“Lucy the Elephant” is a six-story, elephant-shaped building in Margate City, New Jersey, two miles south of Atlantic City.
In 1881, James V. Lafferty built the unusual structure to promote real estate sales and attract tourists.
It is constructed of wood and tin sheeting.
Lucy is the oldest surviving roadside tourist attraction in America.
Do NOT attempt to slide down the inside of Lucy’s trunk!
It is a dead end. You will get stuck at the bottom and you’ll have to wait for someone to come and fish you out.
The elephant’s left front leg, however, conceals a ladder down to a kogelbaan, or marble run, station. Enter this secret chamber and climb into a giant marble.
You can roll from here to a dozen locations across the United States, including Seattle, Washington, and Mitchell, South Dakota.
