Bethany
Bethany is a city in the Greater Oklahoma City region of Oklahoma. It is home to Southwestern Christian University and Southern Nazarene University.
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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.
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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.
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- 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.
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- 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. $.
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- 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).
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| Routes through Bethany |
| Amarillo ← Yukon ← | W  E
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→ Oklahoma City → Tulsa |