Ames, Iowa
Elwood, the World's Tallest Concrete Gnome
Beating out all other concrete competitors, this massive garden feature's pointy hat has earned it a world record.
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Ames, Iowa
Beating out all other concrete competitors, this massive garden feature's pointy hat has earned it a world record.
Effingham, Illinois
Known as the "Cross At The Crossroads," this massive metal cross is just short enough to avoid the FAA.
Neillsville, Wisconsin
The world's largest talking cow would like to tell you about the benefits of 100% Wisconsin dairy products, if only she still could.
Casey, Illinois
The world's largest collection of the world's largest objects is in one small Illinois town.
Hamilton, Missouri
Outside the Missouri Quilt Museum, this large spool has more than one million yards of thread—and counting.
Sewanee, Tennessee
A natural sandstone bridge hidden in the Sewanee forest.
Fackler, Alabama
Large rocks have been painted to whimsically resemble wild and farm animals.
West Ballina, Australia
There's nothing shrimpy about the world's largest artificial prawn.
Wahpeton, North Dakota
On the windswept Dakota plains there is a memorial to circus workers who were struck down by lightning.
Fergus Falls, Minnesota
A riverside park built around the ruins of a massive dam that collapsed in 1909.
Rothsay, Minnesota
The statue honors the booming birds Rothsay, Minnesota, is famous for.
Fergus Falls, Minnesota
The world's largest otter started his life as a high school shop project.
Malmö, Sweden
This poignant sculpture of a gnarled weapon is a symbol of non-violence.
Adelaide, Australia
These bronze sculptures sow whimsy by hamming it up on a pedestrian mall.
Santa Rosa, New Mexico
A clear blue swimming hole with hidden caves, still unexplored.
Corona, New Mexico
Catch two 18-foot-tall ranchers mid-brawl as you drive by on Highway 285.
York, Nebraska
Visitors to this museum will uncover a whimsical collection of marbles from across time.
Las Cruces, New Mexico
This 47-foot chile pepper sculpture welcomes Scoville heat unit obsessed tourists to the Big Chile Inn.
Madrid, Spain
An exact replica of a colossal Olmec head sits atop a pyramid within a Madrid traffic circle.
Purano Jhangajholi, Nepal
This twisty section of highway in the Himalayan foothills is lined with thousands of small mirrors.
Wellington Mill, Australia
Thousands of lawn gnomes have infested this Australian roundabout.
Galena, Illinois
Dozens of large steel sculptures fill this two-acre park outside a former blacksmith's studio.
Bir el Maliha, Israel
This legendary roadside attraction feels like a bizarre mirage, 101 kilometers outside the resort city of Eilat.
Olancha, California
A charming easy-to-miss sculpture garden filled with whimsical and thought-provoking metal sculptures.