Hey there – Welcome to my blog! My name is Kaitlyn and I love history. I have a master’s degree in American history from Oklahoma State University and love to write about history tips and museum visits! This post includes some of my favorite museums and historic sites to visit in Guthrie. Let’s get started!

*For more information about each individual museum, please click on my blog links at the end of each section! There’s a lot more information and links to the museum websites in those posts!

Oklahoma Territorial Museum

I loved the Oklahoma Territorial Museum! I visited this museum on a mission… I wanted to see Carrie Nation’s hatchet! She was a prominent Prohibitionist with a reputation for smashing saloons. I found the hatchet and it was definitely as cool as I thought it’d be!

The rest of the museum is amazing – it talks about Oklahoma in the territorial days and early statehood. There are so many cool pieces in this collection. I thought both of the flags on display on the second floor were awesome!

For more information, see my longer blog post: Oklahoma Territorial Museum

Carnegie Library

The Carnegie Library was built in 1902 and is now a part of the Oklahoma Territorial Museum. It was almost destroyed, but a prominent citizen stepped in to save the building. Some of the original furniture is still inside – go check it out!

For more information, see my longer blog post: Carnegie Library

State Capital Publishing Museum

For more information, see my longer blog post: (FORTHCOMING!)

Oklahoma Frontier Drugstore Museum

The Oklahoma Frontier Drugstore Museum is a very unique place. As you can see in the photo below, the walls are lined with historic medicines and items you would have found in a drugstore. The volunteers were super friendly and eager to tell you anything that you wanted to know! Make sure you stop in the room on the right of this photo to see the old dentist office set-up!

For more information, see my longer blog post: Oklahoma Frontier Drugstore Museum

Apothecary Garden

The Apothecary Garden is near the Oklahoma Frontier Drugstore Museum. You enter the gardens through the gate below and can see different kinds of plants. It’s a nice place to stroll through!

For more information, see my longer blog post: Oklahoma Frontier Drugstore Museum

Oklahoma Sports Museum

I have always loved sports and thought the Oklahoma Sports Museum was awesome! I think all Oklahoma sports are probably covered in this museum. Make sure to give yourself a few hours to walk though this place because there is so much to take in! The man inside was very kind and told us all kinds of cool stories about Oklahoma sports.

For more information, see my longer blog post: Oklahoma Sports Museum

Guthrie National Bank Building

The Guthrie National Bank Building has a really cool history. I didn’t get to go inside, but the story of the building is worth reading below!

For more information, see my longer blog post: Guthrie National Bank Building

Concluding Thoughts

There is so much history in Guthrie and this post only mentions a few. In addition to the museums and historic sites, there are historic markers all throughout Historic Downtown Guthrie. I didn’t get to see them all and need to go back! When I go back, I will make sure to update this post. In the meantime, I hope this list inspires you when you make a trip to visit Guthrie!

Happy Traveling – I’ll talk to ya soon! 🙂