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Roadside architecture · New Jersey

An elephant you can walk inside.

Meet a seaside landmark with a difference: an elephant-shaped building that welcomes visitors inside on guided tours.

Lucy the Elephant · Margate, New Jersey

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Photo: Acroterion / image source · CC BY-SA 4.0. Display crop on collection cards.

A landmark with personality

Lucy the Elephant makes an unmistakable impression before you even reach the entrance. This is architecture with a playful outline, a place where the building itself is the attraction.

See Lucy from the inside

Join a guided tour to experience more than the exterior photograph. Allow time to enjoy the surrounding seaside setting, while keeping your visit within the current tour and parking arrangements.