Drake Well Museum and Park, Pennsylvania, United States
4.5 (135 reviews) Sunday: 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM Spent 1-2 hours Ranking #1 in Titusville Speciality Museums • Historic Sites • History Museums
If time is limited in your western PA oil history search, this has to be number one.
Drake Well Museum and Park chronicles the birth and development of the petroleum industry in Pennsylvania as well as its growth into a global enterprise. The museum's 240-acre site features a board-for-board replica of Edwin L. Drake’s engine house built around the National Historic Landmark well, operating oil field machinery, 12,000 square feet of interior exhibits, and the largest artifact and archival collection focused on the birth of the modern petroleum industry. Drake Well Museum and Park also boasts 2 satellite heritage sites—Historic Pithole City and McClintock Well #1. In addition to engaging and experiential indoor/outdoor learning environments, our 3 historic sites offer an abundance of year-round recreational opportunities. Come enjoy paved bike trails, delayed harvest fly fishing in Oil Creek, modern picnic facilities, hiking trails, a neighboring 9,000-acre state park, and more.
Address
202 Museum Ln, Titusville, PA 16354-7658
Mobile
Website
http://www.drakewell.org/
Working hours
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Wednesday : 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Thursday : 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Friday : 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Saturday : 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Sunday : 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Current local date and time now
Sunday, May 12, 2024, 1:35
User Ratings
4.5 based on (135 reviews)
Reviews
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5mike1046 5:00 PM Aug 28, 2022
Petroleum History
The Staff and Volunteers are wonderful and very knowledgeable. Everything is self guided they will give you a map with your admission in the gift shop. Make sure you tour the museum first, that way you get a full understanding of how things happened. The day we were there they had a gentleman working the Original Oil Well doing Demonstrations, and several of the outdoor exhibits were open. There are restrooms inside the park and a picnic area outside the gates in the parking lot area.
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5Bob B 5:00 PM Sep 19, 2021
Weekend in Titusville
Really well done museum building. The is a 15 minute video on the history of the area. Many artifacts on display and things dated. Many large items on display on the grounds. A building constructed to the exact dimensions of the original well. A gentleman volunteers several days a week to tell the story of the well. Actual small steam engine working in the building. Very interesting and enjoyable
