Planning on making some day trips around Alberta? We’re here to help you out. Plus, Alberta is home to some amazing roadside attractions that are just waiting to be seen. Here are some of the best roadside attractions in Alberta.
LessWe can’t write a list without including Alberta’s most famous roadside attraction, which has the bonus of recently being named. Turns out, the dino is called ‘Tyra’. Get it? Like Tyrannosaurus? We’ll be honest, we’re going to keep referring to it by our moniker- Chompy McBiglegs.
Whatever you do, don’t accuse a resident of Vilna of not being a ‘fun guy’. Sorry, we’ll see ourselves out. To celebrate the longstanding mushroom picking culture of the town, this massive, 18,000lb statue was installed in 1993. The 20-foot tall caps depict the variety Tricholoma uspale, which is found in the area.
The biggest problem with Bee Movie? It wasn’t set in Falher. This town is known as the honey capital of Canada, and they built a giant bee to complement it. The sculpture was installed in a local park in 1990, and measures a whopping 23 feet long. We also like that it’s also up some 18 feet in the air, for added effect.
Undoubtedly, the World’s Largest Easter Egg is the most aesthetically pleasing of the trio. At least, for us it is. Not only is it pretty massive, but it’s also surprisingly intricate. To create the sculpture, over 3500 pieces of aluminum were used, which were assembled in a geometrical pattern. Definitely a top pick of roadside attractions in Alberta for us.
In comparison, the world’s largest sausage is over 40 feet tall! And, thanks to that classic U-shaped design, is twice the length. It’s a fitting home for it, though, since a nearby company has been lovingly making these sausages since 1959. Now that’s commitment to a craft.
The only thing on this list that doesn’t rely on a ‘world’s largest’ claim. Instead, this was the first (at least, on a municipal level) landing pad created for extraterrestrial life. Here’s hoping that when they come, it’s more like Arrival and less Mars Attacks!. We’re not holding our breath, though.