Traveling About Oklahoma

The US state of Oklahoma is the authentic gateway to the west.

Route 66 runs in length from Chicago, Illinois to Los Angeles, California. The longest miles of this road cut diagonally through Oklahoma. You can catch the route in the northeastern corner of the state and travel through Tulsa and Oklahoma City before you cross the boarder into Texas.

There are many roadside attractions like the Oklahoma Route 66 Museum in Clinton and National Route 66 and Transportation Museum in Elk City.

You can see the Blue Whale of Catoosa and the Golden Driller in Tulsa.

At the Oklahoma Route 66 Museum in Clinton you can learn about the history of Route 66, see a 1950s diner and changing exhibits celebrating the experience of traveling on Route 66.

Visit Ponca City near the Kansas border which is another Oklahoma oil-boom town. Enjoy visiting the Marland Estate Mansion dating from 1928 that was once home to millionaire oilman and the 10th governor of Oklahoma, E.W. Marland. The impressive home has 55 rooms and grounds with a swimming pool, artist studio, and boathouse. Within the estate you can see the Bryant Baker Gallery that is dedicated to the namesake sculptor.

Marland Oil Musuem gives you a look at Marland’s earlier home, visit his smaller city residence known as Marland’s Grand Home.

The Museum of the Great Plains in Lawton offers hands-on and interactive natural history exhibits that show the life in the west for Native Americans and pioneers. Outside you can see many historic building among them a train depo, trading post, and schoolhouse.

You can find out about the local culture at the Comaqnche National Museum and Cultural Center.

Take a tour of The Holy City, which is a collection of buildings that have been built to look like Israel during the Biblical period.

Tahlequah, is located southeast of Tulsa, midway between Muskogee and the Arkansas border, It has been the capital of the Cherokee Indian Nation since 1833. You can learn about their history at the Cherokee Heritage Center.

Outdoor exhibits at Diligwa Village recreate a 1710 Cherokee Village and the historic wooden buildings of Adams Corner Rural Village give visitors a look into the Cherokee life in the 1890s.

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