Worlds largest tea pot

This is the Giant Teapot Building in Meitan County, Guizhou Province, China. It is one of the world’s largest teapot-shaped buildings and is a famous example of novelty architecture. * It was built to celebrate Meitan’s long history of tea production, as the county is one of China’s best-known t

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Pig bike

Japanese Pig Bike, a one-of-a-kind custom scooter built in Japan. It has become well known online because of its remarkably realistic design and craftsmanship: * The builder spent several years creating the fully functional scooter. * The front and rear turn signals are cleverly hidden ins

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Big bowling pin

This is a giant bowling pin, a classic roadside attraction that stands outside Woodland Bowl in Woodland Bowl. The oversized pin is mounted at an angle to look like it has just been struck by a bowling ball and is about to fall over. It has become a popular photo stop for fans of quirky road

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The Hippomobile

This is the "Hippomobile," a custom car built on a 1971 Ford Mustang frame. It’s got a wagging tail, hidden headlights, and can even hit 100 mph! It’s also packed with fun details, like an 8-track player that blasts "I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas." You can see this one-of-

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Fruit building

The building is a striking example of novelty architecture, designed to resemble an enormous display of tropical fruits. A giant pineapple forms the main structure, surrounded by oversized bananas, a watermelon slice, grapes, and other fruit. It serves as a restaurant and is one of the park

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Porsche trike

This unique custom vehicle combines the rear of a classic Porsche 911 with a motorcycle-style front end, creating a three-wheeled hybrid that is both street-legal in some jurisdictions and a showpiece. The open center section exposes much of the chassis and mechanical components, highlighting t

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The Liberace museum

The flamboyant entrance was added during a major renovation in 2002 and was designed to reflect entertainer and pianist Liberace’s over-the-top style. The building features giant piano keys, mirrored glass, flowing sheet music, an oversized piano sculpture on the roof, and a huge neon version o

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Nemo Car

Nemo Car – This whimsical art car is a heavily modified 1940 Nash transformed to resemble Nemo, the clownfish from Pixar’s Finding Nemo. Covered in bright orange-and-white stripes with oversized eyes, fins, and a smiling face, it has become a popular roadside attraction. The car is displaye

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Dog building

This is the Dog Building in Tirau, New Zealand, a giant dog-shaped structure made from corrugated steel. Built by local artists, it served as the town’s visitor information center and, along with the nearby sheep-shaped building, celebrates the region’s strong farming heritage. Today, it is

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Welcome to Giant Donuts & Derby Hats: Wild Buildings Worldwide 🍩🎩🦆 In 1953, someone built a 32ft donut, stuck it on a roof in Inglewood, and called it architecture. We’re here for that energy. This group collects programmatic architecture — buildings shaped like the stuff they s

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The Shrek - Mobile

This is the Shrek-mobile. It’s a custom-built show vehicle designed to resemble Shrek, the lovable green ogre from DreamWorks. The van features a sculpted face with a large nose, grin, buck teeth, thick eyebrows, eyelashes, and small ogre ears, all painted Shrek green. Although it resemb

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The Brown Derby

This is The Brown Derby, the famous hat-shaped restaurant on Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles. Opened in 1926, it became one of Hollywood’s most celebrated restaurants, attracting movie stars, producers, and other celebrities during the Golden Age of film. The Brown Derby is widely credite

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Heart car

This is the Heart Car, a one-of-a-kind custom automobile shaped like a human heart. It was hand-built with a fiberglass body over a conventional car chassis and is fully drivable. The Heart Car was created as a promotional and show vehicle rather than for production. It regularly appears at

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Worlds biggest Kokopelli

The World’s Largest Kokopelli is a 32-foot-tall roadside sculpture in Camp Verde, Arizona, near the junction of Interstate 17 and Highway 260. Built in the late 1980s, it was designed to attract travelers to the nearby Montezuma Trading Post and has become one of Arizona’s best-known roadside l

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Shoe cars

These Blue Shoe Cars were custom-built promotional vehicles created for the Marshalls Fabulous Found Fashion Tour in 2012. Designed as giant rideable high-heeled shoes, they were built to attract attention and celebrate Marshalls’ focus on designer fashion at discount prices. The shoe cars t

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Big roller skate

This is the Giant Roller Skate, a classic piece of American roadside folk art that originally stood in front of Hugo’s Skateway. The oversized skate was built in the late 1970s or early 1980s as a giant advertisement for the roller skating rink and quickly became a well-known landmark along U.S

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Pig Van

The SAGIP Pig Van is a custom Fiat 600 Multipla built by Carrozzeria Boneschi in Milan, Italy, for SAGIP, an Italian manufacturer of livestock feed. The giant pig served as the company’s mascot, promoting its products at agricultural fairs and livestock exhibitions throughout Italy in the late 1950

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Johnny dountseed

This is “Johnny Donutseed,” a whimsical roadside fiberglass statue located at a truck stop in Lloyd, Florida, just off Interstate 10. A playful parody of the American folk hero Johnny Appleseed, he’s depicted holding oversized donuts instead of apples. The weathered statue has become a quirk

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Big Soft serve ice cream

This is an original Twistee Treat ice cream stand, one of the chain’s iconic cone-shaped buildings that became a Florida roadside landmark in the early 1980s. Designed to resemble a giant soft-serve ice cream cone, the building features a yellow waffle cone base topped with a towering white swir

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