This place is amazing. The history is rich and the guide has lived there his whole life.
My brother and I visited on a rainy Saturday in August of 2016, Dr. Stiles was very generous with his time and stories. My brother was all about the home's architecture and I loved all the bones, arrowheads, turtle shells, moccasins...all the artifacts were so interesting.
My family and I visited the museum on our trip to Oklahoma. We loved it. The owner Mr. Stiles( I believe that was the last name) was great. We loved the stories of his childhood in the home and the stories regarding the mansion. It was definitely worth the small fee of 5.00 per person to tour his home and listen to the history of house and area. It was a little drive from town, but easy to find and I worth the short drive.
This was a hard place to find but with more Internet digging, we found it. We were greeted by the 86 year old owner, Dr. Stiles, who moved into the historic home in 1930 when he was just 2 years old. We spent over an hour looking at the collections of Native American artifacts, guns, and fossils, while listening to Mr. Stiles tell the stories of his collections and of the house and who lived there originally. Very reasonable at $5 a head, and worth the price and time. Way better than a traditional museum -would love to see someone keep it going as is.
Little off the beaten path but I thought it was worth a visit and I'd go back..
Awesome place to see the history of this beautiful local area and learn about the native Indians as well!
Gardner Mansion Museum is a US Museum based in Broken Bow, Oklahoma. Gardner Mansion Museum is located at 6745 US-70, Broken Bow, OK 74728, USA.
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