Don’t have a cow, man – have two! Scottish Angus Cow and Calf are udderly adorable, and can be found lounging about next to the Denver Art Museum.

The dynamic duo exist at the intersection of realism and fantasy, and bring a little country style into the heart of the city. At 13 feet tall, and weighing more than five tonnes, it’s time for you to meat them!

Local sculptor Dan Ostermiller built them as a moo-ving tribute to the cows on a nearby cattle ranch. The owner, Leo Hindery, revered his herd and treated them like royalty – in fact, they became famous throughout Cow-lorado.

Dan doesn’t do things by calves, so he spent time getting to know the cows on a first-name basis, before heading into the moo-dio – oops, I mean the studio.

He built a 30-inch bronze sculpture of the cows and then, when he was sure there were no mi-steaks, made a full-sized plaster cast of them. From there, styrofoam pieces were made, they were sent to a foundry to be recreated in bronze, and the moooo-sterpiece was assembled on-site.

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When Leo’s property was sold in 2006, the Scottish Angus Cow and Calf waddled into the big smoke, where they surprise and delight all who visit the downtown precinct. Head there after hours, and you won’t have to cattle the crowds.

Hopefully these Big Cows will remain there for-heifer.

Things to do in Denver when you’re grain-fed

If you and the herd find yourself in Denver, the mile-high city has a beefy selection of Big Things. Big Sweep is at the other end of the museum, or you can hoof it down to the Denver Library to visit The Yearling.

For those of us attracted to bears, the city is also home to I See What You Mean – better known as The Big Blue Bear. Miss out on this cute carnivore, and you’ll be the one feeling blue!

Drove a little further out and you’ll bump into Chrome on the Range II, bRICK and Breakfast (the sculpture, not the meal) in Grand Junction.

Fruita, that delicious slice of small-town wholesomeness, is ripe with roadside attractions, too. Keep an eye out for Grrrreta the Dinosaur and Mike the Headless Chicken.

They all put the “rad” in ColoRADo – and that’s no bull!