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James Garner Statue - James Garner Statue, Norman OK

James Garner Statue

4.0(2 reviews)
0.9 mi

Which was your favorite James Garner character?…read more Was it the James Garner who played Bret Maverick in the 1950's series Maverick https://youtu.be/u4jUwXV_CIU (and reprised in the movie with Mel Gibson and Jodie Foster)? Was it the one who played Jim Rockford as the ex-con turned investigator for the six seasons and 123 episodes between 1974 and 1980 of Rockford Files https://youtu.be/1pGGU_cbrBk? Or is your favorite James Garner the one who earned an Academy Award nomination opposite Sally Field in the 1985 film Murphy's Romance https://youtu.be/piU2gJdhgNI? It's a tough call for me, but I did like him in the 2000 movie Space Cowboys where he starred with Clint Eastwood, Tommy Lee Jones and Donald Sutherland as four older "ex-test pilots" who are sent into space to repair an old Soviet satellite. https://youtu.be/gnGYgy744vU The people of Norman have spoken and it's the Bret Maverick version with this 2006 statue on Main Street where it crosses Legacy Trail Park. James Garner was born here in Norman Oklahoma and still considered himself a native despite living in California for fifty years. Accompanying the statue is a plaque listing his many film and television credits. Garner passed away in 2014 at age 86. [Review 16215 overall - 55 in Oklahoma - 1721 of 2021.]

This is a quick 10 minute stop to see the statue and the depot. It's worth the quick stop to see it…read moreand read the plaques. If you're passing through stop to see it. The depot has a museum but it is only open till 2 so we didn't get to go inside.

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Centennial Land Run Monument - Covered wagon

Centennial Land Run Monument

4.8(27 reviews)
17.8 mi•Bricktown

On a quiet weekday morning, the Centennial Land Run Monument feels almost cinematic. All that…read morebronze motion is frozen in a moment of time along the Bricktown Canal. The whole installation commemorates the Land Run of 1889, when settlers surged into the Unassigned Lands to stake homesteads in what would become Oklahoma Territory. The scale of the installation here is enormous, with dozens of figures charging forward. Horses stretched mid-stride, wagons tilting, every dace carved with urgency. One has clearly fallen in their haste. It really does tell the tale. We had the place mostly to ourselves which made it easy to slow and take in the detail. The only interruption was a family who decided the clearly posted "no climbing" sign was more of a suggestion than a rule and that's why we can't have nice things. Grrr! But even that didn't take away from the artistry. Paul Moore spent more than twenty years bringing this to life and the result is one of the largest bronze sculpture installations in the world, honoring the settlers who raced out on April 22, 1889. [Review 426 of 2026 - 174 in Oklahoma - 25609 overall]

The Centennial Land Run Monument in Oklahoma City is a striking tribute to one of the state's most…read morepivotal historical event, the 1889 Land Run. The Monument consists of 47 bronze statues in total. This includes 38 people, 34 horses, three wagons, a cannon, a dog, and a frightened jackrabbit. They are all bigger than life and has such great detail. I think you could stand there for hours and never see all of the details. It stands at about 100 yards or so and stretches across a small river. Well worth the visit. Best access is then the bass pro parking lot all the way to the back and under the interstate.

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Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum - Statue located adjacent to memorial on a church property- a memorial to the OKC bombing.

Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum

4.9(493 reviews)
18.7 mi•Park Plaza

This is a great memorial & museum…read more A well told story of this tragic time - the way they did the timeline and facts of the event are laid out very well. It was a sad time. If you know nothing about it, you will learn a lot. If you have questions, they will be answered. Highly recommend checking it out if you are in town. Would I go back? If I were taking other people, for sure! If by myself, maybe, I was a little rushed this time - so I'd like to go back and take my time.

don't think I had ever really heard about the Oklahoma City bombing when it happened. I was…read moreprobably still in elementary school at the time. It wasn't until October, when I passed through OKC with German and a friend mentioned the memorial, that I looked it up. This time, passing through again and not in a rush, I decided to visit the memorial on a Sunday. I couldn't find the parking garage mentioned on the website, so I parked across the street in the post office lot since it was Sunday (I don't think this would be okay on weekdays). When I asked a staff member about parking, she said that was fine. The memorial grounds themselves are beautiful and open to the public 24/7 for free. You can walk around the Gate of Time and the Field of Empty Chairs, which was especially moving, though the atmosphere felt quite heavy and chilling. it was decorated with the Christmas wreath, but there's definitely nothing about holidays cheer can be felt here Please note that bags larger than 14 inches are not allowed inside the museum. Museum admission is $18, and you're supposed to get free parking at a nearby garage, though directions weren't very clear. The museum starts on the second floor and tells the story of the 168 people who died in the 1995 bombing. What struck me most was how it emphasized that it was just an ordinary morning--people checking in to work before 9 a.m., unaware of what was about to happen. The museum was a bit crowded when I visited, likely because it was Sunday, and some visitors brought young kids who were running around, which felt a little distracting given the nature of the space. I don't think many people still actively think about this event, but if you ever find yourself in Oklahoma City, I do think it's worth visiting. It's a powerful and sobering experience.

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