Oklahoma City, OK
National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum
Oklahoma City Western museum with a full-scale indoor frontier town, a kids cowboy corral, and rodeo and Native American galleries.
- Museum
- Ages 4+
- ~3h
- Paid
Things to Do Under an Hour from Oklahoma City with Kids
6 kid-friendly adventures under an hour from Oklahoma City, nearest first.
- Under 1 hour (6)
- 2-3 hours (5)
- 3-4 hours (78)
About these times. Each estimate is a straight-line measurement from downtown Oklahoma City, padded by 17% for winding roads and divided by a 55 mph average — so “under an hour” means roughly that, not a routed time. Traffic, where in OKC you start, and the last few miles of park road can all move it by half an hour. Check a map before you load the car.
about 10 min drive
about 10 min drive
Oklahoma City, OK
OKC Sailing School
Week-long learn-to-sail camps for kids on Lake Hefner, open to non-members, plus a half-day Pirate Camp for ages 5 to 7. Paid.
- Sailing
- Ages 5+
- ~7h
- Paid
about 10 min drive
Oklahoma City, OK
Oklahoma City Museum of Art
Oklahoma City art museum built around a fifty-five foot Chihuly glass tower, with weekend family art studios and a film theater.
- Museum
- Ages 4+
- ~2h
- Paid
about 10 min drive
Oklahoma City, OK
Oklahoma History Center
Oklahoma City state history museum with hanging aircraft, a full oil derrick, a Route 66 section and a hard-hitting Dust Bowl gallery.
- Museum
- Ages 5+
- ~3h
- Paid
about 10 min drive
Oklahoma City, OK
Science Museum Oklahoma
Huge Oklahoma City science museum with a high-wire bike, tinkering garage, planetarium, and daily explosive demonstrations.
- Science
- Ages 2+
- ~5h
- Paid
about 20 min drive
Norman, OK
Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History
Norman natural history museum with a record-holding Pentaceratops skull, an Apatosaurus mount, and a hands-on discovery room.
- Museum
- Ages 2+
- ~3h
- Paid