Museum of the Western Prairie

Visiting my wife’s hometown

This is a small well maintained museum in Altus. I was very impressed with the manner in which the displays were presented. When we come back to this area, we will visit again and bring family.

very enjoyable!

We visited here on Dec. 29 as part of a long road trip from our home in southeastern PA out to New Mexico. We combined this mid-sized museum and the slightly larger Museum of the Great Plains in Lawto...

History of Altus

If visiting Altus, you have to visit theMuseum if the Western Prairie. Gives a history of Altus and how it came to be.

Literally a hidden gem

There were no signs at all for this museum and it was way back in a residential area. No one would know it was there without reading about it first. It cost $3 each for seniors. A very informat...

The thing to see when passing through Altus.

Very nice little museum. Inexpensive, but very well done. I've lived in Oklahoma 22 years, but I still learned a lot about this side of the state that I never new before. Excellent indoor and outdoor ...