Stephens County Museum
Fuqua Park at North Hwy 81 and Beech
Hours: 1:00-5:00 Tues., Thurs.-Sat.
Admission is free. Call for special tour arrangements. (580) 252-0717 or
(800) 782-7167
Visiting the museum can transport you back into a simpler time; you can literally "step" into Grandma's kitchen or the family dentist's offices. See authentic room vignettes filled with treasured antiques, memorabilia, and other artifacts depicting pioneer life in Oklahoma. One extensive display shows our Native American heritage in an original setting with an exceptional arrowhead collection. Whether your interest is early-day photography, music, crafts, Indian lore, farming or machines, the Stephens County Historical Museum can satisfy your curiosity in charming fashion. Exploring the adventures of the past is just a step away.
Chisholm Trail Heritage Center
1000 Chisholm Trail Parkway
Duncan, Oklahoma 73533
Hours: Mon.-Sat. 10-5pm 
Sun. 1-5pm
Small fee for admission, group rates available.
(580) 252-6692
The Heritage Center was established in 1998 to commemorate and celebrate the great history and heritage of the old Chisholm Trail and the other Great Cattle Trails of the late 19th century. The Center includes the largest bronze sculpture dedicated to the Chisholm Trail, which is a monumental statue of a cattle drive, and an adjacent museum and visitor center. Inside the museum, displays and galleries put you on the old Trail. Visitors can sit down in the Campfire Theatre with life-like Jesse Chisholm, for whom the trail is named, and a young cowboy named Tex as they talk about their experiences on the trail. The experience is heightened with a visit to the multi-sensory Chisholm Trail Experience Theatre. This wide-screen, high definition auditorium allows visitors to see, hear, feel, and smell the trail-driving adventure. Additional dioramas, displays, and the Garis Gallery of the American west add to an unforgettable experience.
Driving Directions
From the north: Drive south on US Highway 81 into Duncan. Turn right at Elk Ave. (there's a traffic light and a Burger King on the corner). Drive 1 mile west, to Chisholm Trail Parkway. Turn left (south) on Chisholm Trail Parkway. Travel one-half mile south. The Heritage Center is the first building on the left (east).
From the south: Drive north on US Highway 81 into Duncan. Turn left (west) at Beech Ave. (at traffic light, the old Rock Island Steam Locomotive will be on your right just before Beech). Travel 1 mile west, to Chisholm Trail Parkway. Turn right (north) on Chisholm Trail Parkway. Travel just over one-half mile north. The Heritage Center will be on your right (east), just north of the Simmons Center.
Simmons Center
Performing Arts Theatre
800 Chisholm Trail Parkway
(580) 252-2900 ext. 238
Southwest Oklahoma's home of the performing arts, this exquisite theatre seats 750 and showcases all of the performing arts as well as business forums and conventions. Call for program schedule.
Groups may contact Duncan Convention & Tourism at (800) 782-7167 for special prices, scheduling/reservations, itinerary planning and other activities and tours.
Hours: Mon - Fri 8:30 - 4:30.
Prairie House Historic Site
814 W Oak
(580) 252-1780
The W.T. Foreman House was built in 1918 for one of Duncan's earliest citizens. This historic home has undergone restoration and is listed on the National Registry as one of the earliest examples of the Prairie Style, made famous by Frank Lloyd Wright. Call for tours.
Duncan Little Theater
(580) 252-8331
Duncan Little Theater provides a varied program of plays, musicals, dinner theatres and melodramas over the course of each year. For current details check the calendar section of this site or contact the "Stage Door" voice mail at (580) 252-8331. Groups may contact Duncan Convention & Visitors Bureau at (800) 782-7167 for special prices, scheduling/reservations, itinerary planning and other activities and tours.
