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Giant Objects

From Big Brutus and the World’s Largest Chest of Drawers to Lucy the Elephant and the Fremont Troll, these objects demand a bigger frame. Explore oversized machinery, buildings, sculptures, and roadside icons, then check each entry for location and access.

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Giant Dalmatian Fire Hydrant

Beaumont, Texas

A 24-foot-tall working fire hydrant painted in Dalmatian spots stands outside Beaumont's fire museum, because even giant plumbing apparently needs a dog theme.

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Big Easel

Goodland, Kansas

An 80-foot easel holds a 24-by-32-foot Van Gogh reproduction above a western Kansas park devoted to sunflowers.

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World’s Largest Apple

Winchester, Virginia

A giant red apple that once rolled through Winchester as a parade float now sits permanently on a downtown lawn as a monument to the region's…

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Giant Uniroyal Tire

Allen Park, Michigan

An 80-foot tire beside Interstate 94 began life as a Ferris wheel at the 1964 New York World's Fair.

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Chatty Belle

Neillsville, Wisconsin

A 16-foot-tall Holstein built for the 1964 New York World's Fair ended up in Wisconsin as a giant roadside cow once equipped to tell visitors her…

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Giant Fork

Springfield, Missouri

A 35-foot, 11-ton stainless steel fork rises outside an office building in Springfield, turning a former restaurant sign into a roadside landmark.

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Albert the Bull

Audubon, Iowa

A 45-ton concrete Hereford with a 15-foot horn span watches over an Iowa park and tells visitors his story.

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World’s Largest Pheasant

Huron, South Dakota

Huron's forty-foot-long, twenty-two-ton pheasant has been looming over Highway 14 since 1959, because apparently an ordinary pheasant was not enough.

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World’s Largest Hockey Stick

Eveleth, Minnesota

A 107-foot hockey stick and 700-pound puck salute Minnesota's favorite frozen sport.

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Cabazon Dinosaurs

Cabazon, California

Towering above Interstate 10 in Southern California, the Cabazon Dinosaurs are among America’s most recognizable roadside giants. These enormous concrete creatures transformed a simple highway stop…

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Pinkie the Pink Elephant

DeForest, Wisconsin

A massive pink elephant wearing oversized black glasses has been staring across a Wisconsin interstate exit since the 1960s.

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Big Muskie Bucket

McConnelsville, Ohio

The enormous bucket from the largest dragline ever built survives as a roadside monument large enough for visitors to walk inside.