List of largest roadside attractions
This is a list of verifiably notable roadside attractions.
Asia
Thailand
Europe
Belgium
North America
Canada
Alberta
- World's Largest Dinosaur, Drumheller, Alberta[1]
- Vegreville egg (Ukrainian Easter egg, Pysanky), Vegreville, Alberta[2]
- World's Largest Perogy, Glendon, Alberta
- 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
Manitoba
- The World's Coke Can, Portage la Prairie, Manitoba[8]
United States
Alabama
California
- World's Largest Hammer, Eureka
- World's largest paper cup, Riverside
- World's Tallest Thermometer, Baker
Georgia
Illinois
- World's Largest Clogs, Casey[10]
- World's Largest Crochet Hook, Casey[10]
- World's Largest Golf Tee, Casey[10]
- World's Largest Knitting Needles, Casey[10]
- World's Largest Mailbox, Casey[10]
- World's Largest Pitchfork, Casey[10]
- World's Largest Rocking Chair, Casey[10]
- World's largest windchime, Casey[10]
- World’s Largest Superman Statue: Metropolis, Illinois
Kansas
- World’s Largest Easel, Goodland, Kansas
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]
Missouri
- World's Largest Fork, Springfield[18]
- World's Largest Rooster Sculpture, Branson[21]
New Jersey
- Union Watersphere, Union (contested)
- Lucy the Elephant, Margate City[23]
New York
North Dakota
- Enchanted Highway, a collection of "world's largest" scrap-metal sculptures of everyday objects[25]
- Salem Sue, New Salem, North Dakota
- World's Largest Buffalo, Jamestown[26]
Ohio
Rhode Island
Washington
West Virginia
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.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "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.
- ^ "Largest chess piece". Guinness World Records website.
- ^ "World's Largest Fork". Atlas Obscura website.
- ^ "World's Largest Goose Sculpture: world record in Sumner, Missouri". World Record Academy website.
- ^ "World's Largest Roll Of Toilet Paper: world record in Branson, Missouri". World Record Academy website.
- ^ "World's Largest Rooster Sculpture: world record in Branson, Missouri". World Record Academy website.
- ^ "World's Largest 8 Ball". World's Largest Things website.
- ^ "Lucy the Elephant". www.roadsideamerica.com. 7 February 2017. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
- ^ "The Big Duck". Roadside America. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- ^ "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.