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The West’s larger-than-life roadside attractions

Lawrence Argent's "Bunny Foo Foo" is a 35-foot stainless steel sculpture at Hall Wines vineyards in St. Helena. The rabbit gets dressed up for Christmas and Easter (with a basket of eggs on its arm) but pretty much can just be seen leaping over the vineyards any old time.

Lawrence Argent’s “Bunny Foo Foo” is a 35-foot stainless steel sculpture at Hall Wines vineyards in St. Helena. The rabbit gets dressed up for Christmas and Easter (with a basket of eggs on its arm) but pretty much can just be seen leaping over the vineyards any old time.

  (Lawrence Argent / Hall Napa Valley)

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Roadside attractions

Paisano Pete stands 22 feet long and 11 feet tall on a busy intersection in Fort Stockton, and has greeted visitors to this West Texas frontier town since 1980.

  (Witold Skrypczak / Getty Images/Lonely Planet Image)

Roadside attractions

The giant talking Paul Bunyan statue is a perfect photo opportunity at the Trees of Mystery attraction off Hwy 101 in Klamath, Calif.

  (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)

Roadside attractions

Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox lumber over Klamath, Calif., at the Trees of Mystery attraction off U.S. 101. Paul talks too.

  (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)

Roadside attractions

An arch with about 2,000 shed antlers frames an entrance to George Washington Memorial Park in Jackson Hole, Wyo. It’s one of four 15-foot arches made up of antlers that were collected at the nearby National Elk Refuge.

  (Robert Alexander / Getty Images)

Roadside attractions

“Embracing Peace” in San Diego was inspired by a 1945 photograph. It has inspired critical derision and imitation kisses, and here it’s the backdrop of the Super Blue Blood Moon on Jan. 31.

  (Sandy Huffaker / AFP/Getty Images)

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