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Visitor tip
Watch the introductory video before touring the grounds to get context for the exhibits and maximize your learning experience across the multiple buildings and collections.
Visitor tip
Kids will enjoy interactive experiences like the fire pole to slide down, the 1955 pink Cadillac drive experience, and the mock drive-in theater in a classic Chevy Impala. Visit on less crowded days (late March showed minimal crowds) if you have young children who prefer a quieter experience.
About Old Town Museum
Heritage hub with pioneer & cowboy items. Museum in a bi-level Victorian home exhibiting artifacts from the pioneer, cowboy & rodeo days.
Quick Facts
- Type
- Natural History Museum Complex
- Location
- Route 66, Elk City, Oklahoma
- Highlights
- National Route 66 Museum, 1955 pink Cadillac experience, Cold War fallout shelter exhibit
- Admission
- $5 adults, $4 children/seniors, school groups free
What visitors say
This museum keeps going. It’s a beautiful collection of all different things. Route 66, farm equipment more anvils than you’ve ever seen. It’s the best deal around and there is something for everyone. Full of local history and you…
The kids loved it one of the first of our stops in our route 66 trip
We found the Old Town Museum was a series of buildings almost like a small town that had been preserved and put on display. There is almost every aspect of a turn of the century town on display here. This is a wonderful example of a…
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Did You Know?
- The museum features a Cold War fallout shelter exhibit with authentic period items including water drums, sanitation kits, and radiation detectors
- Offers interactive driving experiences including a 1955 pink Cadillac drive and a mock drive-in theater in a classic Chevy Impala
- The complex includes replicas of period buildings (schoolhouse, opera house, doctor's office, chapel) arranged like a preserved turn-of-the-century town
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