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worldslargestthings

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Professional road tripper, sometimes outsider art restoration/preservation conservator, full time explorer
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Pops

Arcadia, Oklahoma

Pops

The future of roadside attractions is this sci-fi soda mecca that is home to a 66-foot tall neon pop bottle.

Cars for scale

Castroville, California

World's Largest Artichoke Statue

It should come as no surprise that the world's largest artichoke lies in the town that calls itself the "Artichoke Center of the World."

South of the Border

Hamer, South Carolina

South of the Border

I-95's Tijuana-style celebration of kitsch at the Carolina border.

Wall Drug

Wall, South Dakota

Wall Drug

The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.

Ole's Big Game Steakhouse and Lounge

Paxton, Nebraska

Ole's Big Game Steakhouse and Lounge

What do a giraffe, an elephant, and reasonably priced steaks have in common? This roadside restaurant filled with exotic taxidermy.

The American Visionary Art Museum

Baltimore, Maryland

The American Visionary Art Museum

A museum dedicated to exhibiting remarkable outsider art.

Abandoned Longhorn Grill

Amado, Arizona

Longhorn Grill and Saloon

This giant steer-skull edifice refuses to die.

The Last Shell Oil Clamshell Station

Winston-Salem, North Carolina

The Last Shell Oil Clamshell Station

This bright yellow relic is the final survivor of a short burst of seashell-shaped petrol pumps.

The grave of Chang and Eng

Mount Airy, North Carolina

The Grave of Chang and Eng Bunker

This North Carolina grave is the final resting place of the world's most famous conjoined twins.

Circus memorial

Columbus, Georgia

Circus Train Wreck Victims Memorial

Shaped like a big top tent, this memorial honors the victims of a terrible train wreck.

The Museum Of Wonder

Seale, Alabama

The Museum Of Wonder

A former taxidermist has turned his old shop into a folk art mecca.

 Pasaquan

Buena Vista, Georgia

Pasaquan

This folk art compound was built by a fortune teller on the advice of three people from the future.

Petrified Wood Constructions in Lemmon SD

Lemmon, South Dakota

Petrified Wood Park

An entire city block built completely out of petrified wood.

"Grasshopper's Delight" sculpture along the Enchanted Highway, approximately half-way to Regent, North Dakota.  Car included for scale.

Regent, North Dakota

Enchanted Highway Sculptures

One man's quest to save his town with a trail of record-breaking sculptures.

Salem Sue

New Salem, North Dakota

Salem Sue

The world's largest Holstein cow.

Maxie, the World's Largest Goose in 1988

Sumner, Missouri

Maxie, the World's Largest Goose

This 40-foot fowl marks the so-called "wild goose capital of the world."

World's Largest Crow

Belgrade, Minnesota

World's Largest Crow

This Minnesota town celebrated the state's 100-year anniversary by creating a massive ode to nature's smartest bird.

Big Ole

Alexandria, Minnesota

Big Ole

America's largest viking stands in a Minnesota city that believes it was visited by the ancient nords.

St. Urho statue

Menahga, Minnesota

St. Urho's Day

Home of St. Urho, the fictional patron saint of Finland.

Paul Bunyan & Babe the Blue Ox, Bemidji

Bemidji, Minnesota

Paul Bunyan & Babe the Blue Ox

These crudely shaped folk giants may be the the second most photographed statues in the U.S.

Jolly Green Giant Statue

Blue Earth, Minnesota

Jolly Green Giant Statue

This massive roadside mascot was the first version of the giant to illustrate his butt.

Father Paul Dobberstein's Grotto of the Redemption

West Bend, Iowa

Father Paul Dobberstein's Grotto of the Redemption

A four story, football field-sized, nine-grotto creation made of shells, minerals, and rare stones.

The world's largest popcorn ball. (The Popcorn Factory)

Sac City, Iowa

World's Largest Popcorn Ball

Eight feet in diameter and more than 24 feet around.

Albert The Bull

Audubon, Iowa

Albert The Bull

The World's Largest Bull.

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