9 'Worlds Largest' Attractions in Canada
I'm not sure why, but Canada seems to have a lot of giant roadside attractions. Let's take a look at some of the best, eh?
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- 10 years ago by NathanHutchcraft
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1 - World's Largest UFO Landing Pad
St. Paul in Alberta installed the first and largest (and possibly only) Official UFO landing pad in 1967 in honor of the towns centennial. The sign beside the pad reads: “The area under the World's First UFO Landing Pad was designated international by the Town of St. Paul as a symbol of our faith that mankind will maintain the outer universe free from national wars and strife. That future travel in space will be safe for all intergalactic beings, all visitors from earth or otherwise are welcome to this territory and to the Town of St. Paul.”
Source2 - World's Largest Artificial Dinosaur
The world's largest fake dinosaur is located in the town of Drumheller in Alberta. It is 145,000 pounds and over 8 stories tall. There is a staircase inside the body that leads to a viewing platform within the mouth, that allows visitors a view across the town.
Source3 - World's Largest Starship Enterprise
Because of it's name, the town of Vulcan in Alberta has become a Star Trek tourist attraction. In the series, Vulcan is the name of home-world of the Vulcan species, of which Spock belongs. The town has a Star Trek tourist station and several Star Trek themed attractions, including the largest replica of Enterprise in the world.
Source4 - World's Largest Totem Pole
Alert Bay in British Columbia hosts the worlds largest totem pole, standing at 173 ft (53m). There is some controversy behind this claim, however. As the totem pole is made up of two or three separate pieces, some believe the true largest totem pole is located in McKinleyville, California; standing at 160ft (49m), but made from a single piece of redwood. I can't possibly imagine caring about this controversy.
Source5 - World's Largest Tree Crusher
In Mackenzie, British Columbia, stands the largest tree crusher in the world. It is exactly what it sounds like: a giant vehicle that drives through the forest, crushing every tree it encounters. F*CK YOU, NATURE!
Source6 - World's Longest Covered Bridge
The Hartland Bridge in Hartland, New Brunswick, stretches 1,282ft (391m) as it crosses the Saint John River.
Source7 - World's Largest Teepee
Medicine Hat is an odd named town in Southeast Alberta. In 2001, The Saamis Teepee (designed for the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary) was moved to Medicine Hat. Now they have a weird name and a giant teepee. Cool.
Source8 - World's Largest Artificial Apple
There is a giant apple in the community of Colborne, Ontario. You can go in it.
Source9 - World's Largest Axe
We come to the end of this list with, quite possibly, the most Canadian item. The world's largest axe, found in Nackawic, New Brunswick, stands at 49ft (15m) and weighs over 55 tons. This axe could give even the world's largest tree crusher a run for it's money.
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NathanHutchcraft
Nathan Hutchcraft is the creator and co-host of the YouTube web series, NathanAndRose. He also writes for several online sources, as well as having a nearly insatiable love for jalapeno pizza.
