Bee Potato Head.

Queen Bee Potato Head

In the late 1990s Rhode Island concocted a plan to get tourists to visit this tiniest of states. It was a "spud search," and the goal was to find all 47 Mr. Potato Head statues that had been scattered across the state from Bellingham to Warwick (Mr. Potato Head is made by Hasbro, headquartered in Pawtucket).

Each Potato Head was different: there was a Potato Head chef, an Uncle Sam, an elephant, a bishop, and this one -- a "Queen Bee" with lacy wings, big eyelashes, and a tiara.

It's unknown if anyone actually visited all 47 Potato Heads back then, and it would be impossible to do so now; less than 20 are known to still exist. This one, despite its delicate details, remains in good shape.

Queen Bee Potato Head

Wawaloam Elementary School

Address:: 100 Victory Hwy, Exeter, RI
Directions:: I-95 exit 14A. Drive east, following RI-102/Victory Hwy for 2.5 miles. The Bee will be on the right, sheltered beneath the canopied entry of Wawaloam Elementary School.
RA Rates:: Worth a Detour

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Scrap Metal Scorpion, Exeter, RI - 2 mi.

Firefighter Potato Head, West Greenwich, RI - 5 mi.

Narragansett Rune Stone, Wickford, RI - 9 mi.

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Wells Dinosaur Haven, Uncasville, CT - 26 mi.

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