Roadside Oddities

Roadside Oddities written by Torrin Anderson.

《路边奇趣录》 托林·安德森 著

What is The Thing? Driving between Texas and Arizona, you can't miss the signs for The Thing. Giant billboards at the side of the road ask, The Thing? What is it? Whatever else it is, The Thing is one of thousands of roadside attractions around the world. Roadside attractions are weird and wonderful. They invite people to stop and check them out.

「那个东西」是什么？ 开车往返于得克萨斯州和亚利桑那州之间，你一定不会错过指向「那个东西」的路牌。 路边的巨型广告牌上写着疑问：「那个东西」？ 它到底是什么呀？ 不管它究竟是什么，「那个东西」都是全球成千上万路边景点中的一员。 这些路边景点既古怪又有趣。 它们吸引着人们停下车来一探究竟。

World's Largest Baseball Bat The world's largest baseball bat leans over a five -story building in Kentucky. The bat is 120 feet, 37 meters tall and weighs more than 68 ,000 pounds, 30 ,844 kilograms. It's a huge replica of the bat used by the famous baseball player Babe Ruth.

世界最大棒球棒 在肯塔基州，世界最大的棒球棒斜靠在一栋五层楼上。 这根棒球棒高120英尺（37米），重量超过68000磅（30844公斤）。 它是著名棒球运动员贝比·鲁斯用过的球棒的超大复刻版。

The Corn Palace At the Corn Palace in South Dakota, they create art out of corn. Every year the outside of the building is decorated with local grains and grasses. The Corn Palace is also the world's largest bird feeder. When winter begins, the birds and squirrels eat the art.

玉米宫殿 在南达科他州的玉米宫殿，人们用玉米创作艺术品。 每年大楼的外墙都会用当地的谷物和草类装饰。 玉米宫殿也是世界上最大的喂鸟器。 冬天来临时，鸟儿和松鼠会把这些艺术品吃掉哦。

Barney Smith's Toilet Seat Art Museum Do you have a spare toilet seat lying around the house? If so, you can bring it to Barney Smith's Toilet Seat Art Museum in Texas. Barney opened the museum in 1992. It holds more than 1 ,000 toilet seats Barney Smith has made into works of art.

巴尼·史密斯马桶盖艺术博物馆 你家里有没有闲置不用的马桶盖呀？ 有的话，你可以把它带到得克萨斯州的巴尼·史密斯马桶盖艺术博物馆哦。 巴尼在1992年创办了这家博物馆。 馆里收藏了1000多件被巴尼·史密斯改造成艺术品的马桶盖。

Lucy the Elephant. In 1881, James Lafferty built the world's largest elephant in New Jersey. Lucy is a six -story building covered with 12 ,000 square feet, 3 ,658 square meters, of metal. You can still climb inside Lucy the Elephant today.

大象露西。 1881年，詹姆斯·拉弗蒂在新泽西州建造了世界上最大的大象造型建筑。 露西是一栋六层楼高的建筑，表面覆盖了12000平方英尺（3658平方米）的金属材料。 如今你依然可以爬到大象露西的身体里面去哦。