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Across 41 states, here is the World’s Largest Map of the World’s Largest Roadside Attractions. Or is it? View World’s Largest Roadside Attractions in a full screen map
This is a list of verifiably notable roadside attractions. Asia. Three-headed elephant of Erawan Museum, Thailand. Thailand. Great Buddha of Thailand. Europe. North America. Canada. The Big Nickel is a 9-metre-tall (30 ft) replica of a Canadian nickel. Alberta. World's Largest Dinosaur, Drumheller, Alberta [1]
- World’s Largest Pistachio. The World’s Largest Pistachio is not a real pistachio, but the 30-foot-tall green-and-white concrete sculpture in Alamogordo is nutty enough to attract travelers on their way through Albuquerque, Roswell, or Las Cruces, New Mexico.
- World’s Largest Cuckoo Clock. Built in 1972, and featured on the cover of The Guinness Book of World Records in 1977, Ohio’s World’s Largest Cuckoo Clock has since been eclipsed by others (the current record holder is a clock in Germany featuring a 330-pound cuckoo bird).
- World’s Largest Ball of Sisal Twine. Started by Frank Stoeber in 1953, the World’s Largest Ball of Sisal Twine has a circumference of 46 feet and weighs 27,017 pounds (as of March 2022).
- Casey, Illinois. Featuring more than 30 larger-than-life objects (including 12 world-record holders), Casey, Illinois, has fully embraced its reputation as a small town full of big things.
Apr 5, 2024 · One blogger says there are 195 claims made in the United States for the biggest roadside attractions—ball of twine, frying pan, yo-yo, fire hydrant, etc. This is just a sampling of items that might hold your attention for minutes. Let's start out in Baker, southern California, where we can find a thermometer that's 134 feet high.
Aug 9, 2016 · Gnomes are known for being small, but there are at least a few that are trying to be the world’s largest. In Accord, New York, there is the 13-foot-six “Gnome Chomsky,” who is part of a farm ...
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10 World’s Largest Roadside Attractions. Built along popular routes and in small towns across the U.S. to capture the attention of travelers, these 10 former, current, or simply aspirational World’s Largest attractions prove that sometimes, bigger really is better.
The world's biggest roadside attractions run the gamut from a huge artichoke in California to a giant chest of drawers in North Carolina. Learn more.
