Enid, OK
"Stake Your Claim for Fun!"
Leaving is harder than getting here
Best places in America.
Enid was born on Sept. 16, 1893, going from 0 to 10,000 in one day in the largest competitive event in US history. Today, this bustling city of 52,000 boasts one of Oklahoma's original Certified Cultural Districts, filled with art, entertainment venues, and unique shopping and dining.
This $10M Smithsonian-quality facility tells the unique history and development of the Cherokee Outlet
Climb the two-story Power Tower inside and play outside in a three-story science castle.
One of the largest collections of railroad memorabilia in the US. Step into the yard & tour engines, cabooses & dining cars.
Concerts from Oklahoma's longest-running symphony resonate inside this 18th-century Paris-themed performance hall.
Five reasons to Visit Enid
1. “Lonesome Dove” meets “Far and Away.” Enid is at the crossroads of two significant events in our nation’s development, the Chisholm Trail & Cherokee Outlet Land Run.
2. Learn about David E George, a drifter who on his death bed in 1903 claimed he was John Wilkes Booth.
3. An 80% replica of the Vietnam Wall in Washington, DC is on permanent display at Woodring Regional Airport.
4. Enid has 21 listings on the National Register of Historic Places.
5. Simpson's Old Time Museum is actually a movie studio where six full-length Western movies have been filmed.