List of world's largest roadside attractions
This is a list of verifiable roadside attractions. Items can claim to be the largest, longest, highest, or anything that makes them notable.
Notable roadside attractions
Official Name | Category | Item | Continent | Country | State/Province | City/town | Main Material | Notes | |
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World's Largest Artificial Trout | Animal | Trout | Oceania | Australia | New South Wales | Adaminaby | Fiberglass | ||
World's Largest Artificial Prawn | Animal | Prawn | Oceania | Australia | New South Wales | Ballina | Fiberglass | ||
World's Largest Tennis Racket | Sport | Tennis racket | Oceania | Australia | New South Wales | Barellan | Fiberglass | ||
World's Largest Fruit Bowl | Container | Fruit bowl | Oceania | Australia | New South Wales | Bilpin | Fiberglass | ||
World's Largest Artificial Banana | Food | Banana | Oceania | Australia | New South Wales | Coffs Harbour | Fiberglass | ||
World's Largest Artificial Eagle | Animal | Eagle | Oceania | Australia | New South Wales | Cowra | Fiberglass | ||
World's Largest Artificial Sheep | Animal | Sheep | Oceania | Australia | New South Wales | Goulburn | Concrete | ||
World's Largest Barrel Building | Container Building | Barrel | Oceania | Australia | New South Wales | Bundaberg | |||
World's Largest Boomerang | Sport | Boomerang | Oceania | Australia | New South Wales | Hawes | |||
World's Largest Artificial Chicken | Animal | Chicken | Oceania | Australia | New South Wales | Kemps Creek | |||
World's Largest Bowl | Container | Bowl | Oceania | Australia | New South Wales | Lake Cathie | |||
World's Largest Artificial Guitar | Music | Guitar | Oceania | Australia | New South Wales | Tamworth | |||
World's Largest Artificial Oyster | Animal | Oyster | Oceania | Australia | New South Wales | Taree | |||
World's Largest Bicycle | Transportation | Bicycle | Oceania | Australia | New South Wales | Chullora | |||
World's Largest Artificial Potato | Food | Potato | Oceania | Australia | New South Wales | Robertson | |||
Australia's Largest Sundial | Time | Sundial | Oceania | Australia | New South Wales | Singleton | |||
World's Largest Artificial Pineapple | Food | Pineapple | Africa | South Africa | Eastern Cape | Bathurst | |||
World's Largest Artificial Crocodile | Animal | Crocodile | Oceania | Australia | Northern Territory | Humpty Doo | |||
Australia's Largest Artificial Pineapple | Food | Pineapple | Oceania | Australia | Queensland | Nambour | |||
Australia's Largest Artificial Orange | Food | Orange | Oceania | Australia | South Australia | Berri | |||
World's Largest Rocking Horse | Miscellaneous | Rocking Horse | Oceania | Australia | South Australia | Gumeracha | |||
World's Largest Artificial Lobster | Animal | Lobster | Oceania | Australia | South Australia | Kingston SE | |||
World's Largest Geoglyph[1] | Miscellaneous | Geoglyph | Oceania | Australia | South Australia | Nambour | |||
World's Largest Artificial Mushroom | Food | Mushroom | North America | Canada | Alberta | Vilna | Metal | ||
World's Largest Artificial Perogy | Food | Perogy | North America | Canada | Alberta | Glendon | |||
World's Largest Piggy Bank | Container | Piggy Bank | North America | Canada | Alberta | Coleman | |||
World's Largest Artificial Kubasa | Food | Kubasa | North America | Canada | Alberta | Mundare | (Ukrainian garlic sausage) | ||
World's Largest Artificial Pysanka | Miscellaneous | Pysanka | North America | Canada | Alberta | Vegreville | (Ukrainian easter egg) | ||
World's Largest UFO Landing Pad | Miscellaneous | UFO landing pad | North America | Canada | Alberta | St. Paul | |||
World's Largest Artificial Duck | Animal | Duck | North America | Canada | Alberta | Andrew | |||
World's Largest Artificial Dinosaur | Animal | Dinosaur | North America | Canada | Alberta | Drumheller | |||
Canada's Largest Baseball Bat | Sport | Baseball Bat | North America | Canada | Alberta | Edmonton | |||
World's Largest Artificial Cowboy Boot | Miscellaneous | Cowboy Boot | North America | Canada | Alberta | Edmonton | |||
World's Largest Badminton Racquet | Sport | Badminton racquet | North America | Canada | Alberta | St. Albert | |||
World's Largest Golf Putter | Sport | Golf putter | North America | Canada | Alberta | Bow Island | |||
Canada's Largest Weathervane | Miscellaneous | Weathervane | North America | Canada | Yukon | Whitehouse | |||
World's Largest Starship Enterprise | Miscellaneous | Starship Enterprise | North America | Canada | Alberta | Vulcan | |||
World's Largest Golf Tee | Sport | Golf Tee | North America | Canada | Alberta | Trochu | |||
World's Largest Tepee | Building | Tepee | North America | Canada | Alberta | Medicine Hat | |||
Canada's Largest Truck | Transportation | Truck | North America | Canada | British Columbia | Sparwood | |||
World's Largest Cross-Country Skis | Sport | Cross-country skis | North America | Canada | British Columbia | 100 Mile House | |||
World's Tallest Totem Pole | Miscellaneous | Totem Pole | North America | Canada | British Columbia | Alert Bay | |||
World's Largest Ice Hockey Stick | Sport | Ice hockey stick | North America | Canada | British Columbia | Duncan | |||
World's Largest Wind Chimes | Miscellaneous | Wind chimes | North America | Canada | British Columbia | Kaslo | |||
World's Largest Standing Cuckoo Clock | Time | Cuckoo Clock | North America | Canada | British Columbia | Kimberley | |||
World's Largest Fly Fishing Rod | Sport | Fly fishing rod | North America | Canada | British Columbia | Houston | |||
World's Largest Rosary | Religion | Rosary | North America | Canada | British Columbia | Metchosin | |||
World's Largest Tree Crusher | Tool | Tree crusher | North America | Canada | British Columbia | Mackenzie | |||
World's Largest Artificial Fiddle | Music | Fiddle | North America | Canada | Nova Scotia | Sydney | |||
World's Largest Artificial Mastodon | Animal | Mastadon | North America | Canada | Nova Scotia | Stewiacke | |||
World's Largest Artificial Mosquito | Animal | Mosquito | North America | Canada | Manitoba | Komarno | |||
World's Largest Artificial Moose | Animal | Moose | North America | Canada | Manitoba | Riverton | |||
World‘s Largest Artificial Pumpkin | Food | Pumpkin | North America | Canada | Manitoba | Roland | |||
World's Largest Artificial Catfish | Animal | Catfish | North America | Canada | Manitoba | Selkirk | |||
World's Largest Artificial Apple | Food | Apple | North America | Canada | Ontario | Colborne | |||
World's Largest Artificial Coin | Miscellaneous | Coin | North America | Canada | Ontario | Sudbury | |||
World's Largest Artificial Orange | Food | Orange | North America | Canada | Quebec | Montreal | |||
World's Largest Artificial Bread and Salt | Food | Bread and salt | North America | Canada | Saskatchewan | Canora | |||
World's Largest Artificial Lily | Plant | Lily | North America | Canada | Ontario | Parkside | |||
World's Largest Artificial Tomahawk | Tool | Tomahawk | North America | Canada | Saskatchewan | Cut Knife | |||
World's Largest Artificial Bunnock | Miscellaneous | Bunnock | North America | Canada | Saskatchewan | Macklin | |||
World's Largest Artificial Axe | Tool | Axe | North America | Canada | New Brunswick | Nackawic | |||
North America's Largest Artificial Lobster | Animal | Lobster | North America | Canada | New Brunswick | Shediac | |||
World's Largest Artificial Maple Leaf | Plant | Maple leaf | North America | Canada | New Brunswick | Millville | |||
World's Largest Artificial Fiddleheads | Food | Fiddleheads | North America | Canada | New Brunswick | Plaster Rock | |||
World's Longest Covered Bridge | Transportation | Covered Bridge | North America | Canada | New Brunswick | Hartland | |||
World's Largest Artificial Atlantic Salmon | Animal | Atlantic Salmon | North America | Canada | New Brunswick | Campbellton | |||
Worlds Largest Bull Temple | Religion | Temple | Asia | India | Karnataka | Bangalore | |||
World's Largest Sundial[2] | Time | Sundial | Asia | India | Rajasthan | Jaipur | |||
World's Largest Artificial Bottle of Lemon & Paeroa | Food | Lemon & Paeroa | Oceania | New Zealand | Waikato region | Paeroa | |||
World's Largest Artificial Carrot | Food | Carrot | Oceania | New Zealand | North Island | Ohakune | |||
World's Largest Artificial Crayfish | Animal | Crayfish | Oceania | New Zealand | South Island | Kaikoura | |||
World's Largest Artificial Kiwifruit | Food | Kiwifruit | Oceania | New Zealand | North Island | Te Puke | |||
World's Largest Artificial Salmon | Animal | Salmon | Oceania | New Zealand | South Island | Rakaia | |||
World's Largest Artificial Sandfly | Animal | Sandfly | Oceania | New Zealand | South Island | Greymouth | |||
New Zealand's Largest Artificial Trout | Animal | Trout | Oceania | New Zealand | South Island | Gore | |||
United States of America
Alabama
- World's Largest Office Chair, 625 Noble St, Anniston, Alabama 36201, USA
- World's Largest Hog, Dothan, Alabama, USA
- World's Largest Boll Weevil, Enterprise, Alabama, USA
- World's Largest Brick, Montgomery, Alabama, USA
- World's Largest Catfish, Troy, Alabama, USA
- World's Largest Soda Bottle (Destroyed), The Bottle, Alabama, USA
Alaska
- World's Largest Santa Claus, North Pole, Alaska, USA
- World's Largest Chocolate Waterfall, Anchorage, Alaska, USA
Arizona
- World's Largest Cow Skull, Amado, Arizona, USA
- World's Largest Kokopelli, Camp Verde, Arizona, USA
- World's Largest Kachina, Carefree, Arizona, USA
- World's Largest Map of Old Route 66, Meteor City, Arizona, USA
- World's Largest Petrified Tree, Holbrook, Arizona, USA
Arkansas
- World's Largest Spinach Can, Alma, Arkansas, USA
- World's Largest King Kong, Beaver, Arkansas, USA
- World's Largest Razorback, Berryville, Arkansas, USA
- World's Largest Charcoal Grill, Magnolia, Arkansas, USA
- World's Largest Raven, Ravenden, Arkansas, USA
California
- World's Largest Thermometer, Baker, California, USA
- World's Largest Dinosaurs, Cabazon, California, USA
- World's Largest Artichoke, Castroville, California, USA
- World's Largest Yoyo, Chico, California, USA
- World's Largest Hammer Eureka, California, USA
- World's Largest Hamster Wheel, Point Loma, California, USA
- World's Largest Monk, Hillsborough, California, USA
- World's Largest Tortoise, Joshua Tree, California, USA
- World's Largest Raisin Box, Kingsburg, California, USA
- World's Largest Swedish Coffeepot, Kingsburg, California, USA
- World's Largest Paul Bunyan & Babe Blue Ox, Klamath, California, USA
- World's Largest Paper Cup, Riverside, California, USA
- World's Largest Blooming Vine, Sierra Madre, California, USA
- World's Largest Donut, Inglewood, California, USA
Colorado
- World's Largest Fork, Creede, Colorado, USA[3]
Florida
- World's 2nd Largest McDonald's, Orlando, Florida, USA
- World's Largest's Bowling Pin, Tampa, Florida, USA
- World's Largest Cross, Orlando, Florida, USA - 199 ft
Georgia
- World's Largest Chicken, Marietta, Georgia, USA
- World's Largest Peanut, Ashburn, Georgia, USA
Illinois
- World's Largest Ketchup Bottle, Collinsville, Illinois, USA
- World's Largest Abraham Lincoln Statue, Charleston, Illinois, USA
- World's Largest Laundromat, Berwyn, Illinois, USA
- World's Largest Wind Chime, Casey, Illinois, USA
- World's Largest Golf Tee, Casey, Illinois, USA
- World's Largest Knitting Needles, Casey, Illinois, USA
- World's Largest Crochet Hook, Casey, Illinois, USA
- World's Largest Rocking Chair(coming soon), Casey, Illinois, USA
Indiana
- World's Largest Egg Mentone, Indiana USA
- World's Largest Ball of Paint Alexandria, Indiana USA
- World's Largest Sycamore Stump Kokomo, Indiana USA
- World's Largest Preserved Steer ("Old Ben") Kokomo, Indiana USA
- World's Largest Clock Clarksville, Indiana USA
Iowa
- World's Largest Bull, Audubon
- Iowa's Largest Frying Pan, Brandon
- Worlds Largest popcorn ball, Sac City
- World's Largest Concrete Gnome, Reiman Gardens, Ames
- World's Largest Truck Stop, Walcott
- World's Largest Bullhead, Crystal Lake
Kansas
- World's Largest Ball of Twine, Cawker City, Kansas, USA
- World's Largest Collection of World's Smallest Versions of World's Largest..., Lucas, Kansas[4]
- World's Largest Easel, Goodland, Kansas
- World's Largest "Gas Kan" Water Tower, Gas, Kansas
- World's Largest Hairball, Garden City, Kansas
- World's Largest Hand Dug Well, Greensburg, Kansas
- World's Largest Spur, Abilene, Kansas
- World's Largest Prairie Dog Oakley, Kansas
Kentucky
- World's Largest Baseball Bat, Louisville
Louisiana
- World's Largest Cross, Louisiana, USA - 199 ft
Maine
- World's Largest Revolving and Rotating Globe,[5] Falmouth, Maine, USA
Maryland
- World's Largest Pencil, Glen Burnie, Maryland, USA
Massachusetts
- World's Largest Clam Box, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA
Michigan
- World's largest model tire, Allen Park, Michigan, US[6]
- World's Largest Cherry Pie,[7] Traverse City, Michigan, US[8]
- Former World's Largest Cherry Pie, Charleviox, Michigan[9]
- World's Largest Picnic Table, Olive, Michigan[10][11]
- World's Largest Musical Fountain, Grand Haven, Michigan
- World's Largest Working Rifle,Ishpeming, Michigan[12]
- World's Largest Running Chain Saw, Ishpeming, Michigan[13]
- World's Largest Weathervane, Montague, Michigan[14]
- World's Largest Crucifix, Indian River, Michigan[15]
- World's Largest Lugnut, Lansing, Michigan[16]
- World's Largest Indian, Ironwood, Michigan[17]
Minnesota
- World's Largest Snowman, North St. Paul, Minnesota
- World's Largest Fish, Rockville, Minnesota
- World's Largest Prairie Chicken, Rothsay, Minnesota
- World's Largest Pelican, Pelican Rapids, Minnesota
- World's Largest Turkey, Frazee, Minnesota
- World's Largest Loon, Vergas, Minnesota
- World's Largest Tiger Muskie, Nevis, Minnesota
- World's Largest Walleye, Baudette
- World's Largest Jolly Green Giant, Blue Earth, Minnesota
- World's Largest Boot, Red Wing, Minnesota
- World's Largest Ball of Twine (by one man), Darwin, Minnesota[18]
Missouri
- World's Largest Goose, Sumner, Missouri, USA
- World's Largest Pecan, Brunswick, Missouri, USA
- World's Largest Rocking Chair, Fanning, Missouri, USA
- World's Largest Underground Business Complex, Kansas City, Missouri, USA
- World's Largest Chess Piece, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
- World's Largest Underwear, St. Louis, Missouri, USA (Inside St. Louis City Museum)
- World's Largest Pencil, St. Louis, Missouri, USA (Inside St. Louis City Museum)
- World's Largest Fork, Springfield, Missouri, USA (35', 11 tons)[19]
Nebraska
- World's Largest Porch Swing, Hebron, Nebraska, USA
- World's Largest Railroad Yard Bailey Yard, North Platte, Nebraska, USA
- Nebraska's Largest Carrot, West Point, NE. USA 11.3 lbs 16in. long. Owner. Deb Miserez
New Mexico
- World's Largest Pistachio, Alamogordo, New Mexico, USA[20]
New York
- World's Largest Kaleidoscope, Mount Tremper, New York, USA
North Carolina
- World's Largest Bureaus, High Point, NC, USA
- World's Largest Duncan Phyfe Chair Thomasville, NC, USA
- World's Largest Ten Commandments, Murphy, NC, USA
- World's Largest Frying Pan, Rose Hill, NC, USA
- World's Largest Strawberry, Ellerbe, NC, USA[21]
North Dakota
- World's Largest Holstein Cow, New Salem, ND, USA
- World's Largest Buffalo, Jamestown, ND, USA
- World's Largest Scrap Tin Sculptures, Enchanted Highway, Gladstone, ND, USA
Ohio
- Longaberger headquarters (basket-shaped building), Newark, Ohio
- World's Largest Apple Basket, Frazeysburg, Ohio
- World's Largest Cheese Wheel, Berlin, Ohio
- World's Largest Rubber Ink Stamp, Cleveland, Ohio
- World's Largest Pumpkin, Circleville, Ohio
- World's Largest Pumpkin Pie, New Bremen, Ohio
- World's Largest Radio, Columbus, Ohio
- World's Largest Corn Field, Dublin, Ohio
- World's Largest Crystal Ball, Westerville, Ohio
- World's Largest Loaf of Bread, Urbana, Ohio
- World's Largest Cuckoo Clock, Sugarcreek, Ohio[22]
- World's Largest Horseshoe Crab Blanchester, Ohio
- World's Largest Gavel, Columbus, Ohio
- World's Largest Bear trap (Galloway, Ohio)
Oklahoma
- World's Largest Driller Statue, Tulsa
- World's Largest McDonald's, Vinita
Oregon
- World's Largest Caveman, Grants Pass[23]
Pennsylvania
- World's Largest Yogi Bear, Cook Forest, Pennsylvania, USA
- World's Largest Shoe, Hellam, Pennsylvania, USA
- World's Largest Clothespin, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- World's Largest Split Button, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- World's Largest Paint Can, Interstate 81 between Chambersburg and Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, USA
Rhode Island
- World's Largest Blue Bug (a termite), Providence, Rhode Island, USA[24]
South Carolina
- World's Largest Peach, Gaffney, South Carolina, USA
- World's Largest Fire Hydrant, Columbia, South Carolina, USA
South Dakota
Tennessee
- World's Largest Rag Rug -Gatlinburg, Tennessee, USA
Texas
- World's Largest Caterpillar, Italy
- World's Largest Fire Hydrant (Former), Beaumont
- World's Largest Jackrabbit, Odessa
- World's Largest Muleshoe, Muleshoe
- World's Largest Pecan, Seguin
- World's Largest Rattlesnake, Freer
- World's Largest Roadrunner, Fort Stockton
- World's Largest Watermelon, Luling
- World's Largest Patio Chair, Dallas
Virginia
- World's Largest Office Building - The Pentagon, Arlington
- World's Largest Chair - Grove Park Mission, Bassett
- World's Largest Star, Roanoke
- World's Largest Ham, Smithfield
- World's Largest Gorilla, Virginia Beach
- World's Largest Sea Serpent, Virginia Beach
- World's Largest Rollerskate, Warrenton
- World's Largest Apple, Winchester
Washington
- World's Largest Clam - Squirting, Long Beach
- World's Largest Lava Lamp (proposed), Soap Lake
- World's Largest Paper Airplane, Mukilteo
- World's Largest Cowboy Hat & Boots, Seattle
- World's Largest Milk Bottle (maybe), Spokane
- World's Largest Wagon, Spokane
- World's Largest Egg, Winlock
West Virginia
Wisconsin
- World's Largest Musky, Hayward, Wisconsin, USA
- World's Largest Man on a Bike, Sparta, Wisconsin, USA
- World's Largest Penny, Woodruff, Wisconsin, USA
- World's Largest Soup Kettle, Laona, Wisconsin, USA
- World's Tallest Grandfather Clock, Kewaunee, Wisconsin, USA
Europe
France
- Woinic the World's Largest Boar, autoroute A34 near Saulces-aux-Tournelles, France. Coordinates:49°35′39″N 4°30′10″E / 49.59417°N 4.50278°E [25]
Germany
- World's Largest Coffee Pot, Selb, Germany
The Netherlands
- World's Largest Egg, (6m x 4m) Restaurant Het Ei van Barneveld, Barneveld, The Netherlands [26]
See also
- Australia's big things
- Giants of the Prairies
- New Zealand's big things
- List of gravity hills
References
- ↑ "Marree Man". Australian Big Things. Retrieved 27 June 2010.
- ↑ "World’s Largest Sundial — Google Sightseeing". Googlesightseeing.com. 2009-04-23. Retrieved 2012-08-13.
- ↑ KSiddel. "Giant Fork; Flickr - Photo Sharing!". Flickr. Retrieved 2012-08-20.
- ↑ "World's Largest Collection of World's Smallest Versions of World's Largest Things Traveling Roadside Attraction and Museum". Retrieved 2012-03-09.
- ↑ "Eartha, The World’s Largest Revolving and Rotating Globe". Retrieved 2014-03-09.
- ↑ "About the Uniroyal Giant Tire" (PDF). Uniroyal Tires.
- ↑ "Traverse City, MI - World's Largest Cherry Pie Pan". www.roadsideamerica.com. Retrieved 2009-04-24.
- ↑ Kristina_5 No real name given + Add Contact. "World's Largest Pie Pan | Flickr - Photo Sharing!". Flickr. Retrieved 2012-08-13.
- ↑ "Former Worlds Largest Cherry Pie Pan | Flickr - Photo Sharing!". Flickr. Retrieved 2012-08-13.
- ↑ "Holland, MI - Michigan's Largest Picnic Table". Roadsideamerica.com. Retrieved 2012-08-13.
- ↑ Kristina_5 No real name given + Add Contact. "World's Largest Picnic Table | Flickr - Photo Sharing!". Flickr. Retrieved 2012-08-13.
- ↑ Kristina_5 No real name given + Add Contact. "Big Ernie | Flickr - Photo Sharing!". Flickr. Retrieved 2012-08-13.
- ↑ Kristina_5 No real name given + Add Contact. "Big Gus | Flickr - Photo Sharing!". Flickr. Retrieved 2012-08-13.
- ↑ Kristina_5 No real name given + Add Contact. "World's Largest Weathervane | Flickr - Photo Sharing!". Flickr. Retrieved 2012-08-13.
- ↑ Kristina_5 No real name given + Add Contact. "Cross in the Woods | Flickr - Photo Sharing!". Flickr. Retrieved 2012-08-13.
- ↑ Kristina_5 No real name given + Add Contact. "Worlds Largest Lugnut | Flickr - Photo Sharing!". Flickr. Retrieved 2012-08-13.
- ↑ Kristina_5 No real name given + Add Contact. "Worlds Tallest Indian | Flickr - Photo Sharing!". Flickr. Retrieved 2012-08-13.
- ↑ "Darwin MN Twine Ball Museum". Retrieved 2014-03-09.
- ↑ http://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/12188
- ↑ http://www.journalgazette.net/article/20090506/NEWS13/905069977/-1/NEWS09
- ↑ "The Berry Patch". Retrieved 2014-03-09.
- ↑ Polen, Jenna (2012-06-06). "Cuckoo clock brings more than a new time to Sugarcreek". Bargain Hunter, Holmes County Edition. Retrieved 2014-07-16.
- ↑ "Grants Pass Caveman, Grants Pass, Oregon". Roadsideamerica.com. Retrieved 2012-08-13.
- ↑ "Big Blue Bug – Pest Control in Providence". Retrieved 2014-03-09.
- ↑ "WOINIC.fr". Retrieved 27 August 2012.
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