Oil Museum of Canada

Great place to visit if you travel from lake Erie to lake Huron. Unfortunately we had no time to do the ride tour. Worth a visit.

Had a great time leaning about the oil exploration in Southwestern Ontario. Both Oil Springs and Petrolia were large oil towns something that we are not taught in our Ontario Schools. The physical' museum was very interesting and do not miss the 12 minute film provided. The outside exhibits were great, I enjoyed the old Oil Spring Train Station the best. The working oil well was also interesting to visit.

Whaow, didn't know tgat oil Wells WERE FIRST dug in Canada. Good exhibits, video, and welcome staff. Breath in the natural oil smells, like perfume I imagine to driller. Cute to see some wells across the road working g.

Very impresses with the oil museum and appreciated the working displays in the area part of the driving tour. Would certainly recommend to all with an interest in the local Ontario history Victorian era oil industry and business.

Great museum with excellent new renovations. Off the beaten path but tells an important story in Canadian history.

The museum is great- recently renovated, exhibits are very informative, and the staff were great. The only reason it's not 5 stars is because the whole place smells overwhelmingly like a chemical plant, to the point of being hard to bear. Which is a shame, because otherwise it's surprisingly good.

It was a beautiful day lots of experiences for young and adults. A great blacksmithing storytelling theme. live show question and answer show and tell. Beautiful restoration upgrade of the museum. Super turnout for theBlack Gold Fest 2023. And today it was free.

Terrific place to visit, whether solo or with family. Very informative. Start with the film/video. About 10 minutes long and a good introduction to a fascinating era. Then wander around and see the equally interesting artifacts. They make good use of the space to present information in an appealing way. The staff are very knowledgeable and helpful. It was a windy November day when we visited and the outbuildings were closed up. Not sure if they're open seasonally and add another dimension or not. Have been in the area for many years and glad we finally made the decision to go for a visit.

I haven't been here, yet, but I am interested in going, and The Oil industry in North America had it's birth, right in the Lake Erie Basin. Many People may not be aware of the connection, and I hadn't even heard of this area, but I understand, that the Oil Industry started here, in 1854; the first American Well was drilled, at Titusville, Pennsylvania, in 1869, There was an Oil, and Gas Boom, around Findlay, in Northwestern Ohio, in the early 1900's. In fact, the City of Findlay used natural-gas fired Street torches, to light its Business District, until the boom went bust (a rather extravagant use of the gas fields, but what the heck! When you're swimming in Natural Gas, and Oil, why not); those were the times.One of the biggest users of gasoline, was the Automobile, and The Automotive Industry was born, in places like Detroit, right across the Border, and River, and in Toledo, and Cleveland, right across Lake Erie. Marathon Oil was founded in Findlay, Standard Oil, in Cleveland, and John D. Rockefeller, it's Founder, is buried in Lakeview Cemetery. Dayton gave us The Wright Brothers, and flight, The automobile self-starter was invented there, as well, and Cleveland and Pittsburgh were at the heart, of the iron, and Steel Industry, in America, Automobiles were also assembled in Cleveland, and Willys Jeep, was founded in Toledo. Toledo was home, to Libby-Owens-Ford Glass, Pittsburgh, to Pittsburgh Plate Glass. Rubber Tires were manufactured, in Akron, where Harvey Firestone discovered how to stabilize Rubber, for practical use, by vulcanization. And Goodyear, Goodrich, and Firestone; Rubber, were all founded in Akron, as was Quaker Oats. Henry Ford built a museum, in Dearborn, Michigan; which I have visited, and Henry Ford, while He said that History is bunk" built one of the finest hands-on museums to Industrial Technology; when he built Greenfield Village

A fascinating looking to the early history of oil in Canada. Working displays knowledgeable staff quaint little museum. Well worth two or three hours of your time.