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This is a list of verifiably notable roadside attractions.

Asia

Three-headed elephant of Erawan Museum, Thailand

Thailand

Europe

North America

Canada

See also: Giants of the Prairies
The Big Nickel is a 9-metre-tall (30 ft) replica of a Canadian nickel.

Alberta

New Brunswick

Ontario

Manitoba

United States

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

California

Georgia

Illinois

Kansas

Michigan

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

Minnesota

New Jersey

Lucy the Elephant, Margate, New Jersey

North Dakota

Ohio

World's largest basket, Newark, Ohio

Rhode Island

South Dakota

Washington

West Virginia

Wisconsin

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

Oceania

Australia

Main article: Australia's big things

New Zealand

Main article: List of New Zealand's big things

See also

References

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  3. ^ "Saamis Tepee, World's tallest tepee".
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  6. ^ Culbert, Terry (1995). County Roads: Around Ontario with Global Television's Terry Culbert. GeneralStore PublishingHouse. p. 17.
  7. ^ "World's Largest Coca-Cola Can, Portage la Prairie". Retrieved 14 May 2022.
  8. ^ "World's Largest Office Chair". Roadside America. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  9. ^ "Big Things in a Small Town". October 2016.
  10. ^ "About the Uniroyal Giant Tire" (PDF). Uniroyal Tires. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 June 2015.
  11. ^ "Biggest Ball of Twine in Minnesota". RoadsideAmerica.com. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  12. ^ "Huge Iron Man Statue, Chisholm, Minnesota". RoadsideAmerica.com. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  13. ^ "World's Largest Pelican, Pelican Rapids, Minnesota". RoadsideAmerica.com. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  14. ^ "World's Largest Tiger Muskie, Nevis, Minnesota". RoadsideAmerica.com. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  15. ^ "Deepest Place You Can Go in America, Soudan, Minnesota". www.roadsideamerica.com. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  16. ^ "Lucy the Elephant". www.roadsideamerica.com. 7 February 2017. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
  17. ^ "World's Largest Buffalo Monument".
  18. ^ "Big Blue Bug – Pest Control in Providence". Retrieved 9 March 2014.
  19. ^ "Largest Scrap-Metal Sculpture". Guinness World Records. Archived from the original on 6 September 2013. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
  20. ^ "Chester, WV - World's Largest Teapot - Page 2". RoadsideAmerica.com. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
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