Statues & Sculptures

The Bigger, the Weirder, the Better!

31 Places

Moonbeam, Ontario

Moonbeam UFO Monument

A flying saucer has landed for good in the middle of a tiny Canadian town.

Added by cheenaenterprise

Wawa Goose

This giant roadside goose has been hailing travelers into a small Ontario town for over 50 years.

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Added by robertshell22

Nackawic, New Brunswick

World's Largest Axe

The largest axe on the planet contains a time capsule that seems like it may never be discovered.

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Added by EricGrundhauser

Shediac, New Brunswick

World's Largest Lobster

This monster fiberglass crustacean stands watch over the self-proclaimed "lobster capital of the world."

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Added by eleskog

Silver Bay, Minnesota

Rocky Taconite

This friendly fellow was built to honor an advancement in mineral processing.

Added by opdu1201

Sudbury, Ontario

Big Nickel

Possibly the world's largest coin stands just outside of a Canadian science center.

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Added by thomasharper

Gouverneur, New York

Giant Life Savers Roll

A giant roll of mints marks the birthplace of one of America's most famous candy brands.

Fairy Princess Lolly

Added by Fairy Princess Lolly

Bloomington, Indiana

Brain Sculpture

The world's largest anatomically accurate brain sculpture.

Added by jennrobiso

Saint Thomas, Ontario

Jumbo the Elephant

The statue of the famous elephant who was the original source of the word "jumbo".

Added by hcshannonart

Washington, D.C.

Barbie Pond on Q Street

A rotating cast of guys and dolls in front of a Washington, D.C. building.

Added by clarecc

Spokane, Washington

Garbage Goat

This inanimate goat created by the "welding nun" has been helping to clean up the city of Spokane for more than 40 years.

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Added by badgersofdoom

Cow Bay, Nova Scotia

Cow Bay Moose

This huge 12-foot concrete moose on the coast of Nova Scotia is the grandest of the sculptor's giant creatures.

Added by hcshannonart

O'Leary, Prince Edward Island

Canadian Potato Museum

This sprawling collection hides many charms.

Added by dcooper

Trent Hills, Ontario

Hastings Pisces Pete

This enormous ode to sport fishing overlooks the region.

Added by marlenethoms

Campbellford, Ontario

Giant Toonie

This giant Canadian coin is a monument to the artist who created its iconic emblem.

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Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan

Mac the Moose

The world's largest moose statue is located (where else?) in Canada.

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Stor-Elvdal, Norway

Storelgen (The Big Moose)

The world's largest moose statue towers above the highway between Oslo and Trondheim.

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Added by skdewberry

Los Angeles, California

Circus Liquor Clown

This iconic neon jester is a local landmark that you might recognize from his cameos in film and television.

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Added by jamesgillespie

Alishan, Taiwan

Pagoda of the Tree Spirit

A monument to placate the spirits of an ancient forest.

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Added by gettyhesse

Seven Magic Mountains

Brightly colored 30-foot-tall totems light up the desert sky just outside Las Vegas.

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Added by Stephanie Vermillion

Prague, Czechia

Podobenství s Lebkou (Parable With Skull)

An existential riddle in the world's largest ancient castle.

Sebastian Wortys

Added by Sebastian Wortys

Fergus Falls, Minnesota

Otto the Otter

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

Added by ianlefk

Woolfardisworthy, England

The Gnome Reserve

The world's largest collection of garden gnomes lives among the trees and wildflowers on this woodland reserve.

Added by limbicspin

Chornobyl, Ukraine

'Monument of the Third Angel'

The biblical sculpture honors those who lost their lives, homes and communities to the Chernobyl disaster.

Kerry Wolfe

Added by Kerry Wolfe

Yekaterinburg, Russia

Keyboard Monument

Russia's giant concrete QWERTY keyboard is likely the largest in the world.

Michael Inscoe

Added by Michael Inscoe

Bern, Switzerland

The Child Eater of Bern

A nearly 500-year-old sculpture depicts a man eating a sack of babies, and no one is sure why.

Burk's Falls, Ontario

Midlothian Castle

A school teacher's massive and terrifying self-built castle.

Kingston, Ontario

'Pollution'

This sculpture was made in 1973 for the city's 300th-anniversary celebrations and was largely considered an eyesore at the time.

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Added by Slayerofsarcasm

Paisley, Scotland

'Alien' Gargoyle

A familiar otherworldly creature guards this 12th-century Scottish abbey.

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Added by ssm67alba

Usera Panda Bear

This cuddly-looking statue symbolizes the bond between Spain and China.

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Added by Xavixavir

San Francisco, California

Faery Door

San Franciscans leave gifts and messages for the magical beings that live behind the tiny, mysterious door installed on a tree in Golden Gate Park.

Alex Mayyasi

Added by Alex Mayyasi

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