Learn all about the history of black gold and its impact on the surrounding community at this unusual museum. The highlight here is the chance to travel through an astonishing forest of oil rigs, pump jacks, and the mechanical infrastructure that has powered the modern economy.
The museum is only open on Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
March 28, 2023
Kilgore, Texas
At this rural museum, visitors can experience "Boomtown U.S.A.," a lifelike re-creation of an oil boomtown in the 1930s.
Oil Springs, Ontario
A petroleum heritage museum on the site where James Miller Williams dug the first commercial oil well on the continent in 1858.
Stavanger, Norway
An impressive museum dedicated to the resource that made the Scandinavian country rich.
Lisbon, Portugal
One man's remarkable private collection of art from around the world.
Royston, Georgia
A museum dedicated to the Georgia Peach, one of the greatest baseball players of all time.
Monterrey, Mexico
This museum tells the story of a decisive battle in the Mexican-American War.
Elgin, Illinois
The oldest purpose built museum in Illinois, home to original Victorian taxidermy.
Harrisville, West Virginia
A lifetime collection of thousands of automobile and vintage gas station items at no charge to view.
