Spindletop Gladys-City Boomtown Museum — Attraction in Beaumont

Oil and Gas History!! I really enjoyed stopping here on my way home from Texas to Louisiana, I can't give them 5 stars because they charge a fee to enter the museum, which is fine... but you can't even enter the gift shop unless you pay to enter the museum. Also, this is not the actual original location of the gusher, this museum had to be built in an alternate location so the monument wouldn't sink. It's still really neat to see if you are interested in the history of the oil and gas industry.

Update: Upon receiving response from the museum to clarify the gift shop issue (which I sincerely appreciate when a business takes the time to address concerns) I am changing my review from a 4 star up to a 5. As a former landman and an oil and gas title analyst I really appreciate when history like this is preserved. And as you can see, it's quite fun for the littles as well, mine was 3 and had a blast. Next trip we would be glad to gain entry into the museum and contribute to the Spindletop Museum.

Lauren Jackson, Google Tier...

Great place to go see how the big oil boom helped create the area and attracted the masses. The town is set up as a replica, with many of the artifacts used from the era. Super fun to go thru each bldg and get an idea of how quick civilization can spring up and excel in a swift time frame when "The Black Gold Rush" made southeast Texas a rich Haven of wildcatter millionaires and a sad amount of busted dreamers...it encourages the once lively, entrepreneurial spirit that captivated the American dream at a time that the Industrial Revolution moved in to accommodate the Rusher's families. It was a time for modernization and the need for invention for the conveniences that we use today. My teenage son loves to make a trip out to Gladys City at least once a year after his fascination trip as a child introduced him to our wonderful oil...

Ok, now Im not going to lie....The Spindletop was a HUGE disappointment. Allow me to explain...After reading and hearing SO much about it and how vital this was to the explosion of the oil and gas sector in Houston, etc., we were expecting some reverent monument to this monumental event. Well, instead we got a rinky dinky replica of the Spindletop (although they said it was a true sized replica) and a museum which from the outside looked like a general store in small-town Texas when we first pulled up to it. What a let-down! BUT, the recreated town with the old school shops and tavern and barber shop and post office and medical office and soooo much more were pretty cool. We enjoyed checking out the equipment and styles and feel of that...