The Spindletop/Gladys City Boomtown Museum tells the story of the Lucas Gusher of 1901. The largest oil discovery in the U.S., Spindletop spurred the industrial revolution & changed the world forever.
Built c. 1900, these buildings exemplify the commercial prosperity generated by the timber and rice industry as well as the Spindletop oil discovery.
Dedicated to the education & history of the petroleum industry, the Texas Energy Museum explains the process of fossil mining as well as modern-day refining techniques.
Built in 1906 in the Beaux-Arts Colonial style, the McFaddin-Ward House is 12,800 square feet. Its opulence demonstrates the wealth created by the Spindletop oil boom.
