1. The Golden Driller, Tulsa, OK (map)
Height: 76 feet
Constructed: 1953
Claim to Fame: Largest freestanding statue in the world
2. Giraffe Statue, Dallas Zoo, Dallas, TX (map)
Height: 67 feet, 6 inches
Constructed: 1997
Claim to Fame: Tallest statue in Texas
3. "A Tribute to Courage" (Statue of Sam Houston), Huntsville, TX (map)
Height: 67 feet
Constructed: 1994
Claim to Fame: World's tallest statue of an American hero
4. Christ of the Ozarks, Eureka Springs, AR (map)
Height: 67 feet
Constructed: 1966
Claim to Fame: Sculpted by the late Emmet Sullivan, one of the artisans who sculpted Mount Rushmore
5. The Vulcan, Birmingham, AL (map)
Height: 56 feet
Constructed: 1904
Claim to Fame: Largest cast iron statue in the world and the largest metal statue ever made in the United States.
