List of world's largest roadside attractions
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In every country there are roadside attractions claiming to be the largest example of a certain item. This list was drawn partly from World's Largest Roadside Attractions.
[edit] Australia
See also: Australia's Big Things
[edit] New South Wales
- World's Largest Trout, Adaminaby
- World's Largest Prawn, Ballina
- World's Largest Tennis Racquet, Barellan
- World's Largest Fruit Bowl, Bilpin
- World's Largest Banana, Coffs Harbour
- World's Largest Eagle, Cowra
- World's Largest Sheep, Goulburn
- World's Largest Barrel, Griffith
- World's Largest Boomerang, Hawes
- World's Largest Chook, Kemps Creek
- World's Largest Bowl, Lake Cathie
- World's Largest Guitar, Tamworth
- World's Largest Oyster, Taree
- World's Largest Blade of Grass, Vacy, New South Wales
- World's Largest Bicycle Chullora, New South Wales
- World's Largest Potato, Robertson
- biggest sundial in the southern hemisphere [singleton,new south wales]
[edit] Northern Territory
- Largest boxing crocodile at Humpty Doo, Northern Territory
[edit] Queensland
[edit] South Australia
- World's Largest Orange, Berri, South Australia
- World's Largest Rocking Horse, Gumeracha, South Australia
- World's Largest Lobster, Kingston SE, South Australia
- World's larges geoglyph, "Marree Man" South Australia [1]
[edit] Canada
[edit] Alberta
- World's Largest Mushrooms, Vilna
- World's Largest Perogy (Ukrainian dumpling), Glendon
- World's Largest Piggy bank, Coleman
- World's Largest Kubasa (Ukrainian garlic sausage), Mundare
- World's Largest Pysanka (Ukrainian easter egg), Vegreville
World's Largest Pysanka, Vegreville, Alberta.
- World's Largest UFO Landing Pad, St. Paul
- World's Largest Duck, Andrew
- World's Largest Dinosaur, Drumheller
- World's Largest Baseball Bat, Edmonton
- World's Largest Cowboy Boot, Edmonton
- World's Largest Badminton Racquet, St. Albert
- World's Largest Golf Club, Bow Island
- World's Largest Weathervane, Westlock
- World's Largest Starship Enterprise, Vulcan
[edit] British Columbia
- Former World's Largest Truck, Sparwood
- World's Largest Cross-Country Skis 100 Mile House
- World's Tallest Totem Pole, Alert Bay
- World's Largest Hockey Stick, Duncan
- World's Largest Wind Chimes, Kasio
- World's Largest Standing Cuckoo Clock,[citation needed] Kimberley
- World's Largest Rosary, Metchosin
- World's Largest Tree Crusher Mackenzie
[edit] Nova Scotia
[edit] Manitoba
[edit] Ontario
- Big Apple, Colborne
- Big Nickel, Sudbury, listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the world's largest coin
- Dragon skull 22 feet long by 11 feet high (Ontario), listed on worlds largest attractions
[edit] Quebec
[edit] Saskatchewan
- World's Largest Bread and Salt welcoming, Canora
- World's Largest Lily, Parkside
[edit] New Brunswick
- World's Largest Axe, Nackawic
- World's Largest Lobster, Shediac
- World's Largest Maple Leaf, Millville
- World's Largest Fiddleheads, Plaster Rock
- World's Longest Covered Bridge, Hartland
- World's largest Atlantic Salmon, Campbellton
[edit] India
[edit] New Zealand
See also: New Zealand's big things
- World's Largest Bottle of L&P, Paeroa
- World's Largest Carrot, Ohakune
- World's Largest Crayfish, Kaikoura
- World's Largest Kiwifruit, Te Puke
- World's Largest Salmon, Rakaia
- World's Largest Sandfly, Greymouth
- World's Largest Trout, Gore
[edit] United States of America
[edit] 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
[edit] Alaska
- World's Largest Santa Claus, North Pole, Alaska, USA
- World's Largest Chocolate Waterfall, Anchorage, Alaska, USA
[edit] 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
[edit] 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
- World's Largest Tuned Musical Windchime, Eureka Springs, Arkansas, USA
[edit] 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 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 Paper Cup, Riverside, California, USA
- World's Largest Blooming Vine, Sierra Madre, California, USA
- World's Largest Donut, Inglewood, California, USA
[edit] Florida
- World's Largest McDonald's, Orlando, Florida, USA
- World's Largest's Bowling Pin, Tampa, Florida, USA
- World's Largest Cross, Orlando, Florida, USA - 199 ft
[edit] Georgia
- World's Largest Chicken, Marietta, Georgia, USA
- World's Largest Peanut, Ashburn, Georgia, USA
[edit] 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
[edit] 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[citation needed] Clarksville, Indiana USA
- World's Largest Fake Nose and Glasses Michigan City, Indiana USA
[edit] Iowa
- Iowa's Largest Frying Pan, Brandon, Iowa, USA
- Worlds Largest popcorn ball, (Sac City, Iowa), USA
- World's Largest Concrete Gnome (Reiman Gardens, Ames, Iowa), USA
- World's Largest Truck Stop, Walcott, IA, USA
[edit] 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
- 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
[edit] Kentucky
- World's Largest Baseball Bat, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
[edit] Louisiana
- World's Largest Tourist in New Orleans, Pittsburg, Kansas, USA
[edit] Maryland
- World's Largest Pencil, Glen Burnie, Maryland, USA
[edit] Massachusetts
- World's Largest Clam Box, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA
[edit] Michigan
- World's Largest Tire, Allen Park, Michigan, USA
- World's Largest Cherry Pie,[3] Traverse City, Michigan, USA [1]
- Former World's Largest Cherry Pie, Charleviox, Michigan [2]
- World's Largest Picnic Table, Olive, Michigan [3][4]
- World's Largest Musical Fountain, Grand Haven, Michigan
- World's Largest Working Rifle,Ishpeming, Michigan [5]
- World's Largest Running Chain Saw, Ishpeming, Michigan [6]
- World's Largest Weathervane, Montague, Michigan [7]
- World's Largest Crucifix, Indian River, Michigan [8]
- World's Largest Lugnut, Lansing, Michigan [9]
- World's Largest Indian, Ironwood, Michigan [10]
[edit] 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 Coon, 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
[edit] Missouri
- World's Largest Goose, Sumner, Missouri, USA
- World's Largest Pecan, Brunswick, Missouri, USA
[edit] 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 11.3lbs 16in. long. Owner. Deb Miserez
[edit] New Mexico
[edit] New York
- World's Largest Kaleidoscope, Mount Tremper, New York, USA
[edit] 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, near Rockingham, NC, USA [11]
[edit] 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
[edit] Ohio
- Longaberger headquarters (basket-shaped building), Newark, Ohio
- World's Largest Apple Basket, Frazeysburg, Ohio
- World's Largest Cheese Wheel, Berlin, Ohio[disambiguation needed
] - 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,[citation needed] Wilmot, Ohio
- World's Largest Horseshoe Crab Blanchester, Ohio
[edit] Oklahoma
- World's Largest Driller Statue, Tulsa, OK, USA
- World's Largest McDonalds, Vinita, OK,USA
[edit] Oregon
- World's Largest Caveman, Grant Pass, Oregon, USA [12]
[edit] Pennsylvania
- World's Largest Yogi Bear, Cook Forest, Pennsylvania, USA
- World's Largest Shoe, Hallam, Pennsylvania, USA
- World's Largest Clothespin, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- World's Largest Split Button, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- World's Largest Paint Can, Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, USA
[edit] Rhode Island
- World's Largest Blue Bug (a termite), Providence, Rhode Island, USA
[edit] South Carolina
- World's Largest Peach, Gaffney, South Carolina, USA
- World's Largest Rocking Chair, Belton, South Carolina, USA
[edit] South Dakota
- World's Largest Drug Store - Wall Drug, Wall, South Dakota, USA
[edit] Texas
- World's Largest Caterpillar, Italy, Texas, USA
- World's Largest Fire Hydrant, Beaumont, Texas, USA
- World's Largest Pecan, Seguin, Texas, USA
- World's Largest Rattlesnake, Freer, Texas, USA
- World's Largest Roadrunner, Fort Stockton, Texas, USA
- World's Largest Watermelon, Luling, Texas, USA
[edit] Virginia
- World's Largest Office Building - The Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia, USA
- World's Largest Chair - Grove Park Mission, Bassett, Virginia, USA
- World's Largest Star, Roanoke, Virginia, USA
- World's Largest Ham, Smithfield, Virginia, USA
- World's Largest Gorilla, Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA
- World's Largest Sea Serpent, Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA
- World's Largest Rollerskate, Warrenton, Virginia, USA
- World's Largest Apple, Winchester, Virginia, USA
[edit] Washington
- World's Largest Clam - Squirting, Long Beach, Washington, USA
- World's Largest Lava Lamp (proposed), Soap Lake, Washington, USA
- World's Largest Paper Airplane, Mukilteo, Washington, USA
- World's Largest Cowboy Hat & Boots, Seattle, Washington, USA
- World's Largest Milk Bottle, (maybe) Spokane, Washington, USA
- World's Largest Wagon, Spokane, Washington, USA
- World's Largest Egg, Winlock, Washington, USA
[edit] West Virginia
[edit] 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
[edit] Europe
[edit] Germany
- World's Largest Coffee Pot, Selb, Germany
[edit] Notes
- ^ "Marree Man". Australian Big Things. http://www.bigthings.com.au/. Retrieved 27 June 2010.
- ^ http://googlesightseeing.com/2009/04/worlds-largest-sundial/
- ^ "Traverse City, MI - World's Largest Cherry Pie Pan". www.roadsideamerica.com. http://www.roadsideamerica.com/tip/701. Retrieved 2009-04-24.
