Museum of the Great Plains, Lawton

Name: Museum of the Great Plains
Address: 601 NW Ferris Ave, Lawton, 73507-5499, United States
Telephone: +1 580-581-3460

#2 among attractions in Lawton

Top attraction, Specialty museum, Museum, History museum

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The Museum of the Great Plains is a history museum located in Lawton, Oklahoma, USA. The museum’s major exhibits reveal the diverse cultures inhabiting the Great Plains region beginning with the arrival of the Paleo-Indians known as the Clovis culture at approximately 11,500 BCE. A variety of educational programs are offered year around. The museum is one of five partner museums in the Oklahoma Museum Network. ()

Coordinates: 34°37'4"N, 98°23'54"W

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601 NW Ferris AveDowntown LawtonLawton 73507-5499 United States

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+1 580-581-3460

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Museum of the Great Plains – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Central Mall, Leslie Powell Gallery, First Christian Church, Comanche Nation Waterpark.

1.1 miS
Shopping, Shopping centre
Central Mall, Lawton
27 min walk • Central Plaza is an shopping mall located in Lawton, Oklahoma that opened in 1979 and was last renovated in 2002. The mall is anchored by FISTA and JCPenney.
0.9 miS
34°36'14"N • 98°23'52"W
Leslie Powell Gallery, Lawton
25 min walk • Museum
0.9 miS
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
First Christian Church, Lawton
24 min walk • The First Christian Church in Lawton, Oklahoma is a historic church at 701 D Avenue. It was built in 1929 and added to the National Register of historic Places in 1985. It was designed by architect Walter T. Vahlberg in Gothic Revival style. It was built in 1928 but was soon destroyed by a fire, and it was rebuilt in 1929.
1.1 miE
34°36'51"N • 98°22'43"W
Comanche Nation Waterpark, Lawton
30 min walk • Water park, Amusement park, Park
1 miS
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
First Presbyterian Church of Lawton, Lawton
25 min walk • The First Presbyterian Church of Lawton is a historic church building at 8th Street and D Avenue in Lawton, Oklahoma. It was built in 1902 in a late-Gothic Revival style and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.
0.6 miS
Spanish colonial revival architecture
Mahoney-Clark House, Lawton
15 min walk • The Mahoney-Clark House is a historic house in Lawton, Oklahoma. It was built in 1909 for Johanna Mahoney, the wife of John C. Mahoney. It was inherited by their daughter Loretta and her husband, Philip Henry Clark, in 1911. It was later acquired by the Lawton Heritage Association.
~340 ftW
34°37'4"N • 98°23'58"W
McMahon Memorial Auditorium, Lawton
2 min walk • Concerts and shows, Theater
1 miS
Church
Methodist Episcopal Church, Lawton
25 min walk • Methodist Episcopal Church, South is a historic church at 702 D Avenue in Lawton, Oklahoma. It was built in 1924 in a Classical Revival style and added to the National Register in 1985.
0.8 miS
Library
Carnegie Library, Lawton
21 min walk • The Carnegie Library in Lawton, Oklahoma is a Carnegie library building from 1922. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. It is built of buff-tan brick with white limestone used for window trim and other ornamentation.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

When is Museum of the Great Plains open?

Museum of the Great Plains is open:

Monday 10 am - 5 pm
Tuesday 10 am - 5 pm
Wednesday 10 am - 5 pm
Thursday 10 am - 5 pm
Friday 10 am - 5 pm
Saturday 10 am - 5 pm
Sunday 1 pm - 5 pm

Which popular attractions are close to Museum of the Great Plains?

Nearby attractions include McMahon Memorial Auditorium, Lawton (2 min walk), Mahoney-Clark House, Lawton (15 min walk), Carnegie Library, Lawton (21 min walk), First Christian Church, Lawton (24 min walk).