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The site of America's first commercial oil well essentially disappeared after the town went bust.

📜 Historic oil boomtown in Pennsylvania.
🔍 Vanished almost without a trace after wells ran dry.

Why Go

🏛️ Explore the site of a vanished oil boomtown📚 Learn about the early petroleum industry🚶 Guided tours and 19th-century games on summer weekends🖼️ Visitor Center with exhibits, film, and diorama♿ First floor of Visitor Center is wheelchair accessible

Why Avoid

♿ Outside grounds not easily wheelchair accessible

Tips

🅿️ Free outside grounds open dawn to dusk year-round.
🗓️ Visitor Center open June-August, Saturdays and Sundays, 10 AM-4 PM.
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Golf cart available for outside tours, limited to 3 people.
📞 Call Drake Well Museum at (814) 827-2797 for event details🗺️ Use GPS coordinates 41.520662, -79.586201 for precise navigation

Cost

💰 Visitor Center admission $5 Adults, $3 Youth (3-11), under 2 free.

Hours

🕒 Visitor Center Jun-Aug, Sat-Sun 10 AM-4 PM; Grounds year-round dawn-dusk.

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