[h=1]World's Largest Thermometer[/h][h=3]This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills[/h]
The mad dream of one businessman, the world's largest thermometer is in actuality an electric sign that commemorates one of the hottest days ever in Death Valley.
Rising out of a small parking lot in the aptly named town of Baker, California, the thermometer stands at exactly 134 feet tall in honor of a 134 degree record heat in 1913. Originally commissioned by a local business owner, the sign once told the active temperature in the area, but over the years, this function ceased to work. There is a diner, a convenience store, and even a gift shop around the base of the landmark. Unfortunately the sign is currently unlit and for sale as the previous owner reported an electric bill of around $8,000 which sales from the gift shop could apparently not sustain.
However as of June 2014 the thermometer displays the correct temperature again.
http://www.atlasobscura.com/places/world-s-largest-thermometer/
The mad dream of one businessman, the world's largest thermometer is in actuality an electric sign that commemorates one of the hottest days ever in Death Valley.
Rising out of a small parking lot in the aptly named town of Baker, California, the thermometer stands at exactly 134 feet tall in honor of a 134 degree record heat in 1913. Originally commissioned by a local business owner, the sign once told the active temperature in the area, but over the years, this function ceased to work. There is a diner, a convenience store, and even a gift shop around the base of the landmark. Unfortunately the sign is currently unlit and for sale as the previous owner reported an electric bill of around $8,000 which sales from the gift shop could apparently not sustain.
However as of June 2014 the thermometer displays the correct temperature again.
http://www.atlasobscura.com/places/world-s-largest-thermometer/
