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The city of Lawton is the county seat of Comanche County, in the State of Oklahoma. Located in southwestern Oklahoma, about 87 mi (140 km) southwest of Oklahoma City, it is the principal city of the Lawton, Oklahoma Metropolitan Statistical Area. According to the 2010 census, Lawton's population was 96,867, making it the fifth-largest city in the state.
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1. Museum of the Great Plains
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 264 reviews
Reviewed By 138christis - Dibble, United States
What a great place. The museum is full of hands on educational activities. I love using museums to teach my children alone with our homeschool programs. We will definitely be back. We ran out of time to explore the full place but look forward to returning soon. I will definitely be pass this on to other homeschooled families. Oklahoma is rush with history and they did a great job show it. A+ and the Prairie dogs in the park outs are so cute to watch before and after the visit to the museum.
2. Comanche National Museum and Cultural Center
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 119 reviews
Reviewed By ATSenior - Williamsport, United States
While you are visiting the Museum of the Great Plains take time to go to the Comanche National Museum and Culture Center nearby. The man at the entrance was happy to talk and share information about the museum and the area. Everyone was friendly and helpful. I was very impressed at all of the knowledgeable displays. There is a display on the WW11 code talkers. I was also fascinated to read about the sculpted busts of prisoners made in 1878 on loan from the Smithsonian. I also learned how few native speakers are left and plans to teach children the language. This was a good museum to spend 1 1/2 hrs. They have a gift shop with a good selection of books.
3. Fort Sill National Historic Landmark and Museum
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4.5 based on 130 reviews
Reviewed By ghelland - Oregon, United States
Haven't visited Fort Sill in years and have things ever changed for the better! First, one need to stop at the Visitor Center on Sheridan Road prior to entering the base. You need to fill out a form, they do a quick security check on you, and then (if you pass) take your picture and give a pass to the base. We asked for a week's pass and got a month-long one. Once in the base, there are so many things to see that one cannot take it all in in one day. The new museum (well, new to me) was closed due to the COVID-19 restrictions. Adjacent and around that was "Artillery Park". This is an area with many canons, tanks, missiles and descriptive boards. This area was totally unfamiliar to me since my visiting so many times in 1978-1983, when stationed at Altus Air Force Base, and again when I visited in 2004. Seems that "Artillery Park" and this new museum were created in 2010 and did they ever do a nice job. We spent about two hours at "Constitution Park" and "Artillery Park". We next went up the hill to the Quadrangle, where there are many historic buildings surrounding it. After this location, we went to the northeast section of the base and visited the Apache cemetery. This is where Geronimo's grave site is at, although many Apache Indians (and even the guard at the Visitor Center) tell that his body was removed just days after being buried and taken by tribes members back to his homeland of Arizona and re-buried in a mountain. Regardless, it was interesting to see the grave site, which has been damaged. One thing to note is that the base finally put up decent directions to Apache cemetery so one doesn't take a wrong turn and get lost. Years ago, we found ourselves in what we considered an artillery range and still joke about that to this day. Next was getting back to the main base area and visiting the Post Cemetery. There is a section of this cemetery where many Indians are buried. This includes Chief Quanah Parker, his mother Cynthia Ann Parker (a white woman captured by the Comanches as a child), and his sister Prairie Flower, who died as a child. We were done with Fort Sill doing the things above on our first day on the base. A couple of days later we returned and visited Medicine Bluffs and Medicine Creek. The Bluffs requires one to go up a gravel road and then into a rather nasty drive that has many rocks protruding from the ground. Once there though, the views were spectacular. Medicine Bluffs was and is sacred to Indians/Native Americans and holds much history. We went back to a place near the Quadrangle tried following the map to find the marker where Geronimo had died. There was the post hospital at this location, which has been torn down, but there is a marker there. We encountered roads behind buildings that were one way and not the way we wanted to go. We had to get back out on the street and try to find another way to that marker. We finally did and it would be nice to have better directions to get there. The things mentioned here are some of the highlights to Fort Sill. There is much history on this base, one that was built in 1869, and it could take many days to enjoy all of what is available - especially when the museum reopens some day. Very highly recommended place to stop and allow enough time to take it all in.
4. The Holy City
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 305 reviews
Reviewed By 811elainel - Frisco, United States
Easy to find location to see where they old the passion play yearly. I found Mount Scott on my way to see this due to the reviews. Beautiful to see the stonework with the landscape of the mountains. You can leave an optional donation.
5. Medicine Park Aquarium and Natural Sciences Center
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 33 reviews
Our mission is conservation through education – bringing people, nature and science together in a fun and interactive experience. This unique eco-tourism attraction has over 90 native and non-native fish, reptile, amphibian and mammal species on exhibit including a recently added interactive quail exhibit and river otter exhibit. We also have a six-acre botanical garden featuring many plants native to the area.
Reviewed By FLogston - Oklahoma City, United States
We spent about and hour and a half here. Probably just the right amount of time for young ones. It cost us about $40 for the four of us. Two adults, a youth and a child admission and two cups of feed for the quail. We got there in time to see the feeding if the river otters and electric eels. The grandkids loved it. We then got to feed the quail, this was a hit with both kids. The feeding of the electric eels was fun and informative. The staff were very friendly. Nice to see so many native Oklahoma fish. Very good snake exhibits as well. Definitely worth the stop!
