'''Lawton''' is in the Great Plains Country region of southwest Oklahoma.

Get in

Most travellers will arrive by car via I-44 from either Oklahoma City or Wichita Falls, Texas. US-62 connects the city with Altus and the Texas High Plains to the west, while Oklahoma state highway 7 leads in from Duncan about 25 miles to the east.

Get around

  • '''Lawton Area Transit System''' (LATS)
  • See

  • Comanche National Museum & Cultural Center?. 01 NW Ferris Ave. 580) 353-0404. ttp://www.comanchenation.com/Education/Museum/Museum.html. on-Fri 8am-5pm, Sat 10am-2pm. ree.. Exhibits on Comanche culture.
  • Mattie Beal Home. 006 SW 5th St. 580) 678 3156. ttp://www.lawtonheritage.org/. hu-Sun 12pm-3pm. dults $4, children $2. Interesting historic home completed in 1910.
  • Museum of the Great Plains?. 01 NW Ferris Ave. 580) 250-0151?. ttp://www.museumgreatplains.org/. Features a number of unique exhibits on Great Plains history including some original or reconstructed pioneer buildings and a restored Frisco steam locomotive.

    Do

  • '''Comanche Nation Casino''', 402 South East Interstate Drive, ''+1 (580)'' 354-2000, [http://www.comanchenationcasino.com].
  • Comanche Nation Waterpark. 01 NE Lawrie Tatum Rd. -44 at Gore Blvd.. 580) 353-6129. rom May 27 to August 18 the park is open Mon-Wed 10:30 am- 6 pm, Thu-Sat 10:30 am-8 pm, Sun- Noon-6 pm. Weekends only from August 18 until Labor Day.. 12 acres of waterslides with a wave pool and lazy river.
  • Fort Sill Apache Casino. 315 E Gore Blvd. 580) 248-5905?. ttp://www.fsac.info/website/.

    Buy

  • '''Central Mall''', 200 SW C Ave # 98, (580) 248-1742, [http://www.centralmalllawton].
  • Eat

  • '''Anna's German Quick Stop''', 403 SW Sheridan Rd., ''+1 580'' 353-3928. Real German food.
  • '''Sams's Bar-B-Q''', 402 SW Sheridan Rd., ''+1 580 354-0606.
  • '''Ted's Grill''', 810 SW D Ave., ''+1 580'' 355-1765.
  • '''Hot Wok Chinese Restaurant''', 1303 SW Lee Blvd, ''+1 580 355-7888.
  • '''Mike's Sports Grill'''
  • '''Garfield's'''
  • '''El Chico's'''
  • '''Los Tres Amigos'''
  • Drink

  • '''Gert's'''
  • '''Scooter's Country Club'''
  • '''The Spot'''
  • Sleep

  • Best Western. 125 E. Gore Blvd. 580) 353-0200?. ttp://www.bestwestern.com. Comfortable rooms and a clean pool.
  • '''Motel 6'''
  • '''Quality Inn'''
  • '''Ramada Inn'''
  • Springhill Suites. SE Interstate Drive. 580) 248-8500?. ttp://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/lawsh-springhill-suites-lawton/. Suites with kitchenette. A good breakfast is provided.
  • '''Super 9'''
  • Get out

  • '''Fort Sill''' [http://sill-www.army.mil/Museum/HOME%20PAGE.htm] borders the city on the north. This US Army installation is the last operating fort of those built during the Indian Wars of the mid-1800s and has been declared a National Historic Landmark. Cemeteries on the site are the final resting place for many famous American Indians, including Geronimo, Satanta, and Quanah Parker. A small museum documents the history of the fort and its use in various conflicts.
  • Medicine Park, located just north of Fort Sill on Oklahoma-49, is a quaint little arts community with some unique shopping.
  • '''Wichita Mountains National Wildlife Refuge''', (''Take Route 62 west of town about 6 miles, take a right on Scenic Highway 115 in Cache and drive for about 3 miles''), [http://www.fws.gov/southwest/refuges/oklahoma/wichitamountains/]. This park provides a natural mixed-grass prairie habitat for bison, elk, deer, and longhorn cattle, as well as a wide range of smaller animal, bird, and plant species.