Centennial Land Run Monument -- An Impressive Piece of Oklahoma History Even with Oklahoma temperatures flirting with all-time highs, I wasn't going to let the heat stop me from visiting the Centennial Land Run Monument! And I'm glad I didn't. This is a fantastic tribute to Oklahoma and the historic Land Run of 1889. The sheer size and detail of the bronze sculptures are impressive. Horses, wagons, riders and families are captured in motion, giving you a real sense of the excitement and chaos that must have surrounded that day. The monument features 45 larger-than-life bronze figures created by Oklahoma artist Paul Moore, and seeing them up close gives you a much better appreciation for the scale and craftsmanship involved. (Visit Oklahoma City) There was one advantage to visiting during the brutal Oklahoma heat -- hardly anyone else was there! I practically had the monument to myself and was able to walk around, take my time and get some really great photos without crowds. It's outdoors, open year-round and completely free, making this an easy stop if you're visiting Bricktown or exploring Oklahoma City. (Visit Oklahoma City) A beautiful piece of artwork, an interesting piece of Oklahoma history, and absolutely worth seeing. Five stars from me! read more

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On a quiet weekday morning, the Centennial Land Run Monument feels almost cinematic. All that bronze 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] read more

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The Centennial Land Run Monument in Oklahoma City is a striking tribute to one of the state's most pivotal 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. read more

Absolutely worth a visit. It huge! 100 yards long by 30 yard wide. Beautiful. Much planning went in to the placement of the sculptire in respect to where the viewer would be observing. You should go see this evocative artistic representation of an historical event. read more

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A really magnificent collection of huge sculptures, which commemorates the opening of unassigned land in Oklahoma!!! Located on the southern end of the Bricktown Canal, there is a lot of detail and emotion in these statues, and there are a lot of these statues, seemed like it just went on and on!! There's a big parking lot here also, which is next to the Bass Pro Shop. Reading the plaques, and not being from here, I knew nothing about this slice of American history. There are 45 bronze figures here, frozen in time, so if you find yourself in OKC, definitely check this out!!! read more

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It is an awesome bronze sculpture in OKC. It located at the end of the manmade river. If you take rive cruise from Bricktown, you will pass by this statue. The sculptures locate at the south end of the Bricktown. The artist capture the hoses, wagon and cowboys life situations. It is just like frozen on time. Every bit like Oklahoma unassigned territory with moving through the land. The best way to get there by car is turn into Bass Pro Shop parking through and under bridge to the parking lot. The area cover is big. It is handicap friendly. read more

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I was visiting my son who lives in Oklahoma City, and he recommended we stop to see this memorial. I didn't quite understand what we were going to see, but once there, it is absolutely amazing! This sculpture is larger than life-size and spans a good hundred yards crossing a river. The size, scale, detail, and more is just so amazing. It takes time to take it all in. I've never seen anything like it, and was hugely impressed. I would definitely make this a stop if you're visiting Oklahoma City! read more

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The Centennial Land Run Monument commemorates the opening of the Unassigned Land in Oklahoma Territory with the Land Run of 1889. It is one of the world's largest bronze sculptures featuring 45 heroic figures of land run participants. Fun details include a man falling from his horse. Another losing his hat. Prints in the mud. A woman riding side saddle, another pregnant. The statue is massive- truly impressive. read more

Centennial Land Run Monument - Impressive statue river side - Landmarks & Historical Buildings Near Me - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Great place for a stroll. The statues are huge and beautiful. It's very peaceful and nice scenery. Only problem I had was locating it which is across from bass pro shop over the bridge. read more

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This monument was right off the riverwalk. It was very cool to see. The sculpture was intricate and told a story. The actual sculpting was also detailed to the point where they added flinging mudd to the bottom of the horses hooves. It was cool. They even added horses rearing up when they were about to cross the river. The level of detail really was amazing. The walk around the monument was very pretty as well. Everything was super clean and well maintained as with most of Oklahoma City. I definitely think it is worth checking out, especially if you are already walking the river. You mind as well take it all the way to the end. read more

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Great picturesque monument- read the stories behind the artist and who built and how he built. The faces he chose. A great view from the riverwalk boat tour. read more

Land Run Monument, depicting a scene from 1889, when 50,000 Americans competed to settle homesteads on 160 acres of land. Free to view, located in the Bricktown Canel area in Oklahoma City. Very interesting and worth a visit! read more

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The Centennial Land Run Monument is about the historic Land Rush of 1889. Oklahoma opened up unassigned land and 50,000 people rushed to get a piece of this land for free. This was the first one in Oklahoma. Two million acres of land was free to grab. The people were allowed to claim up to 160 Acres each. The first time I recollect that there had been such an event was in Far And Away with Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman. It was such a chaotic scene! This is such a cool collection of Bronze statues depicting the process of that land rush! Paul Moore is the artist behind these sculptures. He has created a great detailed account of the chaos and motion in this epic event of rushing for land! There is even water they have to get across! I was amazed with the woman riding side-saddle and another woman was pregnant while trying to hold on to her first born. Find the Jackrabbit and dog. There's even a horse and rider who fell to the ground! I believe this is one of the largest collections of freestanding Bronze sculptures in the world. The scale of these sculptures seems enormous at 1.5 times larger than life-sized. There are a total of 45 statues. Do you know what a "Sooner" is? I looked it up... basically, it was the name given to settlers who scouted out land and waited there until the land rush officially started and then claimed the land. Cheaters! This was a negative word. There was a "Sooner Clause" stating that people who did this would not be entitled to the land they claimed. But, really quickly after, in 1908, University of Oklahoma adopted the term Sooners. Oklahoma's nickname is the "Sooner State", so it turned around. One of the sculptures might be of a Sooner...he's standing at a different area with his horse. The area surrounding this monument is beautiful! A great place to walk around. There is a waterfall in the park to view. The horses cross the Bricktown Canal. If you go to Bass Pro Shop, head the opposite direction from the building and you will find it. It's totally worth finding this monument and seeing it for yourself! read more

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This is a stunning, somber monument. To read the plaques and understand what happened is very sobering. There was so much thought put into this monument, the way it was designed, the intricacy and detail in the sculpture itself, etc. It's hard to put into words the feels I had there but this is a quick 15-30 min stop but I highly recommend making the stop. read more

This is a must stop during your OKC visit! If you're a Oklahoma resident, I recommend visiting this beautiful piece of artwork as it resembles so much of the history of this state. I saw this place listed on so many websites for the top things to do in OKC. If it's summer time, I recommend bringing water and wear sunscreen along with a good hat Take your time walking through this park. It's marvelous! There are some shaded spots to cool off. The park entrance is adjacent to a public parking lot. There are also shops and restaurants nearby. Visiting the park would be a good idea before or after lunch. Perhaps, before dinner time as well? It was also nice to see other park patrons enjoying the beauty of this place. As you can see from one of my pics, they offer canal boat cruises through this area. I believe Bricktown is nearby. Hope you get an opportunity to enjoy this place! read more

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Nice park setting with an amazing monument and informational pieces. Has a channel of water that runs through and nice tree coverings to keep you cool. read more

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Came with friends from HS after about 15 years of it seeing each other. So we went for a walk to talk. This place is very nicely kept, nice walk along the river too. The statues are big and they put a lot of details into it. Will defiantly go again this time at night to see what it looks like. read more

Centennial Land Run Monument - Landmarks & Historical Buildings Near Me - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Day seven of our road trip to San Diego, Stop 2. After checking out the National Memorial that commemorates the bombing that shook Oklahoma City in 1995, we headed over to the back side of the canal where the yet incomplete Centennial Land Run Monument sits. This monument, when complete, will stretch across 365 feet in length, and will consist of 46 life and a half (larger than life!) statues. Check the artist's Web site and he mentions that "so far 19 bronze elements are completed and installed. Currently, five additional pieces are being sculpted or cast. Estimated completion 2015." Already with just 19 pieces, this site is extremely impressive. There detail is incredible, the scale is imposing, and the dramatic effect is unforgettable. Sarah and I climbed up on a couple of the wagons, grabbed some pics, and man was the bronze cold! After playing hours and hours of Oregon Trail on the road trip, it was neat to be at the site of something similar. This exact place where thousands of people came to improve their lives, their families, at great costs. From the City's Web site: "On March 23, 1889, President Benjamin Harrison issued a proclamation opening more than 2 million acres of unassigned land in Indian Territory to settlement. "Under the terms of the proclamation, no one could enter the area to claim land until noon on April 22, 1889. "The proclamation attracted national and even international interest. Over 50,000 hopeful people lined up around the edges of the unassigned lands. When the cannons were fired at noon, they raced to claim homesteads or town sites. "The 'Run' or 'Harrison's Horserace' was a defining moment in the history of the state of Oklahoma. A number of cities grew from the original town sites, including Oklahoma City. The area by the Santa Fe Railroad station and on the north bank of the North Canadian River drew 10,000 people on the day of the run." Certainly check this place out! Tip: go in the Bass Pro Shop lot and drive all the way back to the RV and bus parking. The brass sculptures are just feet away. read more

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Worth a stop. You can be quick or slow, however you like and it's free. This display actually choked me up thinking about these pioneers racing to find a plot of land to begin anew. In the spring this area is just so very very beautiful with the canal being incorporated into the display. My only disappointment is that it is so close to the freeway that the noise of it disturbed the beauty a tiny bit, but, nothing that can't be over come (and nothing that can be changed). Free parking near the site, it is a slight walk up and down minimal grading if you are going to cross the "river" with the pioneers, but accessible most people, wheelchair friendly and all. This will be a for sure stop for all my west coast friends who come out to visit our new home!! read more

Favorite spot to learn about how Oklahoma got started and the Oklahoma Land Run. Have a picnic or stroll along the Bricktown Canal.

A sculpture a woman carrying a baby while riding a horse was installed at the Oklahoma Land Run monument site yesterday. The sculpture is the work of Oklahoma artist Paul Moore and was inspired by the artist's daughter in law and his grandchildren. The monument is one of the world's largest bronze sculptures, now comprised of 42 heroic size figures of participants in the the Land Run of April 22, 1889. The artist is working towards completion of the entire monument, comprised of 45 sculptures, by the summer of 2019. #okcarts #okcartsandsculpture #okcpublicart read more

Centennial Land Run Monument - Landmarks & Historical Buildings Near Me - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

If you are in OKC it's worth the trip to stop to see this monument. It's in the back lot of the Bass Pro parking lot! Just drive to the back lot overflow and at the tip you will where buses can park. There are steps to walk up and boom you are there. The Bricktown canal separates the monument. Nearby there is a bridge you can walk over to the other side. In the Brass Pro parking lot there is also a bridge you can drive over to an additional lot, by Toby Keith's Bar & Grill. The Bricktown water taxis also ride by the statues, but it's hard to get a good pic from the boat. read more

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This monument was a surprise to me, and I've seen a lot of monuments in my time. The statues are 1.5 times life size which gives you a 'bigger than life' sense, which is what the artist was going for. It's super easy to get to. Just find the Bass Pro Shop and go through the parking lot. If you feel you are heading to nowhere, you are going in the right direction. :) I suggest you visit at dusk as the light hits the statues just right that the details in the statues really stand out. While it's not complete yet, it's still impressive. read more

Really really unique and well-done monument. Definitely worth the extra footwork to go see it. We had originally planned to catch the trolley from Bass Pro Shop into Bricktown, but missed it by 5 minutes. Rather than just sitting for 25 more minutes, our hostess suggested we go see the monument. It is very impressive, and so... real. I love the detail of the man's hat flying off and him reaching for it. And the dog running alongside the wagon is cool. I haven't gone too see very many monuments, but my guess is that this is one of the more original ones out there. read more

Sculptures had marvelous detail and were larger than life. Set in an approachable location which allows you to walk around each piece and admire the unique touches. It was a quiet day so the water was still and the reflection of the large piece was quite amazing. It is a stellar example of how art can interact with the surroundings. I highly recommend finding the piece if you love art or have children who would be entertained seeing the different pieces. The dog is a big hit! read more

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This is an awesome price of public art. The trail is also nice. Definitely worth a stop.

This park was cool! It's not very big and the entire project won't be complete until 2015, but it's worth checking out! The statues are enormous (1 1/2 life size) yet full of detail. Horses, men, women, carriages, a dog and a jack rabbit. I've never seen anything like it. I can't wait to come back and see it when it's completely finished. read more

Awesome!!! I love it. It reminds me of the mock land runs back in elementary school. Coming back to OK after living in California for over 10 years, Oklahoma has grown a lot. I'm so glad that Bricktown has it and people are able to visit. read more