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The Statue of Liberty rendition is over ten feet tall, approximately 400 pounds, and is made with re-purposed steel and other objects that helped build America. The purpose of the statue is to remind everyone how precious and significant liberty is and to help "Proclaim Liberty throughout all the land unto all the inhabitants thereof!"
[Drake Ventoris, 12/23/2023]Motel Liberty with Mural:- Address:
- 2655 S. 4th Ave., Yuma, AZ
- Directions:
- Oyo Inn. Downtown, on the east side of S. 4th Ave. just north of its intersection with W. 27th St.
- Hours:
- Lit at night. Local health policies may affect hours and access.
It is a land train driver machine "Le Tourneau TC-947" located on Imperial Dam Road. It is 30 feet tall and the tires are 10 feet in diameter. You will need a visitor's pass from the visitor center to see it.
[Fortunato Neri, 08/11/2023]This is the control cab for an early 1960s experimental turbine-powered "overland train" for the U.S. Army. It was the longest off-road vehicle in the world until the rest of it was sold for scrap in 1969.
Longest Off-Road Vehicle Remnants:- Address:
- 2nd St., Yuma Proving Ground, AZ
- Directions:
- Inside Yuma Proving Ground. Ask for permission to visit at the gate house. Photo ID required.
Roxaboxen is a park that originated in the early 1900s among children who created an imaginary world. There is a book, Roxaboxen, about it.
[JD, 06/08/2021]The scrubby plot of land that was Roxaboxen was partly destroyed by a developer, then saved and turned into a city park, of sorts, in 2000. There are no trees, just dust and rocks.
Roxaboxen:- Address:
- 835 S. 2nd Ave., Yuma, AZ
- Directions:
- North side of the city. On the southeast corner of W. 8th St. and S. 2nd Ave.
The Atomic Cannon was designed to fire a nuclear shell on a battlefield.
Roadsideamerica.com Report...
Yuma Proving Ground
- Address:
- Imperial Dam Rd, Yuma, AZ
- Directions:
- I-8 exit 12. North on Fortuna Rd for two miles, then north on US 95 for 10.5 miles. The cannon is on the west side, at the intersection of Imperial Dam Rd, at the entrance to Yuma Proving Ground.
- RA Rates:
- Worth a Detour
Don't blink -- you might miss it! Super cute, a world's tiniest church, seats 12 small people or 6 medium-large people.
[Mary, 08/13/2018]Tiny Church - Pause Rest Worship:RoadsideAmerica.com Team Field Report
- Address:
- S. Ave. 13 E., Yuma, AZ
- Directions:
- I-8 exit 12. North on Fortuna Rd for two miles, then north on US 95 for a little over five miles. The church is just north of the Bridge to Nowhere -- within view of its towers, in the middle of a crop field, to the west of US 95.
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Sculpted by Jud Turner in 2022, the copper-colored statue stands in front of an outdoor wall mural of lower Manhattan. It lights up at night.