The Golden Driller is a 76-foot-tall (23 m), 43,500-pound (19,700 kg) [1] statue in Tulsa, Oklahoma, depicting an oil worker. The structure is a steel frame covered with concrete and plaster. [2] It is the seventh-tallest statue in the United States and has been located in front of the Tulsa Expo Center since 1966.

Standing 76 feet tall, the 22-ton "Golden Driller" is the most photographed landmark in Tulsa. It originated at a 1953 international oil expo.

A beloved Tulsa landmark since 1966, the Golden Driller is a one-of-a-kind monument near historic Route 66. Weighing in at a whopping 43,500 pounds and standing 76 feet tall, the Golden Driller is one of the tallest freestanding statues in the United States.

May 1, 2017 · In Tulsa, Oklahoma, there stands a 76-foot statue of a bare-chested golden man with a belt reading “TULSA” on the buckle. Known as the Golden Driller, it is a 60-year-old monument to honor the...

Jun 23, 2024 · If you've ever traveled to Tulsa over the years, chances are you have driven by the famous Golden Driller Statue in front of the Tulsa Expo Center in Oklahoma. It's a 75-foot tall oil worker made from a steel frame weighing over 43,000 pounds.

The Golden Driller is still the tallest free-standing statue in the U.S. He's so high that he rests his gloved right hand on a real Oklahoma oil derrick. Built of steel and concrete, he weighs nearly 22 tons and is expected to survive 200 mph tornadoes.

Aug 24, 2024 · Glowing with mustard-yellow paint, the Golden Driller Statue in Tulsa, Oklahoma is a must-see Oklahoma Route 66 roadside attraction.

Originally erected in 1953 for that year’s International Petroleum Exhibition, the Golden Driller is a one-of-a-kind monument – a 76-foot-tall, 43,500-pound statue of an oil worker with his right hand resting on an oil derrick.

Jan 31, 2025 · Standing 76 feet tall, the Golden Driller is the seventh tallest statue in the United States and about half the size of the Statue of Liberty — the tallest of their kind and someone he looks up to, he says.

At a stunning height of 76 feet (23.16 meters), The Golden Driller is a truly inspiring sight to behold. Although this giant has watched over the Tulsa Expo Center from its current site since 1966, it was originally built in 1953 for the International Petroleum Exposition.