The story
America's oldest surviving roadside attraction is a six-story elephant building that has served as a real estate gimmick, tavern, and summer home since 1881.
Everything that was here
- 1881–present · still open
Lucy the ElephantLandmark Building
America's oldest surviving roadside attraction is a six-story elephant building that has served as a real estate gimmick, tavern, and summer home since 1881.
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