bell Ave
  Movie theater.

• Mabee-Gerrer Museum of Art

  phone: +1 405 878-5300
  address: 1900 W MacArthur Dr

• Movies 6

  phone: +1 405 275-6666
  address: 4901 North Kickapoo
  It is equal to the Cinema Center 8 in quality and price.

• Noah's Ark Petting Zoo

• Oklahoma Baptist University Sporting Events

• Oklahoma Baptist University Theater

  phone: +1 405 878-2347

• Shawnee Airport Jogging Trail

  phone: +1 405 878-1625 (Airport Manager)
  address: 2202 Airport Dr
  4-mile track built in mid 1990s courtesy federal grant,

• Shawnee Bowl Family Fun Center

  phone: +1 405 275-4064
  address: 701 North Harrison St

• Shawnee Little Theater

  phone: +1 405 275-2805
  address: 1829 Airport Dr
  Theater

• Shawnee Public Library

  phone: +1 405 275-6353, +1 405 273-3334 (Administrative Services)
  address: 101 North Philadelphia Ave

• St. Gregory's University Sporting Events

  phone: +1 405 878-5100
  address: 1900 West Macarthur

• Star Skate

  phone: +1 405 273-2030
  address: 37303 45th St
  Roller skating rink.

• Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Headquarters

  phone: +1 405 273-7098
  address: 811 East Macarthur St
  Weekend concerts and annual Super Bowl parties.

• Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA)

  phone: +1 405 273-4386
  Gyms, fitness facilities, youth sports.

Golfing

• Shawnee Golf and Country Club

  phone: +1 405 273-4076, +1 405 273-2764 (Golf Shop), +1 405 273-0784 (Greens Keeper), +1 405 273-1763 (Office)
  address: 2501 Augusta
  Collared shirt and appropriate golf attire required. 18-hole course, pro store, and club house dining available.

• Fire Lake Golf Course

  phone: +1 405 275-4471
  address: 1901 South Gordon Cooper Dr
  18-hole course; usually considered to Shawnee's budget golfing: "Golfing for the price of a gordita", Miniature golf located nearby.

• The Elk's Golf Course

  phone: +1 405 275-1060
  Driving range and batting cages also available.

Public parks

Since Shawnee's many public parks are used infrequently by locals, a quiet and serene environment can usually be expected.
(Exceptions noted below)

• KidSpaceChildren's outdoor play equipment (adult supervision strongly recommended).

• Lions Club ParkIt has a baseball field.

• Briscoe Rotary Boy Scout ParkLighted public tennis courts, great place for pick-up basketball games (not recommended after dark).

• Weigant ParkAka "Slide Park" (not recommended after dark).

• Woodland Park(mPublic swimming pool available in summer months, lighted public tennis courts.

Shawnee's Twin Lakes

Shawnee's Twin Lakes offer enjoyable avocation and adventure to anyone who likes to experience the outdoors and water related leisure.
One lake is reserved for fishing and angling.
Its counterpart lake is for those who wish to swim or take part in non fishing related activities such as water skiing, jet skiing, or drinking. Consuming alcohol while fishing can be dangerous to yourself and those around you; it is strongly discouraged.
Due to pervasive droughts and low water levels, Shawnee Twin Lakes are often closed during the summer.

Casinos

Shawnee is surrounded by gaming establishments who advertise to be "just like Vegas". For smokers, these establishments offer the convenience of having their own smoke shops, which are not subject to local tobacco tax statutes.
Native American casinos offer card games along with their slot machine mainstays.

• FireLake Casino

  phone: +1 405 878-4862
  address: 41207 Hardesty Rd

• Sac & Fox Casino

  phone: +1 405 275-4700 or +1 405 878-4728
  address: 41600 Westech Rd

As a classic example of middle sized town Americana, Shawnee boasts a variety of shopping opportunities, both budget and luxury oriented.

Books and magazines

• Bibliotech Books & Comics

  phone: +1 405 275-9494
  address: 123 East Main St
  Specializes in sci-fi and fantasy literature.

• Book BarnUsed book exchange.

• Waldenbooks

  phone: +1 405 273-1599

Like most towns of any size in Oklahoma, Shawnee is inundated with most of the fast food restaurants you can think of and also has many all-you-can-eat buffets (mostly Chinese food).
Most places to eat are either on the northern edge of town along interstate highway I-40, sprinkled along Harrison and Kickapoo Street, or downtown on the south side of Shawnee.
Shawnee also has many pizza kitchens, although many of these are carry-out/delivery only.

• Frateli'sIf you're wanting something more special, authentic Italian cooking with menus that go way beyond pizza and spaghetti can be found at Frateli's, just south of OBU on Kickapoo.

• Jay's Classic Steakhouse

• Abuelita'sPerhaps the best Mexican menu in town is at Abuelita's.

• Vans

  address: Highland Street
  A local BBQ favorite.

• Hamburger KingA fun diner. Orders are placed using phones located at each booth.

• Robb's Smokehouse

  address: 2321 N. Kickapoo
  The 2nd most popular BBQ place in town.

Bars

• Chili's

  phone: +1 405 395-9070
  address: 512 Shawnee Mall Dr

• Cinderella Motel: Dietrich's Club

  phone: +1 405 273-7010
  address: 623 Kickapoo Spur
  Friday night karaoke.

• POTT County Liar's Club

  phone: +1 405 275-0222
  address: 523 South Chapman

• Queen of Hearts

  phone: +1 405 273-0499
  address: 12512 Valley View Rd

• Watering Hole Saloon

  phone: +1 405 878-9557
  address: 1530 North Harrison St

• Knuckles

• America's Best Quality Inn

  phone: +1 405 275-4404

• American Colony

• Cinderella Motel (Best Western)

  phone: +1 405 275-4404

• Colonial Inn

  phone: +1 405 878-0120
  address: 4700 North Harrison
  Free HBO.

• Fleetwood Motel

  phone: +1 405 273-7561
  address: 1301 North Harrison

• Hampton Inn

  phone: +1 405 275-1540
  address: 4851 North Kickapoo

• Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites

  phone: +1 405 275-8880
  address: 4909 N. Union

• Kicapoo Motel

  phone: +1 405 273-1929
  address: 901 North Kickapoo
  Rent available on weekly basis.

• Motel 6

  phone: +1 405 275-5310
  address: 4981 North Harrison St

• Super 8 Motel

  phone: +1 405 275-0089

Shawnee's surrounding area can offer almost as much to see as the city itself, if one knows where to look:

• Cowtown USA, bar and dance hall with country/western theme, a little outside of town on Hwy 177 South, +1 405 275-0108
• Jim Thorpe's burial site between Shawnee and nearby Prague.
• Fireworks stands Just outside city limits in almost every direction (usually open around the Fourth of July)
• Buddhist Temple about 20 miles outside Shawnee off I-40, an extreme rarity in the Oklahoma area.
• Curtis Watson's Restaurant can be found off of I-40 between Shawnee and Oklahoma City.
• Carl Hubbell Museum and burial site are north on Highway 18 in Meeker, Oklahoma, a treat for fans of old-time major league baseball.