Some of our Big Things To See in Canada are simply too Big to imagine how they were built! The World’s Tallest Totem Pole is one of them — 52.7 metres (173 feet) tall, and it’s located in Alert Bay, British Columbia, Canada. It’s just amazing!
Totem poles are aboriginal art, an ancient practice of carving that is handed down through the generations of the First Nations. A totem pole preserves history, heritage, and also honors local native tribal rituals and spirits.
The World’s Largest Nickel is worth a lot more than 5 Canadian cents! This 9 meter (30 feet) tall monumental sculpture near Sudbury, Ontario, is one of the Biggest Examples of Pocket Money anywhere in the world!
Located on the grounds of Dynamic Earth, the 12-sided Big Nickel is atop a hill near the intersection of Big Nickel Drive and Municipal Road 55 in Greater Sudbury.
The World’s Largest Coffee Potsits at the entrance to the town of Selb in Bavaria. As Germany’s most impressive Big Thing To See, thisBig Coffee Container is right at home in Selb, a town famed for its well-known porcelain!
“Ho-Ho-Ho, Green Giant!”
For 85 years, this American mascot has been a Big Thing To See in the USA… on TV commercials, in print advertising, and on the packaging of some of your favorite tasty vegetables! In fact, if you watched television at all in the 20th century, you probably read the first sentence of this story in the sing-song voice of the Jolly Green Giant!
The World Peace Bell is found in Newport, a small Kentucky city just outside of Cincinnati, Ohio.
This amazing Big Thing To See in the USA is a former World Record holder that was, until a few years ago, the Biggest Bell in the World!
Near the western boundary of North Carolina sits Fields of the Wood Bible Park, a park built by the Church of God of Prophecy, open to the public, and free to visitors.
Drive your cheap rental car down Sixth Street in the City of Grants Pass in Southwest Oregon, and you can find a Big Caveman who has never, ever said “Yabba dabba doo!”
This Big Thing To See in the USA is an amazing 18 foot statue of a prehistoric man, complete with animal skin shirt and wooden club.
Monuments, Religious
Monuments
Attraction, Monuments
Monuments, Sculptures
Monuments
Larger Than Life, Monuments, Religious
Monuments, Sculptures
Larger Than Life, Monuments, Religious