List of largest roadside attractions

This is a list of verifiably notable roadside attractions.

Asia

Three-headed elephant of Erawan Museum, Thailand

Thailand

Great Buddha of Thailand

Europe

North America

Canada

The Big Nickel is a 9-metre-tall (30 ft) replica of a Canadian nickel.

United States

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

World's Largest Office Chair, Anniston^[9]

California

Georgia

Big Chicken, Marietta

Illinois

Kansas

Biggest ball of twine, Cawker City

Michigan

55-foot (17 m) fiberglass statue of the Jolly Green Giant in Blue Earth, Minnesota

Minnesota

Biggest ball of twine (made by one man), Darwin^[12]
Iron Man, Chisholm^[13]
Pelican Pete, Pelican Rapids^[14]
Nevis Tiger Muskie, Nevis^[15]
Soudan Underground Mine State Park, Soudan^[16]

Missouri

World's Largest Chess Piece, St. Louis^[17]

New Jersey

Lucy the Elephant, Margate, New Jersey

Union Watersphere, Union (contested)^{[citation needed]}
Lucy the Elephant, Margate City^[18]

New York

Big Duck,^[19] Flanders, New York

North Dakota

Enchanted Highway, a collection of "world's largest" scrap-metal sculptures of everyday objects^[20]
Salem Sue, New Salem, North Dakota
World's Largest Buffalo, Jamestown^[21]

Ohio

World's largest basket, Newark, Ohio

Rhode Island

Big Blue Bug, Providence^[22]^{[unreliable source?]}

Washington

Hat 'n' Boots, Seattle^{[citation needed]}

West Virginia

Chester teapot, Chester^[23]

Wisconsin

The World's Largest Musky, at the National Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame; Hayward, Wisconsin

Tallest Grandfather Clock, Kewaunee, Wisconsin^{[citation needed]}

Oceania

Australia

New Zealand

References

^ "The world's largest roadside attractions". The Telegraph. 4 February 2016 – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
^ "The Vegreville Pysanka".
^ "Saamis Tepee, World's tallest tepee".
^ "The world's largestNorth Cowichan roadside attractions". The Telegraph. 4 February 2016 – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
^ "The world's largest roadside attractions". The Telegraph. 4 February 2016 – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
^ Fowler, Shane (22 March 2023). "Giant sandpiper made of steel, fibreglass, epoxy — and a dash of controversy". CBC News. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
^ Culbert, Terry (1995). County Roads: Around Ontario with Global Television's Terry Culbert. GeneralStore PublishingHouse. p. 17.
^ "World's Largest Coca-Cola Can, Portage la Prairie". Retrieved 14 May 2022.
^ "World's Largest Office Chair". Roadside America. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
^ "Big Things in a Small Town". October 2016.
^ "About the Uniroyal Giant Tire" (PDF). Uniroyal Tires. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 June 2015.
^ "Biggest Ball of Twine in Minnesota". RoadsideAmerica.com. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
^ "Huge Iron Man Statue, Chisholm, Minnesota". RoadsideAmerica.com. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
^ "World's Largest Pelican, Pelican Rapids, Minnesota". RoadsideAmerica.com. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
^ "World's Largest Tiger Muskie, Nevis, Minnesota". RoadsideAmerica.com. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
^ "Deepest Place You Can Go in America, Soudan, Minnesota". www.roadsideamerica.com. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
^ "Largest chess piece". Guinness World Records website.
^ "Lucy the Elephant". www.roadsideamerica.com. 7 February 2017. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
^ "The Big Duck". Roadside America. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
^ "Largest Scrap-Metal Sculpture". Guinness World Records. Archived from the original on 6 September 2013. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
^ "World's Largest Buffalo Monument".
^ "Big Blue Bug – Pest Control in Providence". Retrieved 9 March 2014.
^ "Chester, WV - World's Largest Teapot - Page 2". RoadsideAmerica.com. Retrieved 13 November 2020.

[1] "The world's largest roadside attractions". The Telegraph. 4 February 2016 – via www.telegraph.co.uk.

[2] "The Vegreville Pysanka".

[3] "Saamis Tepee, World's tallest tepee".

[4] "The world's largestNorth Cowichan roadside attractions". The Telegraph. 4 February 2016 – via www.telegraph.co.uk.

[5] "The world's largest roadside attractions". The Telegraph. 4 February 2016 – via www.telegraph.co.uk.

[6] Fowler, Shane (22 March 2023). "Giant sandpiper made of steel, fibreglass, epoxy — and a dash of controversy". CBC News. Retrieved 22 April 2024.

[7] Culbert, Terry (1995). County Roads: Around Ontario with Global Television's Terry Culbert. GeneralStore PublishingHouse. p. 17.

[8] "World's Largest Coca-Cola Can, Portage la Prairie". Retrieved 14 May 2022.

[9] "World's Largest Office Chair". Roadside America. Retrieved 23 June 2020.

[guinnessworldrecords1-10] "Big Things in a Small Town". October 2016.

[uniroyalpdf-11] "About the Uniroyal Giant Tire" (PDF). Uniroyal Tires. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 June 2015.

[12] "Biggest Ball of Twine in Minnesota". RoadsideAmerica.com. Retrieved 7 July 2019.

[13] "Huge Iron Man Statue, Chisholm, Minnesota". RoadsideAmerica.com. Retrieved 18 July 2019.

[14] "World's Largest Pelican, Pelican Rapids, Minnesota". RoadsideAmerica.com. Retrieved 18 July 2019.

[15] "World's Largest Tiger Muskie, Nevis, Minnesota". RoadsideAmerica.com. Retrieved 18 July 2019.

[16] "Deepest Place You Can Go in America, Soudan, Minnesota". www.roadsideamerica.com. Retrieved 18 July 2019.

[17] "Largest chess piece". Guinness World Records website.

[18] "Lucy the Elephant". www.roadsideamerica.com. 7 February 2017. Retrieved 7 February 2017.

[19] "The Big Duck". Roadside America. Retrieved 15 September 2024.

[20] "Largest Scrap-Metal Sculpture". Guinness World Records. Archived from the original on 6 September 2013. Retrieved 27 August 2013.

[21] "World's Largest Buffalo Monument".

[22] "Big Blue Bug – Pest Control in Providence". Retrieved 9 March 2014.

[23] "Chester, WV - World's Largest Teapot - Page 2". RoadsideAmerica.com. Retrieved 13 November 2020.

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