Kensington, Maryland: Easter Island Head (Gone)

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.

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.

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.

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.