Holy City of the Wichitas
WPA Built Granite Village Inside The Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge; Home Of The Prince Of Peace Easter Pageant · Lawton, Oklahoma
A 66-acre village of granite buildings inside the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge about 22 miles north-west of Lawton, built between 1934 and 1936 by Works Progress Administration crews using stone gathered from the mountains, as a permanent set for the Easter passion play that had been staged in the hills since 1926. The Prince of Peace Passion Play still runs at dusk on spring Saturday evenings — the 101st year was staged on 28 March and 4 April 2026 — free to attend and about three hours long, which makes it one of the longest-running passion plays in the United States. The rest of the year the site is open free every day: visitors walk among a walled Jerusalem street, the Lord's Supper building, Calvary's hill, a chapel that holds small weddings and services, and a museum and gift shop. It sits in refuge land, so the same closures for hunts, burns and weather can apply.
262 Holy City Road, Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge, Lawton, Oklahoma, 73507, United States
Open daily 8 AM-5 PM, free, 364 days a year, closed only Christmas Day; refuge closures for hunts, burns or weather can still affect access. The Passion Play runs at dusk on spring Saturday evenings (check theholycityofthewichitas.org or call 580-429-3361).
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