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    VISIT THE WORLD’S LARGEST ROADSIDE ATTRACTIONS!

    Jul 01, 2019 3 minutes
    by Marcia Amidon Lusted

    One of the fun parts of any road trip is finding strange and interesting things to stop and see along the way. All over the world, roadside attractions can be the biggest, the funniest, or the strangest objects you’ve ever seen. Fasten your seat belts as we take you on a tour of some of them.

    The Great Buddha of Thailand

    If you find yourself in Thailand, visit the Great Buddha, also called the Big Buddha, found at the Wat Muang temple in Ang Thong Province. This giant buddha, seated in a position called Maravijaya Attitude, is made of

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