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Ada
  • Chickasaw Cultural Center
  • 580/436-2603, Ext 303
  • Guided tours offer an educational look at modern tribal society, as well as some tribal artifacts dating to the 1500s.
Aline
  • Sod House Museum
  • 405/463-2441
  • Museum is built around 1894 restored and furnished settler's sod house. Outbuildings, cellar; items of pioneer life.
Alva
  • Cherokee Strip Museum
  • 580/327-2030
  • 40 rooms of displays include a drug store, kitchen, firearms, model railroad, military items.
Anadarko
  • Delaware Tribal Museum
  • 405 247-2448
  • Displays of traditional clothing, beadwork and artifacts of the Delaware tribe. Gift shop.
Anadarko
  • Indian City USA
  • 405/247-5661
  • Reconstructed walk-thru villages of Plains tribes. Tribal dancing, lectures, museum, gift shop, Indian restaurant.
Anadarko
  • National Hall of Fame for Famous American Indians
  • 405/247-5555
  • Self-guided tours of outdoor bronze art and busts of American Indian leaders throughout history
Anadarko
  • Philomathic Museum
  • 405/247-3240
  • Railroad memorabilia, American Indian dolls, military items, photo collection, re-created country store and doctor's office.
Anadarko
  • Southern Plains Indian Museum & Crafts Center
  • 405/247-6221
  • Exhibits and galleries devoted to the creative achievements of Native American artists and craftsmen. Gift shop.
Apache
  • Apache Historical Society Museum
  • 580/588-3392
  • Housed in historic State Bank building, built in 1901. Original fixtures, records, photo gallery, town history items.
Arcadia
  • Round Barn
  • 405/396-2398
  • This restored 1898 landmark along old Route 66 is the only wooden round barn in Oklahoma. Exhibits and gift shop inside.
Ardmore
  • Eliza Cruce Hall Doll Museum
  • 580/223-8290
  • Housed within the Ardmore Public Library, contains approximately 300 rare and antique dolls from around the world.
Ardmore
  • Military Memorial Museum
  • 580/226-5522
  • 6,000 square feet of military artifacts, from the Civil War to Desert Storm. Within Greater Southwest Historical Museum.
Ardmore
  • Tucker Tower Nature Center
  • 580/223-2109
  • Housed in 1930s governor's retreat built by the WPA, contains fossils & exhibits of natural and cultural history of the Lake Murray area.
Atoka
  • Confederate Memorial Museum/Information Center
  • 580/889-7192
  • On the site of a Confederate outpost, exhibits focus on area Civil War activity and Atoka County history. Cemetery, Choctaw artifacts.
Barnsdall
  • Bigheart Museum
  • 918/847-2023, 918/847-2216
  • Town was once named Bigheart in honor of prominent Osage Chief. Cherokee and Osage Nation artifacts; oil refinery items.
Bartlesville
  • Bartlesville Community Center
  • 918/337-2787
  • This acoustical wonder, designed by the chief architect of the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation, features changing exhibits in its gallery.
Bartlesville
  • Frank Phillips Home
  • 918/336-2491
  • 26-room mansion built in 1909 for co-founder of Phillips Petroleum Co. features original furnishings and art.
Bartlesville
  • La Quinta Mansion
  • 918/336-6943, 918/335-6234
  • 1930 home of oilman Henry Foster, this 32,000-square foot, 32-room Spanish-style mansion offers elegant architectural detail.
Bartlesville
  • Woolaroc
  • 918/336-0307
  • Country retreat of oilman Frank Phillips features a world-class museum, Indian heritage center, rustic lodge, wildlife preserve
Bernice
  • National Rod & Custom Car Hall of Fame Museum
  • 918/257-4234
  • 24 custom-built cars and street rods, hall of fame for famous custom designers; photos & memorabilia, all indoors.
Blackwell
  • Top Of Oklahoma Historical Museum
  • 580/363-0209
  • Housed in the 1912 "Electric Park Pavilion," contains items from the 1893 Cherokee Strip Land Run to the present.
Boise City
  • Cimarron Heritage Center
  • 580-544-3479
  • A county and area museum that tells the comprehensive history of Cimarron County. We have info that includes dinosaurs, Plains Indian, Santa Fe Trail, Dust Bowl, Ranching; and several other interesting items.
Broken Arrow
  • Broken Arrow Historical Society Museum
  • 918/258-2616
  • The city's history is shown through military displays, farming and pioneer items, photos, and unusual belt buckle collection.
Broken Bow
  • Gardner Mansion & Museum
  • 580/584-6588
  • On the grounds of this Choctaw chief's 1880 home is a 2,000-year old Cypress tree killed by lightning in 1982.
Buffalo
  • Buffalo Museum
  • 580/735-2008
  • Local artifacts; Ft. Dodge Trail crossing, furnished sod house and natural springs nearby.
Cache
  • Quanah Parker Star House
  • Eagle Park
  • Ghost Town
  • 580/429-3238
  • Buildings include 1884 home of the Comanche chief, which has stars painted on the roof to mimic those on uniforms of US military.
Carnegie
  • Kiowa Tribe Museum and Resource Center
  • 580/654-2300
  • Ten murals by Kiowa artists interpret the heritage of the Kiowa people, from pre-history to the present.
Catoosa
  • Arkansas River Historical Society Museum
  • 918/266-2291
  • History & development of the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System. Located the nation's largest inland port.
Checotah
  • Deep Fork Nature Center
  • 918/689-7450
  • Natural history, wildlife exhibits, interpretive displays; elk and longhorn cattle viewing nearby.
Checotah
  • Honey Springs Battlefield Park
  • 918/473-6377, 918/473-2070
  • Site of the future state's largest Civil War battle; this "Gettysburg of the West" involved Black, Hispanic and Indian soldiers.
Checotah
  • Katy Depot Center
  • 918/473-6377
  • 1890 wooden MKT depot houses local artifacts, railroad memorabilia, Honey Springs battle & steer wrestling exhibits.
Cherokee
  • Alfalfa County Museum
  • 580/596-2513
  • Former hotel houses Cherokee Strip memorabilia, old time kitchen, school room, printing press, war items.
Cheyenne
  • Black Kettle Museum
  • 580/497-3929
  • Relates story of the Southern Cheyenne, Battle of the Washita and early settlement of the area.
Cheyenne
  • Washita Battle Site
  • 580/497-3929
  • Site of Custer's 1868 attack on the Southern Cheyenne in which peaceable Chief Black Kettle was killed.
Cheyenne
  • North Central Oklahoma Cactus Botanical Garden
  • 405/864-7401, 580/864-7787
  • 1500-plus varieties of rare and exotic cacti and succulents; educational displays about plant care. Gift shop.
Claremore
  • Belvidere Mansion
  • 918/342-1127
  • Three-story Victorian home was built before statehood. Period furnishings; tour guides wear period clothing.
Claremore
  • J.M. Davis Arms & Historical Museum
  • 918/341-5707
  • Guns and related items; saddles, big game trophies, 1,200 steins, swords & knives, Outlaw Gallery, muzzle-loading demonstrations.
Claremore
  • Will Rogers Memorial Museum
  • 918/341-0719, 800-828-9643
  • Rogers' burial site; museum relates life & times of the famed humorist and film star; children's interactive center, theater, gift shop.
Cleveland
  • Triangle Heritage Museum
  • 918/358-3348
  • Oil industry & area history of the Triangle region, bordered by the old Pawnee reservation and the Arkansas and Cimarron rivers.
Clinton
  • The Mohawk Lodge Indian Store
  • 580/323-2360
  • Established in 1892, features 1890s artifacts from Plains and western tribes, plus American Indian art and crafts supplies.
Clinton
  • Oklahoma Route 66 Museum
  • 580/323-7866
  • Newly-expanded showcase of the development of "The Mother Road" and transportation history. Self-guided audio tours.
Colcord
  • Talbot Library & Museum
  • 918/326-4532, 918/597-2700
  • Fossils, barbed wire, coins, stamps, pioneer artifacts; genealogy information; Cherokee and other tribal artifacts & documents.
Collinsville
  • Depot Museum
  • 918/371-2386
  • Restored depot houses historical items and artifacts of local interest. Caboose on site.
Collinsville
  • Prairie Song, I.T.
  • 918/534-2662
  • Recreated frontier village; all buildings furnished with period antiques. Entertainment packages. Texas longhorn herd on site.
Collinsville
  • Tom Mix Museum
  • 918/534-1555
  • Nation's most comprehensive collection of personal property of the silent movie cowboy, who lived in Dewey in 1909. Gift shop.
Coyle
  • Gerald Johnson Free Museum
  • 405/466-2440
  • An old saloon holds a "collection of anything that ever was" from around the world; Indian artifacts, rocks, shaving mugs and more.
Davis
  • Arbuckle Historical Museum
  • 580/369-3721
  • Includes local history and a scale model of Fort Arbuckle, which was active from 1851-1870.
Duncan
  • On the Chisholm Trail Statue & Museum
  • 580/252-6692
  • 15' x 35' Statue by Paul Moore, Chisholm Trail Museum w/animatronic Jessie Chisholm. Gift Shop with tons of western gift items reasonably priced.
Duncan
  • Stephens County Historical Museum
  • 580/252-0717
  • History of Plains Indians, cattle drives, pioneers and the oil boom. Blacksmith shop, quilts, military displays. Gift shop.
Durant
  • Fairchilds Gallery
  • 580/924-2399
  • Collection of American Indian artwork includes 300-year-old doll collection, oil paintings, bronzes, beadwork and rugs.
Durant
  • Fort Washita Military Park
  • 580/924-6502
  • Remains and grounds of mid-1800s military frontier post. Buildings house military artifacts.
Durant
  • Three Valley Museum
  • 580/920-1907
  • Housed in basement of 1909 building that serves as Choctaw Nation headquarters; artifacts of early statehood.
Edmond
  • University of Central Oklahoma Special Collections/Archives
  • 405/341-2980 Ext 3322
  • Numerous collections include early settlement documents, photo archives, archaeological reports, genealogy resources.
El Reno
  • Canadian County Historical Museum
  • 405/262-5121
  • Depot, barn, jailhouse, 1-room school, 2-story hotel with artifacts of the area, Red Cross Canteen, General Sheridan's Headquaters, the church, and the caboose. Rock Island railroad items, Fort Reno history.
El Reno
  • Darlington Game Bird Hatchery
  • 405/262-2372
  • Quail hatchery tours, wildlife viewing; site of 1870s Darlington Agency for the Cheyenne and Arapaho tribes.
El Reno
  • Fort Reno
  • 405/262-1188
  • Site of cavalry outpost set up in 1874 to protect the Darlington Indian Agency; War II German POW cemetery.
Elk City
  • Anadarko Basin Museum of Natural History
  • 580/243-0437
  • Housed in an old hotel, the site of a 1931 national Route 66 conference. Rocks, minerals, fossils, oil & gas history. Gift shop.
Enid
  • George's Antique Auto Museum 5
  • 80/242-6815
  • 45 rare and one-of-a-kind autos and related memorabilia from the 1920s and '30s, displayed in a re-created small town.
Enid
  • Leonardo's Discovery Warehouse
  • 580/233-2787
  • Interactive hands-on science and art museum especially for children, housed in 1909 warehouse. Gift shop.
Enid
  • Midgley Museum
  • 580/234-7265
  • Furnished home built of petrified wood and rock. Unique rock and mineral collections, area items, gift shop.
Enid
  • Railroad Museum of Oklahoma
  • 580/233-3051
  • State's largest collection of railroad equipment, memorabilia & related items; static displays of rolling stock.
Fort Gibson
  • Fort Gibson Military Park
  • 918/478-2669
  • First army post in Indian Territory, in operation 1824-1890. Exhibits relate its history from the Indian removals to post-Civil War.
Fort Gibson
  • Fort Gibson National Cemetery
  • 918/478-2334
  • Established as a national cemetery in 1861; burial place for veterans from the War of 1812 to Persian Gulf War. Self-guided walking tours.
Fort Sill
  • Fort Sill Museum
  • 580/442-5123
  • 1869 Army Post, history of American field artillery and area settlement, balloon hangar, Indian cemeteries and Geronimo's grave.
Fort Towson
  • Fort Towson Military Park
  • 580/873-2634
  • Ruins of 1824-1854 Army post with artifacts on display. Site of Civil War General Stand Watie's surrender in 1865.
Gage
  • Jim Powers Junk Art Museum
  • 580-923-7935
  • Outdoor displays of eclectic scrap metal folk art and sculpture; indoor collection of artifacts.
Gene Autry
  • Gene Autry Oklahoma Museum
  • 580/294-3047
  • Dedicated to the "Singing Cowboys of the B Western Movies," offers memorabilia of Western film stars.
Goodwell
  • No Man's Land Museum
  • 580/349-2670
  • History of the Oklahoma panhandle area; Indian artifacts, doll collection, items of early settlement.
Gore
  • Cherokee Courthouse, Tahlonteeskee
  • 918/489-5663
  • Reconstructed 1829 council house & courthouse; original cabin; items about the area's first Cherokee settlement. Gift shop.
Grove
  • Har-Ber Village
  • 918/786-6446
  • Self-guided tours through 116 buildings furnished with items & artifacts that re-create all aspects of the area's early settlement.
Grove
  • Mickey Mantle Memorial Exhibit
  • (918) 786-3210, (918) 786-2861 or email at visitor@junct.com.
Guthrie
  • Oklahoma Sports Museum
  • 405-260-1342 or 405-282-5484
Guthrie
  • Guthrie Scottish Rite Masonic Temple
  • 405/282-1281
  • One of the world's largest Masonic buildings and a wonder of Greco-Roman architecture. Home of the first state legislature.
Guthrie
  • National Lighter Museum
  • 405/282-3025
  • Thousands of items in this 55-year collection of man's early firemaking devices. The only known museum of its kind in America.
Guthrie
  • Oklahoma Frontier Drug Store Museum
  • 405/282-1895
  • Site of Oklahoma Territory's first drug store; authentic restoration includes numerous turn-of-the century items.
Guthrie
  • Oklahoma Territorial Museum
  • 405/282-1889
  • Focuses on the 1889 Land Run and Guthrie's territorial capital era. Adjacent to the historic 1902 Carnegie Library.
Guthrie
  • State Capital Publishing Museum
  • 405/282-4123
  • 1903 printing and publishing business from Guthrie's territorial days. Printing and bookbinding equipment from 1889-1916.
Haworth
  • Henry Harris Home
  • 405-245-1129
  • 1867 residence of Choctaw leader; original furnishings. Displays detail the Trail of Tears period of Indian removal to Oklahoma.
Haworth
  • Goodland Presbyterian Children's Home
  • 580/326-7568
  • 1848 buildings still in use as orphanage and boarding school for American Indian children.
Haworth
  • Showmen's Rest/Mt Olivet Cemetery
  • 580/326-7511
  • Unusual monuments of circus performers; burial place of champion bull riders Freckles Brown and Lane Frost.
Healdton
  • Healdton Oil Museum
  • 580/229-0317
  • Site of what was once the richest oilfield in the world; exhibits of tools, well-drilling equipment and related items.
Heavener
  • Heavener Runestone State Park
  • 918/653-2241
  • Day-use park features mysterious carvings on a huge granite slab; rumored to be the work of Viking explorers. Interpretive displays.
Heavener
  • Kerr Nature Center
  • 918/653-2991
  • Self-guided interpretive trails through the Kerr Botanical Area and exhibit pavilion offer insight into the area's natural history.
Heavener
  • Peter Conser Historic Home
  • 918/653-2493
  • 1884 home of Choctaw leader of the Lighthorsemen law enforcment agency. 1884 barn; furnishings and artifacts from 1894-1910.
Henryetta
  • Henryetta Art Association Museum
  • 918/652-4165
  • Early Oklahoma items; Belle Starr saddle, old whiskey still, pioneer home exhibit, Creek Nation artifacts. Local arts & crafts.
Henryetta
  • Henryetta Territorial Museum
  • 918/652-3028
  • Early-day area artifacts, housed in a 1905 1-room school. Items from Dallas Cowboy Troy Aikman and rodeo champ Jim Shoulders.
Hominy
  • Drummond Home
  • 918/885-2374
  • Three-story Victorian home built from sandstone. Original 1905 furnishings; guided tours.
Hulbert
  • Three Forks Nature Center
  • 918/772-2108
  • Flora and fauna of NE Oklahoma. Wildlife rehabilitation, live birds of prey, deer, reptiles & other native species.
Idabel
  • Museum of the Red River
  • 580/286-3616
  • Explores diversity of American Indian cultures of North and South America, from ancient times to the present.
Jay
  • Delaware County Historical Museum
  • 918/253-4345, 918/253-4395
  • Artifacts and exhibits from across the nation, including toy trains, buggies and wagons; American Indian and Trail of Tears items.
Jenks
  • Historic Dr. McLean Home & Office
  • 918/446-2745, 918/299-8634
  • A nostalgic 1-hour guided tour through the furnished home, medical office & examining room of an early-day physician.
Jenks
  • Sunbelt Railroad Museum
  • 918/298-7246
  • Two 1920 restored passenger cars and numerous railroad-related artifacts, including items from the steam-engine era.
Keota
  • Overstreet-Kerr Historical Farm
  • 918/966-3396, E-Mail okhfarm@crosstel.net
  • 140-acre farm features 1895 home, outbuildings and early livestock breeds, including Choctaw ponies and pigs and Spanish goats.
Kingfisher
  • Chisholm Trail Museum
  • 580/375-5176
  • Site is on original trade route opened by Jesse Chisholm in 1861. 1889 Land Run exhibits, historic buildings.
Kingfisher
  • Governor A.J. Seay Mansion
  • 580/375-5176
  • 1890s home of second territorial governor of Oklahoma, who had hoped Kingfisher would become the state capital.
Langston
  • Beulah Land Cemetery
  • Markers of town founders and former slaves echo the city's early history as an all-black city in Oklahoma Territory.
Langston
  • Melvin B. Tolson Black Heritage Center
  • 405/466-3346
  • African American art, books, records; the state's only resource center for the study of African and African-American history.
Laverne
  • Laverne Museum
  • 580/921-3612
  • Extensive collection of Indian artifacts; dolls, Jayne Jayroe items and 1,000-plus shoe collection.
Lawton
  • Lewis Museum
  • 580/355-0692
  • Private collection of items from around the world includes antique cars, trucks & buggies; trophy heads, furniture, rocks & fossils.
Lindsay
  • Murray-Lindsay Mansion
  • 405/756-8636
  • 1881 home and furnishings of prominent Chickasaw settler features 187-piece teapot collection, photos and other family items.
Locust Grove
  • Willard Stone Family Museum & Gallery
  • 918-479-5388 918/479-6900 918/386-2329
  • More than 40 examples of original work of nationally-known wood-and-bronze sculptor. Family gift shop.
McAlester
  • Coal Miners Memorial Plaza
  • Documents the impact of the coal mining industry in early Pittsburg County. Coal miners Wall of Memories; Carl Albert statue.
McAlester
  • McAlester Building Foundation
  • 918/423-2932
  • Themed rooms and hands-on displays in old high school contain Indian history, coal mining, military hall of fame.
McAlester
  • Pittsburg County Historical Museum
  • 918/423-2550
  • Research and genealogical library, Dawes Indian Rolls; mining, Indian artifacts.
Mangum
  • Old Greer County Museum & Hall of Fame
  • 580/782-2851
  • 1908 hospital building houses four floors of area artifacts since settlement in 1884, including restored operating room.
Mannford
  • Keystone Crossroads Museum
  • 918/865-7206, 918/865-4441
  • Area history, including collection of Indian artifacts; 1200-square foot map of prehistoric and historic sites from 5 counties.
Medford
  • Grant County Museum
  • 580/395-2822
  • History & development of the area from the 1893 Cherokee Strip land run; farm equipment, 1890s clothing, cooking equipment.
Miami
  • Coleman Theatre
  • 918/540-2425, Ext 454
  • Restored 1929 vaudeville/movie theatre is still in operation. Lavish Spanish Mission Revival exterior and Louis XV interior.
Miami
  • Dobson Museum
  • 918/542-5388, 918/542-2024
  • Regional history is reflected in American Indian artifacts, lead & zinc mining items, early settlement collections.
Muskogee
  • Ataloa Lodge
  • 918/683-4581
  • Houses more than 20,000 pieces of traditional & contemporary Native American art, plus Civil War artifacts. Gift shop.
Muskogee
  • Five Civilized Tribes Museum
  • 918/683-1701
  • Housed in 1875 Indian Agency building, preserves the heritage & cultures of the Cherokee, Creek, Choctaw, Chickasaw & Seminole tribes.
Muskogee
  • Thomas-Foreman Home
  • 918/682-6938
  • 1899 home of prominent father and son, Judge John R. Thomas Sr. and Jr. Military and Roughrider items, books, photos, Indian items
Muskogee
  • War Memorial Park/USS Batfish
  • 918/682-6294
  • Museum houses military memorabilia; WWII submarine can be toured. Static equipment & artillery displays & submarine memorial.
Noble
  • Timberlake Rose Rock Museum
  • 405/872-9838
  • Dedicated to Oklahoma's official state rock, the barite rose. Rock displays, sculpture and natural items. Gift shop.
Norman
  • International Lamborghini Museum
  • 405/447-3353
  • Complete collection of all production models of the fabled sports car, including one-of-a-kind models. Related displays.
Norman
  • Jacobson House Native American Arts Center
  • 405/366-1667
  • Home of the Native American fine arts movement; traditional and contemporary exhibitions and seasonal markets.
Norman
  • Oklahoma Museum of Natural History
  • 405/325-4712
  • The official state museum of natural history. Collections document the natural and cultural history of Oklahoma and the world.
Nowata
  • Glass Mansion
  • 918/273-1191
  • Fully furnished turn-of-the-century, four-story home of prominent resident. Designed by the same architect that planned the opulent Marland Mansion in Ponca City.
Nowata
  • Nowata County Historical Museum
  • 918/273-1191
  • 21 rooms of Nowata County history, each with its own theme: Native American, oil boom, dental office, laundry room and more. Old documents, furnishings and more.
Okemah
  • Territory Town Museum
  • 918/623-2604
  • Indian artifacts, Oklahoma history items, western memorabilia, guns, Civil War relics, souvenirs.
Oklahoma City
  • 45th Infantry Division Museum
  • 405/424-5313
  • 1938 WPA armory houses nation's largest National Guard/state military museum. Firearms, WWII "Willie & Joe" cartoons, outdoor displays.
Oklahoma City
  • Creepy Hollow Living Museum
  • 405/632-6320
  • Live reptiles, spiders, bats and other creatures create a hands-on education and conservation experience for young and old.
Oklahoma City
  • Enterprise Square, USA
  • 405/425-5030
  • High-tech museum experience teaches about America's free enterprise system through interactive videos, computers and robots.
Oklahoma City
  • Harn Homestead & 1889er Museum
  • 405/235-4058
  • Original home & historical buildings on site of 1889 land run claim features territorial era displays & hands-on programs for children.
Oklahoma City
  • Henry Overholser Mansion
  • 405/528-8485
  • Opulent Victorian home of social and civic leader features English carpets, French stained glass, Antwerp fine oak paneling.
Oklahoma City
  • Kirkpatrick Center Museum Complex
  • 405/427-5461
  • 350,000 square foot science, technology and education facility houses five museums, attractions, and more than 300 interactive exhibits.
Oklahoma City
  • Red Earth Indian Center
  • 405/427-5228
Oklahoma City
  • Martin Park Nature Center
  • 405/755-0676
  • Nature walks, educational and interpretive programs about area wildlife, habitat conservation and ecosystems.
Oklahoma City
  • Myriad Botanical Gardens
  • 405/297-3995
  • 17-acre botanical garden features the Crystal Bridge Tropical Conservatory. Bird, reptile & insect exhibits. Gift shop.
Oklahoma City
  • National Cowboy Hall of Fame and Western Heritage Center
  • 405/478-2250
  • Showcase of the American West features renowned and rare art and artifacts representing the 17 western states. Gift shop.
Oklahoma City
  • National Softball Hall of Fame & Museum
  • 405/424-5266
  • Honors softball greats and chronicles the sport's development through history. Home of the Amateur Softball Association.
Oklahoma City
  • Oklahoma Historical Society
  • 405-521-2491
Oklahoma City
  • Oklahoma State Capitol
  • 405/521-3356
  • The only capitol with a working oil well on the grounds. Neoclassic Greco-Roman architecture; changing art exhibits.
Oklahoma City
  • Oklahoma City Museum/Fairgrounds
  • 405/946-4477
  • 5 themed galleries and a sculpture court feature century-spanning exhibitions of various cultures and historical eras. Gift shop.
Oklahoma City
  • Oklahoma City Zoological Park
  • 405/424-3344
  • Oldest zoo in the Southwest and one of the top in the nation features the Great EscApe primate habitat and Aquaticus marinelife exhibit.
Oklahoma City
  • Oklahoma Firefighters Museum
  • 405/424-3440
  • Exhibits relate firefighting through history, from 1730s bucket brigades to the present. Murrah Building bombing memorial.
Oklahoma City
  • Oklahoma Governor's Mansion
  • 405/521-2342
  • Built in 1928 as official home of Oklahoma governors; historic furnishings, art and artifacts.
Oklahoma City
  • Oklahoma Heritage Center
  • 405/235-4458
  • Furnished mansion of Judge R.A. Hefner; Oklahoma Hall of Fame Gallery, heritage galleria, book center, prize-winning gardens.
Oklahoma City
  • Omniplex Science Museum
  • (405) 602-OMNI (6664)
  • Toll Free: (800) 532-7652
  • School and Group Reservations: (405) 602-3760
  • OmniDome Theater is an incredible adventure for the entire family!
Oklahoma City
  • State Museum of History
  • 405/521-2491
  • Chronological exhibits and displays, including multicultural heritage, early settlement, agriculture and military history.
Oklahoma City
  • World Organization of China Painters
  • 405/521-1234
  • Hand-painted dishes, portraits, figurines and other items from around the world, as well as local works. Gift shop.
Okmulgee
  • Creek Council House Museum
  • 918/756-2324
  • Recipient of a national preservation award, the museum interprets the cultures of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation and other native people.
Okmulgee
  • Nuyaka Mission Site
  • 918/758-0212, 405/522-5230
  • Mission site for the Creek Tribe, established in the 1880s, is a definitive representation of the mission era of Indian Territory.
Oologah
  • Dog Iron Ranch & Will Rogers Birthplace
  • 918/275-4201
  • Log-walled, two story home where Will Rogers was born in 1879. 400-acre ranch with barns and Texas longhorn cattle.
Oologah
  • Oolagah Historical Museum
  • 918/443-2790
  • Collections include local antiques and primitives, Will Rogers photos and a complete doctor's office.
Owasso
  • Owasso Historical Museum
  • 918/272-4966
  • Historical artifacts of local & statewide interest, including military displays; farming, home, business & other pioneer items, early photos
Pawhuska
  • Osage Historical Society Museum
  • 918/287-9924
  • Old Santa Fe depot contains items from Pawhuska's first boy scout troop in America; pioneer and Indian items. Train car display.
Pawhuska
  • Cathedral of the Osage
  • 918/287-1414
  • Known for its rare stained glass windows, this 1910 French Gothic-style Catholic church was the principal church of the Osage Tribe.
Pawnee
  • Pawnee Bill Museum & Ranch
  • 918/762-2513
  • Eclectic 1910 mansion, barns, buildings, buffalo herd and gift shop echo the life and times of Wild West showman Gordon W. Lillie.
Pawnee
  • Pawnee County Historical Society Museum
  • 918/762-2108
  • Focuses on the Pawnee community and Pawnee Tribe as well as surrounding region. Artifacts from area ghost towns.
Pensacola
  • Civil War Monument/Second Battle of Cabin Creek
  • 918/256-7133
  • 12-acre Civil War battle site features granite monument and markers that tell the story of this 1862 Confederate victory.
Perkins
  • Great Hope School House, Dist. 22
  • 800/872-2996
  • The area's oldest one-room school house, built in 1904 for the education of African-American children.
Perkins
  • Old Church Center & Museum
  • 405/547-2416
  • Museum complex includes 1891 church, the oldest public building in Payne County. Cimarron valley history. Hands-on exploration encouraged.
Perry
  • Cherokee Strip Museum/Rose Hill School
  • 580/336-2405
  • History of the Cherokee Outlet and rural life. 1895 school offers 1910 curriculum classes Sep-May.
Picher
  • Picher Mining Museum
  • 918/673-1192
  • Boom-and-bust history of the largest lead and zinc mining field in the world; 1916-1965. Photos, machinery & equipment, documents.
Ponca City
  • Cann Memorials
  • 580/767-0427
  • Concrete walkways wind through herb gardens, native grasses, arbors, sundials & a reflection pond.
Ponca City
  • Marland Mansion Estate
  • 580-767-0420; 1-800-422-8340
  • This 55-room "Palace on the Prairie" was the home of E.W. Marland, oil millionaire and 10th governor of Oklahoma. A National Historic Landmark, the 1928 mansion is a piece of artwork in itself and the family story is fascinating. Also on tour is the Marland Oil Museum, Bryant Baker Gallery, and Lydie's Cottage.
Ponca City
  • Pioneer Woman Museum
  • 580/765-6108
  • 17-foot bronze monument and museum in honor of the women who settled in Oklahoma. Gift shop.
Ponca City
  • Ponca City Art Center
  • 580/765-9746
  • Work of artists is housed in 1925 mansion with lavish walnut woodwork, beveled glass and terrazzo tile floor.
Ponca City
  • Marland's Grand Home 5
  • 80-767-0427
  • The first mansion built by E.W. Marland, this 1916 home is now an historic house museum. Visitors can view the first indoor swimming pool in Oklahoma, and learn of the early history of this great oil baron. Exhibits include family rooms, Native American exhibits and memorabilia from the 101 Ranch and Wild West Show.
Ponca City
  • Shattuck Windmill Museum & Park
  • 580/938-2818
  • Outdoor display of rare and restored mills from 1850-1950 illustrate the impact of water and wind on the development of the High Plains.
Poteau
  • Caboose Museum
  • 918/647-9178
  • Caboose holds a collection of railroad and western memorabilia, and general information about Poteau and LeFlore County.
Poteau
  • Robert S. Kerr Museum
  • 918/647-8221
  • Home of former governor and U.S. senator; Spiro Mounds artifacts, Choctaw Indian history and local history.
Prague
  • Prague Historical Museum
  • 405/567-4750
  • Reflects the history of Czech pioneers who founded Prague in 1902. City is birthplace of athlete Jim Thorpe; area artifacts and records.
Pryor
  • Coo-Y-Yah Country Museum
  • 918/825-2222
  • Katy depot houses Cherokee and Osage artifacts and art, local history items, rare salt-glazed pottery collection, 1800s printing press.
Purcell
  • McClain County Museum
  • 405/527-5894
  • Eleven rooms of artifacts, furniture, other items relating to area history. Photo collection, genealogy & historical records.
Ralston
  • White Hair Memorial
  • 918/538-2417
  • Circa 1920s home of Osage Lillie Morrell Burkhart is now a resource learning center for Osage tribal culture and heritage.
Ripley
  • Washington Irving Trail Museum
  • 405/624-9130
  • Chronicles area's heritage, including 1832 tour by Washington Irving, who documented the journey in his book "A Tour on the Prairies." The museum's exhibits cover Washington Irving's 1832 trip through Oklahoma;, the historic gunfight between the Doolin-Dalton gang and U.S. Marshals at neaarby Ingalls; Otto Gray's Oklahoma Cowboy Band (the country's first western band); Ripley's legendary Rough Rider and bronc buster Billy McGinty; the Battle of Round Mountains - and much more.
Sallisaw
  • Dwight Presbyterian Mission
  • 918/775-2144
  • 1829 cabin was first mission in Oklahoma; now on vocational school campus. Original items include printing equipment used by Sequoyah.
Sallisaw
  • Fourteen Flags Museum
  • 918/775-2558
  • Oklahoma's history under 14 different nations. General store, 1800s cabin, caboose, cattle brand collection.
Sallisaw
  • Sequoyah's Home Site
  • 918/775-2413
  • Log cabin of Sequoyah, inventor of the Cherokee syllabary. Cherokee history and basics of the Cherokee language are taught to visitors.
Sand Springs
  • Sand Springs Historical & Cultural Museum
  • 918/241-5889
  • Housed in an art deco 1930 library, rotating exhibits focus on area history, natural history, archaeology and art.
Sapulpa
  • Sapulpa Historical Museum
  • 918/224-4871
  • 1910 YWCA building houses an 1890s kitchen, country school room, telephone exhibit, music room, Frisco railroad items and more.
Sayre
  • RS & K Railroad Museum
  • 580/928-3525
  • 250 model trains in several gauges; operating model railroad accommodates more than 10 trains at once. Railroad memorabilia.
Sayre
  • The Shortgrass Country Museum
  • 580/928-5757, 405/928-5739
  • Changing displays of early-day life in Western Oklahoma's Shortgrass Country and Beckham County.
Seminole
  • Seminole Historical Museum
  • 405/382-1500
  • Collection of antique woodworking tools; farm machinery and equipment, 1926 dental x-ray machine, historic photos, changing exhibits.
Seminole
  • Jasmine Moran Children's Museum
  • 800-259-KIDS, 405/382-0950
  • Geared to children ages 3-12; hands-on exhibits about grownup careers create a child-size town that encourages role playing.
Shawnee
  • Bob Townsend Classic Autos & Antiques
  • 405/275-1930, 405/275-7701
  • Antique and classic cars from 1906 to 1938; autos owned by Mae West, Elvis Presley and Sammy Davis, Jr. on display.
Shawnee
  • Mabee-Gerrer Museum of Art
  • 405/878-5300
  • State's oldest art museum features Egyptian artifacts and mummies, art from the Renaissance to early 20th century; Indian artifacts.
Shawnee
  • Potawatomi Tribal Museum
  • 800-880/9880, 405/275-3119
  • Indian crafts, clothing, art, books; located on tribal grounds. Restaurant & gift shop.
Shawnee
  • Santa Fe Depot Museum
  • 405/275-8412
  • Numerous artifacts housed in photogenic depot of Bedford stone; unique architecture resembles a Scottish lighthouse.
Skiatook
  • Skiatook Museum
  • 918/396-7558
  • 1912 home of local physician has related displays & Civil War artifacts from the Bird Creek Basin & Quapaw Creek.
Spiro
  • Spiro Historical Society Museum
  • 918/962-3344, 918/962-2708, 918/962-2017
  • Emphasis on local agriculture, businesses & Choctaw influences. Antique business machines, blacksmith shop & household items.
Spiro
  • Spiro Mounds Archaeological Park
  • 918/962-2062
  • Prehistoric Indian site encompasses 12 mounds containing evidence of 850 A.D - 1450 A.D. culture. Interpretive displays & artifacts.
Stillwater
  • Gardiner Art Gallery
  • 405/744-6016
  • Focuses on 20th century American art; also 18th to 20th century European art, non-western cultures & history of graphic design.
Stillwater
  • National Wrestling Hall of Fame & Museum
  • 405/377-5243
  • Exhibits about the history of wrestling; only national hall of fame devoted to the sport of college & Olympic wrestling.
Stillwater
  • Oklahoma Museum of Higher Education, Old Central
  • 405/624-3220
  • Nation's only museum devoted to a state's higher education history, housed in 1894 college building. Higher education Hall of Fame.
Stillwater
  • Pfeiffer Farm Collection
  • 405/377-1275
  • Local antique trucks, tractors & other farm machinery & equipment; outdoor and indoor static displays.
Stillwater
  • Sheerar Museum
  • 405/377-0359
  • Permanent exhibits illustrate area history. Sheerar Button Collection contains some 4,000 buttons from the 1740s-1930s.
Stroud
  • Sac & Fox National Public Library
  • 918/968-3526
  • Historical exhibits, materials on tribal history and culture; geneology & language/cultural revitalization information.
Sulphur
  • Arbuckle Historical Museum
  • 580/622-2824
  • Focuses on the history of the Chickasaw, mineral springs, former Platt National Park and early ranch life.
Sulphur
  • Travertine Nature Center
  • 580/622-3165
  • Educational exhibits about area wildlife; living rattlesnakes, turtles, centipedes and a barred owl.
Swink
  • Choctaw Chief's House
  • 580/873-2301
  • Renovated 1837 home of Choctaw Chief, built by the U.S. government as prescribed by the 1830 Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek.
Tahlequah
  • Cherokee Heritage Center
  • 918/456-6007
  • Story of the Cherokee people & the Trail of Tears is related through a museum & living history villages. Summer ampitheater performances
Tahlequah
  • Cherokee National Museum
Tahlequah
  • Tsa-La-Gi Ancient Village
Tahlequah
  • Adams Corner Rural Village
Tahlequah
  • George Murrell Home
  • 918/456-2751
  • Circa 1845 mansion of wealthy merchant and his Cherokee wife stands as a tribute to the antebellum era of the Cherokee Nation.
Talihina
  • Open Air Place of Prayer & Bible Walk
  • 918/5672602
  • Outdoor walk-through displays and museum building depict stories of the Bible.
Tishomingo
  • Bank of the Chickasaw National Museum
  • 580/371-2175
  • Restored structure was the bank for the Chickasaw Tribe at the turn of the century.
Tonkawa
  • Tonkawa Tribal Museum
  • 580/628-2561
  • Artifacts, photographic history of Tonkawa tribe; items from southwestern & northern tribes. Nez Perce tribal cemetery nearby.
Tulsa
  • Alexander Hogue Gallery of Art
  • 918/631-2202
  • Rotating works in all media by local & national artists, including photography & design, cultural & ethnic exhibitions.
Tulsa
  • Elsing Museum
  • 918/298-3628
  • 60-year collection of rare and beautiful precious gems, minerals, crystals and stones. 4-foot jade sculpture, Indian relics.
Tulsa
  • Fenster Museum of Jewish Art
  • 918/582-3732
  • Southwest's largest collection of Judacia, including ritual objects & ceremonial art. Holocaust education center.
Tulsa
  • Gilcrease Museum
  • 918/596-2700
  • World's largest collection of American Western art. Artifacts relate America's pre-history, settlement & expansion; themed gardens.
Tulsa
  • HANDS ON!! Interactive Children's Museum
  • 918/663-3333
  • Educational learning center especially for children from 1 to 11. More than 25 interactive exhibits encourage self-discovery.
Tulsa
  • Harmon Science Center
  • 918/622-5000
  • 25,000 square feet of interactive exhibits for adults and children. Laser shows, displays about weather, electricity and more
Tulsa
  • Ida Dennie Willis Museum
  • 918/584-6654
  • Ever-changing displays of dolls, miniatures, toys, paper memorabilia, airplanes and other collectibles, housed in 1910 Tudor-style mansion.
Tulsa
  • Mac's Antique Car Museum
  • 918/583-7400, 918/583-3101
  • Warehouse of 41 rare and vintage cars, including Rolls Royce, LaSalle, Packard, and 1948 Hudson featured in movie "Driving Miss Daisy."
Tulsa
  • Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame
  • 918/585-2084
  • Housed in historic Greenwood district, the state's only facility devoted to gospel, jazz & blues musicians with Oklahoma ties.
Tulsa
  • Oxley Nature Center
  • 918/669-6644
  • 800-acre wildlife preserve, nature trails; visitor center houses a working beehive & hands-on exhibits about plants & animals.
Tulsa
  • Philbrook Museum of Art
  • 918/749-7941
  • Estate of oilman Waite Phillips is home to an ever-changing array of the world's ancient & modern artistic treasures. Gift shop.
Tulsa
  • Retro Tulsa Internet Museum
  • Tulsa history and old photos
Tulsa
  • Tulsa County Historical Society Museum
  • 918/596-1350
  • Former residence of Thomas Gilcrease houses photography exhibits interpreting the history & cultures of Tulsa.
Tulsa
  • Tulsa Garden Center
  • 918/746-5125
  • 1919 mansion and conservatory is part of the Woodward Park complex, a 40-acre urban forest with WPA features & numerous gardens. Gift shop.
Tulsa
  • Tulsa Zoo and Living Museum
  • 918/669-6600
  • An environmental & living museum incorporating a zoo, natural history museum, aquarium and botanical gardens.
Tuskahoma
  • Choctaw Nation Museum
  • 918/569-4465
  • 1884 capitol of the Choctaw tribe houses vintage clothing, tribal documents and Choctaw pottery. Gift shop.
Vinita
  • Eastern Trails Museum
  • 918/256-2115
  • Re-created post office, general store, printing office, doctor's office, Indian history, train & military items.
Wagoner
  • Oklahoma Historic Fashions Museum, Inc
  • 918/485-9111
  • Turn-of-the century territorial home is filled with a 25-year collection of clothing, including early-day Oklahoma fashions.
Wagoner
  • Original Historic Fashion Museum & Research Center
  • 918/485-3642
  • Hundreds of clothing items dating from 1619. Collection of Hollywood fashions worn by Gene Kelley, Katherine Hepburn and other stars.
Walters
  • Walters Depot
  • 580/875-2384
  • Rock Island depot features Comanche Indian artist's fresco paintings documenting the history of the area.
Warner
  • Wallis Museum at Connors State College
  • 918/463-2931
  • Fossils, minerals & other geological artifacts; WWI and frontier-era items. Some American Indian artifacts.
Waurika
  • Chisholm Trail Historical Museum
  • 580/228-2166
  • History of the Chisholm Trail featuring a Pioneer Room, full-size covered wagon and educational video.
Weatherford
  • Gen. Thomas P. Stafford Airport Museum
  • 580/772-6143
  • Chronicles career of Weatherford native. Spacesuits, Titan Second Stage Booster Engine, F104 Starfighter, space mission videos.
Weatherford
  • Cotter Blacksmith Shop, Inc.
  • 580/772-3786
  • Four generation business in original 1910 location on old Route 66. Turn-of-the-century belt-driven farrier equipment, most still in use.
Webbers Falls
  • Webbers Falls Historical Museum
  • 918/464-2728, 918/464-7730
  • History of 1828 Cherokee settlers; special emphasis on Confederate Gen. Stand Watie and his Cherokee Mounted Riflemen.
Wewoka
  • Seminole Nation Museum
  • 405/257-5580
  • Focuses on the people of Seminole County, including American Indians and freedmen. Re-created indoor pioneer town.
Wilburton
  • Robbers Cave Nature Center
  • 918/465-5154
  • Refurbished CCC bathhouse with exhibits about Native American history, natural history and the environment. Gift shop.
Woodward
  • Fort Supply Military Park
  • 580/766-3767
  • Frontier Army fort from 1868-1895 includes five historic structures and visitor center with interpretive exhibits.
Woodward
  • Plains Indians & Pioneers Museum & Art Center
  • 580/256-6136
  • Focuses on Plains Tribes, ranching and homesteaders; art gallery. Special tours of nearby "Kathmandu" outdoor sculpture garden.
Yale
  • Jim Thorpe Home
  • 918/387-2815
  • Home of the World's Greatest Athlete, who lived there from 1917-1923. Track & field awards and family items on display.
Yukon
  • Yukon's Best Railroad Museum
  • 405/354-5079
  • Static display of caboose and rail cars contains Rock Island antiques and artifacts, plus general rail items. Includes Route 66 exhibit.
Yukon
  • Yukon Historical Society Museum & Art Center
  • 405/350-7810
  • 1910 school building contains 6 rooms of early items; doctor's office, school, Czech history room, "Yukon's Best" flour mill history.
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