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Ocean Star Offshore Drilling Rig & Museum

928 Reviews

#4 of 69 things to do in Galveston

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Harborside Drive & 20th St, 20th Street at Harborside Drive, Galveston, Galveston Island, TX 77550

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4.5 928 reviews

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“oil exploration”(18 reviews)

“oil gas”(17 reviews)

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The Ocean Star is a retired jackup drilling rig that offers a fun, hands on way to learn about the offshore oil and gas industry in a comfortable and accessible facility. The museum features three floors of models, exhibits, equipment and...more

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Suggested duration: 1-2 hours

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Harborside Drive & 20th St, 20th Street at Harborside Drive, Galveston, Galveston Island, TX 77550

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Buzzard92

Belton, Texas

27775

Reviewed 4 days ago

Great education on offshore drilling.

There's a lot more to offshore drilling than you might think. There's a whole lot more going on under the water than you see on top. This is a relatively cheap museum with lots of interesting information about something near and dear to our environment...More

Date of experience: July 2019

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Gina P

Chicago, Illinois

5945

Reviewed 1 week ago

Interesting

I went to this museum with a friend because we are teachers and wanted to learn more about offshore drilling. It is a very informative museum and I learned a lot but I wish some of the dates were more current for their statistics.

Date of experience: July 2019

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dhayenandan

Chicago, Illinois

2912

Reviewed 1 week ago

Wonderful museum of learning

Its a wonderful display of how Oil industry on Offshore works. Great learning and thrown light on basics of offshore drilling and oil exploration. Must visit when you are around Houston and Galveston, TX.

Date of experience: July 2019

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phil1692

Reviewed 1 week ago

good value and alot to see

very interesting, a lot of information gained about offshore, people would love it who has back ground in offshore or works in oil, i say not for young children think they would find it boring but over all very enjoyable visit and good value

Date of experience: July 2019

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amandawR9339HI

121

Reviewed 1 week ago via mobile

Interesting Oil Museum

Our kids are 10 and 7 years old and were a little bored. My husband and I would have stood and read everything if they had been more interested. The museum and price were amazing! It was so crazy to see the equipment and cost...More

Date of experience: July 2019

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Dianne W

Sugar Land, Texas

1144310

Reviewed 2 weeks ago

Exceptional and informative displays about the life on a drilling rig

Texas is oil and gas country and what better place to learn about both is on this drilling rig/museum. Self-guided tour on 3 floors with plenty of interesting photos, displays, videos and equipment. You can spend an hour or several hours roaming the different floors...More

Date of experience: June 2019

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johnp030356

San Antonio, Texas

Reviewed 2 weeks ago

lots info to be gained.

very informative with all sorts of displays. enjoyed my hour or so that i spent wondering around the museum. never felt rushed by anyone or pressured to buy anything at the gift shop.

Date of experience: March 2019

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Andypequeno

Richmond, Texas

19745

Reviewed 2 weeks ago via mobile

Worthwhile and informative

We heard about this a few times so decided to check it out. The museum has a lot of donated oilfield items and some very interesting exhibits to see. For me it was a good opportunity to see the size of the equipment used for...More

Date of experience: June 2019

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HuskerTriMomof3

Omaha

6533

Reviewed 4 weeks ago

Really informative tour!

Our 4 boys ages 1-15 enjoyed this self-guided tour. Our older kids obviously enjoyed it more. Lots of interactive activities and exhibits. It was a decent price for an hour or two of learning!

Date of experience: June 2019

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Cougy

Bedias, Texas

10120

Reviewed 4 weeks ago

Ocean Star Offshore Rig Museum

Our troop did a guided tour and STEM activity here. Our guide, Wyatt, was absolutely great! He was very knowledgeable as well as patient, especially when we had to begin to wrangle the kids in when their attention started wandering. The STEM activity at the...More