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This is a list of verifiable roadside attractions. Items can claim to be the largest, longest, highest, or anything that makes them notable.
Contents
- 1 Asia
- 2 Europe
- 3 North America
- 3.1 Canada
- 3.2 United States of America
- 3.2.1 Alabama
- 3.2.2 California
- 3.2.3 Georgia
- 3.2.4 Illinois
- 3.2.5 Idaho
- 3.2.6 Indiana
- 3.2.7 Iowa
- 3.2.8 Kansas
- 3.2.9 Maine
- 3.2.10 Michigan
- 3.2.11 Missouri
- 3.2.12 New Jersey
- 3.2.13 North Carolina
- 3.2.14 North Dakota
- 3.2.15 Ohio
- 3.2.16 Oregon
- 3.2.17 Rhode Island
- 3.2.18 South Dakota
- 3.2.19 Utah
- 3.2.20 Virginia
- 3.2.21 Washington
- 3.2.22 Washington DC
- 3.2.23 West Virginia
- 3.2.24 Wisconsin
- 4 Oceania
- 5 See also
- 6 References
Asia[edit]
Thailand[edit]
Europe[edit]
England[edit]
- Worlds largest Disco ball[1]
France[edit]
- 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 [2][unreliable source?]
Germany[edit]
The Netherlands[edit]
- World's Largest Egg, (6m x 4m) Restaurant Het Ei van Barneveld, Barneveld, The Netherlands[citation needed]
North America[edit]
Canada[edit]
- Worlds largest Axe[3]
- Worlds largest Lobster, Shediac, New Brunswick[4]
- Worlds largest Dinosaur[5]
- Worlds largest Tomahawk[6]
- Worlds largest Tepee[7]
United States of America[edit]
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.
Alabama[edit]
- World's Largest Jukebox, Sound Cell Recording Studios, Huntsville[citation needed]
California[edit]
Georgia[edit]
- World's Largest Chicken, Marietta, Georgia, USA
- world's largest peanut, Ashburn. [8]
Illinois[edit]
- World's Largest Ketchup Bottle, Collinsville, Illinois, USA
- World's Largest Mailbox, Casey, Illinois, USA[9]
- World's Largest Clogs / Wooden Shoes, Casey, Illinois, USA[10]
- World's Largest Golf Tee, Casey, Illinois, USA[11]
- World's Largest Pitchfork, Casey, Illinois, USA[12]
- World's Largest Rocking Chair, Casey, Illinois, USA[13]
- World's Largest Wind Chime, Casey, Illinois, USA[14]
- World's Largest Knitting Needles, Casey, Illinois, USA[15]
- World's Largest Crochet Hook, Casey, Illinois, USA[16]
Idaho[edit]
- Worlds largest Beagle[17]
Indiana[edit]
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- Old Ben, world's largest preserved steer,[citation needed] Kokomo, Indiana
Iowa[edit]
- World's Largest Truck Stop, [[Walcott, Iowa|Walcott[citation needed]]]
Kansas[edit]
- 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[18][unreliable source?]
Maine[edit]
- World's Largest Revolving and Rotating Globe,[19][not in citation given] Yarmouth, Maine, USA
Michigan[edit]
- World's largest model tire, Allen Park, Michigan, US[20]
- World's Largest Cherry Pie,[21] Traverse City, Michigan, US[22]
- Former World's Largest Cherry Pie, Charleviox, Michigan[23][unreliable source?]
- World's Largest Picnic Table, Olive, Michigan[24][25][unreliable source?]
- World's Largest Musical Fountain, Grand Haven, Michigan
- World's Largest Working Rifle, Ishpeming, Michigan[26][unreliable source?]
- World's Largest Running Chain Saw, Ishpeming, Michigan[27][unreliable source?]
- World's Largest Weathervane, Montague, Michigan[28]
- World's Largest Crucifix, Indian River, Michigan[29][unreliable source?]
- World's Largest Lugnut, Lansing, Michigan[30][unreliable source?]
- World's Largest Indian, Ironwood, Michigan[31][unreliable source?]
Missouri[edit]
- Worlds largest Shuttlecock[citation needed]
- World's largest fork,[citation needed] Springfield, Missouri
Montana
•Worlds Largest Candy Store, Phillipsburg, Montana[citation needed]
•Worlds Largest Wooden Dome, Bozeman, Montana[citation needed]
•Worlds Largest Penguin, Cut Bank, Montana[citation needed]
•Worlds Largest Larch Tree, Seely Lake, Montana[citation needed]
•Worlds Largest Snow Flake, Fort Keogh, Montana[citation needed]
•Worlds Largest Free Standing Brick Building, Billings, Montana[citation needed]
•Worlds Largest Silver Dollar Collection, Haugen, Montana[citation needed]
•Worlds Largest Dinosaur Skeleton, Bynum, Montana[citation needed]
•Worlds Largest Sugar Beet, Fairview, Montana[citation needed]
•Worlds Largest Model Airplane Collection, Great Falls, Montana[citation needed]
•Worlds Largest Automated Music Machine Collection, Nevada City, Montana[citation needed]
•Worlds Largest Frying Pan, Libby, Montana[citation needed]
•Worlds Largest Purple Spoon, East Glacier, Montana[citation needed]
•Worlds Largest Bigfoot Museum, East Glacier, Montana[citation needed]
•Worlds Largest Convoy, Laurel, Montana[citation needed]
New Mexico[edit]
New Jersey[edit]
Lucy the Elephant, Margate, NJ
- World's Largest Water Tower, Union, NJ, USA (contested)[citation needed]
- Lucy the Elephant, Margate, NJ USA[33]
North Carolina[edit]
- World's Largest Strawberry, Ellerbe, NC, USA[34]
- World's Largest Bureau[35]
North Dakota[edit]
- World's Largest Buffalo, Jamestown, ND, USA[citation needed]
- Salem Sue, claimed to be the worlds largest Cow, New Salem. [36]
Ohio[edit]
- World's largset basket,[citation needed] Newark, Ohio
- World's Largest Cuckoo Clock, Sugarcreek, Ohio[37]
- world's largest horseshoe crab, Blanchester. [38]
Oregon[edit]
- World's Largest Caveman, Grants Pass[39]
- World's Largest Corn Dog, Rockaway Beach Oregon --30-foot Pronto Pup[40]
Rhode Island[edit]
South Dakota[edit]
- World's Largest Drug Store - Wall Drug, Wall[citation needed]
- World's Largest Collection of Reptiles - Reptile Gardens, Rapid City, South Dakota
Utah[edit]
Virginia[edit]
- World's largest rollerskate, Bealeton, Virginia[citation needed]
Washington[edit]
- World's Largest Cowboy Hat & Boots, [[Seattle|Seattle[citation needed]]]
Washington DC[edit]
- Worlds largest typewriter eraser[43]
West Virginia[edit]
- World's Largest Teapot, [[Chester, West Virginia|Chester[citation needed]]]
Wisconsin[edit]
- World's Tallest Grandfather Clock, Kewaunee, Wisconsin, USA[citation needed]
- Worlds Largest Penny[44]
Oceania[edit]
Australia[edit]
New Zealand[edit]
See also[edit]
- "Giants of the Prairies", a polka by the Kubasonics
- List of gravity hills
- Novelty architecture
References[edit]
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- ^ "Eartha, The World's Largest Revolving and Rotating Globe". Retrieved 2014-03-09.
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