National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
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N 35° 32.163 W 097° 28.990
14S E 637510 N 3933549
Oklahoma City's premiere museum of western heritage
Waymark Code: WM8V5W
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 05/14/2010
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The National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum is a must-see when visiting the OKC area. It is open daily, except for Christmas, Thanksgiving, and New Year's Day.
The museum holds an impressive collection of western art and artifacts. Some of the popular annual events held on the grounds are The Chuck Wagon Gathering (May), the Prix de West, and Rodeo Weekend.
There is a restaurant on site, and event rooms are available for rent. The back grounds of the museum are extremely well manicured and landscaped, with flowers in abundance, sculptures, fountains, and lots of large trees providing shade.
Prices are as follows:
Adults: $12.50
Srs. (62+) and students: $9.75
Children 4-12, $5.75
Children 3 and under: free
From the museum website:
The National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum is America’s premier institution of Western history, art and culture. Founded in 1955, the museum in Oklahoma City collects, preserves and exhibits an internationally renowned collection of Western art and artifacts while sponsoring dynamic educational programs and ground-breaking scholarly research to stimulate interest in the enduring legacy of our American West. More than 10 million visitors from around the world have sought out this unique museum to gain better understanding of the West: a region and a history that permeates our national culture.
Name of Source Book: 1,000 Places To See In the USA and Canada Before You Die
Page Location in Source Book: 647-648
Type of Waymark: Site
Location of Coordinates: Entrance
Cost of Admission (Parks, Museums, etc.): 12.00 (listed in local currency)
List Available Hours, Dates, Season:
Open daily 10-5.
Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's Day
Official Tourism Website: [Web Link]
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