Big things, roadside titans of all kinds (often billed as "the world's largest") are landmarks for travelers not only of America but also of many other lands (including Australia, which coined the simple phrase, "big things," to categorize them). This website of the Center for Heritage Renewal, North Dakota State University, documents and celebrates the big things of our region, the Great Plains--a region that has its full share, perhaps more than its share, of such marvelous monstrosities. Research conducted by students in HIST 431: The North American Plains provides the documentation presented here. (Research and development for this site in progress.)

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Big Thing	Location	Notes	External Links
World's Largest Prairie Chicken	Rothsay MN	Booming bird in the Red River Valley	World's Largest Things / Roadside America / World's Largest Roadside Attractions
Earl Bunyan	New Town ND	Paul Bunyan's brother, the cowboy. Legend on base says, "Dreamed up by Fred and Berd LaRocque, 1958."	Roadside America
World's Largest Buffalo	Jamestown ND		RealND World's Largest Roadside Attractions Roadside America
Salem Sue	New Salem ND
Tommy the Turtle	Bottineau ND
World's Largest Pheasant	Huron SD
W'eel Turtle	Dunseith ND
Rusty the Turtle	Turtle Lake ND
Black Viking	Fort Ransom ND
World's Largest Catfish	Wahpeton ND
World's Largest Catfish (another one)	Gimli MB
World's Largest Sandhill Crane	Steele ND	Alongside the Lone Steer Motel
Wally the Walleye	Garrison ND
Big Gene	Garrison ND	Ungainly golfer at entrance to the city golf course
Sharptail Grouse	Ashern MB
Tommy the Turtle (another one)	Bossevain MB
Indian Head	Indian Head SK
World's Largest Fire Hydrant	Elm Creek MB
Sara the Camel	Glenboro MB
World's Largest Moose	Moose Jaw SK
The Kegs	Grand Forks ND	Drive-in restaurant
The Chieftain	Carrington ND	History buff Jud Tracy's contribution to roadside eye candy	Roadside America
Big Gene	Garrison ND	Giant golfer at city golf course
Dala Horse	Minot ND	In the Scandinavian Heritage Park
World's Largest Ox Cart	Crookston MN
World's Largest Hamburger	Rutland ND	World record burger, 3591 pounds, flipped in 1982	Rutland's Burger Page Roadside America

Enjoying your tour of roadside Americana on prairies? Write about your encounters with big things at Heritage Trails, the Facebook group for grassroots heritage tourism on the the northern plains.