Entry No. 21 — the Spokane file — filed under: roadside-oddity

The Childhood Express (Giant Red Wagon)

A 27-foot-long, 26-ton steel-and-concrete replica of a classic Radio Flyer wagon sits in Riverfront Park, with a slide running down its raised handle. Local artist Ken Spiering built it over a year of 17-hour days for Washington's 1989 centennial Celebration of Children. The deck is engineered to hold up to 300 people, so adults can clamber aboard alongside kids. USA Today has voted it the top roadside attraction in Washington.

The move: Race each other down the giant wagon-handle slide, then walk the riverfront loop to the falls together.

📍 Before you go Free and outdoors in Riverfront Park; the slide is metal and gets hot in summer sun. Paid parking nearby.

• 📍 Spokane (Riverfront Park)
• 💸 Free
• ⚡ Up for anything
• 🌗 Outdoors

Where: 507 N Howard St, Spokane, WA 99201 (Riverfront Park)

Hours: Added 2026-06-24 — confirm current hours before you go.

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Proof: source 1 · source 2 · source 3 · source 4

last checked: 2026-06-24