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Aline
Sod House Museum
Rt 1, Aline 73716
SH-8 S of Aline 580/463-2441
Tu-F 9a-5p, Sa-Su 2-5p Closed state holidays
Museum is built around 1894 restored and furnished settler's sod house. Outbuildings, cellar; items of pioneer life.
Alva
Cherokee Strip Museum
901 14th St, Alva 73717 580/327-2030
Sum, Tu-Su 2-5p; Win, Sa-Su 2-5p Closed holidays
40 rooms of displays include a drug store, kitchen, firearms, model railroad, military items.
Blackwell
Top Of Oklahoma Historical Museum
303 S Main, Blackwell 74631 580/363-0209
M-Sa 10a-5p, Su 1-5p Closed major holidays
Housed in the 1912 "Electric Park Pavilion," contains items from the 1893 Cherokee Strip Land Run to the present.
Buffalo
Buffalo Museum
PO Box 224, Buffalo 73834
108 S Hoy 580/735-2008
Tu-Su 1-5p Closed major holidays
Local artifacts; Ft. Dodge Trail crossing, furnished sod house and natural springs nearby.
Cherokee
Alfalfa County Museum
PO Box 201, Cherokee 73728
102 E Main 580/596-2513
F 1-4p or by appt
Former hotel houses Cherokee Strip memorabilia, old time kitchen, school room, printing press, war items.
Cheyenne
Jack Kettle Museum
PO Box 252, Cheyenne 73628
LL Males & Broadway 405/497-3929
Tu-Sa 9a-5p, Su 1-5p Closed state holidays
Relates story of the Southern Cheyenne, Battle of the Washita and early settlement of the area.
Washita Battle Site
PO Box 252, Cheyenne 73628
SH-47/SH-47A, 1 mi W 580/497-3929
Tu-Sa 9a-5p Su-15 Closed state holidays
Site of Custer's 1868 attack on the Southern Cheyenne in which peaceable Chief Black Kettle was killed.
North Central Oklahoma Cactus Botanical Garden
PO Box 326, Covington 73730
308 W Main 580/864-7401, 580/864-7787
Tu-Fri 8a-5p, Sa 8a-noon, Su tours only Closed some holidays
1500-plus varieties of rare and exotic cacti and succulents; educational displays about plant care. Gift shop.
Enid
George's Antique Auto Museum
508 S Grand, Enid 73702 580/242-6815
Sum, W-Sa 10a-5p Closed Win
45 rare and one-of-a-kind autos and related memorabilia from the 1920s and '30s, displayed in a re-created small town.
Leonardo's Discovery Warehouse
200 E Maple, Enid 73701 580/233-2787
Tu-Sa 9:30a-5:30p, Su 2-5p Closed Easter, Christmas, New Years Day
Interactive hands-on science and art museum especially for children, housed in 1909 warehouse. Gift shop.
Midgley Museum
1001 Sequoyah Drive, Enid 73703 580/234-7265
Tu-F 10a-5p, Sa-Su 2-5p Closed legal holidays
Furnished home built of petrified wood and rock. Unique rock and mineral collections, area items, gift shop.
Railroad Museum of Oklahoma
702 N Washington, Enid 73701-3138 580/233-3051
Tu-F 1-4p, Sa 9a-1p or by appt Closed legal holidays
State's largest collection of railroad equipment, memorabilia & related items; static displays of rolling stock.
Gage
Jim Powers Junk Art Museum
PO Box 145, Gage 73843
SH-46 & SH-15S 580/923-7935
Sum, M-F 1-5p & year round by appt
Outdoor displays of eclectic scrap metal folk art and sculpture; indoor collection of artifacts.
Goodwell
No Man's Land Museum
PO Box 278, Goodwell 73939
207 W Sewell 580/349-2670
Tu-Sa 9a-noon & 1-5p Closed state holidays
History of the Oklahoma panhandle area; Indian artifacts, doll collection, items of early settlement.
Kingfisher
Chisholm Trail Museum
605 Zellers Ave, Kingfisher 73750 405/375-5176
Tu-Sa 9a-5p, Su 1-5p Closed state holidays
Site is on original trade route opened by Jesse Chisholm in 1861. 1889 Land Run exhibits, historic buildings.
Governor A.J. Seay Mansion
605 Seay Ave, Kingfisher 73750 405/375-5176
Tu-Sa 9a-5p, Su 1-5p Closed state holidays
1890s home of second territorial governor of Oklahoma, who had hoped Kingfisher would become the state capital.
Laverne
Laverne Museum
PO Box 444, Laverne 73848
1st & Broadway 580/921-3612
By appt
Extensive collection of Indian artifacts; dolls, Jayne Jayroe items and 1,000-plus shoe collection.
Medford
Grant County Museum
PO Box 31, Medford 73759
Cherokee & Main 580/395-2822
By appt Closed holidays
History & development of the area from the 1893 Cherokee Strip land run; farm equipment, 1890s clothing, cooking
equipment.
Perry
Cherokee Strip Museum/Rose Hill School
2617 W Fir, Perry 73077 580/336-2405
Tu-F 9a-5p, Sa 10a-4p Closed state holidays
History of the Cherokee Outlet and rural life. 1895 school offers 1910 curriculum classes Sep-May.
Ponca City
Cann Memorials
1000 E Grand, Ponca City 74601
1500 E Grand 580/767-0427
Daily
Concrete walkways wind through herb gardens, native grasses, arbors, sundials & a reflection pond.
Marland Mansion Estate
901 Monument Rd, Ponca City 74604
580/767-0420, 800-532-7559
May-Sep, daily 10a-5p; Oct-Apr, daily noon-4p Closed major holidays
Modeled after an Italian palace, this 43,000-square-foot "Palace on the Prairie" was home of oil magnate E.W. Marland.
Pioneer Woman Museum
701 Monument Rd, Ponca City 74604
405/765-6108
Tu-Sa 9a-5p, Su 1-5p Closed state holidays & during 1996 expansion
17-foot bronze monument and museum in honor of the women who settled in Oklahoma. Gift shop.
Ponca City Art Center
PO Box 1394, Ponca City 74602
819 E Central 580/765-9746
W-Su 1-5p Closed major holidays
Work of artists is housed in 1925 mansion with lavish walnut woodwork, beveled glass and terrazzo tile floor.
Ponca City Cultural Center & Museum
1000 E Grand Ave, Ponca City 74601 580/767-0427
M, W-Sa 10a-5p, Su 1-5p Closed major holidays
101 Ranch and wild west show history, DAR museum with quilts and colonial items; American Indian items, gift shop.
Shattuck
Shattuck Windmill Museum & Park
PO Box 755, Shattuck 73858
SH-15 & US-283 580/938-2818
Outdoor display of rare and restored mills from 1850-1950 illustrate the impact of water and wind on the development of the High Plains.
Tonkawa
Tonkawa Tribal Museum
PO Box 70, Tonkawa 74653
SE of Tonkawa, Tonkawa Tribal Complex 580/628-2561
M-F 8-a 5p Closed legal holidays
Artifacts, photographic history of Tonkawa tribe; items from southwestern & northern tribes. Nez Perce tribal cemetery nearby.
Woodward
Fort Supply Military Park
PO Box 247, Fort Supply 73841
US-270 N, 1 Wm Key Blvd 580/766-3767
M-F 9a-4p Closed state holidays
Frontier Army fort from 1868-1895 includes five historic structures and visitor center with interpretive exhibits.
Plains Indians & Pioneers Museum & Art Center
2009 Williams Ave, Woodward 73801 580/256-6136
Tu-Sa 10a-5p Closed major holidays
Focuses on Plains Tribes, ranching and homesteaders; art gallery. Special tours of nearby "Kathmandu" outdoor sculpture garden.
Information provided by the
Oklahoma Tourism & Recreation Department
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