Atlanta, Illinois: Big Viking
A fiberglass statue of a Viking, relative of the Muffler Men, hawked carpets in Delmar, MD, moved to Chincoteague Island. Had a peg leg; harried by zoning laws. Smashed by Superstorm Sandy in Oct. 2012; on loan to IL's American Giants Museum in 2025.
- Address:
- Atlanta, IL
- Directions:
- I-55 exit 140. Drive west into town. At the stop sign turn right onto SW Arch St.
- RA Rates:
- Worth a Detour
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The Big Viking is at his new home outside the American Giants Museum and looks awesome. Recently installed with great fanfare between a giant Snerd and a tire-holding Phillips 66 cowboy.
[Mike Gassmann, 09/01/2025]The Viking that has been lying in a yard in Chincoteague for many years was sold in the summer of 2023 to someone from New Jersey. They plan to restore him, then he will be on display in a museum in Illinois in 2024.
[Amy Troxell, 12/01/2023]
Quite cool and slightly sad. My daughter asked why he isn't standing. I had no answer.
One tip... use bug spray before going into the field.
[Terry Power, 08/21/2020]Having that first roadside statue mortality talk with loved ones can be difficult.
The Chincoteague Viking is still down for the count, laying prone next to a shack-like structure along with an impressive assortment of cast-off objects, the Viking seems to patiently wait to be rescued and returned to a more dignified upright position. I knocked on the doors, but this seems to be a "summer-only" property of an eccentric collector. I wonder if they would part with this guy? He's has a telephone pole stump instead of a right foot.
[NJ MufflerManHunter, 05/06/2017]The shack was formerly Cap'n Mr. Bob Payne's Sea Treasures, now closed. The Viking has had a stump foot since at least the early 2000s.
Big Viking still down. Delivered last rites.
[J. Darling, 09/22/2016]The Northmen are notoriously difficult to kill. We have hope that this giant will rise again.
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It sounds as if his destination will be the American Giants Museum in Atlanta, Illinois, which plans to have several Muffler Men (and pseudo-Muffler Men) on outdoor display.