Old Town Museum, Oklahoma, United States
4.5 (70 reviews) Spent 2-3 hours Ranking #2 in Elk City Speciality Museums
Fun for history buffs
The combination of museums here makes for a nice stop. One admission fee pays to visit all but there's nothing stopping you from wandering around Old Town. In fact, we accidentally did that first because there's a lack of signage to see go to this specific part and pay before you wander around. Despite not being able to go inside the buildings of Old Town, (mostly just peer through windows), I really liked it. Though I was only part-way through a Route 66 trip, it felt like the town represented the entire trip, even though that's not what it's supposed to be. It just felt symbolic and fitting. The portion specifically devoted to Route 66 is fun too and offers a couple of scenes to imagine different eras and stops. (I marked travelled as solo because there's no family option w/o children. Some of us drive around our senior parents. That's family last time I checked.)
Address
2717 W 3rd St, Elk City, OK 73644-4319
Mobile
Website
http://www.elkcity.com/museum
Current local date and time now
Tuesday, May 14, 2024, 1:28
User Ratings
4.5 based on (70 reviews)
Reviews
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5Michael B 5:00 PM Jun 12, 2021
Step into the past
Loving attention to detail putting together the window and building displays of the past. Walking the grounds allowed the tour of the entire town as well as the small indoor Route 66 museum. A great stop to see!
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4VillagerRick 5:00 PM Jun 26, 2022
Mostly Good
This historic building was moved to this location to be used as a museum. They have various rooms depicting aspects of life in the recent past. They also have Rodeo memorabilia on the second floor - not quire sure how that fits in with the theme of the museum and area. The exhibits are mostly well displayed, but there were numerous items displayed with no indication of what it was - in my opinion someone needs to do an update.
