Vietnam Memorial Tank and Helicopter
The Vietnam Memorial Tank and Helicopter are located in Hurley in Wisconsin’s Iron County. A M-60 tank and AH-1S Cobra Helicopter sit in a grassy area next to the Iron Country Courthouse at the intersection of Taconite Street and US-51.. The helicopter is perched on a pole in a descending position. The veterans memorial has […]
World's Largest Corkscrew
The World’s Largest Corkscrew is located in Hurley in Wisconsin’s Iron County. The enormous 24 foot (7.3m) tall metal corkscrew holds the sign for the Corkscrew Liquor Store that it stands in front of. It is said that the owner of the store, Robert Vittone, has an extensive corkscrew collection and welded this himself out […]
Giant Smallmouth Bass
This giant smallmouth bass is located in Ashland in Wisconsin’s Ashland County. This fiberglass smallmouth bass is about 20 feet long and is perched on top of a pole above an old green motorboat. It’s the perfect place to stop for a photo op along Ashland’s beautiful Lake Shore Drive. For those looking to fish […]
Apple Statue
The Apple Statue is located in Bayfield in Wisconsin’s Bayfield County. This enormous fiberglass apple is complete with a green leaf on top and sits outside Weber Orchards. The Bayfield area is known for it’s incredible apples and even hosts an Annual Apple Festival celebrating the autumn harvest. The Queen of the Bayfield Apple Festival […]
Junk Football Player
The Junk Football Player is located 9 miles (14.4km) west of Ashland in Wisconsin’s Bayfield County outside Pagac’s Bar. He is a Green Bay Packer quarterback sculpture made of scrap metal. Instead of a football, he’s tossing a beer keg.
Statue of Viking Leif Erikson
The Statue of Viking Leif Erikson is located at the entrance of Duluth’s Leif Erikson Park in Minnesota’s St Louis County. It was constructed by sculptor John Karl Daniels in 1956 and stands 13 feet (3.9m) tall. The engraving below the statue reads “Leif Erikson, Discoverer of America, 1000 A.D. Sponsored and erected by the […]
Large Rooster
The Large Rooster is located outside Weldon’s Gift Shop in Two Harbors in Minnesota’s Lake County. This 8 foot (2.4m) tall fiberglass rooster greets you as you enter the town coming north from Duluth on Highway 61. The bright red, yellow and white rooster is hard to miss and has been perched over the stretch […]
Phil the Window Washer
Phil the Window Washer is located Marquette in Michigan’s Marquette County. Upon a bench in a small park sits a life sized sculpture of the Marquette icon Phil Niemisto. Phil has spent years washing merchants windows never asking for compensation. There is a plaque next to the sculpture that reads “Phil became an icon in […]
Jilbert's Dairy Cows
Jilbert’s Dairy Cows are located in Marquette in Michigan’s Marquette County. At Jilbert’s Dairy you will find three large cow statues affectionately dubbed the Jilly cows. One perched atop a silo drawing you in for some fresh ice cream. Another stands in a lovely shaded picnic area. There is a stool beside this giant cow […]
Old Ish
Old Ish is located Ishpeming in Michigan’s Marquette County. This Native American Statue made of zinc was erected in 1884 and originally stood atop a drinking fountain. The base stands eight feet tall while the statue itself is six feet tall. It had three drinking fountains for humans, dogs and horses to quench their thirst and has since […]
Da Yoopers Tourist Trap
Da Yoopers Tourist Trap is located in Ishpeming in Michigan’s Marquette County. Outside this gift shop you’ll find many of their innovation displays. “Gravel Gertie” is the largest motorized tricycle possibly in the world. “Big Gus” is the world’s largest working chainsaw measuring an astonishing 22 feet, 11 inches long, 6 feet high and weighing […]
Snow Stick
This super sized snow stick is located 3 miles (4.8km) north of Mohawk in Michigan’s Keweenaw County. The snow stick is over 30 feet tall on the side of highway 41 and resembles a large thermometer. The record high snowfall for the area was in the winter of 1978-79 reaching an incredible 32.5 feet (9.9m). […]
