Former bank president William Rouse started the gallery after receiving a gift of the book "They Also Ran" by Irving Stone. Following Rouse's death, the staff of the local bank have kept up the gallery, updating it after every Presidential election. #Kansas #Elections #Travel #UncommonGalleries

At over 8' long, it is an impressive essay cast in bronze and a tongue-in-cheek nod to other historic plaques. The text can be read at static1.squarespace.com/static/60f83...
#Pittsburgh #Pennsylvania #Historic #Plaques

The eatery closed in 2004, and was replaced with a souvenir shop. #Pentagon #Tourism #TopSecret #Virginia #NuclearHotDog

The town has leaned into the branding, and even has a large sculpture of Saint Nick in front of their town hall. #Indiana #Branding #UnusualTownNames

These springs naturally start and stop every few minutes naturally, though the reasoning is not fully understood. Afton's is believed to be the largest such spring in the world. #Wyoming #PeriodicSprings #Travel #Nature #Hiking

The site was established as an ecological reserve by the Carnegie Institution in 1903, and continues to be a site of ecological research and recreation. #Travel #Arizona #History #ILikeBigButtes

The site was established as an ecological reserve by the Carnegie Institution in 1903, and continues to be a site of ecological research and recreation. #Arizona #Travel #History #ILikeBigButtes

The half-mile long boardwalk offers an accessible path for all visitors. #Travel #Hiking #Nature #WestVirginia #CarnivorousPlants #AccessibleVistas

Here, hikers and bikers can go through the Taft Tunnel and then cross the continental divide, enjoying the same sites that the Hiawatha used to display. #Hiking #Biking #Travel #Railroad #RightofWay #ContinentalDivide #Idaho

Following the railroad's closure in 1977 and the route abandonment in the 1980's, part of the route became hiking and biking trails, including the Hiawatha Trail outside Mullan, Idaho.

Local hikers periodically relight the flame when it sputters out, as the combination of fire and water does periodically result in the flame being extinguished. #Travel #NaturalArt #Fire #Hiking

The model of the balloon commemorates the successful attempt. (The gondala is on display at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA) #Travel #Balloons #AirandSpace #Aircraft #AreWeThereYet

When Warhol arrived at the school in September 1981, he signed the artwork.
CSU has one on display while a second one is in storage; the third was sold to a museum in Japan.
#ArtHistory #Warhol #Campbells #Sculpture #Colorado