Bethany
Bethany is a city in the Greater Oklahoma City region of Oklahoma. It is home to Southwestern Christian University and Southern Nazarene University.
Get in
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By car
[edit]Drive in on Route 66. Bethany is surrounded by Oklahoma City, halfway between the John Kilpatrick Turnpike and Interstate 44 (which is Highway 74 north of Route 66).
By plane
[edit]The nearest airport with scheduled passenger service is the Will Rogers World Airport (OKC IATA) in Oklahoma City, approximately 8 miles to the south-southeast of Bethany.
Wiley Post Airport (PWA IATA), for general aviation, is immediately on the northwest border of Bethany's city limits.
Get around
[edit]You will need a car. Bus service is limited, bicycles are rare, and very little is within convenient walking distance.
See
[edit]Do
[edit]You can attend the Bethany 66 Festival in May with its car shows, live entertainment, and Princess and Action Hero Parade. It's supposedly a charity-driven festival.
Buy
[edit]- Rink Gallery, 3200 N Rockwell Ave, ☏ +1 405 787-7465. Daily 10AM-7PM. One of those antique stores that stretch on and on with a snack bar.
Eat
[edit]- Birrieria Diaz, 6700 NW 39th Expy, ☏ +1 405 603-1304. Daily 8AM-9:30PM. An unpretentious but popular taqueria. One cool thing about it is the mural outside. $.
Drink
[edit]Sleep
[edit]- Holiday Inn Express & Suites Oklahoma City - Bethany, 7840 NW 39th Expy, ☏ +1 405 787-6262. The indoor pool and hot tub can be pretty inviting when the weather is below zero outside. $73 (Dec 2021).
Go next
[edit]| Routes through Bethany |
| Amarillo ← Yukon ← | W  E |
→ Oklahoma City → Tulsa |