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
United States of America
Alabama
Built in 1924, The Bottle, also known as the Nehi Inn, was one of the first "world's largest" roadside attractions. Despite the attraction itself being destroyed by fire in 1933, the community of The Bottle, Alabama still bears the name of its famous attraction.
- 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
"Mr. Rex," Cabazon, 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, Casey, Illinois, USA
- World's Largest Mailbox, Casey, Illinois, USA
- World's Largest Pitch Fork, Casey, Illinois, USA
- World's Largest Bean, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Indiana
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"Old Ben"
- 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
- World's Largest Rag Rug, Cave City
Louisiana
- World's Largest Cross, Louisiana, USA - 199 ft
Maine
- World's Largest Revolving and Rotating Globe,[5] Yarmouth, 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
North Saint Paul, MN
Rockville, MN
- 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
The Largest Fork, standing 35' and weighing 11 tons in Springfield, Missouri.
- World's Largest Hotdog Cart, Washington, Missouri, USA
- 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)
- Worlds Largest (Longest) Water Bar, Excelsior Springs, Missouri, USA
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
World's largest basket, Newark, OH
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 Outdoor Chandelier, 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
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
Utah
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 (former), Winlock
West Virginia
Wisconsin
The World's Largest Musky, at the National Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame; Hayward, WI.
- 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 [26]
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 [27]
See also
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.
- ↑ "Logan, UT - World's Largest Fishing Fly". RoadsideAmerica.com. Retrieved 2015-10-12.
- ↑ "WOINIC.fr". Retrieved 27 August 2012.
- ↑ http://www.hetei.com/hetei/home.html. Missing or empty
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