Metal Men

Artistic reuse of scrap material to advertise a business, or secret invasion of robots from outer space? You decide!

Giant Duct Man

Cincinnati, Ohio

Directions: In front of Jacobs Mechanical Inc, 1366 Hopple Street (northeast corner of Hopple Street and Meeker Street).
Last Visited: April 2008.

Metrobot

Cincinnati, Ohio

By artist Nam June Paik. Originally installed in 1988; restored in 2014. Directions: In front of Contemporary Arts Center, southeast corner of 5th Street and Walnut Street.
Last Visited: May 2008.

Copper Man

Phoenix, Arizona

This giant demonstrates all the products that are made out of copper: plumbing, electrical wire, kitchen utensils, etc. Directions: Inside the entrance of the Arizona Science Center, 600 E. Washington Street (admission charged).
Last Visited: January 2009.

Mofles Auto Parts Man

Phoenix, Arizona

Mofles

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Directions: In front of Charly's Auto Service, 808 E. Broadway (south side of Broadway, just east of 9th Street).
Last Visited: February 2008.

Wheel Rim Cowboy

Seligman, Arizona

Directions: This lasso-twirling cowboy is found on the north side of Route 66, in front of the shopping center that looks like an Old West town.
Last Visited: July 2008.

Robot Man

Walapai, Arizona

Directions: This outer-space visitor has landed on the north side of Route 66, in front of the Kozy Corner Trailer Court, 9855 Route 66.
Last Visited: July 2008.

Computer Man

Holbrook, Arizona

This electronic man talked to me, and a cascade of numbers scrolled down his computer-display "face." I didn't dare try the keyboard and mouse pad in his "hands"!
Directions: In front of the Trade Post on Navajo Blvd.
Last Visited: October 2009.

Plumber Man

Moab, Utah

Directions: Standard Plumbing Supply, east side of Highway 191 on the south end of Moab.
Last Visited: October 2008. Reported gone August 2020.

Standard disclaimer: Sites are described for entertainment purposes only, as they were at the time of my last visit. I can not vouch for the current condition of the site or its accessibility.