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.
York, Pennsylvania
Take a walk through the history of strength sports—from the early Olympic Games to modern day.
Bokopukhuri Habi, India
The 700-year old burial mounds of the Ahom Kingdom.
Atuntaqui, Ecuador
The former epicenter of the Ecuadorian textile industry, turned museum.
Zagreb, Croatia
A fantastical display of Croatian folklore, mythology, and myths.
