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Gulfport, Florida: Big Robot on Knee with Flowers

Made of salvaged mechanical parts, the robot holds a few metal roses and has a nervous expression on its face. Built by metalworker Frank Strunk III, who named it "Big Dumb Heart."

Address:
Beach Blvd S., Gulfport, FL
Directions:
In Clymer Park, on the east side of Beach Blvd S. just north of its intersection with 26th Ave. S.
Admission:
Free
RA Rates:
Worth a Detour
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Clymer Park Sculpture Garden

A giant chess pieces, a metal giant presenting roses to spectators, a metal dog... just a sample of the beautiful sculptures in this downtown Gulfport park.

[Bethany Peabody, 11/12/2015]

Robot.

Big Robot on Knee with Flowers

Great place for an avant-garde marriage proposal!

[Walter Haller, 07/21/2015]

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