Calgary, Alberta, Canada: Spider Beetle
1968 Volkswagen on six legs, so perhaps more bug than spider. Built in 1986.
- Address:
- 2509 14 St. SW, Calgary, AB, Canada
- Directions:
- Atop a small strip mall at the corner of 14 St. and 25 Ave. SW. From downtown Calgary drive west on 6 Ave. Past 11 St., the second lane from the left exits to 14 St. southbound, looping under the bridge, with a stop then a yield to get onto 14 St. As you reach the top of the big hill, watch for a brown/grey two-story office block. Turn right into the parking lot immediately past the pair of spruce trees, and Spider Beetle will pop into view. If you reach the Esso/7-Eleven at the stoplight, you're one block too far south.
Results 1 to 3 of 3...
Visitor Tips and News About Spider Beetle
Reports and tips from RoadsideAmerica.com visitors and Roadside America mobile tipsters. Some tips may not be verified. Submit your own tip.
The beetle is no longer on the ground -- it is painted black and sitting on top of a Starbucks. And it has glowing green eyes.
[Anne Christiansen, 06/26/2024]Spider Beetle was displaced by a condo development in 2017, then re-homed five blocks north circa 2019 on the roof of a strip-mall Starbucks. Dark grey these days, but it has a habit of changing colors every few years.
[Dan McIntyre, 08/08/2021]
VW spider advertises a mechanics business.
[Timmy Martini, 08/16/2014]Nearby Offbeat Places
Calgary Tower: Glass Floor, Calgary, AB, Canada - 2 mi.
Outlaw: Canada's Wall Street Bull, Calgary, AB, Canada - 2 mi.
Giant Mesh Head - Wonderland, Calgary, AB, Canada - 2 mi.Latest Tips Across Roadside America
Catch up on the latest discoveries from the road.
Explore Thousands of Oddball Tourist Attractions!
Unique destinations in the U.S. and Canada are our special obsession. Use our attraction recommendation and maps to plan your next road trip.
Car Entomologists may insist this six-legged contraption is not a spider, but any automobile advancing on metal insect legs deserves attention.