The Cherokee Strip Land Run - Robert Cooke, 1998
Northwest wall at 6th and College
Attractions and Upcoming Events
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 MuseumsWorld 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 HistoryOutdoor Murals
The Cherokee Strip Land Run - Robert Cooke, 1998 Northwest wall at 6th and College
Alva, OK ArtsCherokee 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 are set up to display specific period artifacts. * Gun Room * Hat Room * Drug Store *
Alva, OK MuseumsThings to do near Alva, OK
Great Salt Plains Trails
Hiking includes the Tonkawa Interpretive Trail, an easy 3/4 mile trail that is great for seniors and handicapped persons, loc...
Cactus Botanical Garden
The North Central Oklahoma Cactus Botanical Garden has 1500-plus varieties of exotic cacti and succulents in 2 locations; gif...