REGIONS Pennsylvania’s Great Lakes Region Rockland Tunnel, Rockland Oil Region National Heritage Area OIL CITY & MORE Considered the birthplace of the modern oil industry, find Venango Museum of Art, Science and Industry in the small town of Oil City. Here, exhibits detail the impact of the oil industry on our everyday lives. Drake Well Museum and Park in Titusville is another cultural institution dedicated to the history of oil in America—using films, exhibits, artifacts, oil field machinery, and historic buildings to tell the story of the petroleum industry’s birth. Take a three-hour round-trip ride on the Oil Creek and Titusville Railroad in Titusville, which takes you through scenic Oil Creek State Park —where oil history all began. The state park also offers a bicycle rental stand, a playground at the Petroleum Centre, biking/ hiking trails, picnic areas, and camping. For 3-in-1 kind of trip, head to a remote section of Venango County to explore three different landmarks, from an impressive 20-ft waterfall known as Freedom Falls to the preserved ruins of Rockland Iron Furnace near the Allegheny River and the historic 3,000-foot-long Rockland Tunnel . For great live music every night, grab a bite and a beer at the local Titusville Iron Works Tap House , an Iron Works building that once built gas engines, steam engines, Freedom Falls, Kennerdell Drake Well Museum and Park, Titusville 82 visitPA.com CLOCKWISE FROM TOP: DIANA SHOFF; OIL REGION ALLIANCE OF BUSINESS, INDUSTRY & TOURISM (2 PHOTOS) smokestacks, and pump jacks.
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