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In every country there are people who claim to have the world's largest roadside attractions. This list was drawn partly from World's Largest Roadside Attractions.
Australia
See also Australia's Big Things
New South Wales
- World's Largest Trout, Adaminaby
- World's Largest Prawn, Ballina
- World's Largest Fruit Bowl, Bilpin
- World's Largest Banana, Coffs Harbour
- World's Largest Eagle, Cowra
- World's Largest Sheep, Goulburn
- World's Largest Barrel, Griffith
- World's Largest Boomerang, Hawes
- World's Largest Chook, Kemps Creek
- World's Largest Bowl, Lake Cathie
- World's Largest Guitar, Tamworth
- World's Largest Oyster, Taree
- World's Largest Sundial, Singleton
- World's Largest Blade of Grass, Vacy, New South Wales
- World's Largest Bicycle Chullora, New South Wales
Northern Territory
- World's Largest Rock aka Uluru, Alice Springs, Northern Territory
Queensland
South Australia
- World's Largest Orange, Berri, South Australia
- World's Largest Rocking Horse, Gumeracha, South Australia
- World's Largest Lobster, Kingston SE, South Australia
Canada
Alberta
- World's Largest Mushrooms, Vilna, Alberta
- World's Largest Perogy (Ukrainian dumpling), Glendon, Alberta
- World's Largest Piggy bank, Coleman, Alberta
- World's Largest Kubasa (Ukrainian garlic sausage), Mundare, Alberta
- World's Largest Pysanka (Ukrainian easter egg), Vegreville, Alberta
World's Largest Pysanka, Vegreville, Alberta.
- World's Largest UFO Landing Pad, St. Paul, Alberta
- World's Largest Duck, Andrew, Alberta
- World's Largest Dinosaur, Drumheller, Alberta
- World's Largest Baseball Bat, Edmonton, Alberta
- World's Largest Cowboy Boot, Edmonton, Alberta
- World's Largest Badminton Racquet, St. Albert, Alberta
- World's Largest Golf Club, Bow Island, Alberta
- World's Largest Weathervane, Westlock, Alberta
- World's Largest Starship Enterprise, Vulcan, Alberta
British Columbia
- Former World's Largest Truck, Sparwood, British Columbia
- World's Largest Cross-Country Skis 100 Mile House, British Columbia
- World's Tallest Totem Pole, Alert Bay, British Columbia
- World's Largest Hockey Stick, Duncan, British Columbia
- World's Largest Wind Chimes, Kaslo, British Columbia
- World's Largest Standing Cuckoo Clock, Kimberley, British Columbia
- World's Largest Rosary, Metchosin, British Columbia
- World's Largest Tree Crusher Mackenzie, British Columbia
Nova Scotia
- World's Largest Fiddle, Sydney, Nova Scotia
- Life-size replica of a Mastodon, Stewiacke, Nova Scotia
Manitoba
- World's Largest Mosquito, Komarno, Manitoba
Ontario
- Big Apple, Colborne
- Big Nickel, Sudbury, listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the world's largest coin
Saskatchewan
- World's Largest Bread and Salt welcoming, Canora, Saskatchewan
- World's Largest Lily, Parkside, Saskatchewan
New Brunswick
- World's Largest Axe, Nackawic, New Brunswick
- World's Largest Lobster, Shediac, New Brunswick
- World's Largest Maple Leaf, Millville, New Brunswick
- World's Largest Fiddleheads, Plaster Rock, New Brunswick
- World's Longest Covered Bridge, Hartland, New Brunswick
- World's largest Atlantic Salmon, Campbellton New Brunswick
India
- Largest bull temple, Basavanagudi, Bangalore, India
New Zealand
See also: New Zealand's big things
- World's Largest Bottle of L&P, Paeroa
- World's Largest Carrot, Ohakune
- World's Largest Crayfish, Kaikoura
- World's Largest Kiwifruit, Te Puke
- World's Largest Salmon, Rakaia
- World's Largest Sandfly, Greymouth
- World's Largest Trout, Gore
United States of America
Alabama
- World's Largest Office Chair, Anniston, Alabama, USA
- World's Largest Hog, Dothan, Alabama, USA
- World's Largest Boll Weevil, Enterprise, Alabama, USA
- World's Largest Brick, Montgomery, Alabama, USA
- World's Largest Catfish, Troy, Alabama, USA
- World's Largest Soda Bottle (Destroyed), The Bottle, Alabama, USA
Alaska
- World's Largest Santa Claus, North Pole, Alaska, USA
- World's Largest Chocolate Waterfall, Anchorage, Alaska, USA
Arizona
- World's Largest Cow Skull, Amado, Arizona, USA
- World's Largest Kokopelli, Camp Verde, Arizona, USA
- World's Largest Kachina, Carefree, Arizona, USA
- World's Largest Map of Old Route 66, Meteor City, Arizona, USA
Arkansas
- World's Largest Spinach Can, Alma, Arkansas, USA
- World's Largest King Kong, Beaver, Arkansas, USA
- World's Largest Razorback, Berryville, Arkansas, USA
- World's Largest Charcoal Grill, Magnolia, Arkansas, USA
- World's Largest Raven, Ravenden, Arkansas, USA
- World's Largest Tuned Musical Windchime, Eureka Springs, Arkansas, USA
California
- World's Largest Thermometer, Baker, California, USA
- World's Largest Dinosaurs, Cabazon, California, USA
- World's Largest Artichoke, Castroville, California, USA
- World's Largest Yoyo, Chico, California, USA
- World's Largest Hammer, Eureka, California, USA
- World's Largest Monk, Hillsborough, California, USA
- World's Largest Tortoise, Joshua Tree, California, USA
- World's Largest Raisin Box, Kingsburg, California, USA
- World's Largest Swedish Coffeepot, Kingsburg, California, USA
- World's Largest Paper Cup, Riverside, California, USA
Florida
- World's Largest McDonald's, Orlando, Florida, USA
- World's Largest's Bowling Pin, Tampa, Florida, USA
Georgia
- World's Largest Chicken, Marietta, Georgia, USA
- World's Largest Peanut, Ashburn, Georgia, USA
Illinois
- World's Largest Cross, Effingham, Illinois, USA
- World's Largest Ketchup Bottle, Collinsville, Illinois, USA
- World's Largest Abraham Lincoln Statue, Charleston, Illinois, USA
Indiana
- World's Largest Egg Mentone, Indiana USA
- World's Largest Ball of Paint Alexandria, Indiana USA
- World's Largest Sycamore Stump Kokomo, Indiana USA
- World's Largest Preserved Steer ("Old Ben") Kokomo, Indiana USA
- World's Largest Clock Clarksville, Indiana USA
- World's Largest Fake Nose and Glasses Michigan City, Indiana USA
Iowa
Iowa's Largest Frying Pan, Brandon, Iowa, USA
Kansas
- World's Largest Ball of Twine, Cawker City, Kansas, USA
- World's Largest Collection of World's Smallest Versions of World's Largest..., Lucas, Kansas
- World's Largest Easel, Goodland, Kansas
- World's Largest "Gas Kan" Water Tower, Gas, Kansas
- World's Largest Hairball, Garden City, Kansas
- World's Largest Hand Dug Well, Greensburg, Kansas
- World's Largest Spur, Abilene, Kansas
Maryland
- World's Largest Trash Can, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
- World's Largest Pencil, Glen Burnie, Maryland, USA
Massachusetts
- World's Largest Clam Box, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA
Michigan
- World's Largest Tire, Allen Park, Michigan, USA
- World's Largest Cherry Pie, Charleviox, Michigan, USA
- World's Largest Cherry Pie[1], Traverse City, Michigan, USA
- World's Largest Picnic Table, Holland, Michigan [1]
- World's Largest Musical Fountain, Grand Haven, Michigan
Minnesota
- World's Largest Snowman, North St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
- World's Largest Fish, Rockville, Minnesota, USA
- World's Largest Prairie Chicken, Rothsay, Minnesota, USA
- World's Largest Pelican, Pelican Rapids, Minnesota
- World's Largest Turkey, Frazee, Minnesota, USA
- World's Largest Loon, Vergas, Minnesota, USA
- World's Largest Tiger Muskie, Nevis, Minnesota
- World's Largest Walleye, Baudette, USA
- Jolly Green Giant, Blue Earth, Minnesota, USA
Nebraska
- World's Largest Porch Swing, Hebron, Nebraska, USA
New York
- World's Largest Kaleidoscope, Mt. Tremper, New York, USA
North Carolina
- World's Largest Bureaus, High Point, NC, USA
- World's Largest Duncan Phyfe Chair Thomasville, NC, USA
- World's Largest Ten Commandments, Murphy, NC, USA
- World's Largest Frying Pan, Rose Hill, NC, USA
- World's Largest Strawberry, near Rockingham, NC, USA [2]
North Dakota
- World's Largest Holstein Cow, New Salem, ND, USA
- World's Largest Buffalo, Jamestown, ND, USA
- World's Largest Scrap Tin Sculptures, Enchanted Highway, Gladstone, ND, USA
Ohio
- Longaberger headquarters (basket-shaped building), Newark, Ohio
- World's Largest Apple Basket, Frazeysburg, Ohio
- World's Largest Cheese Wheel, Berlin, Ohio
- World's Largest Rubber Ink Stamp, Cleveland, Ohio
- World's Largest Pumpkin, Circleville, Ohio
- World's Largest Pumpkin Pie, New Bremen, Ohio
- World's Largest Radio, Columbus, Ohio
- World's Largest Corn Field, Dublin, Ohio
- World's Largest Crystal Ball, Westerville, Ohio
- World's Largest Loaf of Bread, Urbana, Ohio
- World's Largest Cuckoo Clock, Wilmot, Ohio
- World's Largest Horseshoe Crab Blanchester, Ohio
Oklahoma
- World's Largest Driller Statue, Tulsa, OK, USA
Oregon
- World's Largest Caveman, Grant Pass, Oregon, USA[3]
Pennsylvania
- World's Largest Yogi Bear, Cook Forest, Pennsylvania, USA
- World's Largest Shoe, Hallam, Pennsylvania, USA
- World's Largest Clothespin, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- World's Largest Split Button, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- World's Largest Paint Can, Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, USA
Rhode Island
- World's Largest Blue Bug (a termite), Providence, Rhode Island, USA
South Carolina
- World's Largest Peach, Gaffney, South Carolina, USA
- World's Largest Rocking Chair, Belton, South Carolina, USA
South Dakota
- World's Largest Drug Store - Wall Drug, Wall, South Dakota, USA
Virginia
- World's Largest Office Building - The Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia, USA
- World's Largest Chair - Grove Park Mission, Bassett, Virginia, USA
- World's Largest Star, Roanoke, Virginia, USA
- World's Largest Ham, Smithfield, Virginia, USA
- World's Largest Gorilla, Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA
- World's Largest Sea Serpent, Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA
- World's Largest Rollerskate, Warrenton, Virginia, USA
- World's Largest Apple, Winchester, Virginia, USA
Washington
- World's Largest Cherry Pie, George, Washington, USA
- World's Largest Clam - Squirting, Long Beach, Washington, USA
- World's Largest Lava Lamp (proposed), Soap Lake, Washington, USA
- World's Largest Paper Airplane, Mukilteo, Washington, USA
- World's Largest Cowboy Hat & Boots, Seattle, Washington, USA
- World's Largest Milk Bottle, Spokane, Washington, USA
- World's Largest Wagon, Spokane, Washington, USA
- World's Largest Egg, Winlock, Washington, USA
West Virginia
Wisconsin
- World's Largest Muskie, Hayward, Wisconsin, USA
- Worlds's Largest Man on a Bike, Sparta, Wisconsin, USA
Europe
Germany
- World's Largest Coffee Pot, Selb, Germany
Notes
- ^ "Traverse City, MI - World's Largest Cherry Pie Pan". www.roadsideamerica.com. http://www.roadsideamerica.com/tip/701. Retrieved 2009-04-24.
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