List of largest roadside attractions

This is a list of verifiably notable roadside attractions.

Asia

Thailand

Great Buddha of Thailand

North America

Canada

Alberta

World's Largest Dinosaur, Drumheller, Alberta[1]
Vegreville egg (Ukrainian Easter egg), Vegreville, Alberta[2]
Saamis Teepee, Medicine Hat, Alberta[3]

New Brunswick

World's largest axe, Nackawic-Millville, New Brunswick[4]
The World's Largest Lobster, Shediac, New Brunswick[5]
Shep (Semipalmated sandpiper), Dorchester, New Brunswick[6]
Big Potato Man, Maugerville

Ontario

Big Apple, Cramahe, Ontario[7]
Big Nickel, Sudbury, Ontario

Manitoba

The World's Coke Can, Portage la Prairie, Manitoba[8]

United States

Alabama

World's Largest Office Chair, Anniston[9]

California

Georgia

Big Chicken, Marietta

Illinois

Kansas

Biggest ball of twine, Cawker City

Michigan

Minnesota

Biggest ball of twine (made by one man), Darwin[12]
Iron Man, Chisholm[13]
Pelican Pete, Pelican Rapids[14]
Nevis Tiger Muskie, Nevis[15]
Soudan Underground Mine State Park, Soudan[16]

New Jersey

Union Watersphere, Union (contested)
Lucy the Elephant, Margate City[17]

North Dakota

Enchanted Highway, a collection of "world's largest" scrap-metal sculptures of everyday objects[18]
Salem Sue, New Salem, North Dakota
World's Largest Buffalo, Jamestown[19]

Ohio

Rhode Island

Big Blue Bug, Providence[20]

Washington

Hat 'n' Boots, Seattle

West Virginia

Chester teapot, Chester[21]

Wisconsin

Tallest Grandfather Clock, Kewaunee, Wisconsin

Oceania

Australia

New Zealand

See also

"Giants of the Prairies", a polka by the Kubasonics
List of gravity hills
Novelty architecture

References

"The world's largest roadside attractions". The Telegraph. 4 February 2016 – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
"The Vegreville Pysanka".
"Saamis Tepee, World's tallest tepee".
"The world's largestNorth Cowichan roadside attractions". The Telegraph. 4 February 2016 – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
"The world's largest roadside attractions". The Telegraph. 4 February 2016 – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
Fowler, Shane (22 March 2023). "Giant sandpiper made of steel, fibreglass, epoxy — and a dash of controversy". CBC News. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
Culbert, Terry (1995). County Roads: Around Ontario with Global Television's Terry Culbert. GeneralStore PublishingHouse. p. 17.
"World's Largest Coca-Cola Can, Portage la Prairie". Retrieved 14 May 2022.
"World's Largest Office Chair". Roadside America. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
"Big Things in a Small Town". October 2016.
"About the Uniroyal Giant Tire" (PDF). Uniroyal Tires. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 June 2015.
"Biggest Ball of Twine in Minnesota". RoadsideAmerica.com. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
"Huge Iron Man Statue, Chisholm, Minnesota". RoadsideAmerica.com. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
"World's Largest Pelican, Pelican Rapids, Minnesota". RoadsideAmerica.com. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
"World's Largest Tiger Muskie, Nevis, Minnesota". RoadsideAmerica.com. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
"Deepest Place You Can Go in America, Soudan, Minnesota". www.roadsideamerica.com. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
"Lucy the Elephant". www.roadsideamerica.com. 7 February 2017. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
"Largest Scrap-Metal Sculpture". Guinness World Records. Archived from the original on 6 September 2013. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
"World's Largest Buffalo Monument".
"Big Blue Bug – Pest Control in Providence". Retrieved 9 March 2014.
"Chester, WV - World's Largest Teapot - Page 2". RoadsideAmerica.com. Retrieved 13 November 2020.

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