Oil Museum of Canada

The history of oil discovery in Canada..a perfect family excursion

A hidden gem….the museum is a unique and well orchestrated story of oil in this region-still pumping! I recommend the audio driving tour. The Petrolia Discovery Centre nearby is worth a visit-a histo...

A great museum worth making a detour for

While on a motorcycle trip I heard about this place and I'm glad I hopped off the freeway to check it out. It's in a rural area, but it's location makes sense because it was near where the the comm...

Fascinating Quality Museum

A quality museum with interesting buildings outside that illustrates how this became the first Canadian location to drill for oil by digging a shaft and later developed a system of a single power stat...

Oil Exploration in SW Ontario (Oil Springs and Petrolia)

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' ...

Black Gold of Ontario

Amazing museum. Don't miss their driving tour (staff will give a map) - you will see the oil pumps still in work, using the century-old technology. If you arrive before the opening time, there is a s...