Cherokee National Prison Museum

I wish I could give this like a 3.5… It’s not quite a 4 but not so much a 3 either.
The entry fee is $ 5 and you walk in to a small little «gift shop» of shelves filled with books and local, handmade, and Cherokee gifts including marbles, pins that say «Osiyo» and books from Cherokee writers. The main exhibit is really about 2 rooms that are all open to each other. There are life size scale mannequins with «outlaw» and «prisoner» regalia, as it is a prison museum. There are a few interesting stories as well as a few interactive activities such as pulling the weight of a dumbell that would have been attached to a prisoner’s leg.
Outside there is a replica of the «gallows» and the space that the prisoners might have lived and worked.
The museum doesn’t take long at all to get through so if you were bringing a large group, consider doing a tour of multiple historic places in the area (and there are a few within walking distance). The museum is interesting but not exactly enough to keep you entertained for long, although, it’s very specific. If I were in Tahlequah again, I would recommend touring but I would likely not drive a far distance to visit.
Original Tip:
$ 5 entry, takes about 30 – 40 minutes to go through at most