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Museum of the Great Plains is a tourist attraction in Lawton, OK.

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MyInfoTech FineArtsMediaEdu -Google user

a month ago

🌾✨ Step Into Oklahoma’s Story at the Museum of the Great Plains! ✨🌾 From ancient mammoths to pioneer homesteads, the Museum of the Great Plains brings history to life in Lawton, Oklahoma. 🦬🚂 Explore hands-on exhibits, walk through a real 19th-century trading post, and discover the...Read More

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Joshua Yarrington -Google user

3 months ago

Better than I thought it would be. When I first got to Lawton I was told that the muesum wasn't very good or had a lot of quality to it. But I guess that has changed since then. It was made for kids to interact with...Read More

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Jennifer Furr -Google user

4 weeks ago

Very fun interactive museum great for the kids. Make sure you go upstairs the kids will love it.

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Nikki Black -Google user

2 months ago

Super interesting museum. Love the tornado theater it felt so real listening to everything that was happening. The Prairie dogs outside were really cute and fun to watch them.

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Kristi -Google user

a year ago

Awesome place!! You have to go! My 14 year old daughter and I stopped on our way to the wildlife refuge. She said this was the best part of her day. The gift shop is great and the museum is definitely worth your time....Read More

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Morgan Herring -Google user

a year ago

It's a fantastic museum for it's size. Has tons of interactive exhibits to keep children occupied, and just as many displays for those with a longer attention span. Their exhibits cover everything from the Pleistocene to the present. Their Tornado Theater is a great alternative...Read More

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Liechy Sanchez -Google user

4 weeks ago

It’s a great historical museum of the Great Plains and the Comanches and others tribes and how they survived.

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Christopher Brooks -Google user

a year ago

If you are new to the area and want an interactive learning environment for you and your children, then this is the place for you. Visited on a Friday at 1130 and we had the place mostly to ourselves. Started getting a little more busy...Read More

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Daniel -Google user

a year ago

Great museum. The interactive exhibits were great. Make sure to do the video on the tornado. Sit down, hit the button, and enjoy. Very well done.

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Fred Former -Google user

2 years ago

We stayed in Lawton for the night and looked up what to do there. I found this museum, so we decided to check it out. I'm glad we did. The staff was wonderful. The museum was very informative. If you have children, there were a...Read More

WeekendNo waitNo$6–10

Gilberto Bonet -Google user

6 years ago

What a great place, with all of the hands on activities your kids will love it. The tornado simulator maybe a bit much for younger children but as for the rest it's a must. The staff was knowledgeable and friendly. The souvenir store was a...Read More

Mikhail Badylevich -Google user

Edited a year ago

A good stop for an hour or more. Very interesting information about the area and it's history. I also enjoyed an entertaining "tornado" shelter experience. They also have outdoor exhibition with old nice steam engine! Finally, the lawn in front it populated with Prarie Dogs,...Read More

Nilda Ayala -Google user

6 years ago

Awesome place! Family oriented. It has very knowledgeable employees. What impressed me the most was the tornado simulator. It is a “shelter” where you go in just as you would around here. It is intense, so I wouldn’t go in with very young...Read More

Jeri M -Google user

5 years ago

Visiting my son stationed here he wanted to take his 4 year old niece. You could spend hours here and be entertained the whole time. My favorite was the tornado simulator and the newspaper origin exhibit. The mini settlement area literally …

Tamra Wilson -Google user

a month ago

It was awesome little warm

Briana Wheeler -Google user

3 years ago

I lived here a while without going because I thought a museum would be too grown up for my 6 year old twins and 4 year old, but this is an interactive hands on museum that kids can enjoy too. We got the membership...Read More

Amanda Jara -Google user

3 years ago

I absolutely LOVE this place! I ended up buying the family membership for $99 because my kids have so much fun. I was blown away the first time we came because this museum is not what I would expect in the best way. I expected...Read More

todd schulz -Google user

5 years ago

This place is awesome! They cover a very broad time spectrum and for a small museum it is very well done. Be sure to visit the displays outside and the fort. Tim Poteet is an awesome interpreter and you won't find anyone more knowledgeable about...Read More

Jesse Nelson -Google user

5 years ago

Really great museum, very informative and entertaining. The exhibit about the tornado outbreak in, I believe, 1978 or 79 was jaw dropping. If you go, you have to sit down and listen to the heart wrenching stories and with the effects and …

SeaGreen Snail -Google user

3 months ago

WONDERFUL museum! I got a discount because I showed my receipt from the Medicine Park Aquarium I visited earlier that day. There was virtually no one when I went on a Saturday afternoon, so I got to try the interactive exhibits as an adult without...Read More

John Byrne -Google user

6 months ago

Fantastic hands-on exhibits. We were very impressed by the creativity of the educational activities, which involved the visitor (young or old) in creating their own personal version of the topic at hand. I’d give it six stars if I could.

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Joe Otto -Google user

a month ago

We had a great experience here. Kids and adults enjoyed the hands-on exhibits!

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J. Paul -Google user

8 months ago

This was an amazing museum many great artifacts and presentations on Plains Indians. Very interactive displays throughout. A young person would love this experience.

curtis mclaughlin -Google user

2 months ago

My wife and I attended on 08-03-25. We had a wonderful time. The facility is very clean with lots of kid friendly interactive exhibits. The staff was also very friendly. The facility offers a great deal about living on the Great...Read More

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Al Underwood -Google user

5 days ago

The museum was great, especially for kids. The Fort or trading post was awesome! Will the interpreter was very welcoming, insightful and helpful. This place should marketed a lot more widely...it's almost lost amid the construction.

WeekdayNo waitYes

Ashley Graham -Google user

2 months ago

I brought my 2, 4, and 6 year old boys for our first visit. I was more than impressed! We spent 3 hours there and the boys played the whole time. The exhibits were all interactive and allowed their imaginations to run. They especially enjoyed...Read More

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Stephanie Cain -Google user

3 months ago

I visited with my 2 grandkids and my oldest son. We had an amazing day! I luv all the hands on things to do. The tornado room definitely made an impact! We will be coming back. Thank you!

Grace Collard -Google user

3 months ago

Absolutely loved this place. Recent storms have been giving them some trouble, roof needs repairs. Definitely recommend coming with the family, so many hands-on activities kids of all ages would enjoy (bring some hand sanitizer).

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Catherine Walterl -Google user

a month ago

I love history , and learning about some of the history of the Great Plains was so informative. The staff were very friendly , and I thought it was fascinating standing on the same land that trading took place . As well as seeing prairie...Read More

Jennifer Birriel -Google user

4 months ago

An absolutely fabulous museum. A lot of history packed in a reality small space. Looks at all aspects of the Great Plains history. Well worth the trip if you are going to the Wichita Mountain Wildlife Preserve!

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Active military discounts

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Wheelchair accessible elevator

Wheelchair accessible entrance

Wheelchair accessible parking lot

Wheelchair accessible restroom

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Gender-neutral restroom

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Family-friendly

Children

Good for kids

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