Elk City Museums
Located on Historic Route 66, Elk City’s museum complex includes the National Route 66 Museum and National Transportation Museum, the Old Town Museum, a Farm and Ranch Museum, a Blacksmith Museum, and many outdoor displays.
2717 W 3rd St. (on Historic Route 66)
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The Elk City Museum Complex allows you to immerse yourself in Oklahoma pioneer history. The Old Town Museum includes a Victorian-era house with displays and artifacts that give a glimpse into the lives of early settlers in Western Oklahoma. The Farm and Ranch Museum celebrates Oklahoma’s agricultural heritage. While you’re at the complex, make sure to visit the Blacksmith Museum to see how blacksmiths create metal objects. The complex is also home to replicas of a schoolhouse, opera house, doctor’s office, and a chapel.
Part of the complex is dedicated to the National Route 66 Museum & the National Transportation Museum. Take a journey through each of the eight states Route 66 passes through – from Illinois all the way to California. “Drive” down Route 66 in a 1955 pink Cadillac and watch a black and white movie at a mock drive-in theater while sitting in a classic Chevy Impala.
Museum Hours
- Monday – Saturday
9:00 AM – 5:00 PM - Sundays
Memorial Day to Labor Day (June – August)
1:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Labor Day to Memorial Day (September – May)
Closed - Closed on New Year’s Day, Easter, Thanksgiving (Thursday and Friday), Christmas Eve, and Christmas.
Admission
- $5.00 – Adults
- $4.00 – Children (ages 6 – 16, under 5 Free)
- $4.00 – Seniors (AAA and ages 60 and up)
- Active Military and Their Families are Free on Memorial and Veterans Day
- School Groups, Students, Teachers, and Adult Sponsors are Free *
National Route 66 & Transportation Museum
Elk City’s Route 66 and Transportation Museum offers an experience like no other. See the history of America’s Heartland like never before as you explore timeless exhibits with unique artifacts from all around the United States.
Old Town
Old Town is open to the public and offers an immersive experience in Oklahoma’s pioneer history. Visitors can explore replicas of a schoolhouse, an opera house, a doctor’s office, a chapel, and more. There are interesting exhibits to discover around every corner.
Elk City Old Town Museum
Early Oklahoma pioneer life is depicted as visitors wander through this grand two-story Victorian house. Visitors will find the lower level of the house filled with early pioneer life, Stars & Stripes Room, Native American Gallery, and Elk City’s own Susan Powell Miss America 1981 displays among the many sites to see.
Farm & Ranch Museum
The Farm and Ranch Museum is sponsored by the Western Oklahoma Historical Society. The museum features a vast collection of tools that were used in early farm and ranch life.
Blacksmith Museum
Visitors to the Blacksmith Museum can view how blacksmiths created objects from iron or steel by forging the metal by using tools to hammer, bend, and cut.
* School Group Participants must arrive at the same time as the group to be part of the group admission – late arrivals will be billed regular admission.
