International Petroleum Museum & Exposition

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111 1st St
Morgan City, LA 70380
+1 (985) 384-3744
http://www.rigmuseum.com
Come see, touch and feel the history of these two industries from this area. Static and interactive displays inside and outside. We are attached to the Mr. Charlie rig museum.As the curator of this museum and being attached to the Mr. Charlie rig museum. You get to tour two unique museums. We are very happy to show and tell you about the history of the worlds first moviable reusable drilling rig, launched in 1954. And the story of diving and ROV history from this area. Come see and touch

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5.012 reviews
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Penny R.
10/20/2025

So worth the tour! A bit tricky to find but winding around the neighborhood is always eye opening. We were the only ones there. He still did the whole tour and answered all our probing...

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Pat B.
11/7/2025

We arrived at 10am for a tour. We were the only people on the tour and really enjoyed ourselves. Our tour guide was passionate and very knowledgeable about the history and operations of the rig...

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Dave O.
4/20/2025

Growing up in SW Louisiana I've been aware and have had some limited exposure to the oil industry, in high school I used to "hot shot" oilfield tooling with a friend for his dad's business but as...

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Mar B.
10/24/2025

What a great tour, very interesting. Virgil gave my husband and I an incredible tour and we are still talking about it. We were the only ones on the tour which allowed us to ask many...

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William R.
2/12/2025

Check it out! I was the only person to show up for a tour that day so I got a personal, one on one tour of this very cool oil rig! You get to climb all over this rig and the tour guide is eager to...

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