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Stories & Field Guides

Read the stories behind the Big Things, then discover where the road might take you.

Stories

History, ideas and the people behind remarkable Big Things.

Queensland’s fossil giants: dinosaurs, sea monsters and megafauna on the roadDinosaurs, marine reptiles and giant marsupials stand beside roads across Queensland. Their sculptures lead back to remarkable fossil discoveries, ancient seas and scientific questions that are still being answered.Read more →What makes a Big Thing a Big Thing?Where does an oversized object become a roadside attraction? Is a giant sculpture different from a monument? And does the object actually need to be bigger than the real thing?Read more →Why do we build Big Things?A giant banana can sell fruit. A giant egg can tell a town's story. An enormous iron crystal can announce faith in the future. Why do people around the world build things so big?Read more →Why We Love Big ThingsAn enormous lobster should not matter to us. Neither should a giant banana or a fish the size of a small building. Yet we stop, photograph them and remember them for years. Why?Read more →