This Road Trip Takes You To See Giant Trolls Located Across Tennessee and Kentucky
If you love art and traveling, this is the road trip for you!
A Unique Way to Promote Recycling
Have you heard of the giant trolls that are hidden all over the world? They are a part of an art installation created by Thomas Dambo. He is a Danish recycling artist who quite his job in 2011 to show people that art can be made out of trash.
Some of his most popular art installations are his giant trolls which are hidden all over the world.
In 2011 I quit my job to become an artist and follow my mission to 'Waste no more'.
Today, I spend my life showing the world that beautiful things can be made out of trash. I give new life to discarded materials by turning them into large-scale artworks. My journey has led me to create artworks in 20 countries across five continents, including my giant Trolls , plastic works , birdhouses , and Happy Wall exhibitions .
These trolls are truly a sight to see. It's amazing that something so massive can be created out of trash. It's inspiring and thought-provoking.
A Giant Troll Road Trip
While some of Thomas Dambo's giant trolls are hidden, he does have a troll map on his website where you can find most of the trolls' locations. Recently Hidden Gems USA Travel shared a road trip they created that would take you to see several of the giant trolls that are hidden around Kentucky and Tennessee.
The road trip will take you from Memphis, Tennessee to Bernheim Forest and Arboretum in Kentucky, which is located between Elizabethtown and Louisville.
Here is what Hidden Gems USA Travel says about their troll road trip:
The Southeast Giant Trolls Road Trip takes you to 9 giant trolls hiding in both Tennessee and Kentucky! You’ll find six giant trolls in Tennessee’s Memphis Botanic Garden and three giant trolls hiding in Kentucky’s Bernheim Forest. These trolls are all the creations of talented artist Thomas Dambo and are each made of recycled materials to show that recycled art can be both beautiful and interesting. The Memphis Trolls are part of a “traveling troll exhibit” and will be moving to a new home after May 21st, so pack the car and get on the road now to check out the southeast’s 9 giant trolls! Meet the Southeast Giant Trolls:
Kentucky’s Bernheim Forest Trolls:
- Mama Loumari
- Little Elina
- Little Nis
Memphis Botanic Garden Trolls:
- Rosa Sunfinger
- Ibbi Pip
- Sofus Lotus
- Ronja Redeye
- Basse Butler
- Kamma Can
You can see the full road trip with instructions, here.
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