Ocean Star Offshore Drilling Rig & Museum

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19 Pier
Galveston, TX 77550
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 interactive displays illustrating the story of offshore exploration and production. This self guided museum offers visitors the unique opportunity to board an actual offshore rig. While ticket sales halt at 4:00 PM, visitors can remain until the site closes at 5:00. Welcome Aboard!

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Surprisingly Interesting
6/29/2024

My teenagers loved this museum. The engineering involved and explained through out the museum was fa...

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Informative
6/8/2024

The tour is a self guided tour. They do have scavenger hunts for the kids to do, one easier than th...

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Great basic introduction to the mechanics and history of oil drilling
4/26/2024

Visiting the Houston Texas area with refineries everywhere, we wanted to learn more about the oil in...

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