This interactive museum, spread over 40 acres, takes you step by step through the dynamic search for black gold. Life sized murals, ancient artifacts and colorful memorabilia help you relive the Basin s turbulent past. It also features the largest collection of Tom Lovell paintings and antique drilling equipment in the nation. Christmas Even, Christmas Day, and New Year s Day. This museum contains Midland s first two fire trucks and early fire fighting equipment.
Photographs line the walls, and an original collection of early fir markers are on exhibit.
School children are given special tours during Fire Protection Week. The museum is an excellent education tool for learning about the early history of fire fighting, and offers visitors a glimpse back into the early days of Midland. No admission charged. Haley Library and History Center 1805 W. Indiana Ave. 915.682.5785 Learn all about Texas and southwestern history, including the background of the cattle industry and the individuals who started it.