All the Roadside Attractions in Canada

(At least the ones I know of - so far. Last update September 2004.)
British Columbia Saskatchewan Manitoba
Ontario Quebec New Brunswick
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Place Attraction Location
Alberta    
Airdrie Cowboy SE cor Hwy 2 at Hwy 567 - NE cor of town
Alberta Beach Heart  
Andrew Duck  
Barrhead Great Blue Heron  
Beiseker Squirt the Skunk in town campgrnd on Hwy 72, W of Hwy 9
Bellevue Crows beside Hwy 3, east end of town
Black Diamond Black Diamond on main street
Blairmore Crows 20 Ave - west end of town
Blairmore Sleepy Teepee Motel  
Bonnyville Angus Shaw - Fur Trader  
Bow Island - Pinto McBean
- World's Largest Putter
- Oil Derrick
right beside hwy, east end of town
Bow Island Sunflower 12 km S of town on Hwy 879
Calgary Mechanical Man (Spike aka Oggie) CP Rail Ogden Yards (69th Ave & Ogden Rd) S E Calgary
Calgary Cowboy &calf Saddledome (or whatever it's called now) parking lot
Calgary Family of Man statue downtown, beside Board of Education bldg
Canmore Antique Underground Coal Train Bow valley Tr. at 17 St
Canmore Rooster at Canmore Welding Ltd
Castor Beaver near Post Office on 50 Ave
Cereal Pronghorn Antelope Main St at 1 Ave
Chauvin Susie - The World's Largest Softball on Hwy 610 west side of town
Chin Trout behind a clump of trees, about 1 mile west of town, n. side of hwy
Cochrane Cowboy "Men of Vision" NW cor of town at museum
Coleman World's Largest Piggy Bank S side Hwy 3, at 85 St
Coronation Crown W side of town, just off Hwy 12
Devon Leduc No 1 oil derrick 2 km S of town at Cdn. Petrolem Ctr.
Dewberry World's Largest Chuckwagon  
Donalda World's Largest Lamp E end of Main St
Drumheller Little Church  
Drumheller Tyrannosaurus Rex (more than 1)  
Edmonton Dove of Peace Just west of the Muttart Conservatory ( SW of 98 Ave & 96A St)
Edmonton Klondike Mike Northlands Park
Edmonton World's Largest Baseball Bat NW cor. 97 St at 118 Ave
Edmonton World's Largest Milk Bottle Northlands Park
Edmonton Leduc #1 Oil Derrick Replica south of city at tourist info on Hwy 2
Edmonton Metal T-rex NW cor Gateway & 56 Ave at GT Metal Products
Edmonton Giant beer can NE cor Gateway & Whitemud at Labatt Brewery
Edmonton Desmond the Dragon  
Edmonton World's Largest Badminton Racquet (actually in St Albert)
Edmonton World's Largest Hammer  
Edmonton World's Largest Cowboy Boot(s) N E cor of 167 St & 100 Ave in the west end of town
Edmonton World's Largest Sundial  
Edson Eddie the Squirrel beside C of C / tourist centre
Elk Point Peter Fiddler - Hudson Bay Surveyor  
Falher Honey Bee  
Fox Creek Oil Rig  
Glendon World's Largest Pyrogy  
Grande Cache Rocky the Bighorn Sheep Town Centre on Hoppe Avenue
Grande Prairie Trumpeter Swan  
Green Square World's Largest Chessboard  
Hanna Canada Goose (3) - one at NE cor 2 Ave at Palliser
- one at Pioneer Tr and Railway Ave E
- one at airport on Hwy 9 E of town
Hanna Giant cactus 10 km E of town on Hwy 9 at Giant Cactus Truck Stop
Jasper Jasper the Bear  
Lac la Biche David Thompson  
Lethbridge Wind Gauge (Ball & Chain) NW cor Scenic Dr S & Mayor Magrath Dr. At visitor centre
Lethbridge Military jet 4 Ave S & Mayor Magrath Dr
Lloydminster Survey Markers either side hwy 16 on border Alberta & Sask.
Manning Moose (way up north??)
Markerville Cream Can beside river near Historic Creamery
Medicine Hat Tepee park beside highway
Medicine Hat Moose cor 13th and 28th at Moose Lodge
Milk River Dinosaur (T Rex) at the tourist info, s. end of town
Mundare Kielbasa (Garlic Sausage) in park in middle of town
Oyen Pronghorn Antelope N side of town on Railway Ave E
Oyen Welded scrap metal tree 2 St E at Railway Ave E
Peace River Henry Fuller "Twelve Foot" Davis  
Pincher Creek Pincers  
Ponoka Horse and chuckwagon at stampede grounds on Hwy 53
Red Deer Francis the Pig S cor of 51 Ave and 52 St and Gaetz in city parking lot
Redwater World's Largest Oil Derrick  
Rosedale Miner Memorial east end of town
St Albert World's Largest Badminton Racket in front of Red Willow Badminton Centre
St Paul UFO Data Centre and Landing Pad  
Smokey Lake Pumpkin  
Stavely Cowboy sign at S entrance to town
Swan Hills Swan and Grizzley Bear  
Sylvan Lake - Mermaid and Child
- wooden boat
at tourist info downtown
Taber Corn Stalks north side of highway
Taber Giant Woman tire shop, nw cor intersection Hwys 3 & 36
Taber big bike Hwy 36 & 64th Ave
Torrington Clem T GoFur and Gopher Museum Clem is at cor of main street and hwy 27
Museum is in town
Vauxhall Sammy and Samantha - The Potatoes W side Hwy 36, S end of town
Vegreville - Pysanka (Ukrainian easter egg)
- Elk
N side 16A, at Elks Park
Vilna Mushrooms  
Vulcan Starship Enterprise right beside hwy at tourist office
Wainwright Buffalo  
Wildwood Snow Goose  
Wildwood Dippy the Chip Lake Monster  
     
British Columbia   Back to Top
Alert Bay World's Tallest Totem Pole  
Chemainus knight in armour Hwy 1 at Henry Rd
Duncan Hockey Stick (and Puck) at community centre, west side of Hwy 1
Duncan World's Tallest Diameter Totem Pole  
Fernie Old oil drilling rig at tourist info, beside Hwy 3
Fort St James RCMP  
Fort St James Prospector & Mule  
Grand Forks Lump of copper, gold, and silver ore at museum, beside Hwy 3
Harrison Hot Springs "Woodie"  
Hell's Gate Rocking Chair  
Hope Prospector & Mule  
Houston Fly Fishing Rod  
Kamloops Trout at tourist info, beside Hwy 1
Kaslo World's Largest Chimes  
Kelowna Apple  
Kelowna Ogopogo  
Kitimat Aluminum Snowflake  
Kimberley World's Largest Standing Cuckoo Clock  
Mackenzie World's Largest Tree Crusher  
Manning Park Resort Bear in front of the store
Maple Ridge Horse Clock (The Beast)  
Mission Pot, Saucer, & Cutlery  
North Burnaby Viking  
One Hundred Mile House World's Largest X-Country Skis  
Penticton Peach  
Prince George Mr PG  
Quesnal Gold Pan  
Revelstoke Smokey the Bear 5 km west of town, s side Hwy 1
Revelstoke The Head  
Sicamous Fish on a restaurant roof believe it or not, on Gill Ave
Skookumchuk Skookumchuk  
Sparwood World's Largest Truck at tourist info, right beside Hwy 3
Taylor Golf Ball  
Vancouver Inukshuk  
Victoria World's Tallest Totem (from a single tree) se cor Beacon Hill Park
Victoria Orca Marina/restaurant on Beach Rd at Orchard Ave
Victoria Large animal playground structures Cadboro-Gyro Park
     
Manitoba   Back to Top
Altona Painting Van Gogh Park north west corner of town
Arborg Curling Rock beside curling rink, NE part of town, off Ingolfs St
Arden Crocusses (Crocii??) beside hwy, south side of town
Ashern Sharptail Grouse w side Hwy 6
Austin Steam Tractor South side of Trans Canada Hwy
Boisevain Tommy the Turtle just off highway south edge of town
Dauphin Amisk (Beaver) across from mall at south end of town on Hwy 5 / 10
Deloraine World's largest Cookie Jar middle of town, beside tracks
Deloraine large(est??) purple martin colony middle of town, beside cookie jar
Dunrea Snow Goose west dide of highway, south side of town
Dominion City Sturgeon in town
Elm Creek Fire hydrant water tank Beside fire department building
Emerson N W M P in front of tourist office on hwy 75
Erickson Viking Ship west side of town
Flin Flon Josiah Flintabatty Flonatin (Flinty) NW corner hwy 10 & 10A
Flin Flon Flinty's submarine n side hwy 10A
Gilbert Plains Gilbert the Golfer North side of highway, middle of town
Gimli Dinosaur  
Gimli Viking just south of main dock
Gladstone Happy Rock right beside highway
Glenboro Sara the Camel right beside highway
Inwood Garter Snakes just off main street near park
Komarno Mosquito in town (it's a small town)
La Broquerie Holstein Cow right beside highway
La Riviere Wild Turkey right beside highway
Lundar Canada Goose right beside highway
McCreary Alpine Archie East side of highway
Meleb Mushrooms right beside highway
Minnedosa Canvasback duck at rest stop hwys 10 and 16
Neepawa World's largest Purple Martin Colony beside Hwy 16 just east of town
Neepawa World Lily Capital south side Hwy 16 in town
Oak Lake Ox Cart just off Trans Canada Hwy - west end of town
Onanole Elk  
Petersfield Mallard Duck right beside highway
Pinawa Sundial  
Poplarfield King Buck right beside highway
Portage la Prairie Coca Cola Can S of hwy 1A, west end of city
Roblin Jewel of the Parkland west end of town
Roland Pumpkin right beside highway 23
Roseisle Roses  
Russell Bull right beside highway
St. Claude Smoking Pipe in town, just north side of RR tracks
St Francois Xavier White Horse north side of Trans Canada
St Malo White Tailed Deer right beside highway
Ste Rose du Lac Ogo-Pogo west side hwy 5, about 1 km south of hwy 68
Selkirk Chuck the Channel Catfish on Main St
Selkirk Red River Ox Cart in Selkirk Park (north end of town)
Steinbach Rolls Royce right beside highway north end of town
The Pas Trapper  
Thompson King Miner Thompson Drive
Virden Oil Derrick just south of Trans Canada in town
Winnipeg "Hi Neighbour" statue Canadian Tire on Regent Ave
Winnipeg Ox Cart Entrance to Assinniboine Park
Winnipeg Winnie the Bear  
Winnipeg Beach Whispering Giant in park
     
New Brunswick   Back to Top
Bathurst World's Largest Strawberry  
Boiestown Wooden Nickel  
Campbellton Sam the World's Largest Atlantic Salmon  
Caraquet World's Largest Conch Shell  
Grand Falls Indian Woman beside tourist office
Harvey Fiddle right beside highway, east end of town
Hillsborough Jet Fighter on grounds of museum
Kedgewick Lumberjack (Ti-Nel)  
Maugerville Potato right beside highway
McAdam Train Conductor right beside highway
Millville World's Largest Maple Leaf in park in middle of town
Nackawic Axe beside river near arena, in park
Penobsquis Mule (Blow Hard) beside Timberland Motor Inn
Plaster Rock Fiddleheads middle of town
Plaster Rock Voyageur middle of town
Plaster Rock Deer beside Irving gas station
Saint John Molten Lump East side of King's Square
Salisbury Silver Fox on main hwy, at Irving gas station
Shediac Chicken on main street
Shediac Lighthouse on main street
Shediac Lobster beside tourist office
Sussex Buttercup the Cow & Daisy the Calf just off main hwy, at Irving gas station
Woodstock Carved Farmer on hwy just north of town
     
Newfoundland   Back to Top
Cape Spear Easternmost point of North America  
Deer Lake Moose  
Dildo Whale  
Gambo Joey's Lookout  
Goobies Moose  
Grand Falls Salmon  
     
Nova Scotia   Back to Top
Cheticamp Lobster Trap  
Cow Bay Moose  
Glenholme Strawberry right beside highway
Oxford Blueberry  
Parrsboro Glooscap beside tourist info office
Stewiacke Mastadon  
     
Nunavut Territory   Back to Top
Rankin Inlet Inukshuk  
     
Ontario   Back to Top
Alanburg Mr Furnace  
Barrie Spirit Catcher on waterfront, near tourist office
Beardmore Snowman right beside highway
Blind River Lumberjacks north side highway
Buckhorn Buckhorn Buck  
Campbellford Twoonie behind tourist office
Chesley Big Bruce (Bull) w side hwy 10, n end of town
Clinton radar screen cor of hwys 4 & 10 (in town)
Cochrane Chimo the Polar Bear right beside highway
Colborne Apple corner of highway 401and road into town
Cutler Teepee poles south side of hwy 17
Dorion "The Legend of the Indian Head" right beside highway
Dorion Wildlife Murals right beside highway
Dryden Maximillion Moose right beside highway, at tourist office
Dymond Mrs Claybelt the Cow right beside highway, at tourist office
Earlton Bison right beside highway at the Earlton zoo
Echo Bay Loonie (Dollar Coin) s side hwy 17
Elliot Lake Uranium atom sw cor hwy 108 at Hillside Dr, s end of city
Emo Norlund Chaple (spelling?)  
Fauquier Groundhog right beside highway
Gravenhurst Muskoka Chair S E cor of town
Gravenhurst Bear & Fish S E cor of town not far from big chair
Hardrock Mine Mine Head Building right beside highway
Hearst Moose right beside highway, at tourist office
Hearst Saw right beside highway, at tourist office
Holland Landing Anchor  
Ignace Floatplane right beside highway on the mall parking lot
Iron Bridge lumberjack s side highway, e end of town at tourist office
Kenora Husky the Muskie s side of highway, near docks
Kenora Spider Volkswagon Hwy 17, just w of Jones Rd at Godbout Auto
Kirkland lake Miners Memorial right beside highway
Leamington Tomato  
Longlac Couriers de Bois right beside highway
Longlac Logging Horse right beside highway on east end of town
Marten River Fish right beside highway
Massey Iron Sculptures (several) on main street in town
Mattice Voyageur right beside highway
Meaford Big Apple Tourist Info Booth n side hwy 26 (Sykes Ave)
Midland Trumpeter swan and giant mural Harbourfront Park at n end of King St
Minnitaki Egli's Sheep right beside highway
Minden Shoe Tree  
Moonbeam Spaceship on main street in middle of town
Niagara Falls Flower Clock  
Nipigon Square Tailed Trout right beside highway
North Bay Nibiising Hwy 11/17 at Seymour St
Ottawa Bear Sculpture east end of Sparks St
Parry Sound Bear Sculpture w side James St downtown
St Thomas Jumbo the Elephant  
Sault St Marie Salmon on waterfront
Sault St Marie Bull Moose on waterfront
Sault St Marie Moose Cow & Calf on waterfront
Sault St Marie Bear on waterfront
Sault St Marie Fishing Bears on waterfront
Sault St Marie totem pole (small) at tourist office
Sault St Marie hiking bear at tourist office
Sault St Marie Voyageurs on waterfront (in front of city hall)
Serpent River several deer sculptures at tourist office w end of town, near hwy 108
Stanhope Township Logger  
Sudbury Nickel west side of town at Nusmismatic park
Thessalon fish sign nw cor hwys 17 & 29
Thunder Bay Curling Stone in front of 901 Miles St East
Thunder Bay Moose Hunters (Millie & Andre) s side hwy 17 west part of city
Toronto Snom'n  
Toronto Woodpecker Column  
Tweed Drain Chicken  
Upsala Mosquito Carrying Man s side hwy 17
Upsala Fish (Waldo the Great) beside gas station in town
Upsala moose antler collection beside bait shop at east end of town
Varney World's Largest Adirondack Chair right beside highway at woodworking / craft store
Vermillion Bay Native Girl (possibly in Hudson, Ont.)
Vermillion Bay Bigfoot right beside highway
Virginiatown Gold Coin right beside highway, at tourist office
Virginiatown Sculptures (3) right beside highway, at tourist office
Waldhof Bigfoot  
Wawa Canada Goose just off highway, at tourist office
White River Winnie the Pooh right beside highway
White River giant thermonoter just east of Winnie
Wiarton Groundhog at tourist office at waterfront park
Windsor Spaceship  
Windsor Eve's Apple  
Windsor King & Queen  
Windsor The Bell Measure  
Windsor Totem Poles  
Woodstock Springbank Snow Countess - Holstein Cow  
     
Prince Edward Island   Back to Top
Brackley Beach Mailbox Post on highway
Cavendish Fiddle across from tourist trap mall
Howards Cove Giant's Chair between highway & harbour
O'Leary Potato in front of PEI Potato Museum
     
Quebec   Back to Top
Baie Comeau Dinosaur  
Longue-Point-de-Mingen Humpback Whale  
Longue-Point-de-Mingen Puffin  
Montreal Orange 7700 Decarie Blvd, at the Blue Bonnets Race track
Montreal Giant Milk Bottle  
     
Saskatchewan   Back to Top
Allan Combine in the sky n side hwy 16, 3 km w of hwy 397
Aylesbury Ox & Cart beside highway
Battleford Baseball Bats Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fame
Bellevue Pea Plant south side of hwy 225
Biggar Hanson Buck south side Hwy 14
Cabri Pronghorn Antelope
Wheat Stalks
Goose (or a duck??)
NE side of town
Canora Lesia - Ukrainian Girl south side of town, on Hwy 9
Chamberlain Prairie Lilies east side of highway, in town
Chamberlain Ox Cart east side of highway, in town
Chamberlain Surveyor Monument east side of highway, in town
Chaplin American Avocet n side Hwy 1
Chaplin Piping Plover n side Hwy 1
Churchbridge Loonie south side of hwy, middle of town
Craik Buffalo Hunter & Cart beside highway
Cut Knife Tomahawk & Tepee west side of town
Daphne Tire people 11 km N of Watson on hwy 6
Davidson Coffee Pot beside highway
Edam Windmill  
Englefeld World's Largest Pig  
Esterhazy mining equipment beside highway
Estevan Lignite Louis south end of town, beside Hwy 39
Estevan Assortment of metal sculptures at museum north end town
Eston Gopher  
Girvin Buffalo & Cart  
Goodsoil Gus the Lumberjack  
Gorlitz White-Tailed Deer Antlers west side of Hwy 9
Govan Whooping Crane  
Hanley Opera House  
Hudson Bay Moose south side of town in park
Humboldt Diefenbaker Stamp s. of Welkomen Centre downtown
Indian Head Indian Head N side of Trans Canada
Indian Head Prairie lily beside Indian head
Kelvington Hockey Cards  
Kenaston Snowman west side of town, beside railway
Kerrobert Water Tower  
Kindersley Canada Goose  
Kyle Wally the Woolly Mammoth  
Lancer Chokecherry in town beside community hall
Leader - Burrowing Owls
- Mule Deer
- Ord's Kangaroo Rats
- Meadowlark, Rattlesnake, Cactus
- Hawk
- Lake Sturgeon
In different places in town, but if you find one, there are maps to all the rest at each one.
Lloydminster Survey Markers  
Lloydminster World's Largest Sundial  
Macklin World's Largest Bunnock SE cor Hwys 14 and 31
Maidstone Canola Plant  
Melville - Bison
- Lilies
e side hwy, n end of town
Moose Jaw Moose S side of Trans Canada
Moose Jaw Sukanen Ship 13 km S of the city on Hwy 2
North Battleford RCMP east end of town at Museum
Ogema Ralph the Grasshopper at museum beside road 623, n side of town
Paradise Hill Ox & Cart  
Parkside Flaming Red Giant Lily  
Ponteix Mo the Pontiex plesiosaur se cor Hwy 3 and road 628
Porcupine Plain Quilly Willie the Porcupine  
Prince Albert Wheat Stalks s. side of city 1 blk s. of toursit office on Hwy 2
Prince Albert York boat at toursit office on Hwy 2
Quill Lake Canada Goose right beside highway in town
Radisson Bull beside highway at service station
Redvers NWMP s side hwy 13 at tourist office
Regina Pemmican Pete / Roughrider at exhibition grounds
Riverhurst Northern Pike at exhibition west end of city
Rocanville Baseball Cap beside ice rink
Rocanville - World's Largest Oil Can
- Diamond
se of town beside hwy 8
Rosthern Wheat Stalks east of town at tourist office
St Wahlberg Count von Imoff (horse & rider staue)  
Sceptre Wheat Sheaf  
Sheho Sharptail Grouse  
Spiritwood Wolf  
Spy Hill Snow Plane nw of town beside hwy 8
Sturgis Bucking Horse & rider  
Tantallon White Tail Deer beside hwy in town
Tisdale Wolrld's Largest Honeybee south side of highway in town
Turtleford Ernie - Canada's Largest Turtle  
Vonda Still S side of town cor of Main St and Railway Ave
Watson Santa Claus S E cor Hwy 5 & 6
Watson Santa fire hydrant  
Weyburn Prairie Lily at museum s end of town
Weyburn Grain stalks (barley??) just west of museum beside hwy
White Fox White Fox entrance to town
Wilke World's Largest Grasshopper  
Willow Bunch Edouard Beaupre - The Willow Bunch Giant in front of museum in town.
     
Yukon Territory   Back to Top
Burwash Landing Gold Pan