Port Orchard, Washington: Fake Barnyard of Gaudy Animals
A fake "folk art" display concocted by the owner of a mattress store to attract eyeballs to his business. Colorful and cheesy. Works for us.
Mattress Ranch
- Address:
- 3650 State Hwy 16 SW, Port Orchard, WA
- Directions:
- On the north side of Hwy 16 about a half-mile east of its junction with Hwy 3.
- Admission:
- Free
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Mattress Ranch operates a chain of stores in Washington and Alaska. The Port Orchard store has an entire "barnyard" of colorfully painted [non-living] cows, bulls, sheep, and other farm animals. This is a "folk art" display (to circumvent city codes). There are 20-some odd animals painted like zebras, etc., in a variety of folkish colors. The owners seem to delight in the visitors and the publicity.
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