Okemah - city in Oklahoma, United States

Okemah is a town in the Frontier Country region of Oklahoma and the birthplace of "This Land Is Your Land" renowned singer Woody Guthrie.

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See

• Woody Guthrie's Childhood Home, 35.42897°, -96.30125°. The home is gone, but there is a tree trunk-like memorial commemorating the site. Also try the Woody Guthrie mural and statue on Broadway about a block east of the Okfuskee County Historical Museum. 2021-09-18
• Okfuskee County Historical Museum, 407 W Broadway St, 35.43143°, -96.30520°, +1 918 623-2440. M-F 9AM-4PM. This is a 1926 Masonic temple. It now contains the history of the county and an early days schoolroom display.
• Territory Town Museum, Exit 214 N I40 Highway 48, 35.40539°, -96.37719°. Contains Indian, Western, Oklahoma and Civil War artifacts. This place is pretty dead.

Do

• Okemah Lake, 35.51942°, -96.32240°. Boating and swimming.

Buy

Eat

• Ali's Place II, 107E Columbia, 35.43504°, -96.29912°, +1 918 716-1156. Sa-Th 7AM-2PM, F 7AM-8PM. Features affordable plate lunches, fried pies, and all you can eat catfish on Fridays. 2021-09-18
• Chef Remzi Italian Restaurant, 104 S 2nd St, 35.43138°, -96.30210°, +1 918 716-7004. Features Italian cuisine from a chef who has lived and worked in a number of locations. 2021-09-18

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Sleep

• Days Inn by Wyndham Okemah, 605 S Woody Guthrie, 35.42439°, -96.29994°, +1 918 623-2200. One should not be too choosy about hotels in Okemah because this is about the only one here.

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