Portland, Oregon: Pod
Sculpted in 2002 by local artist Pete Beeman, Pod tempts passers-by to push on a big, dangling bulb to get a 15-foot-long pendulum swinging.
- Address:
- 1000 W. Burnside St., Portland, OR
- Directions:
- Downtown, at the intersection of W. Burnside St., SW Oak St., and SW 10th Ave.
- Admission:
- Free
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In Portland you will find a very large, shiny stainless steel piece of kinetic art named "Pod." You can push the big counterweight at the bottom and the 15-foot-long rods that are attached to it will start swaying back and forth as the art moves.
This is [on the South Side] of Portland, close to a number of RoadsideAmerica.com sights. Perhaps it, with some of the others, will make up for the loss of the 24 Hour Church of Elvis.
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A temporary loss only, we hope.