The National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum is America’s premier institution of Western history, art and culture. Founded in 1955, the Museum, located in Oklahoma City, collects, preserves, and exhibits an internationally renowned collection of Western art and artifacts while sponsoring dynamic educational programs to stimulate interest in the enduring legacy of the American West. More than 10 million visitors from around the world have sought out this unique museum to gain better understanding of the West: a region and a history that permeates our national culture. The National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum features a superb collection of classic and contemporary Western art, including works by Frederic Remington and Charles M. Russell, as well as sculptor James Earle Fraser’s magnificent work, The End of the Trail. The exhibition wing houses a turn-of-the-century town and interactive history galleries that focus on the American cowboy, rodeo and Native American culture.See more..
5.0SKELETONS: Museum of Osteology(1.238 reviews) - One of the best museums we've visited Monday: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Spent 1-2 hours Speciality Museums • Natural History Museums • Science Museums
The Museum of Osteology is "America's Only Skeleton Museum". The Museum of Osteology, located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, is a unique educational experience. Focusing on the form and function of the skeletal system, this 7000 square ft. museum displays hundreds of skulls and skeletons from all corners of the world. Exhibits include adaptation, locomotion, classification and diversity of the vertebrate kingdom.See more..
The Frank Phillips Ranch was founded in 1925 and the Woolaroc Museum had a humble beginning four years later in 1929. The 3,700 acre wildlife preserve is home to more than 30 varieties of native and exotic animals and birds. It is a working ranch that maintains the animals for the enjoyment of our guests in a natural, protected setting. The Woolaroc Museum presents one of the world's most unique collections of Western art and artifacts; Native American pottery, baskets, beads, blankets and cultural art; historical displays; and one of the most complete collections of Colt firearms. Guests can also tour the Lodge, which was used as a place for Frank Phillips to entertain his friends and maintain business relationships. The Lodge abounds with tales of the parties, business events and wilder goings-on. Hours are Wednesday- Sunday, 10 am - 5 pm. Memorial Day - Labor Day, 10 am - 5 pm. Open Memorial Day, 4th of July, and Labor Day. Please check the website for more info.See more..
4.5National Route 66 Museum(416 reviews) - Spectacular Museum, More than Just Route 66 Monday: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Speciality Museums
This museum was astonishing. It was one of the most well done museums we have ever been too. The American memorabilia is displayed so well. The displays are amazing and so interesting. We came because we’re on a Route 66 adventure and it did not disappoint in that area but had so much more. This is a must see museum for any driving through Oklahoma on Route 66 and honestly I would recommend it anyone on Route 66 or otherwise.See more..
4.5Will Rogers Memorial Museum(323 reviews) - Americana at it's Best, Will Rogers was a Very Interesting Man! Monday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM Speciality Museums
Memorial museum and resting place for the American icon.See more..
4.5Woody Guthrie Center(298 reviews) - Folk Music Legend Monday: Spent 2-3 hours Speciality Museums
The Woody Guthrie Center is dedicated to preserving Woody Guthrie's body of work and celebrating his life and the continuation of his legacy. As an educational facility, we provide resources to students, teachers, and academics about Woody's important role in American history and his advocacy for social justice.See more..
4.0Tulsa Air and Space Museum & Planetarium(285 reviews) - Walk Through History Monday: 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM Spent 2-3 hours Speciality Museums • Science Museums • Observatories & Planetariums
The Tulsa Air and Space Museum & Planetarium (TASM) is a regional leader in the promotion of science-based education through hands-on interaction and discovery. Combining preservation with inspiration, TASM tells the story of Oklahoma's rich aerospace history with interactive exhibits that educate and entertain visitors of all ages. Come experience 35,000 square feet of aviation history and take a look at the future of aerospace!See more..
4.5Museum of the Great Plains(277 reviews) - Engaging Museum .... Well Worth the Visit Monday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM Speciality Museums
Very investing museum established in 1960 that has evolved with time. The museum has several engaging hands-on exhibits. * Most innovative was a 3D sand table that dynamically sensed sand contours (i.e. sand above the table) and projected contour lines and color-coded "elevation" map on the sand. Innovative introduction / visualization appropriate for all ages. * Hands on exhibit of a mechanical wind mill (for example used to pump water from a well). * Hands on exhibit of a wind turbine for converting wind to electrical energy. Encourages experimentation with different blade shapes and number of blades to maximize energy conversion. Many other educational exhibits about the Great Plains (1) Geography (2) People and (3) History.See more..
5.0Stafford Air & Space Museum(223 reviews) - VERY interesting and well put together. Monday: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Spent 2-3 hours Military Museums • Speciality Museums • Science Museums
The Stafford Air & Space Museum is a Smithsonian-affiliated institution. We are named in honor of Lt. General Thomas P. Stafford, veteran astronaut of the Project Gemini & Apollo space programs and a Weatherford, OK native. Filled with artifacts from the earliest days of mankind’s first flights, to the manned spaceflight programs of the “Space Race” era between the U.S. and the Soviet Union, to the future of aerospace, the Museum has something for everyone! The museum houses 63,000 square feet of exhibits and showcases thousands of artifacts, including a General Dynamics F-16 “Fighting Falcon,” the actual Fixed-Base Simulator used to train all 135 Shuttle Program crews, a ten-story Titan II rocket, a moon rock returned to Earth by the crew of Apollo 17 and General Stafford’s actual, flown Gemini VI spacecraft. You’ll be amazed at the history you can find under one roof. Open 7 days a week/360 days a year. Closed on New Year's Day, Easter, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve & Day.See more..
4.5American Banjo Museum(207 reviews) - Best museum visit of our week Monday: Speciality Museums
A National Treasure in downtown Oklahoma City. The American Banjo Museum contains over 300 banjos on display and is the only museum of its type dedicated to preserving and promoting the music and heritage of America's native musical instrument - the banjo. An interpretive exhibit tells the evolution of the banjo from its humble roots in American slavery, to bluegrass, to folk and world music.See more..
4.5Cherokee Heritage Center(174 reviews) - Simply amazing Temporarily closed - Closed until further notice Spent More than 3 hours Speciality Museums • History Museums
An independent nonprofit organization with a mission to preserve, promote, and teach Cherokee history, heritage, and culture. The center sits on 44 beautiful acres in historic Park Hill, Oklahoma and is home to the Diligwa Cherokee Village, an outdoor living history attraction, a genealogy library, and the Cherokee National Museum and Archives plus a permanent exhibit on the Trail of Tears and 1500 square feet of exhibit space with changing exhibits.See more..
This is a small museum so don't expect much, but what is offered is well worth the visit to the free museum. The gentleman who greeted us took our temperatures and told us some things of the Comanche Nation - from the past and from today. Very informative! Thank you! We went into the museum and were told not to take pictures of the artwork on the walls. So, we didn't take pictures inside. Being a small museum, we were in and out in about 20 minutes. And I just had to get two of the "coins" that were imprinted with Comanche Nation pictures. We went to the gift shop and spent that much time there looking around and purchasing some things. Everyone there was very nice and I'd recommend this museum to anyone. Just next door is the Museum of the Great Plains, so you can make a long afteroon visiting the two.See more..
4.5Toy and Action Figure Museum(112 reviews) - Toys! Toys! Toys! And more toys! Monday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM Speciality Museums
The museum got its start in 2000 during a citywide process called VISION 2010. In a series of meetings, local citizens came together and identified goals they would like the community to reach in the next ten years. Many things were discussed. Among them the town wanted unique attractions that would help to make Pauls Valley a destination city.With the help of local artist and toy designer (and collector) Kevin Stark, a board was formed to start working on the world’ s first museum devoted to the art and sculpting of action figures! The museum acquired its 501(c)3 nonprofit status and the group began researching and creating the plans for a first – class facility in the heart of downtown Pauls Valley. It took the group five years to put everything together and the doors opened on October 15, 2005.Since that time the museum has had visitors from every state in the union and over 40 foreign countries and has helped serve as an economic catalyst for the downtown area. With group tours from state wide public and private schools, senior citizen groups and various tourist groups, not to mention curious travelers, the museum has seen over 50,000 visitors since it opened its doors.An accredited museum, The Toy & Action Figure Museum has won several awards, including the Redbud Award for Best New Tourist Attraction in the state for 2006 at the Oklahoma Governor’ s Conference on Tourism.See more..
4.5Phillips Petroleum Company Museum(108 reviews) - Fun, engaging exhibits tell Phillip’s history well Monday: 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM Speciality Museums
We came here not knowing much about Phillip’s history and were impressed with the excellent interpretive exhibits and videos which tell the story of Phillips Petroleum so well. This is a fun museum; we learned a lot about the remarkable history of this successful American company. Many historic artifacts also help tell the Phillip’s story. We spent an hour 15 minutes in the free museum and 10 minutes in the gift shop to buy a cool retro looking t-shirt. High recommend on this neat museum.See more..
4.5Frank Phillips Home(105 reviews) - Great tour! Ask for Carla. Monday: Spent 1-2 hours Speciality Museums • History Museums
The 26-room Frank Phillips Home is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and open for tours Wed-Sat. Tour times are 10, 11, 2, 3, and 4 o'clock and also at 1 pm on Saturdays. Tours last approx. 1 hour, and a special Director's Tour is available by appointment only Wed-Friday at 9 am. The home and the grounds are also available as an event venue. Call for more information or visit our website.See more..
4.0Five Civilized Tribes Museum(96 reviews) - Interesting info about tribal history Monday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM Speciality Museums • History Museums
The museum is located right next to the VA Medical Center and has its own small parking lot on the opposite side of the museum from the hospital. We spent about an hour touring the museum inside and outside. The ground floor has interesting exhibits about the Choctaw, Chickasaw, Cherokee, Muscogee Creek, and Seminole nations. The second floor has an art gallery with native art, and a room where you can view an informative historical film. We thought the museum was nicely done and worth our time to visit. Admission $4. There are restrooms at the back of the ground floor.See more..
4.5Oklahoma Firefighters Museum(89 reviews) - OK Firefighter Museum Monday: 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM Speciality Museums
Great museum! I’ve driven by for years but I had never been inside. I’m glad I finally stopped into look. Wonderful collection of patches from fire departments from all over the world, nicely organized. Beautifully restored historic fire engines & other memorabilia. . I enjoyed my visit See more..
4.0Fort Reno(78 reviews) - Very Historic - firing of the Christmas guns is a must Speciality Museums
Fort Reno is a great place to visit. It has a lot of historic buildings. There are a lot of interesting facts and things to see from artifacts, photographs, images of the 1888 Cheyenne and Arapaho Agency, German POW's to the Buffalo Soldiers. If you like ghost stories and the such, then the firing of the Christmas Guns is a must see. Fort Reno Christmas Guns is a tradition brought here by German immigrants. The discharging of firearms such as cannons and guns was believed to dispel evil spirits in preparation for the upcoming holiday. Although they can be loud. If you like history and are in the Oklahoma City area this is a trip worth doing.See more..
This museum is in a restored Oklahoma National Guard armory. It's a beautiful WPA building that is worth the visit on its own. The Route 66 exhibits are excellent as well, really provide a lot of context and history for what the road meant. The videos are well done and very interesting. Gift shop has a lot of unique items at very reasonable prices, and the staff was very friendly and helpful.See more..
I found this museum on Trip Advisor and read a few reviews that said others spent a couple hours here. So did we. I enjoyed talking with the owner. He is knowledgeable and his excitement to share about the machines makes it fun. My favorite part is that my kids were able to try a variety of sewing machines as well as a few other STEM experiences. They made key chains and designs for T-shirts and it was free for them. My son said he learned that sewing isn't boring, and it felt like it was his birthday! There are also classes they can participate in to grow in their creative abilities so we will be back, for sure!See more..
4.5Old Town Museum(70 reviews) - Fun for history buffs Spent 2-3 hours Speciality Museums
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.)See more..
5.0Sequoyah's Cabin Museum(68 reviews) - Perfect fall day experience Monday: Spent 1-2 hours Speciality Museums • Historic Sites • History Museums
Located in Sallisaw, Oklahoma, Sequoyah’s Cabin Museum is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and was designated as a National Literary Landmark in 2006. Sequoyah, creator of the Cherokee written language, built this one-room log cabin in 1829, shortly after moving to Oklahoma. Surrounded by a 10-acre park, the actual cabin is located inside a stone memorial structure, built by the Works Progress Administration in 1936. Stepping inside, you’ll experience what it might have been like when Sequoyah originally lived there. Relics and documents associated with his life are on display for visitors to see.See more..
We have been to this event a few times at this venue and it is always well worth the cost. The entertainment level at softball games is faster pace and more exciting than baseball games, in general. Be sure to park at Remington Park and take the shuttle in so get free parking. Also, if you don't have tickets there will be scalpers at Remington Park selling tickets at a cut rate. Just know the going rate before you get there.See more..
We really enjoyed the museum as well as the tour of the mansion and grounds. We didn't have to pay because of our Oklahoma Historical Society membership, but the prices didn't seem prohibitive. The tour guide was very kind and patient with little people. The grounds are beautiful Oklahoma prairie and have lots of places for kids to run around, climb and play. The museum has a kids' area we really enjoyed and could have stayed there for hours. It has puzzles, books, little toys, chairs, and saddles. After our tour and museum time we drove around the property and enjoyed seeing the bison and long horns. Well worth our trip there.See more..
4.5Seaba Station Motorcycle Museum(55 reviews) - Nice Little Stop on Route 66 Monday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM Spent 1-2 hours Speciality Museums
This place really captures the essence of what it's about to travel on Route 66. A quick stop at roadside museum or attraction to gain a little knowledge and get a good photo op is at the heart of the Route 66 travel experience. The Seaba Station Motorcycle Museum fits this billing perfectly. Entire visit took 45 minutes. The museum is located in a cool old service station. Lots of unique motorcycles especially if you are into motocross. Really enjoyed this stop on our trip.See more..
An outstanding railroad museum with multiple collections of countless railroad items. Best switch lock & key collection I have ever seen. Superb railroad china collection which my wife particularly enjoyed. O, HO, N and Z gauge model railroad layouts. Static display locomotives, cars and cabooses. Superb collections of railroad collectables and photos.See more..
A museum dedicated to preserving the rich heritage of the domestic pigeon and its relationship with man over time. The museum tells the history of this amazing bird as well as showcase the people who raise and love these birds.See more..
Free Admission. The museum is in the old National Guard building. It covers the history of the town and the surrounding area. There are lots of old west artifacts and a separate building full of vintage farm machinery. The museum also houses the Ardmore Military Memorial Museum, which is outstanding. There are exhibits for every war. Uniforms from many countries. There is lots of informative text describing each item. They have a huge military library.See more..
The Farm and Ranch Museum while not as interesting in my opinion as nearby museum still deserves your time, worth a look around, most of it outdoors.See more..
4.5Oklahoma Frontier Drugstore Museum(45 reviews) - Great small museum! Monday: 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM Spent 1-2 hours Speciality Museums • Science Museums
This museum is housed in an old and beautiful building and is literally filled with interesting items that were commonly found in small drugstores over the past century. There is so much to see inside the museum that one could spend numerous hours enjoying the displays. The adjoining Apothecary Garden is a delight to see as well.See more..
4.5Conoco Museum(44 reviews) - Super fun and interesting Monday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM Spent 1-2 hours Speciality Museums
I love an interactive museum and this one fills the bill with excellent exhibits, lots of fun historic artifacts and great photo opportunities next to cool gas pumps. We spent a little over an hour here and learned a lot about the interesting history of Conoco and its many great employees over the years. It’s an amazing business we knew little about before visiting. Be sure to catch the introductory video before walking through the museum. The young lady at the front desk was very friendly and helpful. We highly recommend this museum when in the area. See more..
4.5The Museum of the Red River(39 reviews) - My Elementary aged boys loved it! A must do to learn about the indigenous in this region and beyond! Monday: Spent 1-2 hours Speciality Museums • Ancient Ruins
So much depth to this museum! A must see if you want to learn more about indigenous and native textiles, pottery, masks, art, agriculture and more. I rate this museum better than the Museum of Indian Arts & Culture and Santa Fe. My 9yr old and 6yr old were thoroughly entranced by the dinosaur, the pottery, the activity center, the art and the vast collection of indigenous tools.See more..
The Cherokee National Prison was the only penitentiary building in the entire Indian Territory from 1875 to 1901. It housed sentenced or accused prisoners from throughout the territory. It was built in 1875 and was created for the purpose of reformation as well as for punishment for offenders. The principal chief had the power to pardon condemned men, with the advice and consent of his executive council, but this was rarely exercised. Built of sandstone rock, it was, "made to hold the most hardened and dangerous prisoners."See more..
This is a great museum. It not only covers the land run of 1893 and the history of Woodward Oklahoma, but it is free. Donations are accepted and they do have a gift shop. There is also limited time exhibits during the year.See more..
4.5Gene Autry Oklahoma Museum(36 reviews) - Everything you wanted to know about Gene Autry under one roof Monday: Spent 1-2 hours Speciality Museums
A museum dedicated to the Cowboy in Entertainment from 1920s to present covering film to tv to web Open Thu - Fri - Sat 10am to 4pm. Closed Sunday thru Wednesday.See more..
There were no signs at all for this museum and it was way back in a residential area. No one would know it was there without reading about it first. It cost $3 each for seniors. A very informative lady took us into the museum and quickly explained how it was laid out and also described how this region was also part of the Greer County that Texas claimed. It was a beautiful, large museum. It had a section on the local Indians. Another on the cattle drives which included a Goodnight chuck wagon. There were some marvelous sculptures by Charles Russell and Remington. They had an impressive display of clothing. Outside they had a sod house and an old rock home. There was also lots of farm machinery.See more..
4.5Twister The Movie Museum(34 reviews) - Good overall experience and the twister museum is worth going for. Speciality Museums
There is little to nothing in Wakita and it is out in the middle of nowhere. The twister museum had a lot of memorabilia but it was much smaller than what I was expecting. But it was good overall. The day we went was the twister festival. There were a couple of minor actors from the movie. They were signing Autographs but we did not wait in the long lines to get one. If you’re out that way, it’s definitely worth going to the twister museum if you were a fan of the movie.See more..
4.5OK County 66 - John's Place(34 reviews) - John's County 66, well, because he could Spent < 1 hour Speciality Museums • Points of Interest & Landmarks
Meeting and visiting with John made my day. He has such a wonderful collection of 66 memorabilia displayed throughout the building that it really takes time to absorb it all, and that time is well spent. Memories of are in each and every item. What a wonderful representation of America and the Mother Road.See more..
4.0Heart of Route 66 Auto Museum(30 reviews) - Nice Route 66 stop! Spent 1-2 hours Speciality Museums • History Museums
We are a museum located on the historic Route 66 highway in Sapulpa Oklahoma. Our collections focus on vintage cars, Route 66 memorabilia, and local military history.See more..
5.0Sod House Museum(30 reviews) - Great Collection Monday: Speciality Museums
Popped into the old sod house museum recently in Aline. Wonderful little museum that depicts what prairie life was like. I have a lot of respect for the pioneers for the hardships & challenges they faced on a daily basis. Makes you extremely thankful for modern conveniences. Great collection of period pieces such as tools, housewares & farm equipment out in the barn See more..
5.0Military History Museum(30 reviews) - Fantastic museum Spent 1-2 hours Speciality Museums
Great museum--so much stuff to see and learn. We didn't have enough time due to another engagement so we will come back. It's very well set up and the pattern flows smoothly through the building. The best part (and the reason to come back) are the veterans who volunteer and give guided tours. The knowledge and passion and friendliness make the visit well worth the minimal charge to get in the door.See more..
4.5Santa Fe Depot(29 reviews) - Pottawatomie County represented Well Monday: Speciality Museums
The New Milburn Museum has so much to see about the history of Pottawatomie County. All the display cases to the player pianos including autos showed so much history of different decades all in one place.See more..
Whow what an interesting museum to visit, incredible history of Country Music for the Oklahoma State and so much knowledge that can be learnt. The curator Ronald Boren was an absolute star, told me so much about all the artists, the area and everything about the complete music scene. I am a big fan of Merle Haggard's song "Okie from Muskogie" so to visit Muskogee and this museum was a real treat. Keep up the great work that you do guys, my visit was one of the highlights of my trip to the USA .See more..
We visited the museum as a family with a 13 and 15 years teens. If you practice or just enjoy to watch the sport of Wrestling, this is a MUST SEE! The Operation Manager Jack Carnefix went above and beyond, he took the time to explain to us the history of the sport, famous wrestlers facts and many other items of display.See more..
4.5Shattuck Windmill Museum(24 reviews) - What a great and interesting place. Monday: 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM Speciality Museums
Wow what a find this was. At the Shattuck Windmill Museum and Park they have a huge selection of all different windmills. Coming from the UK we never knew how life giving windmills where to get the water from the ground. Its run by older volunteers who love what they do and have many stories to tell. We had some great conversations about the past, the dust bowl and the history of the area. Its free but they do rely on donations to help with the up keep of the windmills. In the small gift shop they have lovely items made by the locals. Stop here for an hour, its great fun.Its run by really lovely people, just like the best grandparents you could ever wish for.See more..
4.5Tom Mix Museum(24 reviews) - Cute little museum with everything you've ever wanted to know about Tom Mix. Monday: Speciality Museums
Terrific museum. Has virtually all of his possessions at the time of his death, including the suitcase that hit him in the head and caused his death. Very nice documentary on his life, just ask them to start the movie when you're ready to watch it. We recommend it.See more..
4.5The Ben Johnson Cowboy Museum(24 reviews) - Awesome Monday: 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM Spent 1-2 hours Speciality Museums • Art Museums
The Ben Johnson museum was by far one of my favorite places this weekend. It was very informative and personable. The lady at the front desk actually knew him and stories about him. Those are the ones you don’t usually get to hear.See more..
Kingfisher Chamber of Commerce needs to uncover this little gem for people to come and enjoy. The museum is very complete with exhibits both inside and the grounds in the back. There's a school house, cabin, bank, church and another outbuilding - all very complete with contents appropriate to the period they represent. The interior exhibits are likewise very complete and well explained with easy to read information. Across the street is Governor Seay's Mansion. Unique and lovely home also very complete. Sad to see the deterioration in the eaves outside on the porch area, but I'm sure it's difficult to raise funds for such repairs. This was an easy day trip from OKC to Kingfisher and a beautiful drive. Took Highway 33 there and Highway 3 back. Beautiful!See more..
5.0Simpson's Old Time Museum(22 reviews) - Museum Gem Spent 1-2 hours Speciality Museums • History Museums
We were the only people there and got a personal tour by Mr. Simpson aka Smoky Lane. He was a wealth of information about the western movies, history and Enid. Lots of very interesting history and a story about when John Wilkes Booth was supposedly in Enid, died there and was mummified. We enjoyed seeing the movie sets which are used in actual movies. Many interesting old items and artifacts. There is a huge doll collection with over 1,800 dolls.See more..
Visited the Three Rivers Museum in March 2013 when I was in town for a funeral. One of the docents / curators was kind enough to give a personal guided tour. The museum displays were undergoing some renovation (workers were building a cut-away display for an interior house display. Most of the other displays have new, informative descriptions typed up. This is a cool museum if you want a brief history of the Three Rivers region. Displays about the plains tribes, the white settlers, the growth of Muskogee, the bad tornadoes in the 1940s are brought to life with photos and artifacts. There is a small gift shop, and the museum is trying to make more displays interactive and hands-on. If you go, ask for Karen: she is a walking encyclopedia of local history.See more..
