Places

LEARNING of the Past. EDUCATING the Present. PRESERVING for the Future. The center is family friendly and an easy stop for bus tours and school groups. The event space is great for organized events. The mission of the 1893 Land Run Historical Center…Learn More

The A. D. Buck History Museum and Welcome Center, housed on the Tonkawa campus of Northern Oklahoma College, is one of the oldest college connected museums in the state. It was founded in 1913 by C. E. Johnson who was a biology instructor at the college.…Learn More

​Adventure Quest is Leonardo’s outdoor science playground. It took 12,000 volunteers (one-fourth of Enid’s population at the time) more than 150,000 volunteer hours before the playground opened in September 1996.The three-story…Learn More

The Alva Regional Airport Museum showcases local aviation history while providing an historic glimpse into the past. Located within the Alva Regional Airport terminal just south of the city of Alva, this museum features artifacts from the area's…Learn More

The small, museum, which is without staff and open 24 hours, features high-tech, all-weather video panels on its north and south walls.   The panels describe the crater’s formation…and its geological significance, which was…Learn More

1904 Log House & Santa Fe Scale House

Recently refurbished, the Buffalo Museum is housed in an original downtown business district structure. The museum itself features a plethora of artifacts pertaining to the local area, such as items of military history, agricultural memorabilia, a display…Learn More

The Cherokee Strip Museum    Housed in a vintage 1932 hospital building, museum boasts one of the best collections of pioneer exhibits and Indian art & artifacts in the state. Features 40 rooms displaying history of Alva & the Cherokee…Learn More

Located on five acres of land about an hour north of Oklahoma City, the Cherokee Strip Museum provides an opportunity to explore the remarkable events and people who made up the history of the Cherokee Outlet. In 1988 the Rose Hill school building took…Learn More

You’ll meet an array of historical figures and be inspired by the character traits that made them great leaders when you visit the Smithsonian-quality Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center that tells the history and development of the Cherokee…Learn More

The Chisholm Trail Museum is located along what was once the greatest cattle trail in the world. Stop in to discover the history of this cattle trail and the early pioneer settlers who homesteaded in Kingfisher County after the Land Run of 1889. In addition…Learn More

The Cimarron Heritage Center (CHC) was formed in 1994 with the mission to preserve and interpret the natural, historic and artistic heritage of Cimarron County and the area and to assume responsibility for the collections which are held in trust for all…Learn More

Welcome to the Conoco Museum. Completed in May 2007, the museum's exhibits depict the growth of a company born from the early days of a kerosene distributor and the wildcat days of the Cherokee Outlet, to an international energy empire. This world-class…Learn More

Recognized as one of the finest small-town ballparks in America. The ballpark is home to the National Junior College Athletic Association’s Division II World Series and the NCAA Division II Great America Conference postseason baseball tournament…Learn More

This unique rock home is famous as the "Castle on the Prairie." Built in 1901, this was the home and office of pioneer doctor, Thomas F. Renfrow, who took part in the 1893 Cherokee Strip Land Run and settled in Billings in 1899. The two-story rock home…Learn More

The Marland story is fascinating and his home is an architectural wonder. It was designed and constructed as a showplace for pieces of fine art and in the process, it became a masterpiece in its own right. As you tour through this site, we'll show you…Learn More

Camp Supply was established in late 1868, in the western part of the state, and the supply base served General Philip Sheridan's winter campaign against the Plains Indians in western Indian Territory. From this post, After becoming a fort in 1878, the…Learn More

The Freedom Museum on historic Main Street is a highlight of the small town of Freedom. Step inside to see an extensive collection of memorabilia and artifacts from the late 1800s and early 1900s. Exhibits include a unique barbed wire collection and a…Learn More

Home Of The Champions!Tours Scheduled by Appointment Please call 580-753-4611

Harvey House, Historical Train Depot and Air/Rail Museum

The Heritage Center & Ditch Witch Museum in Perry showcases the history of Ditch Witch equipment from invention to present. The building housing this museum was constructed shortly after the 1893 Land Run and is the original location of the Charles…Learn More

On the grounds of the Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center complex is beautiful Humphrey Heritage Village, a living history village featuring four historically significant buildings. Located in the village is a Land Office from the 1893 land run,…Learn More

Museum in the park.

The Kanza Museum of the Kaw Nation features a  variety of Native American Exhibits, artifacts, photography and a permanent paleontoloty exhibit. There is a gift shop on site. The Kanza Museum and Education Resource Center is to serve the tribal…Learn More

(Currently closed for renovations) The Southern Heights Heritage Center and Museum provides life-long learning opportunities in appreciation of the ancestry, heritage and history of African Ancestral Americans. Exhibits include, “The Leona Mitchell…Learn More

Have an adventure at Leonardo’s Children’s Museum. Newly renovated to include two huge floors filled hands on indoor exhibits, including our popular Critter Area. Fun for the whole family. Admission also includes entry to Adventure Quest,…Learn More

The ML Becker Learning Center is offering you a once in a lifetime opportunity to actually sit inside a Mach 2 Cold War Soviet fighter cockpit and close the canopy. See the museum lights turn off and the cockpit’s original lights come…Learn More

Step back into time with an outstanding example of history and heritage in Fairview, Oklahoma!  The Sand Creek Heritage Center is filled with memorabilia of local businesses and homes of the 1890's.  Browse vintage farm equipment and household…Learn More

Marland's Grand Home, located at 1000 East Grand Avenue in Ponca City, Oklahoma, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It was the first mansion-style home of Ernest Whitworth Marland and his family. Designed by Solomon Layton, construction…Learn More

The locals call this “The Rock House.” Enter the trophy room inside this unique home and you’re off to Africa, Alaska or one of the Midgley’s many other wild game destinations. The eclectic assortment of objects and artifacts…Learn More

Currently the museum has more than 6,000 accessioned items, including a mounted bird collection that is one of the largest in the state. This collection includes two whooping cranes, Grus americanus, and more than 20 mounted eagles.

The 10,000 square foot brick, concrete and steel Museum devotes 4 of its rooms to items used in the daily lives of the early ranchers and homesteaders, those who later beat the double burden of the Depression and Dustbowl, and those who witnessed the…Learn More

View the sky as it appears during any hour of the night of any year from any location on Earth inside one of the largest planetariums in Oklahoma. Open Wednesday and Thursday at 7 pm during fall and winter and at 9 pm during spring and summer.

Northwestern Oklahoma State University is a public regional university that has received national acclaim for its combination of high quality academic program and affordability. While Northwestern primarily serves the vast geographical area of northwest…Learn More

The pioneer village boasts 5 historic structures:Original Kingfisher BankGant School HouseHarmony ChurchJail CellDalton CabinCole Cabin

The Pioneer Woman Museum was dedicated September 15, 1958, just east of the statue. The museum preserves the legacy of women from all races, creeds, and nationalities who have contributed to the development of Oklahoma. The museum's education center…Learn More

Visitors can follow Woodward’s history from the early days until now at this jewel. From the murals on the outside to the walk through history, visitors are touched by something each time they enter the museum’s doors. The Plains Indians and…Learn More

One of the largest collections of railroad material in the United States. Exhibits include over 1000 pieces of dining car china and silver service from passenger trains of the past, maps depicting various railroad lines, railroad paintings, depot clocks,…Learn More

The Runnymede is located in Alva, Oklahoma, and functions as a community meeting place, a place to hold parties, weddings, banquets, club meetings, and many other functions. The Runnymede has a very colorful past. it was built in 1889 in…Learn More

Santa Fe Depot

The Governor Seay Mansion was built in 1892,  and was the home of the 2nd Territorial Governor.

Welcome to Shattuck Windmill Museum & Park.  When you visit us here in northwest Oklahoma you will find 51 vintage windmills and one wind generator on a 4 acre site at the junction of Highways 283 and 15. Because so many settlers in…Learn More

Come see where westerns are made! Visit Simpson’s Old Time Museum and Skeleton Creek Productions Movie Studio and step back into the old west. Listen to honky-tonk piano music and sip an ice cold sarsaparilla in the 1880’s saloon. If you…Learn More

The Sod House Museum seeks to preserve Oklahoma's only remaining sod house and interpret the early-day lifestyles of a pioneer, from the establishment of the Cherokee Outlet in 1893 to 1920. The museum encloses the original sod house which is the key…Learn More

The Standing Bear Museum and Education Center features tribal displays, traveling exhibits, artwork, and other educational material. This outdoor interpretive center & museum features artifacts, artwork, and educational material honoring six Native…Learn More

Thomas Benton Ferguson was born in 1857 near Des Moines, Iowa. Although he was trained as a teacher and Methodist minister, Ferguson began writing occasional articles for a local newspaper and developed an interest in journalism. After the 1892 land run,…Learn More

Artifacts and photographic histories on the Tonkawa tribe, including items from the Southwestern and Northwestern tribes. 

Housed in the 1912 "Electric Park Pavilion," the Top of Oklahoma Historical Society Museum in Blackwell contains items from the 1893 Cherokee Strip Land Run to the present. The museum collection includes farm tools, cameras, saddles, furniture, clothing,…Learn More

The Twister Museum displays a collection from the Twister Movie. The small town of Wakita was transformed into a movie set for the 1996 action movie blockbuster, Twister, starring Helen Hunt and Bill Paxton in which Wakita was destroyed by an…Learn More

"TWISTER" Museum is worth the trip!                  Did you see the movie TWISTER?  If so, you                        were…Learn More

Vernost Wine Company has become a dream come true for the Hardin family of Hennessey, Okla. What started out as a hobby for the family has now become one of Oklahoma’s premier wineries. Located in the heart of Hennessey, we reside in the oldest…Learn More

An 80-percent replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall in Washington, D.C. was dedicated on Veterans Day, 2013. It was declared Oklahoma’s Official Vietnam War Memorial. The memorial is accessible to the public free of charge from 7 am until…Learn More

Woodward proudly honors military veterans from Woodward and surrounding communities at a special memorial site located adjacent to the Plains Indians and pioneers museum. The memorial is the culmination of an endeavor by the local American Legion Post…Learn More