h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Loved this - thanks! Great to find out these things.

Here's one from near where I used to live:

http://www.gaffney-sc.com/Waterpeach.htm#The%20History

On the interstate, the sign says - to view peach, take exit 90. Do not stop on interstate.

I love it - the peach is so much more attractive than your average water tower. I also like how they remind people not to stop on the interstate. (When a tornado hit my area a few years ago, there were crashes practically daily on the interstate because people stopped to gawk at the damage - one silly soul stopped in the high speed lane, at rush hour, triggering a 5-car pile-up. )

What fools these mortals be! You'd think they'd think, wouldn't you?

There used to be a giant Dixie Cup in Lexington, Kentucky, as well, that I liked - according to the web, it's gone now, but the Sweetheart cup is still in Augusta, Georgia -

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/010298/sweetheart.shtml

Giant peach? Where's James?

Glad to see this on the Front Page.

We have a Blue Ball in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania - named for a tavern I believe.

Not nearly as fun a story as this one...

Nice entry!

Thank you, kind sirs.

You know, these oddities would make an excellent collaborative entry...