Roadside Oddities

Roadside Oddities, written by Torrin Anderson.

《路边奇趣景点》，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? They call it the mystery of the desert. 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.

“神秘之物”是什么？ 开车来往德克萨斯州和亚利桑那州，你肯定能看到“神秘之物”的标识 路边巨大的广告牌都在问：“神秘之物？” 它到底是什么？ 人们称它是沙漠里的未解之谜 不管它到底是什么，“神秘之物”都是全世界数千个路边景点之一 路边景点古怪又充满乐趣 它们吸引人们停下车来一探究竟

World's Largest Baseball Bat The world's largest baseball bat towers over a five -story building in Louisville, Kentucky. You couldn't use this bat in a baseball game. It's 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. After you see the largest baseball bat, you can go on a tour of the Louisville Slugger Museum and Factory. The tour shows how the regular -sized bats are made.

世界最大棒球棒 在肯塔基州路易斯维尔，一根世界最大的棒球棒比五层楼还要高 你可没法拿这根球棒打棒球哦 它高120英尺（37米），重量超过68000磅（30844千克） 它是著名棒球运动员贝比·鲁斯所用球棒的巨型复制品 看完世界最大棒球棒，你还可以参观路易斯维尔蝙蝠博物馆和工厂 参观过程能看到常规尺寸球棒的制作过程

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

玉米宫 在南达科他州米切尔市的玉米宫，人们用玉米创作艺术品 每年，建筑外墙都会装饰用当地谷物和野草制作的艺术品 玉米宫还是世界上最大的喂鸟器呢 冬天一到，鸟儿和松鼠就会吃掉这些壁画

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, open since 1992 in San Antonio, Texas. Barney Smith turns toilet seats into something wonderful. Born in 1921, he has made more than 1 ,000 toilet seat works of art. They tell stories about his life.

巴尼·史密斯马桶圈艺术博物馆 你家里有没有闲置的马桶圈呀？ 要是有的话，你可以把它送到巴尼·史密斯马桶圈艺术博物馆，这家馆1992年起就在德克萨斯州圣安东尼奥市开馆了 巴尼·史密斯把马桶圈变成了美妙的艺术品 他出生于1921年，已经创作了一千多件马桶圈艺术品 这些作品诉说着他人生的故事

Lucy the Elephant In 1881, James V. Lafferty built the world's largest elephant to attract people to the land he was selling. The six -story building in Margate City, New Jersey, is covered with 12 ,000 square feet, 3 ,658 square meters of metal. Today, Lucy the Elephant is one of America's oldest roadside attractions. You can still climb inside her.

大象露西 1881年，詹姆斯·V·拉弗蒂建造了世界最大的大象建筑，吸引人们来买他出售的土地 这栋六层楼高的建筑位于新泽西州玛格特市，表面铺了12000平方英尺（3658平方米）的金属 如今，大象露西是美国现存最古老的路边景点之一 你现在还能爬到大象身体里参观哦