In 1989, teacher Gary Greff returned to his shrinking North Dakota hometown and learned to weld; his plan to lure travelers became a 32-mile highway of giant sculptures, including a Guinness world record

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There are now eight sculpture scenes along the highway, including giant grasshoppers, a massive fisherman-themed creation and the Tin Family.
On a stretch of North Dakota highway where golden fields meet an endless prairie sky, a giant metal knight stands guard over a castle, protecting it from a fire-breathing dragon.
It sounds like something out of a fairy tale, but in Regent these giant figures are part of a very real roadside attraction that grew from one man’s desire to put a fading hometown on the map.

There are now eight sculpture scenes along the highway, including giant grasshoppers, a massive fisherman-themed creation and the Tin Family.
On a stretch of North Dakota highway where golden fields meet an endless prairie sky, a giant metal knight stands guard over a castle, protecting it from a fire-breathing dragon.
It sounds like something out of a fairy tale, but in Regent these giant figures are part of a very real roadside attraction that grew from one man’s desire to put a fading hometown on the map.

Sources: Times of India