Museum Dedicated 1938 - Will Rogers Memorial Museum

WILL ROGERS
MEMORIAL MUSEUM
1720 W. Will Rogers Blvd., Claremore, OK 74017
918.341.0719 direct
918.343.8119 fax
• Open daily
Museum Dedicated 1938
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800.324.9455
willrogers.com
(closed Thanksgiving and Christmas Day)
Experience the Life, Legend, and Humor
12 Galleries, 2 Movie Theaters
Listen to Will’s Radio Broadcasts
Marvel at his life and legacy
Enjoy his timeless wit and wisdom
Shop the Museum Store - OK & Rt. 66 items
Popular Route 66 stop, near I-44 and Tulsa
• 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
• Unique experience
• 1-2 hour tour
• Guides on hand
• Front door boarding
• Bus parking
• Group rates
• Group meal planning
• Easy highway access
Will Rogers
“Oklahoma’s Favorite Son”
Consider also:
Will Rogers Birthplace Ranch, Oologah
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Experience a living history ranch
Tour Birthplace House built in 1875
View the room Will Rogers was born in
Beautiful view overlooking Lake Oologah
Add a lunch option for additional fee
✪ Will Rogers, 1879-1935
✪ Cherokee Legend
✪ American Cowboy
✪ Famous humorist and philosopher
✪ Top motion picture star
✪ Most widely syndicated newspaper
columnist
✪ Highest rated radio commentator
✪ Voice of the American people
Bart Taylor, Tour Coordinator
918.343.8113 office
918.343.8119 fax
btaylor@willrogers.com
For more information, contact: tours@willrogers.com
Will Rogers Memorial Museum
Open Daily • 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
MUSEUM CONVENIENTLY
LOCATED JUST MINUTES
FROM INTERSTATE 44
(closed Thanksgiving and Christmas Day)
Tour Examples (Custom Tours Available)
Branson to Oklahoma City - stop by Will Rogers Memorial
Museum, dinner in Oklahoma City
Casino Tour - Will Rogers Memorial Museum, dinner at the Hard
Rock Casino and evening stay options
Cherokee Nation/Indian Nations Tours - Will Rogers Memorial
Museum, Council Oak Tree, Creek Nation Court House, or
Tahlequah for complete Cherokee Tour and cultural experience
Cruise Route 66 - Near key stopping points – “Ribbon Road,”
Coleman Theatre, Totem Pole Park, Port of Catoosa, Nut House,
and Blue Whale at Catoosa options
Day in Claremore - tour Will Rogers Memorial Museum,
JM Davis Gun Museum, lunch at local restaurant or Tea Room,
and antique shop downtown
Green Country Familiarization - Grove riverboat cruise, Route
66, Blue Whale, and Will Rogers Memorial Museum
Military - tour JM Davis Gun Museum, tour Oklahoma Military
Academy Museum at RSU, lunch at Will Rogers Birthplace Ranch,
complete tour at Will Rogers Memorial Museum
Oil Barons & Cowboys – Woolaroc & Frank Phillips Home at
Bartlesville, Marland Mansion & Grand Home at Ponca City, Will
Rogers Memorial Museum at Claremore, and Philbrook at Tulsa
Tulsa Conventions or Overnights -Visit Blue Dome District,
Philbrook, or Gilcrease, lunch on the way up Route 66 to Will
Rogers Memorial Museum, Birthplace Ranch, and return to Tulsa
Bart Taylor, Tour Coordinator
918.343.8113 office
918.343.8119 fax
btaylor@willrogers.com
Will Rogers Highway
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E V E N T S
DESTINATION CLAREMORE (May)
LILAC FESTIVAL (May)
GATESWAY BALLOON FESTIVAL (August)
WILL ROGERS & WILEY POST FLY-IN (August)
BLUEGRASS & CHILI FESTIVAL (September)
FALL FOLIAGE TOURS (October)
CAR SHOW (November)
WILL ROGERS DAYS (November)
BIRTHDAY PARTY AT RANCH (November)
LIVE HORSERACING, WILL ROGERS DOWNS
CENTRAL TO ALL THINGS OKLAHOMA
WHERE
MILES
TIME
Amarillo, TX
Bartlesville, OK
Bentonville, AR
Branson, MO
400
60
120
200
Catoosa, OK
Dallas, TX
Joplin, MO
12
300
90
15 minutes
5 hours
1.5 hours
Kansas City, MO
Miami, OK
250
60
4 hours
1 hour
Oklahoma City
Route 66, OK
Springfield, MO
130
426
150
2 hours
Full day+
2.5 hours
Tahlequah, OK
Tulsa, OK
60
30
1 hour
45 minutes
Wichita, KS
200
3 hours
6
1
2
3
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hour
hours
hours
WILL ROGERS MEMORIAL MUSEUM • 1720 W. Will Rogers Blvd., Claremore, OK 74017
For more information, contact: tours@willrogers.com