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Ms. Pearl

The world's largest squirrel statue clutches a pecan bigger than your head.

Cedar Creek, Texas

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Signs made of wooden pallets currently erected next to the statue.   knoxium (Atlas Obscura User)
Ms. Pearl by megzeazez   megzeazez (Atlas Obscura User)
Ms. Pearl and co   megzeazez (Atlas Obscura User)
Ms. Pearl with a mask and a basket   I has a bucket (Atlas Obscura User)
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Outside of Austin, Texas, off of an uneventful stretch of Highway 71, sits a U-turn worthy site for the squirrel worshiper in us all.

Standing at 14 feet tall, Ms. Pearl beckons anywhere from 30 to 100 passersby a day from the highway to have their picture taken with her. If you're wondering why she is clutching a pecan bigger than your head, it probably has something to do with the nearby Berdoll Pecan Candy & Gift Company, a family-owned business that includes a gift shop, a pecan orchard, and an enormously adorable squirrel statue.

Originally constructed in August of 2011 by Blue Genie Art Industries for Berdoll, Ms. Pearl received her sassy name from a customer as part of a contest. In 2015, the squirrel goddess received a facelift in the form of a fresh coat of paint as well as a deck to support her many worshipers. She is available 24 hours a day and while the nearby gift shop has regular business hours, there is an eternally available vending machine outside the shop with fresh, full-sized pecan pies replenished daily for any late night, squirrel-inspired snacking needs.

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Ms. Pearl is on the west-bound side of TX Highway 71.

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February 14, 2017

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