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Honor
Heights Park
Muskogee's’s main tourist attraction is Honor Heights
Park welcoming
over half a million visitors each year. Each April the park
celebrates its Annual Azalea Festival. It has been listed
as one of the Top Ten sites to visit in America. Summer
events include the annual Symphony in the Park. During the
Christmas season the park is transformed as the azaleas,
trees and other shrubbery are draped with over one million
lights. The “Garden of Lights” draws as many
visitors through December as the azaleas themselves do in
April.
www.cityofmuskogee.com
Love-Hatbox
Sports Complex
The Love-Hatbox Sports Complex hosts softball, baseball,
soccer, and football fields and an indoor skateboard park.
River Country Family Water Park, a family aquatic center
sits adjacent to Love-Hatbox Sports Complex and offers a
wave pool, lazy river, and other fun features for area residents
and visitors. Open Memorial Day to Labor Day.
Parks & Recreation Department (918) 684-6302
www.cityofmuskogee.com
Antiques
With over 550 dealers in antiques and collectibles, Muskogee
has become known among collectors as Oklahoma’s "Antique
Country."
Azalea
Festival
The Azalea Festival was named one of the United States’
“top 100 events” to attend by the National Bus
Association. Since April 1967, the annual Azalea Festival
in Honor Heights Park has been hailed as one of Muskogee’s
premier events, entertaining over 300 thousand visitors.
The annual Azalea Festival includes a parade through downtown
Muskogee, with a Chili Cook-off and Barbeque contest that
are guaranteed to tantalize your taste buds.
Parks & Recreation Department (918) 684-6302
www.cityofmuskogee.com
Muskogee
Farmer’s Market
Oklahoma-grown fresh produce, plants, herbs, flowers, bakery
goods and ethnic foods. Wednesdays and Saturdays, 8am to
12pm.
Okie
Square, Muskogee Civic Center, Mid April to Mid October
Garden
of Lights
This winter wonderland in Honor Heights Park includes a
drive-through display of over 1 million shimmering lights
strung throughout the park. The lights are placed meticulously
to enhance the natural beauty of the park’s gardens,
waterfall, and ponds. New displays are added yearly, guaranteeing
visitors a new experience each season. The lights begin
to shine on Thanksgiving Day and lasts through January 1.
Parks & Recreation Department (918) 684-6302
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Ataloa
Lodge Museum
Ataloa Lodge houses one of the finest privately-owned collections
of traditional and contemporary Native American art in the
country. Ataloa was built in 1932 as an art lodge for Bacone
College before it was turned into a museum which currently
holds over 20,000 priceless artifacts.
Bacone College
2299 Old Bacone Rd.
Muskogee, OK 74403
For admission and hours call
(918) 781-7283
www.bacone.edu/ataloa
Five
Civilized Tribes Museum
The Five Civilized Tribes Museum was developed as a tribute
to the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole
Tribes.
Many cultural programs are hosted by the museum such as
the Masters Art Show, Art Under The Oaks, the Competitive
Art Show, the Student Art Show, book signings, and tours.
1101 Honor Heights Dr.
Muskogee, OK 74401
For admission and hours call
(918) 683-1701
www.fivetribes.org
Three
Rivers Museum
The Three Rivers Museum of Muskogee tells the story of the
settlement and development of the Three Rivers area of Oklahoma.
Located in the historic Midland Valley Depot, the museum
offers rotating exhibits on the history of the region traversed
by the Arkansas, Grand and Verdigris Rivers.
Three Rivers Museum
220 Elgin Avenue
Call about special group tours and rates at (918) 686-6624
www.3riversmuseum.com
U.S.S.
Batfish
The U.S.S. Batfish War Memorial Park Museum is one of Muskogee’s
unique attractions. An actual World War II submarine, the
Batfish sank three enemy submarines and eleven
other enemy vessels during World War II. Visitors can tour
the inside of the submarine including the torpedo room and
crew cabins. In the park area you will find an army tank,
cannons, and missiles for view. There is also a Walk of
Honor that is a tribute to all veterans.
Port of Muskogee
3500 Batfish Road
Muskogee, OK 74403
For admission and hours call
(918) 682-6294
www.ussbatfish.com
Air
Show Oklahoma
Air Show Oklahoma hosts the annual Muskogee Air Show featuring
a variety of military planes and civilian performers. This
air show brings thousands of spectators each year to see
parachuting, aerobatics, military, and law enforcement air
displays, and many static displays for up-close viewing
at Davis Field.
For more information call
(918) 682-4101
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The
Castle
The 30,000 square foot Castle is a family-oriented site,
both inside and out for a variety of annual activities.
The Oklahoma Renaissance Faire takes place every weekend
in May with over 300 costumed characters performing acts
including jugglers, magicians, falconers, duelists, comedians,
and musicians. Don’t miss the largest Firework Sale
in the U.S. from June 15- July 5. The Haunted Castle is
an incredible 60-acre Halloween theme park that runs every
Friday and Saturday in October. Come and join King Henry
VIII and a wide assortment of entertainers for a succulent
Boares Head Feast in November.
The Castle of Muskogee
3400 Fern Mountain Road
Muskogee, OK 74401
(918) 687-3625 or (800) 439-0658
www.okcastle.com
Muskogee
Little Theatre
The Muskogee Little Theatre plays are produced by a very
talented group of local thespians who perform all types
of plays including comedies, dramas, and musicals. The shows
are offered throughout the year.
Cincinnatti and D Street
Muskogee, OK 74403
For more information on performance (918) 683-5332 or tickets
(918) 683-4901
www.muskogeelittletheatre.com
Outlaw
Motor Speedway
The Muskogee Motor Speedway, one of the largest dirt tracks
in Oklahoma, boasts a 1/2 mile track used for stock car
racing. Racing season begins in April and runs through October.
Outlaw Motor Speedway
South Hwy 69
Muskogee, OK 74401
(918) 687-9200
www.outlawmotorspeedway.com
The
Roxy Theater
The Roxy Theater was originally opened in 1948 as a movie
theater in the post World War II era. Reopened in August
2001, the Roxy has once again become a center of downtown
cultural activities. Come witness the then state-of-the-art
architecture complete with the restored original seats,
art deco glass and tile, and neon signs. During your visit
don’t miss this nostalgic, downtown venue, once again
the “place to be” for theater-style live productions,
musicals, and family-style movies.
220 W. Okmulgee
Muskogee, OK 74401
For schedule of events call
(918) 684-6362
Okahoma
Music Hall of Fame Museum
Thel Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame presents an annual induction
ceremony in the fall. This special one-night event held
in the Muskogee Civic Center is a celebration of musicians
that have contributed to Oklahoma’s rich musical heritage.
Previous inductees include Charlie Christian, Merle Haggard,
Patty Page, Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys, Roy Clark
and Vince Gill. The museum includes memorabilia donated
by past inductees.
For more information on tickets call (918) 687-0800
www.oklahomamusichalloffame.com
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