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    Morton Museum of Cooke County

    4.0 (1 review)

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    3 months ago

    Fun little afternoon stop for the whole family. Passionate staff and interesting exhibits.

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    Greater Southwest History Museum - Inside the log cabin.

    Greater Southwest History Museum

    5.0(5 reviews)
    38.2 mi

    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.

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    Greater Southwest History Museum - They had to raise the ceiling to reassemble this log cabin and later additions inside the museum.

    They had to raise the ceiling to reassemble this log cabin and later additions inside the museum.

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    National Videogame Museum - Souvenir Shop Items

    National Videogame Museum

    4.5(193 reviews)
    37.6 mi

    What a treat and only for $12! The discover center had a lot…read moreof offerings but we made the trek to see the nation's only video game museum. They have nearly every console and you can play almost all of them or at least something from each era. The giant pong game is an absolute must for geeks of all ages. I could spent another couple of hours in there if the lil one would have been willing. Your admission includes 4 tokes and you can play some classics and little known arcade games. This is not anything compared to Pinballz or Game Preserve, but it is a fun addition and we enjoyed it.

    Cool museum, it was memory lane for us and "what's that?" For the kids. They did a good job…read moredisplaying the evolution of gaming while proving hands on to keep the kids entertained. At the end of the museum is a retro arcade. You get four tokens with your ticket upon entry, but you could always buy more. There is private party room as well. There was a birthday party when we attended and the kids were having a blast playing in the arcade. I wish the location was attached to a skating rink or something else retro but physical to make an afternoon of it. Parking is easy, it's next to the library so no charge to park and all access is flat. Overall it's a good visit but will only occupy 1-2 hours.

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    The Sherman Museum

    The Sherman Museum

    4.5(2 reviews)
    31.0 mi

    Hubby and I enjoyed our visit to this quaint local museum. The building is the old Carnegie…read moreLibrary. The staff is welcoming and helpful. We were pleasantly surprised by the amount of dinosaur information here and heard about their Dino Days... hot topic for the little ones! There were local history and cute set-ups of a country store, country home, and cattle yard. Stop and read about the fascinating story of Olive Oatman. $5.00 admission was a small price to pay for a good visit.

    We showed up at opening, were the first to park, and used the rear entrance (elevator) since I had…read morea stroller for my one year old. We had a great time for my adult $5 admission, and my two young children were free. My four year old, who is over the moon about dinosaurs these days, excitedly played in the sandbox downstairs, and completed the crafts in the craft room during Dino Days. He was full of questions about all of the dinosaur skeletons, the video upstairs, and wanted half the items in the gift shop. He and I talked about the dinosaur footprints, and compared them to his feet. He excitedly tromped around looking at everything. We really enjoyed our trip, and took advantage of the Dino Days experience. As we were the first into the room for the 3D movie downstairs, the man running the movie was very nice to start it over for us since it had just started. As the title screens were still appearing, several other groups entered the room, making it fortunate timing for all involved. We followed our visit with a trip to Pickles and Pottery around the corner, where I had my four year old paint his very own ceramic stegosaurus. He coated it in mottled paint gleefully, talking all the while about dinosaurs. A week later we were able to pick up the finished glossy piece. The Sherman Museum is a wonderful place to take children. The staff are friendly and helpful; visitors are welcomed to walk through at their leisure, and enjoy all the museum has to offer. If you're a fellow parent, you will appreciate this as kids are often on their own schedule, choosing to walk past one exhibit, then stand and stare at triceratops for ten minutes... then come back later and walk around triceratops for another ten just to take it all in. For weeks following our visit my four year old has not forgotten what a good time he had, and continues to ask on most days, "Mom, is it Dino Day yet?" I expect we will be making at least one more visit to the Sherman Museum before Dino Days are extinct.

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