List_of_largest_roadside_attractions
This is a list of verifiably notable roadside attractions.
The examples and perspective in this article may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. (May 2009) |
Thailand
Canada
See also: Giants of the Prairies
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]
Ontario
Manitoba
- The World's Coke Can, Portage la Prairie, Manitoba[8]
United States
Alabama
California
Georgia
Illinois
Kansas
Michigan
Minnesota
New Jersey
- Union Watersphere, Union (contested)[citation needed]
- Lucy the Elephant, Margate City[17]
North Dakota
Ohio
Rhode Island
South Dakota
- Enchanted Highway, a collection of "world's largest" scrap-metal sculptures of everyday objects[20]
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Australia
Main article: Australia's big things
New Zealand
Main article: List of New Zealand's big things
- "Giants of the Prairies", a polka by the Kubasonics
- List of gravity hills
- Novelty architecture
- "The world's largest roadside attractions". The Telegraph. 4 February 2016 – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
- "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.
- "Big Blue Bug – Pest Control in Providence". Retrieved 9 March 2014.
- "Largest Scrap-Metal Sculpture". Guinness World Records. Archived from the original on 6 September 2013. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
- "Chester, WV - World's Largest Teapot - Page 2". RoadsideAmerica.com. Retrieved 13 November 2020.