One of the better stops on this trip - for sure

Not just another roadside attraction, a photo by PatMinNYC on Flickr.

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This very large very pink elephant draws a lot of attention from anyone driving along I-55 in Livingston Illinois. It turned out to be one of the better stops made on this trip …..

Twistee Treat, a photo by PatMinNYC on Flickr.

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The Twistee Treat stand in front of the Pink Elephant antiques mall was doing very well on this 105 degree day. Now if I could just get people to stand perfectly still when I do a panorama shot ;-)

Big Beach Guy, a photo by PatMinNYC on Flickr.

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He stands about 24 feet tall in front of the old Livingston HS gymnasium building that is now the antiques mall. we could have easily spent the day there looking at what they had on display but after a Twistee Treat we hit the interstate and drove well into Missouri before calling it a day ...