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educatorclaire

Museum educator, pinball enthusiast, and lover of sea creatures. I've made a career out of teaching children the history of murdering both whales and people.

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Tulsa, Oklahoma

Praying Hands

These massive mitts are made of 30 tons of devotional bronze.

Added by sparepart23

Lawton, Oklahoma

Wichita Mountains Buffalo Herd

American bison herd descending directly from a Bronx Zoo breeding program that saved the species from extinction.

Allison

Added by Allison

Picher, Oklahoma

Picher

This former mining town was named the most toxic town in America.

Allison

Added by Allison

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Factory Obscura Mix-Tape

An immersive art experience built by local arts collaborative, Factory Obscura, in the building formerly known as The Womb, a psychedelic arts center founded by the frontman of the Flaming Lips.

Allison

Added by Allison

Arcadia, Oklahoma

Pops

The future of roadside attractions is this sci-fi soda mecca that is home to a 66-foot tall neon pop bottle.

Added by lucrown1

Tillamook, Oregon

Tillamook Creamery

This unassuming cheese empire in rural Oregon churns out more than 150,000 pounds of cheese each day.

matthewtaub

Added by matthewtaub

Lexington, Oregon

The Duplicative Forest

Remember that scene in the Matrix, when Neo is in the big white room with all the weapons flying by? Well, this is what it would look like if he had wanted trees instead of guns.

jamesb

Added by jamesb

Cannon Beach, Oregon

Crescent Beach

This gorgeous beach hides behind two headlands in Oregon's Ecola State Park.

matthewtaub

Added by matthewtaub

McMinnville, Oregon

The Spruce Goose

The wooden airship was the largest flying boat ever built.

hcw2rp

Added by hcw2rp

Astoria, Oregon

Museum of Whimsy

A delightfully quirky blend of oddities spread throughout an old 1920s bank.

Kerry Wolfe

Added by Kerry Wolfe

Yachats, Oregon

Bazalgette the Whale

There's something big lurking beneath the surface of this tiny Oregon park.

R Stemple

Added by R Stemple

Pendleton, Oregon

Tamástslikt Cultural Institute

The only Native American museum along the Oregon Trail, run by the peoples who have lived on the land for generations.

Added by Kavya Ram Mohan

Antelope, Oregon

Rajneesh Invasion Plaque

Post office plaque commemorates local resistance to a cult invasion.

Dylan

Portland, Oregon

Portland Horse Rings

Tiny horses tethered to antique rings are scattered around the city.

Kerry Wolfe

Added by Kerry Wolfe

Rockaway Beach, Oregon

Twin Rocks

Two massive rock outcroppings on the Oregon coastline.

canuck

Added by canuck

Seaside, Oregon

Tillamook Rock Lighthouse Columbarium

Where Nor'easters go to die.

littlebrumble

Added by littlebrumble

Crater Lake, Oregon

Old Man of the Lake

A vertically floating hemlock controls the waves and weather at Crater Lake.

littlebrumble

Added by littlebrumble

John Day, Oregon

Kam Wah Chung & Co. Museum

This perfectly preserved Chinese medicine shop was untouched for decades before being reopened as a museum.

Added by AriellRose

Oregon State Hospital Museum of Mental Health

An institution that preserves the history of institutionalization.

Oregon City, Oregon

Willamette Falls

The second largest waterfall by volume in the U.S., Willamette Falls is outdone only by Niagara in the amount of water that is pushed northward.

Added by omtinole

Enchanted Forest

This charmingly homemade amusement park has been growing for 40 years.

lepainperdu

Added by lepainperdu

Mitchell, Oregon

Painted Hills

Oregon's unexpected high desert, displaying layers of time in a colorful show.

Added by kgignatyev

McKenzie Bridge, Oregon

Proxy Falls

This frequently-photographed waterfall takes only a short hike to visit.

Added by Karitxa

Portland, Oregon

The Grotto

A beautiful 62-acre Catholic shrine and botanical garden.

Added by spitfire178