East Texas Oil Museum, Texas, United States
4.5 (194 reviews) Thursday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM Spent 2-3 hours Ranking #1 in Kilgore Speciality Museums
One of the best and most memorable we've been to
Welcome to the East Texas Oil Museum at Kilgore College, located in Kilgore, Texas. This fascinating museum houses the authentic recreation of oil discovery and production in the early 1930s from the largest oil field inside U.S. boundaries. Journey back into the early 1930s to see how people lived. Refresh your memory to the lyrics of a deep-rooted gospel hymn in the church exhibit. Get a lesson in the history of local schools. Imagine how that antique car in the transportation exhibit traveled on those rough, rutted roads. Then step across the city limits to Boomtown, USA, a full-scale town of stores, people, animals, and machinery depicting the lively activity of a town booming in oil. It's fun and informative.
Address
1301 S Henderson Blvd Kilgore College Campus, Kilgore, TX 75662-3323
Mobile
Website
http://easttexasoilmuseum.kilgore.edu/
Working hours
Monday :
Tuesday :
Wednesday : 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday : 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday : 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday : 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sunday :
Current local date and time now
Thursday, May 09, 2024, 20:43
User Ratings
4.5 based on (194 reviews)
Reviews
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4texaswinesnob 5:00 PM Jul 23, 2021
Don’t Pass This Museum By!
We were on a mission the past few days to visit several Museums in East Texas and this saw that this one was rated pretty high. We decided to go to it and although it was slow start, things quickly changed when we go to the “oil town.” It was laid out extra well with wonderful memorabilia on display! Very well presented and a great stop!
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4Susanna D 5:00 PM Jul 30, 2022
Interesting and a little cheesy
The interactive part of this museum is pretty cool. The first part of the museum consists of a film that mostly talks about how cool the museum is, but also has some info about the wildcatters and boom during the 1930s. We had limited time and didn't listen to the audio tour, which would probably be worthwhile. The exhibits don't have a ton of context without it. There are some cool elements like audio recordings of people from the area talking about how it was. You could spend a couple of hours here if you wished.
