Welcome to the Permian Basin Petroleum Museum. Founded in 1975 by over 500 community leaders under the leadership of George T. Abell, the …
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Nov 30, 2024
The Permian Basin Petroleum Museum is a jewel! Very interesting and informative. However I, as a Fire Protection Engineer, was pretty disappointed that there is no mention of fire protection or fire …Full review by Laura D
Oct 6, 2024
Good Family entertainment and education. I have not been to this museum in 26 years and my what a difference a quarter of a century makes. I worked for 15 years in the Oil & Gas Industry back in the …Full review by B5597LEpauls
May 6, 2024
The Permian Basin Petroleum Museum in Midland Texas is very interesting and has a very good broad display from how oil is created to how the oil boom started and developed into today’s industry. The…Full review by GloucesterTraveler
Hello can anyone confirm if this attraction is open during the Covid pandemic? I'd like to come visit this Friday
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Some of the outdoor activities were closed off. The entrance door to the museum was closed and locked with a sign that stated “temporarily closed due to COVID”. This was just a …
Some of the outdoor activities were closed off. The entrance door to the museum was closed and locked with a sign that stated “temporarily closed due to COVID”. This was just a few days ago, I assume it is the same.
Is there parking for RV's? What hours are you open? Days closed?
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The parking lot is huge!!!! Depending on the size of the RV, I would call the front office and ask them about parking restrictions. Parking is in two different locations and I …
The parking lot is huge!!!! Depending on the size of the RV, I would call the front office and ask them about parking restrictions. Parking is in two different locations and I know that a Class C or Class B would be easily maneuvered....however, the Class A might be a bit trickier! Good Luck!
How much time should one plan on spending at the museum?
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depends on age and interest level--lots of interactive stuff for kids inside--spent 3 hours with 11 year old grandsons, and they would have liked staying longer, but we had a long drive …
depends on age and interest level--lots of interactive stuff for kids inside--spent 3 hours with 11 year old grandsons, and they would have liked staying longer, but we had a long drive to make
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