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Oklahoma History Center, Oklahoma City, OK

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Oklahoma History Center

Oklahoma History Center is a museum in Oklahoma City, OK, part of the Oklahoma City and Tulsa guide. Cost: under $25.

800 Nazih Zuhdi Drive · Oklahoma City, OK

Why you should go…

The Oklahoma History Center is an 18-acre, 215,000-square-foot museum in Oklahoma City operated by the Oklahoma Historical Society. Opened in 2005, it is a Smithsonian Affiliate accredited by the American Alliance of Museums. Exhibits cover Oklahoma's history of geology, transportation, commerce, culture and aviation, drawing on the Historical Society's research collections of photographs, documents and oral histories.

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