Ponca City, OK Road Trips
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Trip Routes
2
Longest Drive
199.8 mi
Ardmore, OK
Quickest Drive
3h 8m
Copeland, OK
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Ponca City, OK at a Glance
Founded
1893
Elevation
1,010 ft
Area
20 mi²
Sister Cities
Notable People from Ponca City, OK
A sampling of people born in Ponca City, OK.
Don Nickles
1948
American businessperson, former Republican United States Senator from Oklahoma
Shelby Wilson
1937
Olympic wrestler
Douglas Blubaugh
1934–2011
Olympic wrestler and trainer (1934–2011)
Joyce Carol Thomas
1938–2016
American poet and playwright
Charles Y. Prescott
1938
American physicist
Kareem Salama
1978
American musician
Jon Kolb
1947
player of American football
Landmarks & Historic Sites
Attractions and heritage-registered places located in Ponca City, OK.
Miller Brothers 101 Ranch
human settlement in Ponca City, Oklahoma, United States of America
E. W. Marland Mansion
historic house in Oklahoma, United States
Poncan Theatre
theater and movie theater in Ponca City, Oklahoma, United States
Downtown Ponca City Historic District
historic district in Oklahoma, United States
Marland Grand Home
museum in Ponca City, Oklahoma
Ponca City station
historic train station in Ponca City, Oklahoma, United States
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Traveler Guide to Ponca City, OK
Ponca City is in the Red Carpet Country region of Oklahoma. It's a city rich in oil lore, at least as it pertains to one person, E.W. Marland, who was like a titan of the plains, tapping into vast oil reserves with his Continental Oil Co. and largely building the town from the ground up single-handedly, with Spanish Colonial style structures and things that were to his liking. His company would go on to become Conoco and then ConocoPhillips after a merger with <ding> Phillips, which later split up. But there were other inspirations in the history of Ponca City. For one, Bill Picket was an African American cowboy/Wildwest performer who gained fame for his 'bulldogging' theatrics, grabbing bulls by the horns basically to wrestle them to the ground, an activity that cost him his life one day.
E. W. Marland Mansion, 901 Monument Rd. The estate of the former oil tycoon and Oklahoman governor E.W. Marland, modeled after the Palazzo Davanzati of Florence, Italy, which became his personal art gallery of sorts to satisfy his insatiable appetite for extravagance with a nearly unlimited income to support it. Tel: +1 580-767-0420. M-Sa 10AM-5PM. $10 Adults, $8 Seniors, $5 Students. Conoco Museum, 501 W S Ave. Covers topics on the oil and gas business, like its history and the extraction process. Next door is the stinky refinery. Tel: +1 580-765-8687. M-Sa 10AM-5PM. Free. Standing Bear Museum and Education Center, 601 Standing Bear Parkway. Displays Native American history/ways of life, particularly for the Ponca tribe which was forced to resettle here from their native Nebraskan homeland. Outside is a tall statue of Standing Bear, and the property is the site of pow-wows and other cultural events. Tel: +1 580-762-1514. M-F 9AM-5PM, Sa 10AM-2PM. Free. Pioneer Woman Museum, 701 Monument Rd. Depicts the saga of the pioneer woman, and vanishing ways of life. On the esplanade in front is the statue of Confidence, a pioneer woman, which E.W. Marland felt was the real endangered persona of his day, ironically, not a Native American as was initially proposed. Tel: +1 580-765-6108. M-Sa 10AM-5PM. $7 Adults, $5 Seniors, $4 Students.
1 Osage Casino Hotel, 64464 State Highway 60, ☏ +1 580-765-2973. (updated Jul 2025) 2 B&B Sun N Fun Recreation, 8900 Lake Rd., ☏ +1 580-762-3331. Water park. Poncan Theater, 104 E Grand Ave. A historic theater built by the Boller Brothers in 1927 for philanthropy, with velvet seats and that kind of thing, still hosting productions. Tel: +1 580-765-0943. Lake Ponca and Kaw Lake east of town provide water recreation and beaches, even camping.
Danny's BBQ Headquarters, 1217 E Prospect Ave, ☏ +1 580-767-8304.
Fairfield Inn Ponca City, 3405 North 14th Street, ☏ +1 580 765-3000, fax: +1 580 765-3000. La Quinta Inn & Suites by Wyndham, 3413 N 14th St, ☏ +1 580-749-5515. A seasonal pool and also a fitness room can be found here. Otherwise it is pretty practical. $67 (Dec 2021).
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