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Elephant House

Toronto, Ontario

Elephant House

A student art project turned into a neighborhood fixture in Toronto.

Sand Cave is basically one giant sand dune.

Ewing, Virginia

Sand Cave

Erosion has transformed this sandstone boulder into a massive dune-filled cavern.

The Pagoda

Reading, Pennsylvania

The Reading Pagoda

A failed piece of Orientalism has become the proud symbol of a community.

The six pack in 2008

La Crosse, Wisconsin

World's Largest Six-Pack

Giant six-pack could provide one person a six-pack a day for 3,351 years.

Onalaska, Wisconsin, is the "Sunfish Capital of the World."

Onalaska, Wisconsin

Sunny the Sunfish

This giant fiberglass sunfish welcomes visitors to Onalaska, Wisconsin, the "Sunfish Capital of the World."

World’s Tallest Uncle Sam Statue

Danbury, Connecticut

World’s Tallest Uncle Sam Statue

Star-spangled and 38 feet tall.

This giant fiberglass catfish welcomes visitors to Trempealeau, Wisconsin.

Trempealeau, Wisconsin

Trempealeau Catfish Statue

A giant fiberglass catfish welcomes visitors to this Wisconsin river town and heralds its annual Catfish Days festival.

The Ashland Mother's Memorial honors the bygone days of coal mining.

Ashland, Pennsylvania

Ashland Mother's Memorial

A eight-foot-tall statue resides in the heart of Pennsylvania anthracite coal country.

Big Mine Run Geyser

Ashland, Pennsylvania

Big Mine Run Geyser

The only geyser in the state of Pennsylvania is caused by pressure from an abandoned coal mine outside of the ghost town Centralia.

Pioneer Mom and Daughter Roadside Statue.
Permanently Closed

Frackville, Pennsylvania

Pioneer Mom and Daughter Roadside Statue

Pennsylvania’s creepiest roadside attraction is a haunting example of roadside kitsch.

Mentone Egg

Mentone, Indiana

Mentone Egg

A giant concrete egg marks this Indiana town as the "Egg Basket of the Midwest."

Big Apple Time Capsule

Martinsburg, West Virginia

Big Apple Time Capsule

A giant time capsule not scheduled to be cored until 2040.

Farnham Colossi

Unger, West Virginia

Farnham Colossi

Winding country roads in eastern West Virginia lead to an extraordinary place populated by fiberglass giants.

Warm Glow Candle Outlet.

Centerville, Indiana

Warm Glow Candle Outlet

A giant lumpy candle serves as a beacon for this highly scented pit stop.

Koontz Coffee Pot

Bedford, Pennsylvania

Koontz Coffee Pot

This titanic java kettle is one of the many kitschy landmarks located along America's OTHER famous highway.

Charlie the Coal Miner

Shinnston, West Virginia

Charlie the Coal Miner

A 21-foot-tall statue of a miner made of scrap metal stands in this West Virginia coal town.

Nyberg Sculpture Park

Vining, Minnesota

Nyberg Sculpture Park

Scrap metal transformed into surreal roadside art.

Another angle of Otto the Otter. Do not use this picnic table to climb the otter.

Fergus Falls, Minnesota

Otto the Otter

The world's largest otter started his life as a high school shop project.

World's largest prairie chicken.

Rothsay, Minnesota

World’s Largest Prairie Chicken

The statue honors the booming birds Rothsay, Minnesota, is famous for.

Alexa Troll in Detroit Lakes.

Detroit Lakes, Minnesota

Alexa the Troll of Detroit Lakes

This wooden troll marks the starting point for Detroit Lakes' troll scavenger hunt.

Big Rusty's sign

Hainesport, New Jersey

Big Rusty

A giant scrap metal troll rests his hands on top of a dilapidated building covered in graffiti.

Willie the Whale

Kokomo, Indiana

Willie the Whale

Step inside this 1964 whale sculpture to explore its colorful history.

The Kokomantis: A Famous Giant Preying Mantis Scrap Metal Sculpture

Kokomo, Indiana

KokoMantis

Along this stretch of Indiana roadway resides a giant insect composed entirely of scrap metal.

(Derek A. Young/Flickr)

Port Austin, Michigan

Turnip Rock

Turnip-shaped island just off the Michigan shore in Lake Huron.

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