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!

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.

**donations accepted**…read more A modest venue on the campus of Midwestern state university, this museum was a really wonderful detour in our day. Staff encouraged social distancing as well as provided hand sanitizer at the front door. The Vernon Fisher exhibit was marvelous, only complaint no prints available, and no merchandise with the exhibits showing to take home. After browsing the internet I see almost none available of this artist so it may not be the museums choice. Had a lovely conversation with the director, the other young lady we talked to in the facility was very friendly and helpful, clean and open environment. I did however grab a fun metal piece for my mom and a coloring book for myself.

I've been going to the Wichita Falls Museum of Art at Midwestern State University from time to time…read moreover the years and finally got around to writing a proper review. I should note that I go there for both events hosted with several organizations and to enjoy some art exhibits. The layout of the museum portion is quite impressive, leaving quite a bit more floor space for larger exhibits that don't hang on walls. There are, of course, walls for the hanging arts, including additional exhibit halls. The staff there is also very helpful and friendly too.

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.

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!

Attended a "Noon Year's Eve" event for kids and had a great time. Very creative use of the space,…read morewith lots of climbing and playing and even a super cool stop-action animation table. You have to see it to understand. They even had an axolotl in an aquarium. Run by a nonprofit that helps domestic violence victims, according to someone I talked to at the event.

Great place for kids to express themselves. Staff is super kind, so much to do. Wish they were…read moreopen on Monday and Tuesdays. Only down thing is the arts and crafts table did not have supplies and we showed up 2 hours after they opened.

This is a great place to come and experience wrestling history at its finest. My family came to try…read moresomething new in our small town. It was a great bonding moment for my son and husband. It doesn't cost much to come in and see, so please come and check it out. The owner will let you know everything you would like to know about anything in the shop. You should definitely come and enjoy some history.

Sad this place is now closed unless you schedule a personal tour in advance. No walk ins.read more

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.

I was extremely impressed by the cultural center. We…read morestumbled upon the cultural when looking for lunch on a road trip thanks to the attached cafe. The man warmly welcoming us at the gate was wonderful, the food at the cafe was a delight, and the grounds were relaxing and educational in equal measure. We intended to just get lunch and go, but we stayed around, exploring the grounds and learning of the Chickasaw people for 3 more hours. My opinion of this place cannot be overstated, I have paid good money for admission to much, much worse parks, and this one is absolutely free!

There is so much history to learn about and this venue has cultural experiences that are visual,…read moreaudible and eatable. Beautiful property that is accessed for free with the drive when in Oklahoma. There is a cafe with lots to try, some may say it is bland... it is authentic and pretty sure there was no isle 4 spice racks out in the wild. The flavors we were clean, fresh and the grape dumplings were unexpectedly morsels of tasty. Felt like every turn was a chance to learn, not overly crowded and one of my favorite spots. We learned of this when staying in Tishomingo and they highly recommended and we are so glad when people just take a few minutes to talk and give suggestions. GO HERE it is a must "HIKA".

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.