Alexandria, Minnesota: Big Ole: America's Biggest Viking
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Central Park
- Address:
- Broadway St., Alexandria, MN
- Directions:
- North end of Broadway St., next to the lake.
- Admission:
- Free
- RA Rates:
- Major Fun
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A 28-foot-tall Viking warrior towers over this town of proud Nordic transplants.
Roadsideamerica.com Report... [10/28/2008]Visitor Tips and News About Big Ole: America's Biggest Viking
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Parked right next to Big Ole. Big Ole is huge. Great for pictures. Nice little park. Lovely, clean bathrooms for a break.
[Jen, 10/09/2019]
This is Alexandria's alternative to all the huge Paul Bunyans you will see throughout the state. There is a controversy over whether or not ancient Vikings actually visited Minnesota by way of the Hudson Bay and left a carved Runestone in this area. Nevertheless, it's big fun to take your photo with Big Ole (pronounced Oh-Lee). You really have not completed your visit to Alexandria if you don't visit him.
[Deb Miller Marschke, 08/20/2017]
Very tall statue of Viking explorer. A runestone was found in the 1800s outside of town, and the nearby Kensington Runestone Museum does a nice job a educating visitors about the stone and Viking history in Minnesota.
[Julie, 09/10/2010]
Large statue of Ole the Viking stands at the north end of downtown.
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