Going to be driving to OKC from Missouri on I-44, and wanted to see if anyone had good historical or military related spots to stop and see along I-44 to OKC?

There is a good museum around the Midwest city area. 45th infantry. They have a lot of tanks and trucks outside and a lot of memorabilia inside. When I was there I had the pleasure of meeting a WWII vet that volunteered there. I could have listened to him all day. His mind was so sharp and told stories so vividly. He was telling a story about being one of the first ones to free satellite concentration camps and was pointing them out on a map.

Thank you.

Yeah I guess you're right, it's OKC. Sorry. I went there when I was visiting friends in Midwest City. Seemed like it was right down the road. Midwest, Del City, OKC kind of run together.

I agree, if you come even semi close to Claremore, the J.M. Davis gun museum is definitely worth the extra mileage.  Heck it would be worth driving to see it one its own.  HUGE collection of guns from every genre you can think of and a lot of guns used throughout history both by the good and the bad guys.  Very interesting guns from the old west along with their stories.   Dang it...now I want to go again.  It's been a good 12 years since I've been, I'd love to see it again.

I have no idea if your route takes you near Bartlesville but, if it does, definitely put Woolaroc museum on your tour list.  It's a massive museum with not only a fantastic gun collection but everything from wild west and military history to aviation history stuff too.  We would go when I was young and it's really one of the best museums in the country in my opinion plus they have a wild game park there (no hunting, just for watching lol).  Dang it....now I want to go back there too!

There's a handful of retired military aircraft on static display on the north side of Tinker AFB.  You don't need base access to walk around, it's accessible to anyone.  

Tinker AFB is off I-40, in Midwest City, east of downtown OKC.

Yes, I went there in 2010. I made the mistake of trying to read the labels on ALL of the guns. Got pretty burnt out after 5 hours.

Awesome!

45th is on 36th st off I35 in NE OKC, not MWC.

it is a MUST see.  Don't miss it.


Davis in Claremore is another must see.   

You are correct on both counts (and everyone else that suggested them)  My 2nd time seeing JM Davis. First time seeing the 45th Museum, damn the exhibits on Dachau were sobering. The volunteer at the museum (Harley I think it was) was full of good stories about his time in WWII, and telling about the modifications to versions of "recorded history" versus what he experienced. Such as McAuliffe not actually saying "Nuts!" when asked to surrender in Bastogne he was actually a rough and profane General, and some historian changed the language.