Visit the World’s largest something

“We decided to view the ball the next morning at sunrise. Watching the sun peek out from behind the behemoth was reminiscent of a solar eclipse. The creation measured nearly 12ft tall and 9 feet in diameter. Its circumference was 42 feet and weighed over 20,000 lbs. That’s an estimate of course as it is well beyond the size of being picked up and weighed. When it reached its final resting place, the gazebo had to be built around it, and then rebuilt, and then rebuilt. As one of only two actively growing twine balls in the country, its width is still inching closer to the edges.”

“I looooove weird/lame roadside attractions and seek them out when I go somewhere new. Years ago I was visiting friends in Minnesota and demanded they take me to the world’s largest ball of twine (rolled by one man). It was a hoot. It’s just a glass walled gazebo with a ball of twine inside. And it had a “gift shop” - a shoebox with a magnet and postcard for sale in the bar across the street. There’s something so magically absurd about these things that really appeals to me.”