The story
The 'Artichoke Center of the World' is guarded by a 20-foot concrete artichoke built by the man who invented artichoke-harvesting machines.
Everything that was here
- 1963–present · still open
Giant ArtichokeRestaurant
The 'Artichoke Center of the World' is guarded by a 20-foot concrete artichoke built by the man who invented artichoke-harvesting machines.
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