The Atlas Obscura Podcast · Friday, September 25, 2026
A caller from Northern Michigan described a strange ongoing construction project: a 30-foot wooden statue of Jesus riding a unicycle. The caller noted that a halo was later added, confirming its identity as Jesus, but the purpose and builder remain a mystery as no one is ever present at the site.
“So about a mile, maybe two miles up the road from my house, there is this person, apparently building a giant statue of Jesus riding a unicycle. It's about 30 feet tall.”
“I drove by the next day and apparently the person building it had added a halo. Took another picture, uh, sent it to my buddy and my wife and said, definitely Jesus.”
“So I still don't know why this person is building a 30 foot statue, carving of wood of a of a, of Jesus riding a unicycle.”