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The 10 Best Things to do in Lawton, Oklahoma (OK)
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.
Restaurants in Lawton
1. Harlows
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5.0 based on 6 reviews
2. Comanche Shirt Company
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5.0 based on 2 reviews
Our goods are handprinted and handmadeby us. You will find shirts that reflect our love of the Wichita Mountains , Medicine Park and our Comanche Culture. We also embroider hats in adults and children sizes. Our line of Pendleton is a great addition and compliment to our goods. You may also stumble across, tea towels, pillows, key chains and a variety of handmade souviners . Our shop is home to some of our personal regalia. You will find beaded moccasins, pouches, trade cloth dresses and much more. We love sharing our culture and passing along get spot to mountian bike, hike and explore the refuge! Stop in and say hello!
3. Escapologist Escape Games
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5.0 based on 5 reviews
Escapologist is an immersive theater experience. Escape rooms are a fun event that brings people together. Private room rate available call or message escapologist for more information.
4. Twisted Escape Rooms
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5.0 based on 1 reviews
Twisted Escape Rooms Lawton is a real-life Escape Game for public or private groups of 2-10 players. We offer two different escape experiences in our uniquely designed rooms that make you feel like you're a part of the story. Need a party space? We also have over 300 sqft dedicated to facilitating your Special Event needs!
5. Lawton Axe Throwing
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5.0 based on 11 reviews
Lawton Axe Throwing is like darts, only more awesome! Whether you're celebrating a loved one's graduation, or just looking for a fun night out, Lawton Axe Throwing is the newest entertainment available to you in Lawton, OK!
Reviewed By ZacScahill - Charlotte, United States
This place was great, the staff is helpful, axe throwing was a blast, and there is -so much- more to do. Cannot recommend highly enough. I have been in this city for a little over a month for a work related school, and I just wish I had found this place earlier. Honestly might be the most fun spot in all of Lawton.
6. Museum of the Great Plains
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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.
7. Historic Mattie Beal Home
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4.5 based on 27 reviews
Reviewed By ekmorris1 - Oklahoma City, United States
We stopped here after visiting Mt Scott and it was really pretty! The tour guide was very knowledgeable and friendly. She gave us the option of letting us go through on our own, or giving us the guided tour.
8. Comanche National Museum and Cultural Center
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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.
9. 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.
10. Leslie Powell Foundation & Gallery
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4.5 based on 5 reviews
