The Big Banana - Coffs Harbour, NSW
S 30° 16.482 E 153° 08.037
56J E 512883 N 6650767
The Big Banana, was one of Australia's first big things and operated as a tourist attraction for many years before adding an amusement park.
Waymark Code: WMQ23T
Location: New South Wales, Australia
Date Posted: 12/04/2015
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In 1964 John Landi wanted something to make passing traffic stop at his road side banana stall. He had heard of a "Big Pineapple" in Hawaii and thought that something big would definitely stop traffic.
Builder Alan Harvey started the construction in September 1964 with the work to be completed before Christmas. The biggest banana in the world was officially opened on December 22 that year.
The grounds of the park are set among a banana plantation, featuring a large walk-through banana of steel and fiberglass.
Other attractions include a downhill toboggan ride, ice skating rink, a water park and the World of Bananas educational experience. Plantation tours are also available.
Opened 22 December 1964.
13m long x 5m high
Its beginnings were not what you see today.
www.bigbanana.com/park-info/history/
Price of Admission: 0.00 (listed in local currency)
Height of object in feet: 16 feet
Size of a typical object of this: 13 m × 5 m
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