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    See The World's Biggest Lemon, San Diego, California

    See The World's Biggest Lemon, San Diego, California

    There is a ten-foot-wide statue of a lemon located at 3361 Main Street in Lemon Grove, a city in San Diego County, California. It lies before a small lemon grove beside the Orange Line Trolley tracks near the local Trolley station and downtown bus stop. Written across the base of this monument are the words "Best Climate On Earth".
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    See The World's Largest Belt Buckle, St Robert, Missouri

    See The World's Largest Belt Buckle, St Robert, Missouri

    The Uranus, Missouri complex (actually near St. Robert, Missouri) has the world’s largest belt buckle. The belt buckle that measures more than 10 feet tall and more than 13 feet wide officially was certified as the world’s largest by Guinness World Records.
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    See Vulcan Statue, Birmingham, Alabama

    See Vulcan Statue, Birmingham, Alabama

    The is the largest cast iron statue in the world, and is the city symbol of Birmingham, Alabama, reflecting its roots in the iron and steel industry. The 56-foot (17 m) tall statue depicts the Roman god Vulcan, god of the fire and forge with ironworker equipments. It was created as Birmingham's entry for the Louisiana Purchase Exposition (1904 World's Fair) in St. Lou...
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    See World's Heaviest Ball of Twine, Lake Nebagamon, Wisconsin

    See World's Heaviest Ball of Twine, Lake Nebagamon, Wisconsin

    In Lake Nebagamon, Wisconsin, James Frank Kotera created the heaviest ball of twine ever built. Kotera, known by his initials "JFK," started working on the ball in 1979 and continued until his death in January 2023.  The weight of the ball, 24,160 pounds (10,960 kg), was estimated by measuring the weight of each bag of twine. During Kotera’s life,...
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    See "World's Largest" Barber Pole, Casey, Illinois

    See "World's Largest" Barber Pole, Casey, Illinois

    Nearly 15 feet tall & 4 feet in diameter, this giant rotating barberpoledraws a crowd to the sidewalk in front of Tina'sBarber Shop.
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    See World's Largest Buffalo, Jamestown, North Dakota

    See World's Largest Buffalo, Jamestown, North Dakota

    The "World's Largest Buffalo Monument" is a sculpture of an American Bison located in Jamestown, North Dakota at the Frontier Village. It is visible from Interstate 94, overlooking the city from above the James River valley. The statue is a significant tourist draw for Jamestown and the source of its nickname,The Buffalo City. The sculpture is 26 feet (7.9 m) tall and...
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    See the Worlds Largest Catsup Bottle, Collinsville, Illinois

    See Worlds Largest Catsup Bottle, Collinsville, Illinois

    The Brooks Catsup Bottle Water Tower is a water tower south of Collinsville, Illinois. It is claimed to be the largest catsup bottle in the world. As a prime example of mid-20th-century novelty architecture, it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Presently, the tower is most notable in its capacity as a regional landmark and as a roadside attraction...
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    See World's Largest Cherry Pie Pan, Garfield Township, Michigan

    See World's Largest Cherry Pie Pan, Garfield Township, Michigan

    Located on Cass Road, near the Sara Lee Bakery outlet, is The World's Largest Cherry Pie Pan. The gigantic tin pan is a marker to commemorate the Guinness World Record that the city holds for making the world's largest cherry pie. Chasing the record set by Charlevoix, MI in 1976, the Traverse City Cherry Pie weighed a whopping 28,350 pounds (12,859 kilograms). The pie...
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    See World's Largest Chest of Drawers, High Point, North Carolina

    See World's Largest Chest of Drawers, High Point, North Carolina

    Whimsical, 32-ft. Victorian dresser–shaped building in "the furniture capital of the world."
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    See World’s Largest Gavel, Marshall, Illinois

    See World’s Largest Gavel, Marshall, Illinois

    A part of Jim Bolin's end goal for the Big Things project is to help not only Casey, but neighboring towns as well. At one time, there was a lot of traffic on The National Road that connected Casey to Marshall. The construction of Interstate 70 caused many small towns along the old route to suffer economically. The tourism created by the World Record items have given ...
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    See World's Largest Golden Nugget, Las Vegas, Nevada

    See World's Largest Golden Nugget, Las Vegas, Nevada

    The world's largest gold nugget on display, the Hand of Faith is still shown today in the Golden Nugget lobby. Weighing 875 troy ounces (960 oz; 27,200 g) and 18 inches (46 cm) in length, the Hand of Faith was found near Kingower, Victoria, Australia, and put on display at the casino in 1981 amid a number of other gold nuggets.
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    See World's Largest Golf Driver & Giant Mouse Trap, Casey, Illinois

    See World's Largest Golf Driver & Giant Mouse Trap, Casey, Illinois

    The World's Largest Golf Driver was created with an old aluminum light pole and persimmon wood.   The Giant Mouse Trap is a giant human-sized mousetrap that visitors can pose with for a fun photo up.  
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    See Worlds Largest Golf Tee, Casey, Illinois

    See Worlds Largest Golf Tee, Casey, Illinois

    The giant golf tee is one of twelve record-holding world’s largest things in Casey, a small town known for thinking big. The big tee measures 30 feet, 9 inches tall with a 6 foot 3-inch diameter head and a 2 foot 1 inch shaft.
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    See World's Largest Hammer, Eureka, California

    See World's Largest Hammer, Eureka, California

    Pierson Building Center, a locally-owned and operated home improvement center in Eureka, California, is home to the World’s Largest Hammer. The hammer is a replica of a Vaughan claw hammer (No. D020) and stands 26 feet tall (30 feet overall including the concrete foundation). The octagon-shaped handle is made of real solid wood and is reinforced with a metal I-b...
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    See World's Largest Hockey Stick, Eveleth, Minnesota

    See World's Largest Hockey Stick, Eveleth, Minnesota

    World's Largest Free-Standing Hockey Stick
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