Skip to Main Content

Elephants.

Pet Cemetery: Elephant Burial Ground

In the world of cartoon fantasy, trained elephants dance in tutus, run screaming from little mice, and cavort holding martini glasses with their trunks.

In real life, trained elephants are hit by lightning and trains, and have careers usually limited to balancing on little platforms and pulling Shriners around in haywagons.

Pissed-off pachyderms sometimes make mad dashes for freedom, usually from whatever circus roustabout forgot to hammer down the leg chain. People who cross them have their bodies turned into pile drivers or their heads into unrecognizable mush.

Time and again, homicidal Jumbos and Jingos are executed by creatures with arguably less intelligence, but certainly more firepower. And since you bury an elephant where it falls, monuments to these creatures are scattered across the country.

We dedicate this list to America's dead, misunderstood titans, and honor them with the words that could be emblazoned on every elephant's grave:

Never Forget!


Electrocuted by EdisonElectrocuted by Edison


Mythical Elephant Train WreckElephant Train Wreck

Pet Cemetery home button Roadside Pet Cemetery


Explore Thousands of Unique Roadside Landmarks!

Strange and amusing destinations in the US and Canada are our specialty. Start here.
Use RoadsideAmerica.com's Attraction Maps to plan your next road trip.

My Sights

My Sights on Roadside America

Create and Save Your Own Crazy Road Trip! ...Try My Sights

Mobile Apps

Roadside America app: iPhone, iPad Roadside America app for iPhone, iPad. On-route maps, 1,000s of photos, special research targets! ...More

Roadside Presidents app: iPhone, iPad Roadside Presidents app for iPhone, iPad. POTUS landmarks, oddities. ...More

Sight of the Week

Sight of the Week

JFK's World Famous Twine Ball, Highland, Wisconsin (Mar 18-24, 2024)

SotW Archive

USA and Canada Tips and Stories

More Sightings