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Dittmer, Missouri: Big Bender

A towing business displays a supersized junk art rendition of Futurama's sociopath robot, Bender. His head alone is a 55 gallon oil drum, to give you a sense of his scale.

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Giant "Bender" Sculpture

Not much of a detour off of Route 66 - just 10 or so miles. Added a half hour or less to our road trip.

[Veeb, 07/11/2010]

Bender statue.

Giant "Bender" Sculpture

Giant "Bender" sculpture, from the the cartoon Futurama. Located in the parking lot of Dittmer Towing.

[Kyle Gerhardt, 04/13/2010]

Big Bender

Dittmer Towing

Address:
7828 Hwy 30, Dittmer, MO
Directions:
Dittmer Towing. On the south side of Hwy 30, just west of Dittmer Church Rd, and 3.5 miles west of Cedar Hill.
Phone:
636-285-2122
Admission:
Free
RA Rates:
Worth a Detour
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