Other big stuff... from biggest to small(er)
The Golden Driller in Tulsa (Oklahoma): 75 feet
The 43,500-pound oil worker has been located in front of the Tulsa Expo Center since 1966)
Wendover Will in West Wendover (Nevada): 63 feet
Also known as The Cowboy, the sign was built in 1952 for the State Line Hotel & Casino and named after its founder William Smith. It was donated to the city in 2004. While he no longer moves (his arms waved, his eye winked and his cigarette flickered), he still lights up at night thanks to 1,184 feet of neon tubing. He made the Guinness Book of World Records as the World's Largest Mechanical Cowboy.
When the town was incorporated in 1991, the sign was included on the city's seal.
Dignity in Chamberlain (South Dakota): 50 feet
Weighing 12 tons, the statue was built in 2016 from stainless steel and honors the native cultures of the Lakota and Dakota. The artist used three models for the face, aged 14, 29 and 55. Her clothes are based off of a traditional two-hide dress of the 1850s. The star quilt has 128 stainless steel diamonds which glitter in the sun and move with the wind.
Athena in Nashville (Tennessee): 42 feet
Athena can be found inside a replica of the Greek Parthenon, which was built as part of the 1897 Tennessee Centennial Exposition. The statue, however, wasn't completed until 2002.
Eartha Globe in Yarmouth (Maine): 41 feet
Completed in 1998, this is the largest printed image of the Earth ever created. The map data came from satellite imagery, colored batyhmetry (ocean depth data), shaded relief (to create the look of a three-dimensional surface) and information about road networks and urban areas. One inch represents 16 miles. It tilts at 23.5 degrees, the same as the planet itself. One 18-minute revolution equates to a day.
Chief Passamaquoddy in Freeport (Maine): 40 feet
Also known as the Big F Indian, the 1,500-pound statue was built of fiberglass, plywood and steel rods in 1969 to stand in front of the Casco Bay Trading Post (which closed in 1989) in order to attract the attention of cars passing by on Route 1, which he still does today. He was repainted in 1989 and again in 2006. Several arrows are lodged in his shield, although those are from vandalism and not original.
Flamingos in Las Vegas (Nevada): 35 feet
These two large statues stand outside an entrance to the Flamingo Hotel and Casino. They are part of the hotel's tropical theme, which includes a wildlife habitat with live flamingos.
Forever Marilyn in Palm Springs (California): 26 feet
This beauty was created by Seward Johnson out of stainless steel and aluminum in 2011.
Unconditional Surrender in San Diego (California): 25 feet
Based on the famous photo taken in 1945 moments after Japan's surrender to the US in WWII, the 7-ton bronze statue stands next to the USS Midway.
Concrete Cowboy in Denver (Colorado): 20 feet
The 20-foot, bow-legged cowboy was built by artist John Sutton in 1955. He was originally supposed to be part of a theme park (that was never built), so today he guards Rustic Ranch Mobile Home and RV Park. Because h's located on a major street, he has been hit by drivers more than once.
Pierre the Pantsless Voyageur in Two Harbors (Minnesota): 20 feet
In the 1700s and 1800s, a voyageur (meaning traveller) was a French explorer of this region who transported furs by canoe during the fur trades. Pierre was placed at the Voyageur Motel in 1960 as a roadside attraction to attract motel guests. Made out of fiberglass and mesh, Pierre could turn his head, had red glowing eyes that could move, and had a speaker so he could talk with which he could entertain people with his voyager tales. He was controlled by a motel employee in a hidden booth. By the 1970s, the Pierre had became neglected. His eyes became dark slits and his birch bark canoe and paddle disappeared. In 2008, part of the motel was destroyed. In 2011, he was saved and placed at the Earthwood Inn. He now has a paddle and canoe (complete with googly eyes)... but still no pants, for unknown reasons.
Big Lonnie Johnny in Hutchinson (Kansas)
Using an original 1966 mold of a Big John (statues from molds at the General Sign Company of Cape Girardeau, Missouri, for Big John grocery stores). Mark Cline made this statue in 2022.
Larry the Lobster in Woolwich (Maine)
Located prominently on the roof of the Taste Of Maine restaurant, the world's largest inflatable lobster weighs 700 pounds and is 70 feel long and 12 feet wide. It is put up each spring.
