Thinking of a new adventure? It’s time to bid adieu to friends and grab your travel gear and jet, set and go. There are numerous landmarks across the world that will have you rolling on the floor laughing. They have been around for years but we may have missed them. Here is a list of these hilarious travel attractions:
Lady in the Lake
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A 50 feet long woman taking a dip in the Barber Marina can be seen in Elberta, Alabama. She is sculpted by Mark Cline in 2012. If the woman were to be standing, she would be 108 feet in height.
Two Story Outhouse
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The two story outhouse is a skyscraper in Gays, Illinois and was built by Samuel Gammill in 1872 to serve the store patrons and the second floor had apartments. It became a tourist attraction in 1960.
Souvenir Travel Plate
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A small town called Lucas in Kansas houses the Largest Souvenir Travel Plate of the world that was built by Erika Nelson in 2006. The plate reflects the heart of town in the centre.
Blucifer
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Located at the Denver International Airport, a neon blue horse with red eyes welcomes all to Colorado. Luiz Jimenez started it in 2006 but he died while making it and his family completed the landmark.
Giant Pineapple
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Victor Graphics could not have imagined that their huge fiberglass pineapple logo on the roof of their Baltimore office in Maryland would become a famous landmark. It was built in 1983 and is the largest pineapple in the world.
Man Hanging Out
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Visit Old Town in Prague, Czech Republic and you are bound to find a man hanging out from one of the roofs. It was sculpted by famous artist David Cerny in 1996 as a tribute to Sigmund Freud.
Georgia Guidestones
Georgia Guidestones
The 19 feet high Georgia Guidestones or the American Stonehenge is located at the uppermost point in Elbert County, Georgia. This landmark was built in 1980 by Elberton Granite Finishing Company.
Kaiser Paul
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The 30 foot statue was made in 1960 for Paul Bunyan’s Gas and Eat in Gaylord, Michigan. It was built by Betty Conn and Edward X. Tuttle. It was purchased in 1999 by Alpena Community College.
Bewitched Statue
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A bronze sculpture in Salem, Massachusetts was built by the hit television series Bewitched in 2005. This place is famous for hanging 19 witches. It shows a witch sitting on a broom in a crescent moon frame.
Manneken Pis
Manneken Pis
The famous statue of a child peeing in a basin is a proud spectacle in Brussels, Belgium. Hieronymus Duquesnoy the Elder designed this funny landmark in the 17th century.
Empty Head of Blind Justice
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This landmark can be found in a court in Lafayette, Louisiana. Diana Moore built this five feet high statue in 1999. It is also known as the Urns of Justice and depicts patriotism and impartiality.
Ear of Corn Water Tower
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A water tower that contains 50,000 gallons of water was built in Rochester, Minnesota. Designed in 1931, the 60 feet landmark looks like a ear of corn.
Le Pouce
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A weird landmark weighing 18 tons, the Le Pouce is a 40-foot giant thumb at The Louvre, Paris. Cesar Baldaccini sculpted this artwork in 1965. The wrinkled, grayish thumb is a tourist attraction.
Mentone Egg
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The world’s largest egg is housed in the town of Mentone in Indiana. Hugh Rickel designed this landmark in 1946 and it weighs over 3,000 pounds.
Charles La Trobe Statue
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A topic for constant debate, the Charles La Trobe Statue is located in a university in Melbourne, Australia. The first lieutenant governor of the nation stands upside down in the landmark.
Lucy the Elephant
Close up view of Lucy the Elephant.
A six-storey tall Elephant with stairs in the hind leg can be seen in Margate City, New Jersey while heading to Georgia. This tin and wood creation was built in 1881 by James V. Lafferty as a tourist attraction.
Desert of Maine
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This is a 40-mile desert landscape in Freeport. This man-made creation consisting of glacial silt came into being in 1797 by Tuttle family. After being sold in 1919 for $300, it became a tourist spot.
Pheasants on the Prairie
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Enchanted Highway of Gladstone in North Dakota is home to Pheasants on the Prairie. This 70×40 feet sculpture was created by a local teacher Gary Greff in the hope of making the place famous in 1996-97.
Peachoid
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This 135 feet water tower in Gaffney, South Carolina contains one million gallons of water. It was made by Chicago Bridge and Iron Company in 1981 and looks like a peach.
Pegasus Statue
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The Gulfstream Park in Florida has a 110 feet statue featuring a winged horse and slayed dragon. It was built by Frank Stronach in 2011by more than 200 workers and cost $30 million.