my friends and I had an amusing conversation about the weird phenomenon of 'big things' being built as tourist attractions. They're just so dodgy ....Some well-known 'big things' in Australia include the Big Banana, the Big Pineapple, the Big Gumboot, and the Big Merino (sheep), and I recently drove past the Big Lobster on my way to the Coorong.
Two of the more disappointing 'big things' that I've visited are the Big Orange, in Berri, South Australia (basically a big orange ball with a staircase inside it),
and the Big Shell, in Tewantin, Queensland, Australia (which wasn't really very big, from memory).
Today I read about a natural 'big' phenomenon in Arizona, USA ....
Have you visited any 'big things'?
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I've been to The Big Pineapple and The Big Prawn... very exciting!
How about the Big Lobster in Kingston SA? That's hours of fun. You can take amusing photos where the lobster claws appear to be snapping at you.
As far as I recall, the "Big" Shell in Noosa was about twice your height. I'm sure we have a photo somewhere.
Wikipedia has a definitive list of Australia's Big Things
Check out the "Big Things" in this promotional video: This is Melbourne.. Wow! . (Big things at about 2:30).
Tee hee! - K
Hi Juddie, I'm back from my holidays and after a quite extensive trip in NSW and Vic I am pleased to report I didn't see a single big thing ... what a blessing! That Koala is horrendous.
Western Australia seems to be thankfully devoid of many big things. ( I just had a look at that wikipedia list, and I've been to most of the WA towns there, and the only one I remember seeing was the ram. Evidently the others weren't big enough) The few we do have all seem to be smaller imitations of OTHER big things (banana, apple , orange, sheep etc)
Yep, Western Australia is officially culturally impaired.
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