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Big Mo
Cave City, KY

2007 and 2010:
2026:
Big Mo lies in front of Big Mike's Rock and Gift Shop. The attraction acquired a Mosasaurus skull which was discovered in Wyoming in 1994. After that, this 40-foot-long concrete statue was created by Jerry Bidefeld and installed out front. It was repainted around 2025. For more, see this website. [map]

Iguana
Toronto, ON		 Iguana [gone]
Tampa, FL
This Iguana in Toronto, nicknamed Lizzy, was installed on the roof of the Menagerie Pet Shop. It was dressed up for the Christmas holiday season when I was there. The store closed in 2023 and the sculpture was removed. It was repainted and moved to the Geary Avenue Warehouse Project. [map]

This Iguana sculpture in Tampa was installed on the roof of Capital Pawn & Gold Jewelry in 2019. The store closed in 2023 and the sculpture is gone now.

Iguana
Fort Worth, TX

2011:
2017:
2026:
This 40-foot-long Iguana sculpture was created in 1978 by Daddy O' Wade. "Iggy" was installed on the roof of the Lone Star Cafe in New York City until 1989 when the bar closed. The sculpture was sold at auction and moved to Virginia. It was sold back to Wade a few years later and returned briefly to New York City. The sculpture was in storage in Fort Worth from 2000-2010. It was then restored and installed on a roof next to the Fort Worth Zoo's parking lot. The sculpture is made of wire mesh, polyurethane and pipe. In 2025, the statue was removed, restored, and reinstalled. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. [map]

Iggy the Iguana
St. Paul, MN
Iggy the Iguana is located outside the Science Museum of Minnesota. The 40-foot-long statue was created by Nicholas Swearer from 1971-1975. The statue is composed of 12,500 railroad spikes. For more, see this website. [map]

Iguana
Salt Lake City, UT
This 33-foot-long, fiberglass Iguana was installed in 2017 as the Red Iguana restaurant. It was created by Stephen Kesler. For more, see these websites: 1, 2, and 3. [map]

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