Tulsa, Oklahoma
Golden Driller
The fifth tallest statue in the United States is a shirtless monument to the oil worker.
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Tulsa, Oklahoma
The fifth tallest statue in the United States is a shirtless monument to the oil worker.
Tulsa, Oklahoma
One of the best examples of Art Deco architecture in the United States.
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Standing at 21-feet tall, this space cowboy adds to the legacy of Route 66's muffler men.
Tulsa, Oklahoma
These massive mitts are made of 30 tons of devotional bronze.
Chelsea, Oklahoma
This historic folk art garden contains a nightmare tower that claims to be the world's largest concrete totem pole.
Tulsa, Oklahoma
A former chicken restaurant that doubled as a speakeasy is now a quirky home full of wonderfully strange traditions.
Arcadia, Oklahoma
Along the historic Mother Road is an old gas station with a secret counterfeiting past.
Catoosa, Oklahoma
Nature's biggest mammal swims in landlocked Oklahoma.
Arcadia, Oklahoma
The future of roadside attractions is this sci-fi soda mecca that is home to a 66-foot tall neon pop bottle.
Rapid City, South Dakota
Every president in history is immortalized in bronze in downtown Rapid City.
Rapid City, South Dakota
Thanks to a loophole in property ownership, this alleyway has become a cacophonous street gallery.
Rapid City, South Dakota
One of America’s oldest and spookiest hotels, thanks to the residency of ghosts, dead presidents, and Alfred Hitchcock.
Wall, South Dakota
The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.
Bismarck, North Dakota
This municipal park along the Missouri River honors the galley central to the Lewis & Clark Expedition with a replica ship and sculptures.
Otter Rock, Oregon
This coastal rock formation resembles a churning cauldron at high tide.
Valley Falls, Oregon
This spectacular fault escarpment, a popular hang-glider launch point, extends some 30 miles long and towers about 2,500 feet over the valley floors to the west.
Valley Falls, Oregon
Oregon's only closed-basin hypersaline lake, an important stopover for migrating waterfowl, is in danger of drying up completely.
Ashland, Oregon
Shakespeare has been brought to life in this open air theater for the better part of a century.
Portland, Oregon
The magic's in the hole!
Olympia, Washington
In addition to what was once the world’s largest single-loom carpet, this charming space contains a pair of unique flags in American history.
North Bonneville, Washington
Boats and fish both find their way through this massive hydroelectric structure.
Tacoma, Washington
Tacoma's historic Beaux-Arts train station is now a federal courthouse featuring large-scale glass sculptures by artist Dale Chihuly.
Seattle, Washington
This sculpture forces visitors to confront their relationship with space.
Seattle, Washington
42nd story Pyramid shaped penthouse tops Seattle's oldest skyscraper.