This Giraffe in Vacaville is located at the Nut Tree Plaza shopping center. This was the former site of the Nut Tree Restaurant which evolved from a roadside fruit stand which was built in 1921. Over the years, a bakery, toy store, gift shop and train ride were added to the property. The complex closed in 1996. The Nut Tree Plaza opened in 2006. While the old Nut Tree had rocking horses and a rocking giraffe, I believe this giraffe statue was installed here in 2009. [map]

This Giraffe in Lansing is installed on top of a Meijer gas station canopy. The statue has been here since the late 1970s. The Meijer store originally used animal statues to mark parking lot sections in order to help customers remember where they parked. When the store switched to letter signs instead, the giraffe was saved and moved to where it is now. The other animal statues were either sold or donated to individuals. These statues may have come from a carnival that was located nearby. This statue was restored in 2021. [map]

The giraffe and gorilla in Austin were located at the Fortney Home, home furnishings store. The gorilla has been there since around 2015. The giraffe joined him in 2017. By 2019, the store had closed and the statues were gone.

This Giraffe in Bridgeport stands in front of Alfred Construction. Does anyone know the history of this statue? [map]

The Giraffe in Dunnellon stands in front of Premier Pediatrics. It has been there since at least 2018. [map]

This Giraffe and Cheetah in Cape Canaveral were installed at Traxx at Jungle Village which featured a go-kart track, arcade, maze, and a mini golf course. I assume that this place started out as Jungle Village. Maybe the mini golf was first. Maybe there were live animals? Does anyone know the history of this place? These concrete statues were probably from the 1960s or so. They were installed next to the road. There were some other animal figures, including a gorilla and elephant, on the mini golf course as well. These photos are from 2009. The statues went missing sometime between 2011 and 2015. The mini golf on the corner was still there in 2018 but gone by 2020.

This Giraffe in Redlands was installed when the place operated as Pharaoh's Lost Kingdom from 1996-2006. I believe it was removed when the place opened as Splash Kingdom Waterpark.

The metal Giraffe in Culver City was located in front of the Shine & Brite Hand Car Wash when this photo was taken in 2014. By 2015, the statue was gone.

These Giraffes in Fort Smith are installed at the Park at West End. [map]

These Giraffes in Colorado Springs are located at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo. They have been here since at least 2007.