The City of Tulsa manages 140 parks spread over 6,000 acres. Most notably, Woodward Park, a 45 acre tract located in midtown Tulsa, doubles as a botanical gardens featuring the Tulsa Municipal Rose Garden and more than 6,000 rose plants in 250 varieties.
The city's zoo, the Tulsa Zoo and Living Museum, was voted "America's Favorite Zoo" in 2005 by Microsoft Game Studios in connection with a national promotion of its "Zoo Tycoon 2" computer game. It has over 1500 animals, and 436 differenct species, this is a place that is fun for the whole family.
Tulsa has two universities that compete at the NCAA Division I level: the University of Tulsa Golden Hurricane, and the Oral Roberts University Golden Eagles both have respected basketball programs, and are a very exciting family affair to attend.
The city is also home to the Tulsa Drillers, a Class AA affiliate of the Colorado Rockies Major League Baseball team.
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