Cape Cod parking lot rock rivals Plymouth's for tourist interest

It's a big rock dug out of the Staples parking lot during some sewer work and left there to stop octogenarians from driving into the front of the store.

• It's got a cult following on social media.

Zoom in: Cape Cod's newest tourist destination is drawing comparisons to that other famous rock — the one in Plymouth — which has disappointed tourists for generations.

• And like anything with googly eyes, people are bowled over about it in online reviews.

What they're saying: "It is huge, it is a rock of some kind, it is there in Staples parking lot. It's everything is [sic] claims to be (no disappointment here like Plymouth rock!" one reviewer wrote.

• "Came for printer ink, stayed for the monolithic geologic specimen in the parking lot," wrote another deadly serious admirer.

Reality check: It didn't have its trademark googly eyes when Deehan stopped by over the weekend, but the rock was still a stunner.

Yes, but: Not everyone is sold on the Staples Rock fad.

• "So overrated. Crowds are insane. Barely 200 parking spots and only 1 Dunkin Donuts nearby. There should be at least 3," read another post.

What's next: It's your move, Plymouth.

• The pilgrim fathers had better slap some googly eyes above that historically questionable "1620" engraving or risk losing out to the Cape's newest hotspot.