Cherokee Heritage Museum
The Cherokee Heritage Center is a non-profit historical society and museum founded in 1962 to preserve the historical and cultural artifacts, language, and traditional crafts of the Cherokee. The Heritage Center is located on the site of original Cherokee Female Seminary, which burned in 1887. Today three columns of that original building remain on the site, beside the museum. Inside, the building houses the Cherokee National Museum which features a permanent Trail of Tears exhibit, as well as many temporary exhibits throughout the year, including two major art shows each year.
Outside, the grounds are home to the Ancient Tsa-La-Gi Village and Adams Corner. The Ancient Tsa-La-Gi Village was opened in 1967 and portrays Cherokee village life in the 17th century. It features many Cherokee crafts people who demonstrate traditional basket weaving, flint knapping, and more. Adams Corner illustrates Cherokee life from the 1890s, the period just before the end of Indian Territory and Oklahoma statehood.
Access: Open Monday through Saturday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Open on Sundays during the summer. Admission to the museum is $8.50 for adults, $5.00 for children, and $7.50 for seniors and students.
Stay: The Cherokee Heritage Museum is in Park Hill, just outside of Tahlequah, Oklahoma. If you're looking for a comfortable place to stay the night, check out BedandBreakfast.com for a selection of nearby Bed & Breakfasts:
GPS: 35.86832562563035,-94.95776295661926
Map & Directions:
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The Cherokee Heritage Museum is just outside of Tahlequah in Park Hill, to the southeast. Follow the signs to the site. For specific directions, click the "Directions" link in the location bubble of the map above and enter your starting location on the left.
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