The Freedom Rock, Des Moines, Iowa, United States

The Freedom Rock® (also known as the Patriotic Rock) is a 12 foot (3.7 m) tall boulder located west of Des Moines, Iowa approx. one mile south of Interstate 80 exit #86. The boulder weighs approximately 56 short tons (50 long tons).
The rock is located on private property owned by Schildberg's Const. and has, in the past, been used for numerous graffiti. Since 1999, however, it is no longer graffiti-ed it is painted for Memorial Day with the purpose of thanking U.S. veterans and their families for their military service and sacrifice. The rock is painted by Ray 'Bubba' Sorensen II. Ray is not commissioned or paid to paint The Freedom Rock, he uses his own money along with donations and sales of Freedom Rock merchandise to fund the project.