The Petroleum Museum sits atop Canada Hill , a low ridge 2km southeast of the town centre that was the site of Malaysia’s first oil well, the Grand Old Lady , drilled in 1910. Appropriately, the old derrick stands right outside the museum whose interactive exhibits, some designed for kids, are a good, pro-Big Oil introduction to the hugely lucrative industry that has so enriched Miri (and Malaysia’s federal government).
The hill itself is a popular exercise spot, and it’s worth coming here at sunset for the views across town to the South China Sea.
