All Other Destinations and Attractions in Oklahoma

The Sod House in Aline was built in 1894 by Marshal McCully, a homesteader. It has been restored and furnished as a settler's sod house complete with outbuildings and items of pioneer life.

The Museum of the Western Prairie in Altus features the lifestyles and history of southwest Oklahoma's western prairie. Exhibits chronicle the lives of American Indians, cowboys, settlers and soldiers.

Displays at the Cherokee Strip Museum include medical and dental equipment, Western and American Indian art, guns and military items. Period rooms are also featured.

The Jones and Plummer Trail Museum in Beaver tells the story of people who pioneered the area through artifacts and displays. There is a research room with historic information about the area.

The Forest Heritage Center north of Broken Bow in Beavers Bend Resort Park features the Forest Art Gallery, chainsaw carvings, a 100 year old log cabin and traditional woodworking tools. The area is ideal for outdoor activities like hiking, bird watching and fishing.

The Kiowa Tribal Museum includes Indian artifacts such as buckskin leggings, shirt, jackets, bows and arrows, dolls and necklaces. The museum also contains pictures and paintings including murals of Kiowa history.

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The Read Ranch west of Chandler is a 240-acre working ranch with Texas Longhorn cattle and buffaloes. Features include a Western town movie set and a saloon.

The Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge in Cherokee features salt flats, selenite crystal digging, and nesting areas for interior least terns, American avocets, and snowy plovers. There are hiking trails.

The Chickasaw National Recreation Area is located just south of the town of Sulphur. Recreational opportunities are available including swimming, boating, camping and fishing. The area is also home to a small herd of buffalo in their natural setting.

The story of Route 66 and the history of transportation, from the 1920s to the 1970s is presented at the Oklahoma Route 66 Museum in Clinton.

Arbuckle Wilderness is a drive-through wildlife theme park with animals in natural habitats. The park features a scenic safari drive and amusement rides.

Exhibits at the Stephens County Historical Museum in Duncan include an early dental office as well as a Native American Indian collection. Visitors can also see early-day photography, music, crafts, Indian lore and farming machines.

The Lake Texoma Recreation Area west of Durant offers fishing, boating, swimming, hiking, skiing, hunting, and bird watching opportunities.

The Edmond Historical Society Museum is located in the old Armory of the 179th Infantry of the Oklahoma National Guard. The museum features exhibits which detail the history of Edmond. Exhibits are arranged chronologically from the days when Edmond was a coal and water stop for the Santa Fe Railroad to the present day.

The National Route 66 Museum in Elk City features murals of all eight states of historic Route 66 from Claifornia to Chicago. The museum contains photographs and signs.

The Elk City Old Town Museum Complex is a re-creation of a Western town that includes a late 19th C Victorian frame house that contains period furnishings, a farm, American Indian teepee, a railroad station and a schoolhouse.

The Fort Gibson Historic Site includes a reconstructed fort, visitor center, walking trails and a museum with military relics. The museum showcases the role of the fort in the history of the state and the nation. Fort Gibson was occupied from 1824 to 1890.

The Fort Towson historic site features historic structures of a frontier fort called the community of Doaksville and operated from 1820s to 1840s, and during the Civil War by Confederates.

The Gene Autry Oklahoma Museum contains items that belonged to Gene Autry, known as the singing cowboy. Displays include TV and movie sets, guitars and records as well as highlights from other Western singing stars Roy Rogers, Rex Allen, Tex Ritter, Jimmy Wakely and Eddie Dean.

The No Man's Land Museum in Goodwell has historic displays from the Oklahoma Panhandle and surrounding regions including chipped stone tools, grinding stones, pottery, and other items used by Native Americans. Paleontological and geological exhibits and a gallery for local artists are also exhibited.

The Cherokee Courthouse in Gore is a reconstructed 1829 council house and courthouse. Beside it is the original cabin. The museum display's Items about the area's first Cherokee settlement.

The Har-Ber Village just west of Grove was established in 1968. It is a reconstructed 19th C village that contains over 100 log buildings as well as glassware, dolls, china, furniture and farm machinery. Among the buildings are a bank, a beauty shop, a courthouse, a drug store, and a post office.

The Henryetta Territorial Museum is housed in a one-room schoolhouse, built in 1905. As well as being the first school in Henryetta, it was the town's first library. The building was moved to its current location in 1983.

The Kiowa County Museum in Hobart is located in the Hobart Rock Island Depot which is on the National Register of Historic Places. The museum features old post office windows, quilts, clothing, farm implements and American Indian artifacts. There is an addition with tractors, buggies, and vehicles on display.

The Frisco Depot in Hugo was built in 1914 on the main line from Dallas to St Louis. The museum houses America Indian artifacts, antiques, a miniature train exhibit and railroad memorabilia.

The Chisholm Trail Museum is located on the Chisholm Trail and presents artifacts from the historic cattle trail. The trail was named after Jesse Chisholm, a mixed-blood Cherokee guide and trader. Chisholm Trail was used to transport Texas cattle north to the Kansas railheads. The museum houses Indian and pioneer artifacts, wildlife exhibits and farming tools.

The Murray Lindsay Mansion in Erin Springs was built in 1879. The 3-story stone and stucco home has been renovated and includes family photos, a 187-piece teapot collection and other personal items.

The Nature Center in the Quartz Mountain Resort Park west of Lone Wolf features local cultural history, geology and wildlife displays. The nature trails lead along a wooded stream.

Fort Washita is the remains of a well-preserved, partially restored American Indian fort located east of Madill. The fort was operated during the 1840s and 1850s by the Chickasawa and Choctaws as well as during Civil War by Confederates.

The Pioneer Coal Miner Memorial in McAlester features a life-sized bronze statue. The museum pays tribute to the thousands of coal miners who worked and died in the mines. The Wall of Memories contains more than 1,700 names of those who died in the profession.

The Coleman Theatre Beautiful in Miami was built by George L. Coleman, Sr. in 1929. The exterior architecture is Spanish Mission Revival. Terra cotta gargoyles and other hand-carved figures adorn the building's facade. The interior includes gold leaf trim, silk damask panels, stained glass panels, carved mahogany staircases, and decorative plaster moldings and railings. The site was donated by the Coleman family to the city in 1989.

The Timberlake Rose Rock Museum in Noble is dedicated to the Barite Rose Rock, the state rock of Oklahoma. Joe and Nancy Stine have created metal sculptures with rose rocks as the center piece, these works are on display.

The County Historical Society Museum in Nowata includes exhibits of American Indian and cowboy artifacts, period clothing, military items, agricultural equipment, a dental office and antique furniture.

The Okemah County Historical Society is located in a Masonic temple built in 1926. The history of the county is revealed by an early-day schoolroom display.

The Creek Council House was erected in 1878 and was the seat of tribal government until statehood. It is a National Historic Landmark. The museum was established in 1923 and features Muscogee Creek Indian craftwork and artifacts.

The Pawnee Bill Ranch Site located west of Pawnee consists of a mansion, museum, barn and other structures from the life of Gordon Lillie, known as Pawnee Bill. He was the promoter of the Pawnee Bill's Wild West Show from 1888 to 1913. Buffaloes and longhorn cattle roam the ranch.

The Cherokee Strip Museum traces the history of the Cherokee Outlet, a block of land granted to the Cherokee in 1835 also known as the Cherokee Strip. The museum has displays that showcase the history of the Cherokee people through artifacts, photographs, and documents.

This museum is the former home of Robert S. Kerr, a former governor and U.S. senator. It details the history and development of eastern Oklahoma and has exhibits that include Spiro Mounds artifacts, Choctaw Indian history and local history.

Jasmine Moran's Children Museum in Seminole is a child-size town with street signs, a grocery store, doctor's office, television studio and other locales that are found within a community.

The Shattuck Windmill Museum showcases wind generation with 51 vintage windmills and one wind generator on a four-acre site.

The Bivin Garden is located just west of Shilder. It began as a landscaped flower garden and is now a six-acre tract of lawns, flower beds as well as hundreds of trees and shrubs. The six aviaries are home to peacocks, exotic pheasants, parakeets and tumbler pigeons.

Spiro Mounds are pre-historic Indian mounds with evidence of 850 A.D. to 1450 A.D. culture. The interpretive center exhibits artifacts and grave goods that were buried with the deceased.

The Travertine Nature Center located on Travertine Creek in the Chickasaw National Recreation Area features live animal and reptile exhibits from the forest and prairie ecosystem of Southern Oklahoma.

The Choctaw Nations Museum is housed in the 1884 capitol of the Choctaw tribe. Exhibits include vintage clothing, tribal documents and Choctaw pottery.

The Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge was created in 1970. It is an important habitat for waterfowl and other migratory birds. The majority of the refuge is low lying land which is ideal for spotting mallards, snow geese, hawks, bobwhites and various reptiles

The refuge contains archeological sites with prehistoric artifacts.

The Oklahoma Historic Fashions Museum in Wagoner is housed in a turn-of-the-century territorial home. It features historic fashion displays from the city of Wagoner and the state of Oklahoma.

The Ferguson Mansion in Watonga was built in 1907 for T.B. Ferguson who was Oklahoma's sixth territorial governor. The white frame Victorian style house has been restored, and features period furnishings and historic memorabilia.

The Seminole Nation Museum in Wewoka opened in 1974. It was established to show the history and culture of the Seminole Indian Nation, the Freedmen, and the early Oklahoma Pioneers. Exhibits include dioramas, crafts, paintings and a military room, dedicated to local servicemen and women.