Standing eight feet (2.44 meters) high, Jack Ben Rabbit is the world's largest jack rabbit statue and has become a historical landmark in Odessa. The statue is also named after Attorney General John Ben Sheppard, the former Odessa Chamber of Commerce President. The statue has also sparked the interest of the arts community, as other themed jack-rabbit statues have been popping up around town, such as the "Fiesta Hare" and the "Big Sky Bunny."
Stop by the UTPB campus to witness a sight that you would otherwise have to travel to England to see. The University of Texas of the Permian Basin Stonehenge is a marvelous replica of the ancient Stonehenge in England. The replica is made up of 70 blocks of limestone salvaged from a nearby quarry, each of which weighs over 20,000 pounds. While the Odessa Stonehenge is remarkably similar in appearance to the original, the overall height falls short by about 3 feet. Nevertheless this modern day monument makes for quite a stunning sight. While the original benefits from an aura of mystery, the Stonehenge at Odessa stands as a testament to the determination of the people who are responsible for its creation and their desire to enrich the city's cultural landscape in this rather ingenious way. The Stonehenge is located off the I-20 on the campus of the University of Texas of the Permian Basin.
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