Back in March, Shae and I managed to get tickets for a behind-the-scenes tour of Thomas Dambo's studio just outside of Copenhagen, Denmark. He's the artist who's built more than 150 troll sculptures around the world and we've had a chance to find 50+ of them. During that tour, … [Read more...] about Finding Thomas Dambo’s Trolls At Whipsnade Zoo
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4 Days In Copenhagen: Trolls, Touring & More
Towards the end of 2024, a friend in the UK messaged me to let me know that Thomas Dambo was going to be running some behind-the-scenes studio tours of his workshop in Copenhagen, with one of them being in English. He's a Danish artist who's built amazing troll sculptures all … [Read more...] about 4 Days In Copenhagen: Trolls, Touring & More
How To Find Thomas Dambo’s Trolls In Detroit Lakes, MN (And The Golden Rabbit!)
Shae and I visited Detroit Lakes, MN on our 50 state road trip back in 2023. In 2024, Thomas Dambo spent a few weeks there building some trolls, so we were disappointed to have missed out on those by less than a year. While staying in Fargo, ND, we realized that Detroit Lakes … [Read more...] about How To Find Thomas Dambo’s Trolls In Detroit Lakes, MN (And The Golden Rabbit!)
How To Find The Enchanted Highway Sculptures In North Dakota
In addition to Theodore Roosevelt National Park and the Badlands Dinosaur Museum, something else that's fun to do on the western side of North Dakota is driving the Enchanted Highway. Starting at exit 72 on I-94 and heading south down to Regent, there's a collection of massive … [Read more...] about How To Find The Enchanted Highway Sculptures In North Dakota
How To Find The Explorers Of Sentosa – Thomas Dambo’s Trolls In Singapore
On our way back from our anniversary trip to the Maldives, we had a long layover in Singapore. To take advantage of the time there, we headed out into Singapore to do a little bit of exploring, with one of our main activities being a hunt for the Explorers of Sentosa. The … [Read more...] about How To Find The Explorers Of Sentosa – Thomas Dambo’s Trolls In Singapore
Northwest Trolls: Way Of The Bird King – How To Find Thomas Dambo’s Trolls In Washington & Oregon
Back in 2023, Danish sculptor Thomas Dambo traveled across the US creating even more of his awesome trolls made of recycled materials as part of a new series called Way of the Bird King. He started off in South Londonderry, VT, then continued on to Hainesport, NJ, Germfask, MI … [Read more...] about Northwest Trolls: Way Of The Bird King – How To Find Thomas Dambo’s Trolls In Washington & Oregon
6 Days Near Portland, ME: Here’s What We Did
After a week in Kokadjo and a week near Bangor, we rounded out our time in Maine with six days in Gray which is a town about 30 minutes north of Portland. It would've been nice to have even more time in the area, but my parents had flown in from the UK to join us on the road … [Read more...] about 6 Days Near Portland, ME: Here’s What We Did
Troll Hunting At Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens
We love Thomas Dambo's trolls! We first discovered them in Illinois, then found more of them when we were in Kentucky. While on the 40k To Far Away challenge with Frequent Miler, I built in stops in Copenhagen, Denmark and Brussels, Belgium to find more of them there. Those … [Read more...] about Troll Hunting At Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens
10 Days In Rapid City, SD – Here’s What We Did
After eight days in Sioux Falls and four days in Pierre, our third stop in South Dakota was Rapid City where we stayed for ten days. When we arrived we saw that the weather forecast for the first five days was good, with rain forecast for the second half of our time there. We … [Read more...] about 10 Days In Rapid City, SD – Here’s What We Did
How To Find All The Presidential Statues In Rapid City, SD
Rapid City, SD is perhaps best known for its proximity to Mount Rushmore, but that's not its only presidential-themed attraction. In downtown Rapid City you can find dozens of life-sized bronze statues of past presidents. The day after we arrived there, we decided to take a … [Read more...] about How To Find All The Presidential Statues In Rapid City, SD