Oil City & More Considered the birthplace of the modern oil industry, find Venango Museum of Art , Science & 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. Ride on the Oil Creek & Titusville Railroad in Titusville, which takes you through scenic Oil Creek State Park , where oil history all began. The state park also offers bicycle rentals, a playground at the Petroleum Centre , biking trails, picnic areas, and camping. For a 3-in-1 kind of trip, head to a remote section of Venango County to explore three different landmarks, from a 20-foot waterfall known as Freedom Falls to the preserved ruins of Rockland 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 , housed in a former manufacturing facility that once built power boilers, steam engines, iron tanks, and rig irons. OIL REGION NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA: R E G I O N S Pennsylvania’s Great Lakes Region OIL REGION ALLIANCE OF BUSINESS, INDUSTRY & TOURISM Drake Well Museum and Park, Titusville visitpa.com 79
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