Drake Well Museum & Park — Attraction in Cherrytree Township

I can remember reading about Col Drake as a child, so when a road trip took us near the attraction, we chose to visit. My GPS took us through 25 minutes of dirt and gravel roads teaming with deer and wildlife with summer storms threatening. When we reached the park, we found a beautiful pastoral scene with nicely maintained grounds and buildings. Pieces of antiquated machinery litter the area. Entrance is thru the museum shop and adjacent restrooms. There are plentiful paper maps and guides as well as several large displays outside. We were pressed for time, so we went first to the recreation of the first well with fully operational steam driven pumps. The young man running the equipment was energetic and enthusiastic and did a very nice job. We then went to the Visitor Center and Museum. A lovely facility with beautifully curated artifacts and explanations. The volunteers were helpful throughout. There were enough hands-on exhibits to entertain young visitors. This was a great stop that would take 3-4 hours to do it justice. A few miles away, there is an associated historical site called "Pithole." A ghost town today, in its time it was at the heart of the world's transition to oil. And for the football fans, you will run across the name Heisman if you...

I have been here a few times. It’s tucked away just outside of the main hub of Titusville. It’s inside of a gorgeous area also. So picturesque with oil creek along with trails and the tracks in the back drop. You start at the gift shop to enter and buy tickets to see the park with relics from Drakes original well. They still have it set up in a replica format I do believe and it even speed a little oil for show. It’s no longer in operation currently. The museum itself is super modern and clean. There is a ton of history on Drakes well and the oil book in general. Since the commercialization of oil started here, it makes sense to mark this area with a park and museum. It’s perfectly done in my opinion. The staff in all of the areas were so nice and very...

Our family vacations were heading to Pennsylvania, and cutting down enough trees to provide heat for our home. We went several times a year, and always ended up in the woods working.

Every now and again, my Dad would bring a friends family. To keep their mind off the fact they'd been sold into slavery for a vacation in the mountains, Dad would load us all up and take us to the Drake Well Museum.

It was always something to look forward to, both because it got us away from working, and also because of the content. Even as a child, I was just fascinated by all the different exhibits here, even if I didn't quite understand what I was seeing.

I don't make it back to Pennsylvania very often, but when I do, I always make a stop here. It's just...