Museums
Ames Astrobleme Museum
The Ames Astrobleme is one of the most remarkable and studied geological features in the world because of its economic significance. Located in Ames, Oklahoma, the Ames Crater meteorite impact site is one of only six oil-producing craters in the United States, and is one of the largest producing craters, with 20 million barrels of oil and 130 billion cubic feet of gas.
Visitors to the open air museum will learn about the meteorite that hit the area 450 million years ago, producing a crater thousands of feet deep and 8 miles in diameter. The crater cannot be seen on the surface of the earth today because it was subsequently buried by 9,000 feet of sediment, and it remained unrecognized until 1991.
The museum is open 24 hours a day and is free to the public. It is the only museum of its kind in the United States.
The Ames Astrobleme is one of the most remarkable and studied geological features in the world because of its economic significance. Located in Ames, Oklahoma, the Ames Crater meteorite impact site is one of only six oil-producing craters in the United States, and is one of the largest producing craters, with 20 million barrels of oil and 130 billion cubic feet of gas.
Visitors to the open air museum will learn about the meteorite that hit the area 450 million years ago, producing a crater thousands of feet deep and 8 miles in diameter. The crater cannot be seen on the surface of the earth today because it was subsequently buried by 9,000 feet of sediment, and it remained unrecognized until 1991.
The museum is open 24 hours a day and is free to the public. It is the only museum of its kind in the United States.
Conoco Museum
Built and dedicated as a Centennial gift to the State of Oklahoma, the Conoco Museum opened in May 2007. Following the two companies merging, ConocoPhillips celebrated the heritage of the new company with sister museums. The Phillips Petroleum Company museum is located in Bartlesville, OK and The Conoco Museum located in Ponca City, OK.
The Conoco Museum is a world-class facility depicting the success of Conoco and the thousands of employees bonded by old-fashioned practicality and sheer determination. The museum features six exhibit areas: Throughout the exhibits you'll find over 20 flat screen TVs, interactive kiosks with photos, videos and games and a theater featuring the film “Pioneering Spirit”. In A Proud Heritage see a reconstruction of E.W. Marland's boardroom and learn about the challenges of the 1981 takeover bid. Ponca City Proud features the development of the Ponca City refinery through computer-generated images taken during construction and a hands-on exhibit of how a fractionation tower works. Generation to Generation gives a glimpse of the family atmosphere at Conoco through stories from lifetime Conocoans. The spirit of innovation and technological achievements lies at the heart of Getting to the Future First. Experience what it was like to work in a 1950s Research and Development laboratory. Setting the Pace shows the company teamwork and achievements. Visit an outdoor doodlebugger work site; learn about drillships, double-hulled tankers and tension-leg platforms. Marketing Conoco shows the company's award-winning marketing campaigns. Watch Conoco commercials and see Conoco-branded merchandise. Visit a replica gas station complete with an operative gravity-fed gasoline pump.
The Conoco Museum
501 W. South Ave.
Take the Ponca City exit off 1-35. Follow Highway 60 East to Ponca City. Museum is located directly across the street from the ConocoPhillips complex.
Ponca City, OK
Monday-Saturday 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Sunday 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
(580) 765-8687
www.conocomuseum.com
Free Admission
Group tours available
Built and dedicated as a Centennial gift to the State of Oklahoma, the Conoco Museum opened in May 2007. Following the two companies merging, ConocoPhillips celebrated the heritage of the new company with sister museums. The Phillips Petroleum Company museum is located in Bartlesville, OK and The Conoco Museum located in Ponca City, OK.
The Conoco Museum is a world-class facility depicting the success of Conoco and the thousands of employees bonded by old-fashioned practicality and sheer determination. The museum features six exhibit areas: Throughout the exhibits you'll find over 20 flat screen TVs, interactive kiosks with photos, videos and games and a theater featuring the film “Pioneering Spirit”. In A Proud Heritage see a reconstruction of E.W. Marland's boardroom and learn about the challenges of the 1981 takeover bid. Ponca City Proud features the development of the Ponca City refinery through computer-generated images taken during construction and a hands-on exhibit of how a fractionation tower works. Generation to Generation gives a glimpse of the family atmosphere at Conoco through stories from lifetime Conocoans. The spirit of innovation and technological achievements lies at the heart of Getting to the Future First. Experience what it was like to work in a 1950s Research and Development laboratory. Setting the Pace shows the company teamwork and achievements. Visit an outdoor doodlebugger work site; learn about drillships, double-hulled tankers and tension-leg platforms. Marketing Conoco shows the company's award-winning marketing campaigns. Watch Conoco commercials and see Conoco-branded merchandise. Visit a replica gas station complete with an operative gravity-fed gasoline pump.
The Conoco Museum
501 W. South Ave.
Take the Ponca City exit off 1-35. Follow Highway 60 East to Ponca City. Museum is located directly across the street from the ConocoPhillips complex.
Ponca City, OK
Monday-Saturday 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Sunday 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
(580) 765-8687
www.conocomuseum.com
Free Admission
Group tours available
Freedom Museum
A Pioneer Heritage based museum with a rare archeological exhibit on the Burnham dig.
Hours of Operation: Tuesday – Friday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Weekend Hours by Arrangement
505 Main Street
Freedom, OK 73842
(580) 621-3533
A Pioneer Heritage based museum with a rare archeological exhibit on the Burnham dig.
Hours of Operation: Tuesday – Friday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Weekend Hours by Arrangement
505 Main Street
Freedom, OK 73842
(580) 621-3533
Leonardo's Children's Museum
& Adventure Quest
Leonardo’s Children's Museum opened in 1995 as a hands-on art and science museum, dedicated to enriching and inspiring children of all ages by creating fun learning opportunities. We continue to find new and exciting ways to fulfill our mission.
Open Tuesday - Saturday: 10 am - 5 pm, Sunday: 1 - 5 pm (Closed Mondays)
Adventure Quest - Hours above (weather permitting)
Leonardo's Children's Museum
200 E. Maple
Enid, OK 73701
Corner of 2nd and Maple, Downtown Enid, Oklahoma580-233-2787
Website: www.leonardos.org
& Adventure Quest
Leonardo’s Children's Museum opened in 1995 as a hands-on art and science museum, dedicated to enriching and inspiring children of all ages by creating fun learning opportunities. We continue to find new and exciting ways to fulfill our mission.
Open Tuesday - Saturday: 10 am - 5 pm, Sunday: 1 - 5 pm (Closed Mondays)
Adventure Quest - Hours above (weather permitting)
Leonardo's Children's Museum
200 E. Maple
Enid, OK 73701
Corner of 2nd and Maple, Downtown Enid, Oklahoma580-233-2787
Website: www.leonardos.org
Midgley Museum
Enid's Midgley Museum (The Rock House) was a gift to the city of Enid given by Dan and Libby Midgley and their daughter Eva Fothergill.. The Midgley Museum is operated by Enid Masonic Lodge # 80 and the Eastern Star Chapter of Enid. The museum is located at 1001 Sequoyah Drive in Enid. The museum faces the park at the Southwest intersection of US Highways 81 and 412.
This unique museum was the home of Dan and Libby Midgley. The Midgleys planned the house and collected the rocks, fossils, and petrified wood that make up the exterior walls and interior fireplaces of the museum. There are thirty four different kinds of stones used in the building. These stones were collected in Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, and Arkansas. Most of these rocks and fossils were found near Lake Texoma. The enormous stump at the front of the house near the street is fossilized redwood it was found near Woodward Oklahoma.
Stepping into the Midgley Museum is a step back in time. It contains items from the mid nineteenth century to the mid twentieth century. There are many artifacts associated with daily life. These items include early day electric toasters to cut glassware. There are display cases containing toys, gems, fossils, early tools and memorabilia. A bedroom and parlor are furnished as in the early years of the last century. There are also collections of stamps, coins, sharks teeth, and arrowheads.
The museum also contains two unusual rooms. One is a trophy room that includes buffalo, a Royal Canadian elk, moose, javelinas and other trophies. This room was constructed with reinforced walls designed to accommodate the additional weight of the displays. The other room is a closet filled with florescent rocks that only reveal their brilliance and beauty in black light.
Free Admission, Group and Special Showing welcome by appointment.
580-234-7265 http://www.midgleymuseum.org/
Closed November 1st - March 31st
Email: mike@midgleymuseum.org
Enid's Midgley Museum (The Rock House) was a gift to the city of Enid given by Dan and Libby Midgley and their daughter Eva Fothergill.. The Midgley Museum is operated by Enid Masonic Lodge # 80 and the Eastern Star Chapter of Enid. The museum is located at 1001 Sequoyah Drive in Enid. The museum faces the park at the Southwest intersection of US Highways 81 and 412.
This unique museum was the home of Dan and Libby Midgley. The Midgleys planned the house and collected the rocks, fossils, and petrified wood that make up the exterior walls and interior fireplaces of the museum. There are thirty four different kinds of stones used in the building. These stones were collected in Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, and Arkansas. Most of these rocks and fossils were found near Lake Texoma. The enormous stump at the front of the house near the street is fossilized redwood it was found near Woodward Oklahoma.
Stepping into the Midgley Museum is a step back in time. It contains items from the mid nineteenth century to the mid twentieth century. There are many artifacts associated with daily life. These items include early day electric toasters to cut glassware. There are display cases containing toys, gems, fossils, early tools and memorabilia. A bedroom and parlor are furnished as in the early years of the last century. There are also collections of stamps, coins, sharks teeth, and arrowheads.
The museum also contains two unusual rooms. One is a trophy room that includes buffalo, a Royal Canadian elk, moose, javelinas and other trophies. This room was constructed with reinforced walls designed to accommodate the additional weight of the displays. The other room is a closet filled with florescent rocks that only reveal their brilliance and beauty in black light.
Free Admission, Group and Special Showing welcome by appointment.
580-234-7265 http://www.midgleymuseum.org/
Closed November 1st - March 31st
Email: mike@midgleymuseum.org
Pawnee Bill Ranch and Museum
The Pawnee Bill Ranch and Museum was once the home of world renowned Wild West Showman, Gordon W. “Pawnee Bill” Lillie. The 500-acre historic site includes Pawnee Bill’s mansion, which is available for guided tours, an original log cabin, blacksmith shop, observation tower, and big barn. There is also a modern museum with exhibits related to Pawnee Bill, the Wild West Shows, and the Pawnee tribe. The wonderfully stocked museum store features unique, handcrafted items, jewelry, toys, and a variety of books.
The Ranch is day-use facility and hosts weddings, family reunions, and family parties. There is also a children’s fishing pond. The beautiful Pawnee Bill Ranch is an excellent destination for field trips and there are special educational programs provided upon request to school groups. Pawnee Bill was well known for his work in bison conservation. In that tradition, the Ranch is still a working bison ranch. Visitors may see bison, longhorn cattle, and draft horses. Every summer on the last three Saturdays in June, a re-enactment of Pawnee Bill’s Original Wild West Show is held on the Ranch grounds. This family friendly event is truly entertainment at its wildest!
The Ranch is located ½ miles west of Pawnee on US 64. April through October the hours of operation are: Sunday and Monday, open 1:00-4:00 p.m. and Tuesday through Saturday, open 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. November through March the hours of operation are: closed Monday and Tuesday, Sundays open from 1:00-4:00 p.m., and Wednesday through Saturday open from 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
For more information, please call (918) 762-2513 or pawneebillranch.com
The Pawnee Bill Ranch and Museum was once the home of world renowned Wild West Showman, Gordon W. “Pawnee Bill” Lillie. The 500-acre historic site includes Pawnee Bill’s mansion, which is available for guided tours, an original log cabin, blacksmith shop, observation tower, and big barn. There is also a modern museum with exhibits related to Pawnee Bill, the Wild West Shows, and the Pawnee tribe. The wonderfully stocked museum store features unique, handcrafted items, jewelry, toys, and a variety of books.
The Ranch is day-use facility and hosts weddings, family reunions, and family parties. There is also a children’s fishing pond. The beautiful Pawnee Bill Ranch is an excellent destination for field trips and there are special educational programs provided upon request to school groups. Pawnee Bill was well known for his work in bison conservation. In that tradition, the Ranch is still a working bison ranch. Visitors may see bison, longhorn cattle, and draft horses. Every summer on the last three Saturdays in June, a re-enactment of Pawnee Bill’s Original Wild West Show is held on the Ranch grounds. This family friendly event is truly entertainment at its wildest!
The Ranch is located ½ miles west of Pawnee on US 64. April through October the hours of operation are: Sunday and Monday, open 1:00-4:00 p.m. and Tuesday through Saturday, open 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. November through March the hours of operation are: closed Monday and Tuesday, Sundays open from 1:00-4:00 p.m., and Wednesday through Saturday open from 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
For more information, please call (918) 762-2513 or pawneebillranch.com
Pioneer Woman Museum
Galleries house relevant artifacts from pioneer era homes and ranches, and histories of the women who came to Oklahoma during the land run era and in the generations that followed. Here are women who have made a difference in the arts, in aviation, business, civil rights, education, health and welfare, history, the military, music, politics, and women’s suffrage.
The southwest gallery features women who have contributed to Oklahoma’s rich musical history, opening doors to new opportunities, new sounds and new technologies. The current exhibit features Oklahoma’s women of rock and roll. In the future, the exhibit will explore the contributions of outstanding female artists who have contributed to country music, blues, jazz, and more. This gallery reaches across generational boundaries, recalling youthful memories and experiences, and giving wings to today’s budding artists. Step back and be inspired!
The Pioneer Woman is located at the intersection of 14th and Lake Road in Ponca City, Oklahoma. It is open Tuesday to Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
You may contact the museum by calling 580-765-6108 www.pioneerwomanmuseum.com
Galleries house relevant artifacts from pioneer era homes and ranches, and histories of the women who came to Oklahoma during the land run era and in the generations that followed. Here are women who have made a difference in the arts, in aviation, business, civil rights, education, health and welfare, history, the military, music, politics, and women’s suffrage.
The southwest gallery features women who have contributed to Oklahoma’s rich musical history, opening doors to new opportunities, new sounds and new technologies. The current exhibit features Oklahoma’s women of rock and roll. In the future, the exhibit will explore the contributions of outstanding female artists who have contributed to country music, blues, jazz, and more. This gallery reaches across generational boundaries, recalling youthful memories and experiences, and giving wings to today’s budding artists. Step back and be inspired!
The Pioneer Woman is located at the intersection of 14th and Lake Road in Ponca City, Oklahoma. It is open Tuesday to Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
You may contact the museum by calling 580-765-6108 www.pioneerwomanmuseum.com
Railroad Museum of Oklahoma
Founded by local people and representing the culmination of several years of work and determination by the members, our museum maintains a vast collection of unique railroad items, including a rail yard containing a collection of rolling stock, dining car china and silverware, bells, lights, whistles and lanterns, a reference library of books, photos and videotapes, and operating HO and N-gauge model railroads.
This museum represents one of the largest collections of railroad material in the United States.
580-233-3051 http://www.railroadmuseumofoklahoma.org/
Founded by local people and representing the culmination of several years of work and determination by the members, our museum maintains a vast collection of unique railroad items, including a rail yard containing a collection of rolling stock, dining car china and silverware, bells, lights, whistles and lanterns, a reference library of books, photos and videotapes, and operating HO and N-gauge model railroads.
This museum represents one of the largest collections of railroad material in the United States.
580-233-3051 http://www.railroadmuseumofoklahoma.org/
Simpson's Old Time Museum
Visit Simpson's Old Time Museum and Skeleton Creek Productions Movie Studio and step back into the Old West. You'll find wide variety of collections and artifacts. Hopalong Cassidy memorabilia, baseball collectibles, train sets and wide range of military items from the cavalry days through WWII are just a few of the many displays found in the museum. Browse through the Native American artifacts and view a private doll collection that numbers over 1800.
In the center of the museum is an authentic chuck wagon complete with a campfire and cook. Surrounding the chuck wagon scene on a split rail fence is a large collection of high back saddles dating back to 1900. There are also several indoor movie sets.
Listen to honky-tonk piano music and sip an ice cold sarsaparilla in the 1880's Saloon. If you get too rowdy you might get taken to the marshal's office and thrown in our 1880's Jail. Visit our 1880's Hotel Lobby complete with stairway and see our hotel hallway and authentic hotel room. See how the cowboys lived in a real line shack, shop in our General Store or have a quiet moment in our 1880's Church.
Bring your camera and come join in on the fun! We're right downtown Enid at 228 E. Randolph.
Open: Monday - Saturday 8:00 am - 11:00 am, 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
IT'S ALL FREE and we'd love to have ya!
http://www.skeletoncreekproductions.com/m-museum.html
Visit Simpson's Old Time Museum and Skeleton Creek Productions Movie Studio and step back into the Old West. You'll find wide variety of collections and artifacts. Hopalong Cassidy memorabilia, baseball collectibles, train sets and wide range of military items from the cavalry days through WWII are just a few of the many displays found in the museum. Browse through the Native American artifacts and view a private doll collection that numbers over 1800.
In the center of the museum is an authentic chuck wagon complete with a campfire and cook. Surrounding the chuck wagon scene on a split rail fence is a large collection of high back saddles dating back to 1900. There are also several indoor movie sets.
Listen to honky-tonk piano music and sip an ice cold sarsaparilla in the 1880's Saloon. If you get too rowdy you might get taken to the marshal's office and thrown in our 1880's Jail. Visit our 1880's Hotel Lobby complete with stairway and see our hotel hallway and authentic hotel room. See how the cowboys lived in a real line shack, shop in our General Store or have a quiet moment in our 1880's Church.
Bring your camera and come join in on the fun! We're right downtown Enid at 228 E. Randolph.
Open: Monday - Saturday 8:00 am - 11:00 am, 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
IT'S ALL FREE and we'd love to have ya!
http://www.skeletoncreekproductions.com/m-museum.html
Waynoka Station and the Waynoka Air and Rail Museum
Waynoka had its beginnings as aUS Post Office,railroad siding and cattle shipping pointin 1887 when the Santa Fe Railroad constructed the Belen Cutoff across the Cherokee Outlet.
The Harvey House at Waynoka, with its California mission-style architecture,had a lunch counter, formal dining room, and news and cigar stand on the first floor, and quarters for the Harvey Girls on the second floor. Several passenger trains stopped daily at the Waynoka Harvey House where travelers enjoyed the ambience of Fred Harvey food and hospitality. One such visitor to Harvey House was Amelia Earhart.
In 1929, Charles Lindbergh selected Waynoka as the site for a division point on the new coast-to-coast air and rail passenger service, Transcontinental Air Transport. Flying in daylight and riding trains at night, passengers could travel coast to coast in 48 hours.
Waynoka Station is the complex of history and historic buildings at Waynoka. The Waynoka Air Rail Museum is one of Oklahoma's finest transportation museums. The Santa Fe Depot and Harvey House, both on the National Register of Historic Places, have been beautifully restored with funds from the Oklahoma Department of Transportation and the Waynoka Historical Society.
Waynoka Stationalso showcases a diesel locomotive,a 1904 pioneer log cabin, a 1918 railroad section foreman's house, and a railroad scale house. Dining is available at El Charro Restaurantin the Harvey House.
The complex is on the BNSF Transcon, one of America's fastest and busiest rail lines. A visit to Waynoka is both educational and exciting. Little Sahara State Park, one of the best off-road-vehicle parks in the Midwest,is three miles south of Waynoka.
For further information call 580-824-1886 or 580-824-2261
Visit us at: waynoka.org
Museum hours:
12:30 - 4:30 p.m., Tuesday - Saturday or by appointment
Restaurant hours:
11 a.m. - 9 p.m., Tuesday – Saturday
11 a.m. - 2 p.m. on Sunday.
Waynoka had its beginnings as aUS Post Office,railroad siding and cattle shipping pointin 1887 when the Santa Fe Railroad constructed the Belen Cutoff across the Cherokee Outlet.
The Harvey House at Waynoka, with its California mission-style architecture,had a lunch counter, formal dining room, and news and cigar stand on the first floor, and quarters for the Harvey Girls on the second floor. Several passenger trains stopped daily at the Waynoka Harvey House where travelers enjoyed the ambience of Fred Harvey food and hospitality. One such visitor to Harvey House was Amelia Earhart.
In 1929, Charles Lindbergh selected Waynoka as the site for a division point on the new coast-to-coast air and rail passenger service, Transcontinental Air Transport. Flying in daylight and riding trains at night, passengers could travel coast to coast in 48 hours.
Waynoka Station is the complex of history and historic buildings at Waynoka. The Waynoka Air Rail Museum is one of Oklahoma's finest transportation museums. The Santa Fe Depot and Harvey House, both on the National Register of Historic Places, have been beautifully restored with funds from the Oklahoma Department of Transportation and the Waynoka Historical Society.
Waynoka Stationalso showcases a diesel locomotive,a 1904 pioneer log cabin, a 1918 railroad section foreman's house, and a railroad scale house. Dining is available at El Charro Restaurantin the Harvey House.
The complex is on the BNSF Transcon, one of America's fastest and busiest rail lines. A visit to Waynoka is both educational and exciting. Little Sahara State Park, one of the best off-road-vehicle parks in the Midwest,is three miles south of Waynoka.
For further information call 580-824-1886 or 580-824-2261
Visit us at: waynoka.org
Museum hours:
12:30 - 4:30 p.m., Tuesday - Saturday or by appointment
Restaurant hours:
11 a.m. - 9 p.m., Tuesday – Saturday
11 a.m. - 2 p.m. on Sunday.
