# @thrillist on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/C0P3ISaSL-W
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/10165858-thrillist-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/74db91d8bc.jpg
- **Posted:** 2023-11-29T23:08:22.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** thrillist (@Thrillist) — https://gondola.cc/Thrillist

## Caption

Take the wrong lane on your way to the Hamptons and you might miss The Big Duck, a historic roadside attraction on Long Island that has some serious postmodern street cred. ⁠
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In 1931, duck farmer Martin Maurer allegedly visited a roadside coffee shop shaped like a giant coffee pot, and he thought he should do the same to advertise his ducks. Soon after, a giant cement duck, complete with two glowing red eyes made from Ford Model T tail lights, was built along Flanders Road. It stands as a symbol of postmodern architecture and throwback to a time when marketing was a bit more whimsical. To this day, architecture nerds come to the Duck in search of some retro inspiration.⁠
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For more on this roadside gem and other similarly kitschy-cool ones that you can visit right now, check our link in bio.⁠
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🦆: thebigduckli⁠
🫖: Teapot Dome Service Station⁠
🌭: tailothepup⁠
🍩: donutholee⁠
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📸:⁠
1. Barry Winiker/Stockbyte/Getty Images⁠
2. Ian Dewar Photography/Shutterstock⁠
3. tailothepup⁠
4. donutholee⁠
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#kitschyspots #coolspots #placestovisit #thebigduck #donuthole #roadtrip #theducklongisland

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## Tags

kitschyspots, thebigduck, theducklongisland, coolspots, roadtrip, placestovisit, donuthole

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