About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 56. Chapters: Australia's big things, Caesars Palace, Luxor Las Vegas, Coal Palace, Boston Children's Museum, Coral Castle, Wigwam Motel, Excalibur Hotel and Casino, Cabazon Dinosaurs, Big Pineapple, Pickle Barrel House, Brown Derby, The Venetian, Las Vegas, New York-New York Hotel & Casino, Big Rocking Horse, Map the Miner, Big Orange, Paris Las Vegas, Corn Palace, Peachoid, Chair, Randy's Donuts, Big Lobster, Coney Island Hot Dog Stand, Madonna Inn, TWA Moonliner, Big Chicken, Superdawg, Lucy the Elephant, Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox, Peace Candle of the World, New England Pest Control, Gibeau Orange Julep, The Coffee Pot, Tail o' the Pup, Pagoda, Shell Service Station, Big Blue Bug, Leaning Tower of Niles, The Longaberger Company, Teapot Dome Service Station, Airplane Service Station, The Donut Hole, Johnny Kaw, Paul Bunyan Statue, Golden Driller, Coal House, List of New Zealand's big things, Benewah Milk Bottle, Bondurant's Pharmacy, Roadside attraction, The Goat Tower, Big Merino, Guaranteed Pure Milk bottle, Glass House, Salem Sue, Joy Gas Stations, A Program About Unusual Buildings & Other Roadside Stuff, Big Banana, Fantastic architecture, Haines Shoe House, Hat 'n' Boots. Excerpt: The Big Things of Australia are a loosely related set of large structures or sculptures. There are estimated to be over 150 such objects around the country, the first being the Big Scotsman in Medindie, Adelaide, which was built in 1963. Most Big Things began as tourist traps found along major roads between destinations. The big things have become something of a cult phenomenon, and are sometimes used as an excuse for a road trip, where many or all Big Things are visited and used as a backdrop to a group photograph. Many of the big things are considered works of folk art and are being heritage-listed. Locations of a number of Australia's...
