♪♪ Kohlsdorf: Just north of the Western Skies Byway, a 45-ton structure towering over the lush landscape has turned commuters' heads for 60 years.

Slater: We are in Audubon, Iowa.

And we are right next to Albert the Bull, our biggest claim to fame.

And he's kind of our most loved attraction here in Audubon County.

Kohlsdorf: Albert stands a colossal 30 feet tall, erected as a gigantic tribute to the nation's beef industry.

Slater: You can see Albert at least a mile down when you come into the community from the south.

And he's just kind of like, what is that giant red Hereford on the horizon?

Kohlsdorf: It takes 65 gallons of paint to cover the concrete Albert is made of, primarily brown and white.

However, his eyes are a little bit disputed.

Slater: Over the years, there's been a little bit of controversy between blue and brown eyes.

It has changed.

So, the cattle producers want the eyes to be brown because cattle's eyes are brown.

Some of the community members like them blue.

And so, every once in a while you do have to check and see what color his eyes are when he gets repainted every 3 to 5 years.

I think Albert's bull just represents.

Like, it's home.

Like, when you see him or you see a photo of him, it's home.

We get a lot of visitors that travel through the area.

You know, they're going up to Okoboji and Minnesota or Kansas City, and this is an annual stop that every year that they remember stopping here as a child.

So, it's just kind of a nostalgia.

And it's just kind of one of those fun things that how can you not stop and check out a roadside attraction?

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