Big things in Australia

[Warrigal]

I have no idea why country towns in Australia think that a big sculpture is a great tourist attraction. We have the Big Banana, the Big Prawn, the Big Pineapple and many, many more.

This link deals with some new ones that I had not previously known about. Complete with photos.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-02-21/the-big-root-and-10-more-obscure-australian-big-things/9415936

Australians please note - the Big Root is not what you think it is.

 

[Pappy]

And I thought we had big oranges in Florida. You win this one.

 

[Warrigal]

I guess you need some sort of local attraction when you live in a town called Mundubbera.

 

[RadishRose]

This was fun!
I liked the Big Headphones, The Big Dead Fish and the Big Snail the best. The mandarin is nice too.

 

[Warrigal]

Here is a comprehensive list of 'big things' in Australia, Scroll through the photos.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia's_big_things#List_of_big_things_(by_state_or_territory)

 

[James]

A village that I lived in that had a population of about 20 had a Big Chair. Its been there for years and there's always someone stopping to take a picture.

 

[RadishRose]

Here is a comprehensive list of 'big things' in Australia, Scroll through the photos.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia's_big_things#List_of_big_things_(by_state_or_territory)

These are great! Wish we had a few. Here's more-

 

[RadishRose]

Big chair!

 

[SifuPhil]

Ha, ha - I love these!

Especially The Dead Fish - it's just so Monty Python.

The U.S. has a lot of "Big Things" as well, but a lot of them are/were for commercial advertising and hailed from the '50's and '60's. Not many left these days.

 

[SifuPhil]

Big chair!

I was almost expecting to see Edith Ann sitting in it.

 

[ProsperosDaughter]

I like The Big Potato, The Big Snail and The Big Blue Horse. I am inspired to fill my yard with "Big Things"

Hey RadishRose, How about a big nutmeg for us in CT?

 

[SifuPhil]

Here in PA we need a Big Kielbasa.

... oh, wait ...

 

[C'est Moi]

We have Paul Bunyan.

And of course, Babe the Blue Ox.

 

[C'est Moi]

And here in Houston, we have ole' Sam himself...

 

[SifuPhil]

Amazing how Sam can balance so well on that little pick-up truck!

 

[RadishRose]

I couldn't find a giant nutmeg, but found another Paul Bunyon In Cheshire, CT



and the famous cross on Pine Hill in Waterbury, CT

 

[Warrigal]

Amazing how Sam can balance so well on that little pick-up truck!

:lofl:

 

[SifuPhil]

I couldn't find a giant nutmeg, but found another Paul Bunyon In Cheshire, CT

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Muffler Man!

 

[Pappy]

Not to far from where I live, we have the river dragon. Or we did have, until he fell down. He will be rebuilt this year sometime.