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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 Colorado
- 3.2.4 Georgia
- 3.2.5 Illinois
- 3.2.6 Idaho
- 3.2.7 Indiana
- 3.2.8 Iowa
- 3.2.9 Kansas
- 3.2.10 Maine
- 3.2.11 Michigan
- 3.2.12 Missouri
- 3.2.13 Montana
- 3.2.14 New Mexico
- 3.2.15 New Jersey
- 3.2.16 North Carolina
- 3.2.17 North Dakota
- 3.2.18 Ohio
- 3.2.19 Oregon
- 3.2.20 Rhode Island
- 3.2.21 South Dakota
- 3.2.22 Utah
- 3.2.23 Virginia
- 3.2.24 Washington
- 3.2.25 Washington DC
- 3.2.26 West Virginia
- 3.2.27 Wisconsin
- 4 Oceania
- 5 See also
- 6 References
Asia[edit]
Thailand[edit]
Europe[edit]
England[edit]
- World's 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]
North America[edit]
Canada[edit]
- Big Apple, Cramahe, Ontario[3]
- Big Nickel, Sudbury, Ontario
- World's largest axe, Nackawic, New Brunswick[4]
- World's Largest Dinosaur, Drumheller, Alberta[5]
- The World's Largest Lobster, Shediac, New Brunswick[6]
- World's largest sandpiper, Dorchester, New Brunswick[citation needed]
- World's largest Tomahawk, Cut Knife, Saskatchewan[7]
- World's largest Tepee, Medicine Hat, Alberta[8]
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]
Colorado[edit]
Georgia[edit]
- World's Largest Chicken, Marietta
- World's largest peanut, Ashburn. [10]
Illinois[edit]
- World's Largest Ketchup Bottle, Collinsville
- World's Largest Mailbox, Casey[11]
- World's Largest Clogs/Wooden Shoes, Casey[12]
- World's Largest Golf Tee, Casey[13]
- World's Largest Pitchfork, Casey[14]
- World's Largest Rocking Chair, Casey[15]
- World's Largest Wind Chime, Casey[16]
- World's Largest Knitting Needles, Casey[17]
- World's Largest Crochet Hook, Casey[18]
Idaho[edit]
- World's largest Beagle[19]
Indiana[edit]
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- Old Ben, world's largest preserved steer, Kokomo[citation needed]
Iowa[edit]
Kansas[edit]
- World's Largest Ball of Twine, Cawker City
- World's Largest Collection of World's Smallest Versions of World's Largest..., Lucas[20]
Maine[edit]
- World's Largest Revolving and Rotating Globe, Yarmouth[21][not in citation given]
Michigan[edit]
- World's largest model tire, Allen Park[22]
- World's Largest Cherry Pie, Traverse City[23][24]
- Former World's Largest Cherry Pie, Charleviox[25][unreliable source?]
- World's Largest Picnic Table, Olive[26][27][unreliable source?]
- World's Largest Musical Fountain, Grand Haven
- World's Largest Working Rifle, Ishpeming[28][unreliable source?]
- World's Largest Running Chain Saw, Ishpeming[29][unreliable source?]
- World's Largest Weathervane, Montague[30]
- World's Largest Crucifix, Indian River[31][unreliable source?]
- World's Largest Lugnut, Lansing[32][unreliable source?]
- World's Largest Indian, Ironwood[33][unreliable source?]
Missouri[edit]
Montana[edit]
- World's Largest Candy Store, Phillipsburg[citation needed]
- World's Largest Wooden Dome, Bozeman[citation needed]
- World's Largest Penguin, Cut Bank[citation needed]
- World's Largest Larch Tree, Seely Lake[citation needed]
- World's Largest Snow Flake, Fort Keogh[citation needed]
- World's Largest Free Standing Brick Building, Billings[citation needed]
- World's Largest Silver Dollar Collection, Haugen[citation needed]
- World's Largest Dinosaur Skeleton, Bynum[citation needed]
- World's Largest Sugar Beet, Fairview[citation needed]
- World's Largest Model Airplane Collection, Great Falls[citation needed]
- World's Largest Automated Music Machine Collection, Nevada City[citation needed]
- World's Largest Frying Pan, Libby[citation needed]
- World's Largest Purple Spoon, East Glacier[citation needed]
- World's Largest Bigfoot Museum, East Glacier[citation needed]
- World's Largest Convoy, Laurel[citation needed]
New Mexico[edit]
New Jersey[edit]
Lucy the Elephant, Margate, NJ
North Carolina[edit]
North Dakota[edit]
- World's Largest Buffalo, Jamestown[citation needed]
- Salem Sue, claimed to be the world's largest Cow, New Salem.[41]
Ohio[edit]
- World's largest basket, Newark[42][43][44]
- World's Largest Cuckoo Clock, Sugarcreek[45]
- world's largest horseshoe crab, Blanchester.[46]
Oregon[edit]
- World's Largest Caveman, Grants Pass[47]
- World's Largest Corn Dog, Rockaway Beach[48]
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
Utah[edit]
Virginia[edit]
- World's largest rollerskate, Beatleton[citation needed]
Washington[edit]
Washington DC[edit]
- World's largest typewriter eraser[51]
West Virginia[edit]
Wisconsin[edit]
- World's Tallest Grandfather Clock, Kewaunee, Wisconsin[citation needed]
- World's Largest Penny[52]
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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- ^ "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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 June 2015.
- ^ "Traverse City, MI - World's Largest Cherry Pie Pan". www.roadsideamerica.com. Retrieved 2009-04-24.
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- ^ "Kansas City, MO - World's Largest Shuttlecocks". RoadsideAmerica.com. Retrieved 2019-02-25.
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