World's Largest Artichoke
Castroville, California
The giant artichoke of Castroville bulges
into the parking lot of a fruit stand and restaurant shopping strip. Like an
immense leafy alien head, it seems to grin westward towards the Pacific Ocean
and the world's less bountiful regions.
Don't just stop for the photo op; The adjacent Giant Artichoke restaurant makes
fine dishes out of this unsung hero of the garden.
Castroville holds an annual two-day Artichoke Festival; Marilyn Monroe was the first artichoke beauty pageant queen, crowned in 1948.
Giant Artichoke:
Address: 11261 Merritt St., Castroville, CA [Show Map]
Directions: Next to Highway 156 and Main St.
Phone: 831-633-3501
Address: 11261 Merritt St., Castroville, CA [Show Map]
Directions: Next to Highway 156 and Main St.
Phone: 831-633-3501
