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Ada
Chickasaw Cultural Center
520 E Arlington, Box 1548, Ada 74820
Chickasaw Tribal Complex 580/436-2603, Ext 303
M-F 9a-5p Closed legal holidays
Guided tours offer an educational look at modern tribal society, as well as some tribal artifacts dating to the 1500s.
Ardmore
Eliza Cruce Hall Doll Museum
320 E Street NW, Ardmore 73401 580/223-8290
M-Th 10a-8:30p, F-Sa 10a-4p Closed legal holidays
Housed within the Ardmore Public Library, contains approximately 300 rare and antique dolls from around the world.
Military Memorial Museum
PO Box 225, Ardmore 73402
31 Sunset Drive 580/226-5522
Tu-Sa 10a-5p, Su 1-5p Closed Thanksgiving & Christmas
6,000 square feet of military artifacts, from the Civil War to Desert Storm. Within Greater Southwest Historical Museum.
Tucker Tower Nature Center
3310 S Lake Murray Drive #1, Ardmore 73401
Lake Murray Resort Park 580/223-2109
Sum, Daily 9a-7p; Spr & Fal, W-Su 9a-5p Closed Dec-Jan M .50
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
PO Box 245, Atoka 74525
US-69 N 580/889-7192
M-Sa 9a-4p Closed legal holidays
On the site of a Confederate outpost, exhibits focus on area Civil War activity and Atoka County history. Cemetery, Choctaw artifacts.
Davis
Arbuckle Historical Museum
12 Main, Santa Fe Depot, Davis 73030 580/369-3721
Su 1-5p
Includes local history and a scale model of Fort Arbuckle, which was active from 1851-1870.
Durant
Fairchilds Gallery
405 Denison, Durant 74701 580/924-2399
By appt
Collection of American Indian artwork includes 300-year-old doll collection, oil paintings, bronzes, beadwork and rugs.
Fort Washita Military Park
HC 62, Box 213, Durant 74701
15 mi E on SH-199 580/924-6502
M-Sa 9a-5p, Su 1-5p Closed state holidays GBA, M FREE(D)
Remains and grounds of mid-1800s military frontier post. Buildings house military artifacts.
Three Valley Museum
PO Box 1191, Durant 74701
16th and Elm 580/920-1907
M-Sa 1:30-4:30p Closed holidays
Housed in basement of 1909 building that serves as Choctaw Nation headquarters; artifacts of early statehood.
Gene Autry
Gene Autry Oklahoma Museum
PO Box 67, Gene Autry 74346
NE of Ardmore on SH-53 E 580/294-3047
Sa 10a-4p, Su 1-4p or by appt Closed Christmas
Dedicated to the "Singing Cowboys of the B Western Movies," offers memorabilia of Western film stars.
Healdton
Healdton Oil Museum
315 E Main, Healdton 73438 580/229-0317
F-Sa 9a-5p, Su 1-5p Closed state holidays
Site of what was once the richest oilfield in the world; exhibits of tools, well-drilling equipment and related items.
Lindsay
Murray-Lindsay Mansion
PO Box 282, Lindsay 73052
410 SW 5 405/756-8636
Tu-Su 1-5p
1881 home and furnishings of prominent Chickasaw settler features 187-piece teapot collection, photos and other family items.
Sulphur
Arbuckle Historical Museum
113 West Muskogee, Sulphur 73086 580/622-2824
M-Sa 8a-4p Closed legal holidays
Focuses on the history of the Chickasaw, mineral springs, former Platt National Park and early ranch life.
Travertine Nature Center
PO Box 201, Sulphur 73086
US-77, Chickasaw National Recreation Area 580/622-3165
Sum, M-Th 8a-7p, F-Sa 8a-9p; Win, 8a-5p Closed Christmas & New Years
Educational exhibits about area wildlife; living rattlesnakes, turtles, centipedes and a barred owl.
Tishomingo
Bank of the Chickasaw National Museum
101 S Capital Ave, Tishomingo 73460
413 W Main 580/371-2175
M-F 8a-5p Closed holidays
Restored structure was the bank for the Chickasaw Tribe at the turn of the century.
Information provided by the
Oklahoma Tourism & Recreation Department
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