Pioneer Woman Museum

I feel kind of weird being the first to review on Yelp a museum that is over 55 years old.I come to Ponca City once a year for business and have wanted to stop here to visit. Today I finally did not knowing what to expect. I walked in and paid the $4 admission fee (less for seniors and minors). The museum is small with two exhibit rooms and a small gift shop. The permanent exhibit chronicles life for women from the settler days to the 20th century. There are banners honoring several Oklahoma women and their achievements in advancing women's rights and other causes. This exhibit is in one room. The travelling exhibit in the other room was about female journalists in Oklahoma. The primary attraction is the large statue of the Pioneer Woman out front.I must be honest and say I found the museum to be very simple and boring. I don't really understand its purpose and perhaps I am missing the point. I do understand the statue and how it honors the pioneer women but the interior displays are plain and in my opinion not worthy of having an inside museum for. The only saving grace if you want to attend is the very low admission price. I have to give a 2 score to be fair with other museums I have rated. I just can't give this place a 3. I hope that someone else can come in and give a different review with a different perspective and provide a higher rating.I forgot to take any pictures:(

VERY DISAPPOINTED!! CALL BEFORE YOU GO. Traveled from Blanchard, OK to Ponca City to tour the museum. Checked the website for hours of operation before travel. Arrived at the museum and it was closed. No note on the door, no vm, no update on the website. Did not get to tour. Recommend the Standing Bear Museum and monument and the Marland Mansion.

Really nice little museum! I enjoyed it very much. I visited in June, 2020, during the Covid-19 pandemic, and there were very few people around, staff OR guests. I love places like this, and stop at them any time I can. I visited with a friend who grew up in Ponca City, and was showing me around the area. This is a great stop, and very interesting!