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Carl is a Muffler Man-style roadside giant outside Carl's Ice Cream at 1700 West College Avenue in Normal, Illinois. The Illinois tourism office's listing describes him as 14 feet tall and invites visitors to take their picture with him.
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Carl (Carl's Ice Cream Factory)
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Site-level location · 40.5102° N, 89.0166° W
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The Illinois tourism listing for the shop at 1700 West College Avenue in Normal describes its Muffler Man-style figure, Carl, as 14 feet tall.
A Roadside America visitor tip dated November 2025, posted on the page for a Uniroyal Gal figure called Marge, says a new fiberglass giant created by Mark Cline stands next to the Muffler Man at Carl's Ice Cream.
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Outdoors at the front of the ice cream shop; free to view during any visit.
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Customer parking lot of a commercial business at 1700 W College Ave, Normal.
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