Totem Poles

Kwanu'sila the Thunderbird has been silently watching over Chicago for more than 100 years (kind of).

Where British troops serving on the remote islands paid tribute to their faraway hometowns.

A mysterious spirit totem at the edge of Navajo lands.

Abraham Lincoln's likeness rests at the top of this giant totem pole.

While these wooden totems bear a striking resemblance to First Nations artwork of British Columbia, their actual origins lay on the opposite side of the Pacific Ocean.

This historic folk art garden contains a nightmare tower that claims to be the world's largest concrete totem pole.

This towering totem holds the title for the tallest in the world but only according to some.