Museums in Alva, Oklahoma

Alva, Oklahoma

Cherokee Strip Museum
In 1975 the Cherokee Strip Museum Association acquired the former Alva City Hospital building with its 40 rooms to house one of Oklahoma's best collections of pioneer exhibits. Several of the rooms ar...
Cherokee Strip Museum
Northwestern Oklahoma State Museum
Northwestern Oklahoma State University Museum houses one of the top taxidermic bird collections in the United States and also has natural history exhibits, fossils, and Indian artifacts. The museum...
Northwestern Oklahoma State Museum
Alva Municipal Airport Museum
The Alva Municipal Airport Museum provides an interesting look into the past with a section on the World War II prisoner of war camp formerly located in Alva, along with other historical aspects of th...
Alva Municipal Airport Museum

Northwestern Oklahoma State Museum

Northwestern Oklahoma State University Museum houses one of the top taxidermic bird collections in the United States and also has natural history exhibits, fossils, and Indian artifacts.

Alva, OK Museums

Northwestern Oklahoma State University

Alva, OK Colleges

World War II POW Camp

A World War II POW Camp was located just south of Alva in the 1940s. More than 5,000 prisoners were interned at a time when the population of Alva itself was only 3,500.

Alva, OK Military History

Centennial Marker

The Alva Centennial Marker ( 1893 - 1993) is "dedicated to the Cherokee Outlet's pioneers whose sacrifices made the prairie bloom and provided the descendants with a proud heritage."

Alva, OK Historical Markers

Outdoor Murals

The Cherokee Strip Land Run - Robert Cooke, 1998 Northwest wall at 6th and College

Alva, OK Arts

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Alva, Oklahoma

Cherokee Strip Museum

Northwestern Oklahoma State Museum

Alva Municipal Airport Museum

Attractions and Upcoming Events

Northwestern Oklahoma State Museum

Northwestern Oklahoma State University

World War II POW Camp

Centennial Marker

Outdoor Murals

Things to do near Alva, OK

Meadowlake Municipal Golf Course

Cheyenne Municipal Golf Course

First Baptist Church

Garfield County Court House

Artesian Well