This is the Peugeot Motor-Boat Car, a strange promotional vehicle from around 1925–1926. It combined a boat-shaped body with a Peugeot car chassis, complete with nautical fittings and an enclosed passenger cabin. It was built to advertise Peugeot’s boat business. Despite its appearance,

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This is the Purple Cow, a giant cow-head sign at the former Purple Cow Corral ice cream stand in Dooms, Virginia, just north of Waynesboro. It stands at East Side Highway (U.S. 340) and Purple Cow Road. The little stand opened in 1964 as Skyview Ice Cream—the faded Skyview sign is still vis

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Chili Bowl Restaurant, Los Angeles, CA

Chili Bowl Restaurant — Los Angeles, California This bowl-shaped restaurant stood at 801 North La Brea Avenue. The photograph was taken around 1937 by Herman Schultheis. It belonged to the Chili Bowl chain, founded in 1931 by former boxer Art Whizin. The buildings looked like giant chili

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“Mirror Image” — Dennis Clay, Houston, Texas This unusual art car joins two Volkswagen Beetles roof to roof, with the upper one upside down. Their matching red-and-white paint creates the illusion of a reflection. The bottom Beetle powers and drives the vehicle. Clay worked as a technica

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White House Cheesecake Factory

White House Cheesecake Factory At a campaign rally in Cleveland, Ohio, Barack Obama took aim at Donald Trump’s heavy renovations and gold-accented decor across the White House: “He’s got the White House looking like Saddam Hussein opened a Cheesecake Factory.” During his speech, Obama mock

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Giant Braum’s Milk Bottle

Giant Braum’s Milk Bottle – Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. This unusual Route 66 landmark is known as the Milk Bottle Grocery Building. The small, triangular brick building was constructed in 1930, and the enormous metal milk bottle was added in 1948 to attract passing motorists. The bottle stan

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World's Largest Bullhead – Crystal Lake, Iowa This giant bullhead catfish stands beside Crystal Lake in the small town of Crystal Lake, Iowa. The enormous fish sits on top of a mound of rounded stones overlooking the water. A sign beneath it proudly announces that it's the “World&

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Hanko Water Tower

Hanko Water Tower, Finland This unusual water tower in Hanko, Finland, looks like a giant rocket standing on long legs. It’s about 157 feet tall, with a round water tank, an observation deck, and four clock faces near the top. Built in 1943 during World War II, it replaced a granite tower fro

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The Fascination

The Fascination looks like it escaped from an episode of The Jetsons, but it was a real attempt to build a different kind of car. Inventor Paul M. Lewis developed it through his Highway Aircraft Corporation in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Its rounded body, huge windshield, and unusual whe

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The Giant Aggie Ring

The Giant Aggie Ring — College Station, Texas This giant bronze ring stands outside the Clayton W. Williams, Jr. Alumni Center at Texas A&M University. It’s 12 feet tall and weighs 6,500 pounds. Unveiled in September 2009, it’s a copy of the class ring worn by Harold J. “Bill” Haynes, who

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Big Corn

The Giant Ear of Corn Water Tower — Rochester, Minnesota Standing 151 feet tall in Rochester, Minnesota, this giant ear of corn is actually an old water tower. Built in 1931, it has become one of the city’s most unusual and recognizable landmarks. The tower was originally built for the Re

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Saturdaze

My series of Saturday chores gone out of control. #saturday #chores #funny #weekend

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Cow Car

The Kemps Cow Car A Volkswagen Beetle is easy to recognize, but this one is hard to forget. The red car carries Kemps dairy branding and an enormous black-and-white cow perched over its roof and rear hatch. With its front hooves planted on the back of the car, the cow looks like it has hitched a

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Boston’s Giant Milk Bottle Ice Cream Stand

Boston’s Giant Milk Bottle This 40-foot-tall milk bottle is an ice cream stand outside the Boston Children’s Museum at 308 Congress Street in Boston, Massachusetts. Customers order through the little windows beneath the red awnings. Arthur Gagner built it in Taunton, Massachusetts, in 193

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Penguin Park

The giant penguin and kangaroo are longtime residents of Penguin Park in Kansas City, Missouri. Located at 4101 NE Vivion Road, Kansas City, Missouri, the park is known for its oversized fiberglass animals, which also include an elephant and giraffe. Their creator, Vernon Jones, was a parks su

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Worlds Biggest Corkscrew

A Corkscrew Worth Pulling Over For This giant wine opener stands outside The Corkscrew liquor store in Hurley, Wisconsin, along U.S. Highway 2 near the Michigan border. Robert “Bob” Vittone, a metal fabricator, welded it from stainless steel tubing to draw attention to the store he opened wit

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Red Bull MINI Cooper Advertising Car

This is a MINI Cooper converted into a Red Bull promotional pickup, commonly called a Red Bull “can car.” The rear roof and passenger area were replaced with a small cargo bed, topped by an enormous replica Red Bull can. The blue-and-silver paint and oversized bull logo complete the traveling ad

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From Sir Loin to King Neptune This strange roadside giant once stood along Front Beach Road in Panama City Beach, Florida. The 46-foot concrete figure was built in 1971 to attract customers to the Sir Loin Steak House. Back then, he was a medieval knight named Sir Loin—a wonderfully corny

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