This Roadside Attraction In Oklahoma Is The Most Unique Thing You’ve Ever Seen

Ed Galloway's Totem Pole Park in Oklahoma features the world's largest concrete totem pole, making it a unique roadside attraction on Route 66.

If you drive down the streets near Foyil, Oklahoma, you'll stumble upon a unique roadside attraction that will make you look twice. Tucked away on the side of East Highway 28A, is Ed Galloway's Totem Pole Park - home to the "World's Largest Concrete Totem Pole." This Route 66 icon is one of the most unique things you've ever seen, and is the perfect place to go for a fun afternoon outing.

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Ed Galloway's Totem Pole Park is located at 21300 East Highway 28A, Chelsea, OK.

In 1948, after retirement, Ed Galloway built the world's largest totem pole, with a completed height of 90 feet tall.

The base of the pole is 30 feet wide and is decorated with over 200 images, including Indian folklore art.

The "World's Largest Concrete Totem Pole" stands on the back of a turtle and is one of the most unique roadside attractions you'll ever see in Oklahoma.

This unique park also contains smaller concrete totem poles and four sets of animal-form gateposts that can be seen from the road.

The enormous totem pole was made from 100 tons of sand and rock, 28 tons of cement and 6 tons of steel. It's incredible that one man built such a unique and enormous structure.

Guests will also find unusual concrete picnic tables with animal-design seats. It's a great place to stop and enjoy lunch.

There is also an 11-sided Fiddle House that is made from 25 concrete totem poles.

Inside the Fiddle House, you'll find many hand-crafted fiddles that Galloway made before his death in 1962. The house also serves as a gift shop and museum for other wood artifacts.

Ed Galloway's Totem Pole Park was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1999 and Rogers County Historical Society and the Foyil Heritage Association.

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