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A Cement Igloo & a Magnetic Hill
In the state of Oklahoma
Cement Igloo
I am all about stopping to see anything strange and unusual as we travel across the country. What a cool photo opportunity these places make. Plus, I can always write about them.
This large cement igloo sits just off I-35 in Oklahoma, south of Oklahoma City. It has become quite the tourist attraction.
Cement igloos and domes are becoming more popular in the state because they can stand up to the tornadoes that rip through the area, and they have even survived wildfires.
Modern concrete dome houses are becoming popular in Oklahoma. This one looks like it is being used to store piles of stone and dirt in a business parking lot. The winds can get pretty strong and blow these materials away.
Put a basement under it and I could live in something like this. As the weather continues to worsen in the United States, I have a feeling we might begin to see these along the highways in the states out west where the tornadoes and the winds are both an issue.
Magnetic Hill
Magnetic Hill, Oklahoma is listed on Google Maps as a historical place. If it is on the map, you can bet we are driving to it.
This place is difficult to understand unless you have read about it. We drove to the road and found a little building everyone posted photos of, but we didn’t understand what we were supposed to do.
Sitting in front of this building nothing happened.
