Taft - West Kern Oil Museum

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West Kern Oil Museum Description

The West Kern Oil Museum in Taft is home to one of the last remaining original wooden derricks. The derrick stands over its original well, with all the cable tools intact. The museum preserves, exhibits and interprets artifacts, books, and equipment that highlight the story of oil in California, particularly in West Kern County.

Hobbies & Activities category: Industrial attraction, factory museum

Address

West Kern Oil Museum
1168 Wood Street
Taft, CA 93268-4336
United States

Map West Kern Oil Museum

Phone 1 (661) 765-6664
Fax 1 (661) 765-9175

http://www.westkern-oilmuseum.org

Hours



Open	Closed	10:00	10:00	10:00	10:00	10:00	13:00
Closed		16:00	16:00	16:00	16:00	16:00	16:00

Always closed on:
New Year's Day (January 1) Thanksgiving - USA (4th Thursday, November) Christmas - Christian (December 25)