Wiess Energy Hall

Along with displays of fossils, gems, and regional wildlife, the Houston Museum of Natural Science is host to the Wiess Energy Hall. This wing of the museum includes educational displays demonstrating the formation of oil, modern methods of oil extraction, and the future of energy production. The colorful displays are designed to engage curious minds…

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East Texas Oil Museum

East Texas Oil Museum1301 S. Henderson Blvd.Kilgore, TX 75662 Winter/Spring HoursWednesday-Saturday: 10AM – 5PM AdmissionAdults: $8Children 3-11yo: $5Children Under 3: Free The East Texas Oil Museum is the prototype for all modern oil museums. It’s historic life sized 1930s boom town, working models of oilfield technology, and animated “Elevator Ride to the Center of the…

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Spindletop Gladys City Boomtown Museum

Spindletop Gladys City Boomtown Museum5550 Jimmy Simmons BlvdBeaumont, TX 77705 HoursTuesday-Saturday: 10 AM – 5 PMSunday: 1 – 5 PM Admission: Adults: $5Seniors: $3Children 6-12: $2Children Under 5: Free The Texas Oil Boom began on January 10, 1901. On that day, Captain Anthony F. Lucas reached oil underneath Spindletop—a salt dome three miles south of…

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Texas Energy Museum

Texas Energy Museum600 Main StreetBeaumont, Texas 77701​ HoursTuesday – Saturday 9 am – 5 pmSunday – 1 pm – 5 pm​ AdmissionAdults $5Children (6-12) $3Seniors (65 & over) $3​ The Texas Energy Museum in Beaumont, Texas boasts one of the most elegantly curated and educational collections among those featured by The Drillings. Extensive displays dive…

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World’s Richest Acre

World’s Richest Acre101-199 E Main St Kilgore, TX 75662 Hours 24-hours AdmissionFree In a town with over 1,000 wells in the down town alone, the World’s Richest Acre is a 1.195-acre standout in the East Texas Oil Boom. While the boom began in 1930, it wasn’t until June 17, 1937 that the Mrs. Bess Johnson-Adams…

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Permian Basin Petroleum Museum

The scent of the oil fields is heavy in the air of Midland, Texas, an industry hub and home to the Permian Basin Petroleum Museum.  Ever since the discovery of oil in the Permian Basin with the Santa Rita No. 1 in 1923, Midland has become an administrative center for west Texas’ oil fields.  Midland continues to produce one…

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Panhandle–Plains Historical Museum

In case there was any question about the subject matter of the Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum, the 100 cattle brands decorating its entrance and iconic old oil derrick should remove any doubt. This is a history museum for and about northern Texas. Located in Canyon, just south of Amarillo, on the West Texas A&M University campus,…

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