Biggest is Bestest
Hey Dad,
I just a got a little carried away in compiling this list of big stuff. I started with a list on Wikipedia…but expanded it from there. Got a big thing that I didn’t mention? Put it in the comments below.
Now load up the car and take the ‘fam’ to see one of them.
You ‘da dad,
Alabama
- World’s Largest Office Chair, 625 Noble St, Anniston, Alabama
- World’s Largest Hog, Dothan, Alabama
- World’s Largest Boll Weevil, Enterprise, Alabama
- World’s Largest Brick, Montgomery, Alabama
- World’s Largest Catfish, Troy, Alabama
- World’s Largest Cast-iron Statue, Birmingham, Alabama
Alaska
- World’s Largest Santa Claus, North Pole, Alaska
- World’s Largest Chocolate Waterfall, Anchorage, Alaska
Arizona
- World’s Largest Cow Skull, Amado, Arizona
- World’s Largest Kokopelli, Camp Verde, Arizona
- World’s Largest Kachina, Carefree, Arizona
- World’s Largest Map of Old Route 66, Holbrook, Arizona
- World’s Largest Petrified Tree, Holbrook, Arizona
Arkansas
- World’s Largest Spinach Can, Alma, Arkansas
- World’s Largest King Kong, Beaver, Arkansas
- World’s Largest Charcoal Grill, Magnolia, Arkansas
- World’s Largest Raven, Ravenden, Arkansas
California
- World’s Largest Thermometer, Baker, California
- World’s Largest Dinosaurs, Cabazon, California
- World’s Largest Artichoke, Castroville, California
- World’s Largest Yoyo, Chico, California
- World’s Largest Hammer Eureka, California
- World’s Largest Monk, Hillsborough, California
- World’s Largest Tortoise, Joshua Tree, California
- World’s Largest Raisin Box, Kingsburg, California
- World’s Largest Swedish Coffeepot, Kingsburg, California
- World’s Largest Paul Bunyan & Babe Blue Ox, Klamath, California
- World’s Largest Paper Cup, Riverside, California
- World’s Largest Blooming Vine, Sierra Madre, California
- World’s Largest Donut, Inglewood, California
Colorado
- World’s Largest Fork, Creede, Colorado
Florida
- World’s 2nd Largest McDonald’s, Orlando, Florida
- World’s Largest’s Bowling Pin, Tampa, Florida
- World’s Largest Cross, Orlando, Florida
Georgia
- World’s Largest Chicken, Marietta, Georgia
- World’s Largest Peanut, Ashburn, Georgia
Illinois
- World’s Largest Ketchup Bottle, Collinsville, Illinois
- World’s Largest Abraham Lincoln Statue, Ashmore, Illinois
- World’s Largest Laundromat, Berwyn, Illinois
- World’s Largest Wind Chime, Casey, Illinois
- World’s Largest Golf Tee, Casey, Illinois
- World’s Largest Knitting Needles, Casey, Illinois
- World’s Largest Crochet Hook, Casey, Illinois
- World’s Largest Rocking Chair, Casey, Illinois
- World’s Largest Mailbox, Casey, Illinois
- World’s Largest Pitch Fork, Casey, Illinois
- World’s Largest Bean, Chicago, Illinois
Indiana
- World’s Largest Egg Mentone, Indiana USA
- World’s Largest Ball of Paint Alexandria, Indiana USA
- World’s Largest Sycamore Stump Kokomo, Indiana USA
- World’s Largest Preserved Steer (“Old Ben”) Kokomo, Indiana USA
- World’s Largest Clock, Clarksville, Indiana USA
Iowa
- World’s Largest Bull, Audubon, Iowa
- Iowa’s Largest Frying Pan, Brandon, Iowa
- Worlds Largest popcorn ball, Sac City, Iowa
- World’s Largest Concrete Gnome, Reiman Gardens, Ames, Iowa
- World’s Largest Truck Stop, Walcott, Iowa
- World’s Largest Bullhead, Crystal Lake, Iowa
- World’s Largest Strawberry, Strawberry Point, Iowa
- World’s Largest Wooden Nickel, Iowa City, Iowa
- World’s largest Dung beetle Made of Junk, Marion, Iowa
Kansas
- World’s Largest Ball of Twine, Cawker City, Kansas, USA
- World’s Largest Collection of World’s Smallest Versions of World’s Largest things, Lucas, Kansas
- World’s Largest Easel, Goodland, Kansas
- World’s Largest “Gas Kan” Water Tower, Gas, Kansas
- World’s Largest Hairball, Garden City, Kansas
- World’s Largest Hand Dug Well, Greensburg, Kansas
- World’s Largest Spur, Abilene, Kansas
Kentucky
- World’s Largest Baseball Bat, Louisville, Kentucky
- World’s Largest Rag Rug, Cave City, Kentucky
Louisiana
- World’s Largest Cross, Haughton, Louisiana
Maine
- World’s Largest Revolving and Rotating Globe, Yarmouth, Maine, USA
Maryland
Massachusetts
- World’s Largest Clam Box, Ipswich, Massachusetts
Michigan
- World’s largest model tire, Allen Park, Michigan
- World’s Largest Cherry Pie,Traverse City, Michigan
- World’s Largest Musical Fountain, Grand Haven, Michigan
- World’s Largest Working Rifle, Ishpeming, Michigan
- World’s Largest Running Chain Saw, Ishpeming, Michigan
- World’s Largest Weathervane, Montague, Michigan
- World’s Largest Crucifix, Indian River, Michigan
- World’s Largest Lugnut, Lansing, Michigan
- World’s Largest Indian, Ironwood, Michigan
Minnesota
- World’s Largest Snowman, North St. Paul, Minnesota
- World’s Largest Bass, Rockville, Minnesota
- World’s Largest Prairie Chicken, Rothsay, Minnesota
- World’s Largest Pelican, Pelican Rapids, Minnesota
- World’s Largest Turkey, Frazee, Minnesota
- World’s Largest Loon, Vergas, Minnesota
- World’s Largest Tiger Muskie, Nevis, Minnesota
- World’s Largest Walleye, Minnesota
- World’s Largest Jolly Green Giant, Blue Earth, Minnesota
- World’s Largest Boot, Red Wing, Minnesota
- World’s Largest Ball of Twine (by one man), Darwin, Minnesota
Missouri
- World’s Largest Hotdog Cart, Washington, Missouri
- World’s Largest Goose, Sumner, Missouri
- World’s Largest Pecan, Brunswick, Missouri
- World’s Largest Underground Business Complex, Kansas City, Missouri
- World’s Largest Chess Piece, St. Louis, Missouri
- World’s Largest Underwear, St. Louis, Missouri (Inside St. Louis City Museum)
- World’s Largest Pencil, St. Louis, Missouri (Inside St. Louis City Museum)
- Worlds Largest (Longest) Water Bar, Excelsior Springs, Missouri
Montana
- Worlds Largest Penguin, Cut Bank, Montana
- Worlds Largest Larch Tree, Seely Lake, Montana
- Worlds Largest Freestanding Masonry Structure (Anaconda Chimney) Anaconda, Montana,
- Worlds Largest Wooden Dome, (Brick Breeden Fieldhouse), Bozeman, Montana
- Worlds Largest Statue of Shep the Dog, Fort Benton, Montana
- Worlds Largest Tractor Manufactured, Big Bud 747, Havre, Montana
- Worlds Largest Purple Spoon Sculpture, East Glacier, Montana
Nebraska
- World’s Largest Porch Swing, Hebron, Nebraska
- World’s Largest Railroad Yard Bailey Yard, North Platte, Nebraska
New Mexico
- World’s Largest Pistachio, Alamogordo, New Mexico
New Jersey
- World’s Largest Water Tower, Union, NJ
- World’s Largest Elephant, Margate, NJ
New York
- World’s Largest Kaleidoscope, Mount Tremper, New York
- World’s Largest Pancake Griddle, Penn Yan, New York
- World’s Largest Highboy Dresser, Jamestown, New York
North Carolina
- World’s Largest Bureaus, High Point, North Carolina
- World’s Largest Duncan Phyfe Chair Thomasville, North Carolina
- World’s Largest Ten Commandments, Murphy, North Carolina
- World’s Largest Frying Pan, Rose Hill, North Carolina
- World’s Largest Strawberry, Ellerbe, North Carolina
- World’s Largest Tobacco Worm, Wendell, North Carolina
North Dakota
- World’s Largest Holstein Cow, New Salem, North Dakota
- World’s Largest Buffalo, Jamestown, North Dakota
- World’s Largest Scrap Tin Sculptures, Enchanted Highway, Gladstone, North Dakota
- World’s Largest Wooden Baseball Bat, Fargo, North Dakota
Ohio
- World’s Biggest Basket, Newark, Ohio
- World’s Largest Apple Basket, Frazeysburg, Ohio
- World’s Largest Rubber Ink Stamp, Cleveland, Ohio
- World’s Largest Outdoor Chandelier, Cleveland, Ohio
- World’s Largest Pumpkin, Circleville, Ohio
- World’s Largest Pumpkin Pie, New Bremen, Ohio
- World’s Largest Corn Field (Corn Henge), Dublin, Ohio
- World’s Largest Loaf of Bread, Urbana, Ohio
- World’s Largest Cuckoo Clock, Sugarcreek, Ohio
- World’s Largest Horseshoe Crab, Blanchester, Ohio
- World’s Largest Gavel, Columbus, Ohio
- World’s Largest Bear trap Galloway, Ohio
Oklahoma
- World’s Largest Driller Statue, Tulsa, Oklahoma
- World’s Largest Route 66 Sign, Elk City, Oklahoma
Oregon
- World’s Largest Caveman, Grants Pass, Oregon
- World’s Largest Corn Dog, Rockaway Beach, Oregon
Pennsylvania
- World’s Largest Yogi Bear, Cook Forest, Pennsylvania
- World’s Largest Shoe, Hellam, Pennsylvania
- World’s Largest Clothespin, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- World’s Largest Split Button, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- World’s Largest Paint Can, Shippensburg, Pennsylvania
- World’s Largest Blue Crayon, Easton, Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
- World’s largest bug, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
South Carolina
- World’s Largest Peach, Gaffney, South Carolina
- World’s Largest Fire Hydrant, Columbia, South Carolina
South Dakota
- World’s Largest Drug Store – Wall Drug, South Dakota
- World’s Largest Petrified Wood Park – Lemmon, South Dakota
- World’s Largest Prairie Dog – Badlands National Park, South Dakota
Texas
- World’s Largest Caterpillar, Italy, Texas
- World’s Largest Working Fire Hydrant, Beaumont,Texas
- World’s Largest Jackrabbit, Odessa,Texas
- World’s Largest Muleshoe, Muleshoe, Texas
- World’s Largest Pecan, Seguin, Texas
- World’s Largest Rattlesnake, Freer, Texas
- World’s Largest Roadrunner, Fort Stockton, Texas
- World’s Largest Watermelon, Luling, Texas
- World’s Largest Patio Chair, Dallas, Texas
- World’s Largest Peanut, Pearsall, Texas
- World’s Largest Strawberry, Poteet, Texas
Utah
- World’s Largest Fishing Fly , Dutch John, Utah
Virginia
- World’s Largest Chair – Grove Park Mission, Bassett, Virginia
- World’s Largest Star, Roanoke, Virginia
- World’s Oldest Edible Ham, Smithfield, Virginia
- World’s Largest Gorilla, Virginia Beach, Virginia
- World’s Largest Sea Serpent, Virginia Beach, Virginia
- World’s Largest Rollerskate, Bealeton, Virginia
- World’s Largest Apple, Winchester, Virginia
Washington
- World’s Largest Clam – Squirting, Long Beach
- World’s Largest Frying Pan, Long Beach
- World’s Largest Chop Sticks, Long Beach
- World’s Largest Lava Lamp (proposed), Soap Lake
- World’s Largest Paper Airplane, Mukilteo
- World’s Largest Cowboy Hat & Boots, Seattle
- World’s Largest Milk Bottle (maybe), Spokane
- World’s Largest Wagon, Spokane
- World’s Largest Egg (former), Winlock
West Virginia
- World’s Largest Teapot, Chester
Wisconsin
- World’s Largest Musky, Hayward, Wisconsin
- World’s Largest Man on a Bike, Sparta, Wisconsin
- World’s Largest Penny, Woodruff, Wisconsin
- World’s Largest Six-Pack of Beer, La Crosse, Wisconsin
- World’s Largest Soup Kettle, Laona, Wisconsin
- World’s Tallest Grandfather Clock, Kewaunee, Wisconsin
Wyoming
- Worlds Largest Jackalope, Douglas, Wyoming
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Giants of Mining 90km North of Fort McMurray Alberta Canada
Thanks, Bill. But what’s a KM? 🙂
Worlds Largest rocking chair Fanning MO
Ooo. I just saw this one. The world’s Largest Selfie Machine, Columbus, OH http://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/59374
In Helper, Utah there is the worlds biggest coal miner. http://www.roadsideamerica.com/tip/2468
Not sure of the Ferris wheel in Branson,MO is the world’s largest or not, but it is “really” big. The Ferris wheel used to be located at Navy Pier in Chicago.