Originally named Bigheart, after the chief of the Osage Indians, Barnsdall is now named after oilman T.N. Barnsdall. The Bigheart Museum houses artifacts from the city's oilfield days, and Cherokee and Osage Nation artifacts.
Barnsdall, OK Museums"Ripley's believe It Or Not" calls it the world's only oil well in the middle of Main Street.
Barnsdall, OK One Of A KindsPermanent and special exhibits. ...
Original paintings, pottery, sculpture, southwest jewelry and Kachina dolls. ...
1899 hotel with period furnishings. ...