Woolaroc Museum & Wildlife Preserve

I grew up coming here as a kid and thought it was so fun! Now that I'm an adult i underestimated the great amount of rich history this place provides. So much history and interesting information this place holds!

This is Frank Phillips home who started up conoco Philips. Not only is his very charming log cabin open for viewing but you also have everything from an animal kid petting zoo to his airplanes and guns on display while giant bears etc are throughout the museum part as well.

They put on a kids fest event every year in late June. They bring in vendors and put up inflatables , face painting, pony rides, foam parties , make your own necklaces etc. all of this is free and no extra fee just regular admission cost.

Another thing they do is during the holidays they have a lights festival which appears to be just beautiful .

This isn't a destination, but if you're nearby, worth spending a couple hours. Woolaroc is the ranch of former Phillips 66 patriarch, Frank Phillips. The museum has an impressive collection of western art, cowboy artifacts, and oil paintings/sculptures.

Also has an impressive number of Native American artifacts. On this point I'm torn, because it is a nice collection, but belonged to a rich man who made his fortune in oil and just had so much money he could purchase a museum's worth of stuff. Of course the venue did not address how the oil man's wealth compared to those of the indigenous people left to suffer on ill-equipped reservations.

The part I particularly enjoyed was the architecture of the outside of the museum, as well as the surrounding prairie. Lots of longhorn cattle, bison, elk, deer. There were zebra, ostrich, llama. It was a pretty prairie landscape. There are lakes and teepees and various activities to do, such as throw tomahawks at the "mountain man camp."

Someone else mentioned this is the type of place locals take out of towners or people take their kids who love animals. I agree with that statement. Entry is 14 dollars. Small cafe and a couple hiking trails also on site. Plenty of parking.

This is a very extensive museum of western culture history, local Oklahoma aviation and Phillips petroleum history. I was impressed.

This is a really nice museum to visit if you like history. This shows Philips Morris's mansion and all the pieces of history. It's shows history of Philip 66.

They have a lot of things that Native Tribes used and had. The staff is very friendly and the buildings are very clean.

This was a fantastic trip to get the kids out and about! The wildlife was abundant and easily photographed from the car window. The kids loved the petting zoo and the helpers answered all their questions about both the park wildlife and the small animals they were allowed to touch.
The museum had something for everyone! A huge western art collection, gun collection, Native American relics and l a gift shop. Children can run their hands across many different types of animal skins. Don't forget to look up as animal heads decorate the top portion of walls as well as a birch bark canoe and a famous airplane. There is so much to see that you need to really take your time here! The gift shop is also a real treat and the people are so friendly. This place is truly a hidden gem!

If you love Native American history, Buffalo, natural prairies, beauty of the outdoors, interesting artifacts and original art - this is the place to visit. Wow! We have been trying to get to Woolaroc for several years and we're so glad that we made the trip. This is a huge museum with too many original historic paintings to count- the Native American artwork is absolutely stunning! We didn't have as much time to spend on the grounds and did not make it to the lodge, but driving through the gates and seeing the herd of buffalo (and other animals) and the expanses of natural prairie was so refreshing and a beautiful Experience. Frank Phillips has really created a thing of beauty with Woolaroc. I highly recommend it to everyone. And don't miss the tall grass prairie which is 30 minutes away.

There were so many things to like here! On the drive in, we saw a herd of deer ... 10 feet from our car! Including baby deer! On the way back, we saw a herd of bison ... again like 10 feet from our car! In terms of animals not being afraid to get near, it was like the Galapagos!

The museum was incredible. If you just look, you'd find something to enjoy. I loved the 12 Pioneer Women; each was distinctive. The gun/colt collection was very impressive, and I'm not into guns, but they had some educational videos. There are furs and stuffed animals everywhere. We almost missed the skin of a giant anaconda (room with the airplane). A little side hallway had the best rock collection I've ever seen; I guess I liked how it was presented.

And also learning about the man who made it all, and thinking about his life and how he obtained all that. It was fascinating.

Totally worth the drive. About an hour north of Tulsa.

This was a stop we had the make in Oklahoma due to our love of history and animals. This is definitely one of the best places we have ever visited. There is endless history to read about. We highly recommend this for your vacation!

Not sure there are enough stars to rate Woolaroc. My grandparents lived in Bartlesville most of their lives, me dad grew up there and my grandfather worked for Phillips 66. I'd been to the park as a kid and had good memories but after going back after many years and seeing it again as an adult and taking my wife and kids fur their first time was amazing. The museum alone is worth the trip. So many incredible pieces, beautiful art, so many surprises, an unbelievable gun collection. The drive in seeing the various animals is great as well. We only had 2 hours to visit the park and it feels like we barely scratched the surface. More than worth it for several reasons.

Note: Our trip was over Memorial Day, 2021.

Woolaroc is utterly unique. A world class collection of Western art, mixed with wonderful design, and grounds full of exotic wildlife, and even some tame animals you can pet. There really is something for everyone here, but the real stars are the paintings and the Native American artifacts and artwork. If you're anywhere nearby (Tulsa? Bentonville? Wichita?) It's worth a few hours of your time. If you have a few days, you can stay at the Price Tower in Bartlesville (the only Frank Lloyd Wright skyscraper ever built), eat at the Pioneer Woman's restaurant 'The Mercantile' in Pawhuska, and have a lovely walk on the prairie at The Nature Conservancy's The Tallgrass Prairie Preserve.

On a more personal note, the last time I was in NE Oklahoma was Fall of 2000, and it was more than a little depressing. Pawhuska was almost a ghost town, most of the storefronts downtown were vacant. See it now made me tear up a bit.