Wheaton, Maryland - Easter Island Head

The Easter Island Head is in Silver Spring, MD. I know there are signs that say Wheaton all over there but it really is Silver Spring. [T. Au, 04/05/2008]

[RA: The usual jurisdictional confusion -- the police station is listed as in Wheaton! -- so we'll fudge it and use both towns for now.]

The head is quite impressive although a bit weather beaten as you can see from the picture. It makes a great backdrop for a picture if you want to look like you are somewhere in the South Seas, or if you like Tiki Bars or play in a surf band. [Kevin, 05/15/2007]

The owner of the gas station where this attraction sits is from that area of the world. The Easter Island Head was used on a float for the Wheaton High School homecoming parade sponsored by the owner (6 or 7 years ago). After the parade was over the owner placed the figure on his property for all to see. [Jen, 11/23/2000]

On Randolph Road just East of Georgia Avenue (State Route 97), directly across from the Montgomery County Police Station, there is a chicken-wire and plaster replica of one of the famous Easter Island giant heads standing alongside the road at a small no-name brand gas station. Painted grey, he's surrounded by a set of whitewashed curbstones and a neatly trimmed patch of flowers. What he's doing there, I don't know. But if you've got cash, it's the cheapest gas you'll find in Montgomery County. [Laura Appelbaum, 08/27/2000]