So I woke up at 8am, with no real plans for the day, other than taking Darby to church for her alter services training (yes, she wants to be an alter girl). But then I saw the article in "the morning paper", stating that, of all places in the world, Oklahoma was establishing a Toy and Action Figure Museum.
Well, as a former comic book and action figure collector myself, I couldn't let this event go by unexperienced. So, after Darby's training, we drove the fifty miles south to attend the grand opening of the museum.
It was a pretty cool museum, though it was a little unfinished. It was still very neat and has much potential. There was Captain Planet, a bat cave filled with more bat-toys than imaginable, an enormous wall of toys (I couldn't get far enough back to get the whole thing in a photo), and a very cool super hero mural with Oklahoma City as the back-drop (something else I couldn't fit in a single photo).
The girls thought it was pretty neat, too. Outside the place there was live music, food, rides for the kids, and other entertainment. And considering they were giving free tours of the place (i.e. weren't charging admission) today, I think we got our money's worth (even factoring in the ~$8.50 in gas for the round trip).
While I wouldn't say (just yet) that it was worth crossing the country to see, I would definitely say that if such things interest you, and you're already planning to be in Oklahoma for a visit, you should make the 100-mile round trip from OKC to see the museum.
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