Wonderful place! The ladies there are very informative and very kind, full of great information…read more The place itself is a jail on one side and a sheriff's house on the other. Each room is filled with amazing stories and artifacts of the county and how people lived back then.

Great exhibits, lots of history and tons of arrowheads. The kids loved the animatronic and Wild…read moreWest exhibit. The employees loved their jobs and talked all about the area's rich history. Wonderful time, pair with the glove factory tour for a great day trip.

Great museum, horrible venue hosts! Would not recommend as the staff are unwelcoming and the room…read moreis uncomfortable. It had potential otherwise.

Looking for something to do while passing through southern Oklahoma? We were staying at Lake…read moreMurray and decided to check out the Greater Southwest Historical Museum. We were certainly glad we spent several hours there. We've visited lots of "local" museums but this one gets the grand prize. Located in a former national guard armory, they have thousands of feet for displays and they've utilized all of it. They've moved settlement log homes inside, after disassembling and documenting each part so they could be reassembled perfectly. The whole museum is a collection that shows how people in the area lived in years gone by. A doctor, a bank, a school, a drug store soda stand, a blacksmith shop... the list goes on and on. They have extensive coverage of the oil and agricultural industries, which played a very important part in the local economy. The docents were very friendly and answered all of our questions about the exhibits. We also listened to some funny stories, too. Be sure to visit the Military History Museum while you're here. It's located in the same building and it's very interesting. Both museums are free to enjoy, but be sure to leave a nice donation for each one to help keep them going.

What a gem this museum is in Ardmore! They have so much packed into this museum. I expected this…read morestop to be a quick one but 2 hours later there I was still looking round. It is free but be sure to leave a donation so this can stay open. The people working the front desk were so helpful giving us info on the museum and the area. They have a full sized log home inside that was moved from a nearby area. Be sure to check out the back building with the farm and the outside area with oil field equipment.

Pretty cool history spot, it's free but it runs on donations. They have 3 sections! Plenty of…read morefirearms and vehicles!

A fantastic military museum on the campus of Fort Sill. The museum is divided into three sections:…read more1) Revolutionary War to WWI; 2) WWII to Vietnam; and 3) modern wars of Desert Storm and Afghanistan. The lobby display includes artifacts of the fallen Berlin Wall and 9/11. So much information along with artifacts and military vehicles and planes. The outside display include many other military vehicles, aircraft, and cannons. Hubby and I spend hours reading and visiting this fantastic museum. There is no entrance fee, but donations are accepted. Well done!

Clearly their budget has increased; they hired someone to manage their Yelp page...and they spared…read moreno expense! In all my years of writing reviews, I have never received such a hilariously thoughtful comment from a biz owner. While I highly doubt I will ever find myself back in OK, let alone in this particular part of OK, I am happy to shower the folks at Gene Autry with more stars, because A for effort! It sounds as if the museum has made a lot of improvements in the last 4 years, not to mention, added a punch of personality to an otherwise drab subject matter! Still no singing cowboy, though :(

Had a lovely time here. The lady director opened a few minutes early when she saw us waiting. She…read moregave us a personalixed tour lasting about two hours. Her knowledge of the genre was bottomless. We plan to return with the grandkids if we can.

Warm and inviting. The miniature boats are awesome, and apparently all handcrafted by the same guy!read more

We LOVED THE MUSEUM! Were from Sacramento, California and visit our son and his family every other…read moreyear and after our 3rd visit there we stumbled on the museum. Our son lives there and is stationed at Shepards AFB. We loved the history and it answered questions about the name of the roads in the city. Loved the recognitioin to women in the military! The wall of hats worn by famous people was amazing!

I am visiting from California and this museum is amazing!!!! Literally a 10/10 so fun for such a…read morecheap price!! Only $10 a person to enter the inside which is two stories including the outside. The inside has a fun tornado experience. Had so much fun I would definitely recommend to come here. They also had such a fun room for kids to play with grocery items. (People in the military go in free)

I live this place! Informative and interesting with interactive exhibits. We were there for Family…read moreDay and our soldier's younger sister enjoyed the living history aspect of the museum. Playing store, ripping a cattle, decorating a bison hide, printing an early newspaper. It was very fun and the staff were incredibly friendly. A nice mix of artifacts and items that could be played with. Perfect for family day!

I highly recommend the Comanche National Museum & Cultural Center in Lawton. I personally loved…read morethis museum in Oklahoma. It's a bit off the beaten path, but parking and admission were free. Donations were welcome. The displays were gorgeous... you must be up for reading. I read fast! Because it is a smaller museum, I would plan for about an hour visit. Less if you read fast. Comanche words were scattered everywhere, tying in with authentic Comanche art, artifacts, or collections... a few of which photos were not allowed. One of my softball coaches from college was/is Comanche. I still keep up with her on Facebook and her involvement with The Comanche Nation. The Comanche Code Talkers of World War II will never be forgotten! They were amazingly resilient... "their codes were never broken!" Loved all of the local artists pieces. Plus my kid and I got to try on a buffalo robe. Very kind woman at the check-in area on 7.26.2025. Clean women's restrooms!

My husband and I enjoyed going to this small museum. It was very informative and we enjoyed seeing…read moreartifacts. This museum is definitely small but it is free!

There wasn't any touring on Mondays but we got lucky and rang the bell to see if anyone was there,…read morethere was. Teresa was a WONDERFUL tour guid and even let us see all of the bathrooms and even the back patio area. She even told us there are haunted tours and should come back if we were interested in that area. Overall loved it, friendly atmosphere, lovely musky smell, and the history goes deep, and the tales go deeper. 10/10 recommend if your ever in the area.

I love old houses, museums, antiques, you name it. So when I was in Wichita Falls visiting family,…read moreI decided to stop by. I got my very own docent led tour of the house, built in the early 1900s. Very interesting, and awesome that most items in the house are actually the originals. It is a smaller house, so did not take all that long to get through it. Definitely worth the stop if you're into history at all!

This is a nice place to visit with the kids, especially if they like a hands on experience with…read morehistory and trains. There aren't any tours on a regular basis, I'm not even sure they offer that. It is more on your own to explore the opportunities they have. Our favorite is ringing the bell on the old steam locomotive. The price is right for a Saturday with a little time to spare. The hours are a little short or sometimes they could be closed. This is acceptable to me, the staff is volunteer. I recommend to maybe call ahead if travelling a linger distance.