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Visit Lanai Cat Sanctuary, Lanai City, Hawaii
Tourist attraction on the island of Lanai. -
Visit Land of Oz, Beech Mountain, North Carolina
The Land of Oz is a mostly now-defunct theme park located in the resort town of Beech Mountain, North Carolina. It was opened in 1970 by Grover Robbins, who had been successful with Tweetsie Railroad, and was fully operational until 1980. The park was based on the book rather than the film. In fact, during the designing phase employees were told not to watch the movie... -
See Large Hadron Collider, CERN, Switzerland
The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is the world's largest and most powerful particle collider, the most complex experimental facility ever built, and the largest single machine in the world. It was built by the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) between 1998 and 2008 in collaboration with over 10,000 scientists and engineers from over 100 countries, as wel... -
See Largest Ball of Sisal Twine Built by a Single Person, Darwin, Minnesota
There are multiple claims to the world's biggest ball of twine record, all within the United States. Darwin, Minnesota, is the home of a ball of baler twine rolled by Francis A. Johnson. It is 12 feet (3.7 m) in diameter and weighs 17,400 pounds (7,900 kg; 8.7 short tons). Johnson began rolling the twine in March 1950, and wrapped it for four hours dai... -
See Largest Bird Cage, Casey, Illinois
Though perhaps not the world’s largest, the birdcage is one of Casey’s most popular large objects. Located next to the wind chime, the cage is 8 feet wide and 10 feet tall on the inside, and 13 feet tall on the outside. It features a swing inside, also making it a prime spot for photos. Like most of the structures, the birdcage was made with used objects. ... -
See Largest Nylon Twine Ball, Branson, Missouri
There are multiple claims to the world's biggest ball of twine record, all within the United States. In Branson, Missouri, a ball of nylon twine built by J. C. Payne of Valley View, Texas, is on display in Ripley's Believe It or Not! museum. The ball, which measures 41.5 feet (12.6 m) in circumference, was certified as the world... -
See Largest Watermelon, Green River, Utah
The giant watermelon slice is 25 feet long is a roadside attraction in Green River, Utah. Built in the 1950s to take part in Green River's Watermelon Days (now call the Melon Days) festival. It is stored in an open-air shed in the parking lot of the John Wesley Powell River Museum. -
See the Last Shell Oil Clamshell Station, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
See the last Shell Oil Clamshell Station in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The station was abandoned in the 1950s. -
See Lauterbach Muffler Man (Lauterbach Giant), Springfield, Illinois
Lauterbach Tire and Auto Service has a fiberglass "muffler man" giant standing in the parking lot. Lauterbach Muffler Man (Lauterbach Giant) is located along Route 66 in Springfield, Illinois. Flag-carrying giant has been standing at this business since 1978. His head was blown off by a tornado, but was quickly re-capitated. -
See Leaning Tower of Niles, Niles, Illinois
Robert Ilg, a successful businessman, built a 22-acre park, Ilgair Park, during the 1920s with two large outdoor pools, which needed to be supplied by a large outdoor water tank. Ilg was concerned about preserving the natural beauty of the area and decided to build a replica of the Leaning Tower of Pisa to conceal the water tower. The tower would be half the size of t... -
See Leeuwin Way Whale in Eucla, Western Australia
Leeuwin Way Whale in Eucla is situated in the carpark of the Eucla roadhouse, Eyre Highway. Eucla is the easternmost locality in Western Australia, located in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia along the Eyre Highway, approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) west of the South Australian border. At the 2006 census, Eucla had a population of 86. It is the on... -
See Le Grand Rassemblement, Sainte-Flavie, Quebec
This is a must-stop on the Gaspésie trail, Le Grand Rassemblement is Marcel Gagnon's poetic layout of humanlike wooden sculptures that rise up in sequence from the St-Lawrence River. The layout echoes the poem you will find in front of the sculptures about "The Great Gathering" where all souls will collide in Time.The area is world-renown for staging the most b... -
See Legs of Amarillo, Texas
Just off the highway heading south on I-27 out of Amarillo, two gigantic legs in athletic socks can be seen. The sculpture was built by local artist by self-taught artist Lightnin’ McDuff, who specializes in altering found objects to make new pieces of art. The legs are fenced off in a field. There has been a lot of graffiti covering it lately. -
Visit Leila's Hair Museum, Independence, Missouri
Leila's Hair Museum is a museum in Independence, Missouri that displays examples of hair art dating back to the 17th century. Hair art was a form of art that began in the 16th century or earlier, and flourished in the Victorian era. It was used by people wanting to keep a memento of a loved one before the invention of photography. According to a Minnesota history maga... -
See Lemon House, Cartago, California
The Lemon House (aka Orange House) is located along route 395 in Cartago, California, just west of Owens Lake. Outside of it is a fake cacti outside and a large metal dinosaur skeleton.
