Barnsdall, Oklahoma
Barnsdall Main Street Oil Well
A tiny but mighty little pumper sits in the middle of the street, waiting for the next big oil strike.
Places I've been
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Barnsdall, Oklahoma
A tiny but mighty little pumper sits in the middle of the street, waiting for the next big oil strike.
Dallas, Texas
A city park that sits on top of a freeway.
Dallas, Texas
A symbol of Texas pride.
San Francisco, California
Only hotel where you can legally launder money.
San Francisco, California
San Francisco's oldest surviving monument and meeting place for 1906 survivors.
Anchorage, Alaska
A high school astronomy enthusiast designed this model of our solar system to be traversed on foot.
Anchorage, Alaska
Considered by many to be one of the most dangerous highways in Alaska.
Anchorage, Alaska
During the summer, surfers in Alaska take advantage of this inlet’s unusual water patterns.
Whittier, Alaska
Running under an entire mountain, the longest highway tunnel in North America is kept fresh using portal fans and jet fans.
Whittier, Alaska
This small city where almost everyone lives in the same building can only be reached via North America's longest tunnel.
Anchorage, Alaska
Clean, cold drinking water flows from a nondescript pipe in a roadside rock face.
Amarillo, Texas
A sculpture made of 10 Cadillacs as a monument to the “Golden Age” of the American automobile.
Amarillo, Texas
A pair of giant legs paying homage to a poem, a king, and it would seem, socks.
Pagosa Springs, Colorado
No one knows exactly how deep the world’s deepest geothermal hot spring is.
Aberdeen, Washington
A tribute to the Nirvana frontman hides beneath the bridge that was the singer's beloved hangout spot.
Elma, Washington
From overly ambitious (and eventually abandoned) atomic dream to bustling office park.
Seattle, Washington
The tech giant built three enormous glass orbs in Seattle so employees could work inside a rainforest greenhouse.
Seattle, Washington
The four tall pillars once marked the entrance of the historic Seattle church that fought for women's suffrage and civil rights.
Seattle, Washington
This working class sculpture pounds his hammer all the livelong day.
Seattle, Washington
A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.
Forks, Washington
This large Sitka spruce that appears to be floating in mid-air, has defied logic for years.
South Bend, Washington
A giant sculpture dedicated to a staple of South Bend food culture.
Long Beach, Washington
This super-sized skillet is a replica of a usable giant pan where a woman once skated on bacon.
Pawhuska, Oklahoma
Site of the 1926 murder trial of Ernest Burkhart who was involved in the "Reign of Terror."