Just a couple of hours by car from OKC or an hour and a half from Tulsa, Krebs shines as a dining destination, a foodie stock-up spot, a historical beacon and an overall entertaining trip for Oklahomans and out-of-state tourists to boot. 

Once a mining town with more than a dozen coal mines in the 1870s, Krebs drew a mix of English, Irish, Mexican and Italian immigrants, many of whom were recruited to work in the Indian Territory mines near the city of McAlester.