List of largest roadside attractions

This is a list of verifiably notable roadside attractions.

Asia

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Three-headed elephant of Erawan Museum, Thailand

Thailand

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Europe

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North America

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Canada

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

Alberta

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New Brunswick

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Ontario

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Manitoba

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United States

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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

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California

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Georgia

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Illinois

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Kansas

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Michigan

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

Minnesota

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Missouri

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New Jersey

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Lucy the Elephant, Margate, New Jersey

New York

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North Dakota

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Ohio

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World's largest basket, Newark, Ohio

Rhode Island

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Washington

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West Virginia

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Wisconsin

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

Oceania

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Australia

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New Zealand

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See also

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References

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  3. ^ "Saamis Tepee, World's tallest tepee".
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  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.
  10. ^ "Big Things in a Small Town". October 2016.
  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.