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All the United States Oklahoma Norman

The Atlas Obscura Guide To Norman

5 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Norman, Oklahoma

Updated November 23, 2023

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Pentaceratops Skull

Norman, Oklahoma

Pentaceratops Skull

The largest land animal skull ever discovered.
Dwight and Mamie Eisenhower watching a television during the Republican National Convention, Chicago, Illinois Date	1952 July

Norman, Oklahoma

Julian P. Kanter Political Commercial Archive

The largest collection of political commercials in the world.
Panels of the original Norman Doppler Radar.

Norman, Oklahoma

National Weather Museum

This enthusiast-led facility is the only museum in the country dedicated to the preservation of weather artifacts.
The Moore-Lindsay Historical House Museum

Norman, Oklahoma

The Moore-Lindsay Historical House Museum

A historical house furnished with authentic pieces from the Victorian period.
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Norman, Oklahoma

Oklahoma Centennial Prairie

A small section of native wilderness on a university campus
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Timberlake Rose Rock Museum

A collection of beautiful crystals shaped like freshly plucked roses.
6 miles from Norman

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Museum of Osteology and Skulls Unlimited

Collection of skeletal systems from the "world's leading supplier of osteological specimens."
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