Hugh Davis built the Blue Whale of Catoosa as a surprise for his wife, and now the Oklahoma Route 66 landmark has a city-run visitor center of its very own.
In 1972, Hugh Davis gave his wife a concrete whale on Route 66 for their 34th anniversary; a visitor center opened there in 2026
Hugh Davis built the Blue Whale of Catoosa as a surprise for his wife, and now the Oklahoma Route 66 landmark has a city-run visitor center of its very own.
In 1948, New York City began barging garbage to Staten Island; the pile grew to 150 million tons, taller than the Statue of Liberty
Fresh Kills Landfill was meant to be a temporary dump; now Freshkills Park has a bird-viewing tower and an overlook where the garbage barges once pulled in.
Edward Leedskalnin spent 28 years carving 1,100 tons of rock into a Florida castle; then spent 3 years moving it 10 miles north
A broken engagement inspired Edward Leedskalnin to build Coral Castle; when developers crowded in, he loaded up the whole place and hauled it away with him.