centennial land run monument

Yodelman

Wow, what an artistic endeavor to create this beautiful, big sculpture, capturing the excitement of the 1889 land rush. A very unique outdoor art project.

LittleShelleyZen

This is a neat little area and the statues are huge and I found them to be powerful images. A man riding a horse and grabbing for his hat make it look so real.Pretty landscaping make it a free and interesting stop.

lil0kie

I love the statues,bridges and waterfall. Wonderful place to take pictures in the warmer months. Part of the water canal comes thru this park and you see a water taxi from time to time. Mallards nest at the waters edge and it is always wonderful to see the duck family floating in the canal. Only draw back is if you park there before a Thunder game they may try to charge you. Personally I don't think the city should allow this practice at this park. I've never paid it as I parked there way before the game and was going out not in.

BRETTROSTOCHIL

Easy to see by river boat or a walk through the bricktown district. One of many fun things to see downtown. Okc rocks !!

Nated2519

A must see in Oklahoma City if you love History and Art/Monuments. The size of the horses amazed me a very well done monument, and its free. Behind the Bass Pro.

SShah30

I was in OKC for a professional meeting and we had some extra time to explore this place. I went out to explore this place and it was a lot of fun and very safe! OKC has a "riverwalk" in the Bricktown area. There is also a free shuttle bus that takes you around Bricktown.The whole area is really quaint. There is a boat that takes you through the riverwalk and its not that expensive. You can see these life-size sculptures from the lake and there is a way to walk to these sculptures as well. The walk is really pretty and is a great place for families. It was a really peaceful area and being a photographer, there were tons of photographing opportunities.

Rose8isenough

to look up where my 3 Great Grandfather had participated in the Land Run. Of course, he most likely did not resemble any of these figures in the monument but it was very moving to see not only this artist rendition of the Land Run but also to see the peaceful physical setting that was used to showcase it. My grandson loved running under the wagons and the horses!

SallyinOKC

This series of larger than life bronze sculptures depicts the Oklahoma Land Run. It's a clever arrangement of buckboard wagons, riders on horseback, dogs, etc. all running to see if they can stake a piece off land. The monument straddles part of the canal. It's just south of the Bass Pro Shop parking lot, on the east side of the Bricktown area, and there is parking right beside the monument so there's not much walking. If you go during the summer, go early in the day to avoid the heat. It takes less than half an hour to thoroughly view the monument unless you're inclined to wander along the canal.

AlphaRam

My wife and I stopped here to see this awesome monument to the settlement of part of Oklahoma. If you wish to see the monument, put the Bass Pro Shop OKC into your GPS. Once at Bass Pro, head south past the store, under the bridge being built, then to the SW corner of the parking lot.These are impressive structures and some of them can be glimpsed going west on I-40. You need to see them first-hand to appreciate. If you are in the area, do visit. There are many other things in the area, to include Bass Pro, Bricktown, Myriad Botanical Gardens (inside), and Toby Keith’s “I Love This Bar”.By the way, the University of Oklahoma gets the name Sooners from those that sneaked into Indian Territory before the appointed time, and staked their land claims. Boomers were people that moved into Indian Territory amongst the tribes, usually in the eastern side of the state. Sooners would forfeit their land claim if it was proved that they entered early. Boomers were routinely removed from Indian Territory and taken to Ft. Smith by Federal troops or by the US Marshall.

Joopy37

We have taken the few people who have visited us since we have moved to OKC to the land run monument and it's more of a joke for us. We make them believe that it's going to be this great thing to visit and then we wait to see their reaction.It's kind of neat to go look at, but nothing to write home about. I believe there are plaques around that explain the history of the land run moment, so if you are into history, perhaps this will be more exciting for you.If you have time to kill while in Bricktown, go check out.

medoux

To see this upclose and personal you should take the cruise on the canal. Not only will you get a birds eye view but the narration from the tour operator will help give you a quick history lesson and point out a few things that perhaps you wouldn't know if you simply went minus the boat ride. While it can be seen from the highway it is pretty impressive sitting alongside of it.

EdM732

I saw this on a search of stuff to do in Oklahoma. It's well worth finding. It's not that tough if you follow the Bricktown Canal. It's a huge diorama on both sides of the canal with larger than life size statues. The detail is amazing. The figures have life and motion. Definitely worth finding if you're in Oklahoma.

karentA7070GU

Not sure why this is listed as an "attraction" but it was a neat find in the parking lot of the Bass Pro shop. Careful on a hot summer day because some kids were complaining of getting burned from the sculpture.

61twins

We read about the Centennial Land Run Monument as we were planning for our trip to Oklahoma City and knew it might take some looking to find it. Parking in the Bass Pro Shop lot as several suggested did work well. We could see the monument long before we actually were able to get up close to it due to confusing walkways and no signage. There was construction too which also complicated our search. We finally saw it all and were not disappointed. The statues are huge and very detailed - loved how the action was portrayed!

Sfoersch

While I have to agree with all my fellow reviewers that the location behind the Bass Pro Shop couldn't be more ill-chosen, I have to admit that this monument was my favorite part of my visit to OKC!The gigantic life-like statues of the horses, carriages, wagons, dogs, men and women are fascinating. You literally can feel the anxiety and tension with which these pioneers were off to claim their stake of the land...