Roadside Giants

From Lucy, the colossal elephant-shaped building on the Jersey Shore, to the grand donut atop Randy's in Los Angeles, this full-color guide profiles the commercial giants that loom over America's highways. Created to sell products and promote tourism in a big way, they can be found all over the United States. The authors have traveled far and wide to bring readers the world's largest duck in Long Island, an enormous Amish couple in Pennsylvania Dutch Country, and towering Paul Bunyans all over the Midwest. There are buildings shaped like hot dogs, ice cream cones, and baskets, as well as the roadside phenomena known as "Muffler Men," giants who originally advertised mufflers but now have been converted to cowboys, Indians, spacemen, and pirates. Big fun!

Brian and Sarah Butko

The Big Duck; Tail o' the Pup; Muffler Men and Uniroyal Gals; Paisano Pete; Hat n' Boots Service Station; Baseball Bat and Glove; Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox; Yes, Indiana, There is a Santa Claus; Brooks Catsup Bottle; Dueling Donuts; Albert the Bull; Pal's Sudden Service; Lucy the Elephant; The Blue Whale; Koontz Coffee Pot; Airplane Station; Uncle Sam; Wigwam Village No.2; Lonaberger's Baskets; Plain Folk; Westward Ho Covered Wagon; Twistee Treat Ice Cream Cones; Dinosaur Park; Shell-Shaped Station.