Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox is a roadside attraction, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and located in Bemidji, Minnesota. As the legend goes, Paul Bunyan was the greatest of lumberjacks to have swaggered through the thick, North American forests, and Bemidji has claimed him as their own (as have five other American towns). Paul stands approximately 18-feet tall with a width of five feet, while Babe is about 10-feet tall, and measures 23-feet long. To this day the pair of statues are historically recognized for being Minnesota’s first and greatest display of a roadside colossus, as the city continues to garner recognition for being a pioneer in Minnesota’s tourism industry.

300 Bemidji Avenue N, Bemidji, MN, Phone: 800-458-2223

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