This larger-than-life raindrop is a reminder that the Pacific Northwest thrives on the wet gift from the sky.
At 65 feet (20 meters) tall, it is the largest depiction of a water droplet in the world, so large that it was removed during the 2010 Olympics because it blocked the view of cameras filming in the area.
If you go in the morning there are fewer people in the area so you’ll have better photos.
May 2, 2023
Sheffield, England
An enormous steel waterfall is a nod to the substance that shaped Britain's Steel City.
Manitou Springs, Colorado
There are eight natural springs around town, each with a slightly different taste.
Corinne, Utah
An earthwork sculpture built by Robert Smithson in the Great Salt Lake only reemerges during drought.
Listvyanka, Russia
A tiny park off the beaten path covered in ingenious scrap metal sculptures.
Ularring, Australia
A series of eerie metal stick figures are spread out over four square miles on the bed of a huge salt lake in the Australian Outback.
Saint-Brevin-les-Pins, France
An aluminum skeleton brings Chinese mythology to the French shore.
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Cool Soviet-era public sculpture outside the Kyrgyz National Academy of Sciences on Chuy Ave.
Brooksville, Florida
Dozens of giant mermaids are hidden across Florida’s coast in parks, yards, and beaches.
