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==Attractions== [[File:Stafford Air & Space Museum, Weatherford, OK, US (106).jpg|right|thumb|[[Gemini 6A]] space capsule at the [[Stafford Air & Space Museum]]]] The {{convert|40000|sqft|m2|adj=on}} [[Stafford Air & Space Museum]] is home to the [[Gemini 6A]] spacecraft, an actual [[Titan II]] missile, WWII [[V-2 rocket]], [[Saturn V]] F-1 engine as well as flown space suits, flight equipment, [[Space Shuttle]] engines, and a [[Moon rock]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://staffordmuseum.org/exhibits/|title=EXHIBITS|newspaper=Stafford Air & Space Museum|access-date=2016-12-23}}</ref><ref name="stafford_museum_move">{{cite web | last = Pearlman | first = Robert | title = Museum Move Reunites Historic Gemini 6 Spacecraft with its Pilot | publisher = Space.com | date = July 31, 2018 | url = https://www.space.com/41334-gemini-6-capsule-stafford-museum.html | access-date = July 31, 2018 }}</ref> Aircraft displays include an actual [[Sopwith Pup]], [[F-86]], [[F-104]], [[T-33]], [[Northrop T-38 Talon|T-38]], [[F-16]], and a rare [[MIG-21]], as well as full-scale replicas of the ''[[Wright Flyer]]'', [[Blériot Aéronautique|Bleriot]] and ''[[Spirit of St. Louis]]''.<ref name="MuseumHistory">{{cite web | url= https://staffordmuseum.org/history/ | title= History| publisher= Stafford Air & Space Museum | access-date=April 2, 2020}}</ref> Weatherford is the hometown of astronaut [[Thomas P. Stafford]], veteran of four space flights and commander of the [[Gemini 9]], [[Apollo 10]] missions and the [[Apollo–Soyuz]] project.<ref name="MuseumHistory" /> The museum is located at the [[Thomas P. Stafford Airport]].<ref name="MuseumHistory" /> Weatherford also has The Oklahoma Heartland of America Museum, which opened in 2007.<ref name="Heartland">{{cite web | url= https://www.oklahomaheartlandmuseum.com/ | title= Welcome| publisher= The Oklahoma Heartland of America Museum | access-date=April 2, 2020}}</ref> The 12,000 square foot building contains many artifacts from the late 1800s through the 1950s in thirty-two major historical exhibits, including a 1931 Model A Ford sports coupe, and features three historic theme buildings (diner, school house, and blacksmith's shop) on the museum grounds.<ref name="Heartland" /> The City of Weatherford has twelve parks containing over eight hundred acres, including Heritage Park, across from City Hall, which displays a wind turbine blade for close inspection.<ref name="P&R">{{cite web | url= https://cityofweatherford.com/parks-rec/| title= Parks & Recreation| publisher= City of Weatherford| access-date=April 2, 2020}}</ref> ===Historic places=== {{main| National Register of Historic Places listings in Custer County, Oklahoma}} Weatherford has four NRHP-listed sites including the [[Owl Blacksmith Shop]] at 208 W. Rainey.
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