Hat 'n' Boots is a roadside attraction

Roadside attraction

A roadside attraction is a feature along the side of a road, that is frequently advertised with billboards to attract tourists. In general, these are places one might stop on the way to somewhere else, rather than being a final or primary destination in and of themselves. The modern...

 and landmark in the Georgetown

Georgetown, Seattle, Washington

Georgetown is a neighborhood in Seattle, Washington, USA. It is bounded on the north by the mainlines of the BNSF Railway and Union Pacific Railroad, beyond which is the Industrial District; on the west by the Duwamish River, across which is South Park; on the east by Interstate 5, beyond which is...

 neighborhood of Seattle, Washington

Seattle, Washington

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. Built in 1954 as part of a Western

Western (genre)

The Western is a genre of various visual arts, such as film, television, radio, literature, painting and others. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the latter half of the 19th century in the American Old West, hence the name. Some Westerns are set as early as the Battle of...

-themed gas station, it is billed as the largest hat and cowboy boots in America. To preserve this landmark, the City of Seattle moved the Hat 'n' Boots to the new Oxbow Park

Oxbow Park (Seattle)

Oxbow Park is a public park in the Georgetown neighborhood of Seattle, Washington. It houses the landmark Hat 'n' Boots roadside attraction, which was relocated to the park.-External links:*...

 in December 2003.

Hat 'n' Boots appeared in the films National Lampoon's Vacation

National Lampoon's Vacation

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(during the opening credits) and Hype!

Hype!

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External links

• Official site
• Article on Hat 'n' Boots at Preservation Seattle online magazine
• Oxbow Park project information