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Fouke Monster Mart

Fouke, Arkansas

A convenience store with a mini museum of Boggy Creek clippings, track casts and Legend of Boggy Creek photos, plus a big monster statue out front.

The creature

Fouke Monsteraka Boggy Creek Monster, Southern SasquatchThe hairy creature of Boggy Creek, Arkansas, made famous by a 1972 drive-in hit.

Nearby

Same town · Festival or event · Fouke, ARFouke Monster (Boggy Creek) FestivalA spring weekend of talks, vendors and bus tours of Boggy Creek country in the town that inspired The Legend of Boggy Creek.Usually spring, most often March or April. 2027 dates not announced yet 44 mi · Festival or event · Jefferson, TXTexas Bigfoot ConferenceThe original Texas Bigfoot conference, run since 2001 in a historic Piney Woods town, with big-name speakers and vendors.Oct 16 to 17, 2026 210 mi · Roadside attraction · Aurora, TXAurora Cemetery "Alien Grave"A Texas historical marker here notes the 1897 story of an airship crash and a pilot "not of this world" said to be buried in the cemetery.Free 231 mi · Festival or event · Tulsa, OKBigfoot on 66 FestivalA free afternoon of Bigfoot art and folklore on Route 66, with a calling contest, workshops and a scavenger hunt.Usually late May. 2027 dates not announced yet

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