Has anyone else noticed that Kansas is home to a lot of memorable roadside attractions? Just think about it for a bit. We have gigantic balls of twine, cities of rock, and so much more. Listed below are 12 unique places to visit in Kansas. Each one of them are definitely worth checking out.

  1. The Lessman Farm & Truckhenge - Topeka

Wikimedia Commons/Thomas and Ron Lessman This bizarre grassroots art exhibit is a collection of antique trucks adorned with political quotes and cemented into the ground with 23 tons of concrete. The Lessman Farm & Truckhenge, 4124 NE Brier Rd, Topeka, KS 66616, USA

  1. The World’s Largest Collection of the World’s Smallest Versions of the World’s Largest Things - Lucas

The World’s Largest Collection of the World’s Smallest Versions of the World’s Largest Things The name of this traveling roadside attraction makes me smile. I will follow this collection of the largest smallest things anywhere. World’s Largest Things, Inc., 214 S Main St, Lucas, KS 67648, USA

  1. Rock City - Minneapolis

Wikimedia Commons/Smarkflea This unique 5-acre “city” contains three different rock clusters and more than 200 spherical boulders. Minneapolis, KS 67467, USA

  1. Big Well Museum & Visitors Center - Greensburg

Facebook/The Big Well Museum & Visitor Information Center I bet you can’t guess what this museum is all about. Wait! How did you know that this is the world’s largest hand-dug well, which is 109 feet deep x 32 feet in diameter. Big Well Museum, 315 S Sycamore St, Greensburg, KS 67054, USA

  1. World’s Largest Easel - Goodland

TripAdvisor/john461212 The gigantic Vincent van Gogh “Sunflower” painting measures 32x24 feet and can be seen from I-70. World’s Largest Easel, 1901-1917 Cherry Ave, Goodland, KS 67735, USA

  1. The Kansas Barbed Wire Museum - La Crosse

Kansas Barbed Wire Museum Facebook Back in my television reporter days, I visited the Barbed Wire Museum and its 2,400 barbed wire varieties and hundreds of antique fencing tools. Barbed Wire Museum, 120 1st St, La Crosse, KS 67548, USA

  1. M.T. Liggett’s Political Sculptures - Mullinville

Wikimedia Commons/Stephen A. Clark Folk sculptor M. T. Liggett has painted and welded several works of art that challenge both politicians and residents of Kansas. Politically correct? No. Entertaining? Most definitely! Mullinville, KS 67109, USA

  1. Garden of Eden - Lucas

Wikimedia Commons/Astromoe At first glance, the Garden of Eden looks like something you’d see in a horror movie. However, once you begin exploring, you will discover some of the most intricate concrete folk art in the world. S. P. Dinsmoor’s Garden of Eden, 305 E 2nd St, Lucas, KS 67648, USA

  1. Dorothy’s House & Land of Oz - Liberal

Yelp/Meghan M. Toto, I have a feeling we aren’t in Kansas anymore! Dorothy’s House and the Land of Oz, 567 E Cedar St, Liberal, KS 67901, USA

  1. Kansas Underground Salt Museum: Strataca - Hutchinson

Wikimedia Commons/undergrounddarkride Fun Fact: There are 14 other salt mines in the U.S., but none of them are accessible to tourists. Strataca, 3650 E Ave G, Hutchinson, KS 67501, USA

  1. Museum of Odd - Lawrence

Museum of Odd Facebook I only have one question: “WHY?” Museum of Odd, 1012 New York St, Lawrence, KS 66044, USA

  1. World’s Largest Ball of Twine - Cawker City

Wikimedia Commons/TigerPaw2154 Around 5,000 pounds of kitschy, photo-worthy fun is wrapped up in this 8-foot-tall ball of twine. World’s Largest Ball of Twine, 719 Wisconsin St, Cawker City, KS 67430, USA

Have you ever visited any of these unique places in Kansas? If so, please share your experience(s) with us in the comments below.

Wikimedia Commons/Thomas and Ron Lessman

This bizarre grassroots art exhibit is a collection of antique trucks adorned with political quotes and cemented into the ground with 23 tons of concrete.

The Lessman Farm & Truckhenge, 4124 NE Brier Rd, Topeka, KS 66616, USA

The World’s Largest Collection of the World’s Smallest Versions of the World’s Largest Things

The name of this traveling roadside attraction makes me smile. I will follow this collection of the largest smallest things anywhere.

World’s Largest Things, Inc., 214 S Main St, Lucas, KS 67648, USA

Wikimedia Commons/Smarkflea

This unique 5-acre “city” contains three different rock clusters and more than 200 spherical boulders.

Minneapolis, KS 67467, USA

Facebook/The Big Well Museum & Visitor Information Center

I bet you can’t guess what this museum is all about. Wait! How did you know that this is the world’s largest hand-dug well, which is 109 feet deep x 32 feet in diameter.

Big Well Museum, 315 S Sycamore St, Greensburg, KS 67054, USA

TripAdvisor/john461212

The gigantic Vincent van Gogh “Sunflower” painting measures 32x24 feet and can be seen from I-70.

World’s Largest Easel, 1901-1917 Cherry Ave, Goodland, KS 67735, USA

Kansas Barbed Wire Museum Facebook

Back in my television reporter days, I visited the Barbed Wire Museum and its 2,400 barbed wire varieties and hundreds of antique fencing tools.

Barbed Wire Museum, 120 1st St, La Crosse, KS 67548, USA

Wikimedia Commons/Stephen A. Clark

Folk sculptor M. T. Liggett has painted and welded several works of art that challenge both politicians and residents of Kansas. Politically correct? No. Entertaining? Most definitely!

Mullinville, KS 67109, USA

Wikimedia Commons/Astromoe

At first glance, the Garden of Eden looks like something you’d see in a horror movie. However, once you begin exploring, you will discover some of the most intricate concrete folk art in the world.

S. P. Dinsmoor’s Garden of Eden, 305 E 2nd St, Lucas, KS 67648, USA

Yelp/Meghan M.

Toto, I have a feeling we aren’t in Kansas anymore!

Dorothy’s House and the Land of Oz, 567 E Cedar St, Liberal, KS 67901, USA

Wikimedia Commons/undergrounddarkride

Fun Fact: There are 14 other salt mines in the U.S., but none of them are accessible to tourists.

Strataca, 3650 E Ave G, Hutchinson, KS 67501, USA

Museum of Odd Facebook

I only have one question: “WHY?”

Museum of Odd, 1012 New York St, Lawrence, KS 66044, USA

Wikimedia Commons/TigerPaw2154

Around 5,000 pounds of kitschy, photo-worthy fun is wrapped up in this 8-foot-tall ball of twine.

World’s Largest Ball of Twine, 719 Wisconsin St, Cawker City, KS 67430, USA

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unique places to visit in kansas July 01, 2022 Jennifer Young What’s one of the weirdest places in Kansas that attracts people from all across the country? Kansas is home to many weird, yet unique, places. One of the places that not only attracts locals, but also people from across the country, is the World’s Largest Ball of Twine. This large ball of twine is located in Cawker City and weighs several thousand pounds. Each year, more twine is added to the ball at the town’s annual twine-a-thon, which makes it even bigger. If you’ve never seen this famous attraction, consider doing so. You’ll be amazed when you see it up close and in person. It’s truly massive! What are three weird places in Kansas that you must see to believe? As already mentioned, Kansas is home to many weird places. With that being said, some places are so weird that they need to be seen to be believed. Listed below are three of these places.

  1. Big Brutus Site Big Brutus is a Bucyrus-Erie model 1850-B electric shovel in West Mineral, Kansas. With a height of 160 feet and a weight of 11 million pounds, it’s the largest electric shovel in existence today.
  2. Museum of Odd Located in Lawrence, Kansas, the Museum of Odd just might be the weirdest museum you’ll ever visit. Housed inside of the private home of Randy Walker, this museum features an eclectic collection of strange things, including Elvis’ toenail.
  3. The Lessman Farm & Truckhenge Trunkhenge is part of the Lessman Farm in Topeka, Kansas. It’s a unique art display that showcases hundreds of antique cars, a bus, and so much more. It’s important to point out that Truckhenge is located on private property, so you’ll need prior permission before your visit.

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unique places to visit in kansas

July 01, 2022

Jennifer Young

What’s one of the weirdest places in Kansas that attracts people from all across the country? Kansas is home to many weird, yet unique, places. One of the places that not only attracts locals, but also people from across the country, is the World’s Largest Ball of Twine. This large ball of twine is located in Cawker City and weighs several thousand pounds. Each year, more twine is added to the ball at the town’s annual twine-a-thon, which makes it even bigger. If you’ve never seen this famous attraction, consider doing so. You’ll be amazed when you see it up close and in person. It’s truly massive! What are three weird places in Kansas that you must see to believe? As already mentioned, Kansas is home to many weird places. With that being said, some places are so weird that they need to be seen to be believed. Listed below are three of these places.

  1. Big Brutus Site Big Brutus is a Bucyrus-Erie model 1850-B electric shovel in West Mineral, Kansas. With a height of 160 feet and a weight of 11 million pounds, it’s the largest electric shovel in existence today.
  2. Museum of Odd Located in Lawrence, Kansas, the Museum of Odd just might be the weirdest museum you’ll ever visit. Housed inside of the private home of Randy Walker, this museum features an eclectic collection of strange things, including Elvis’ toenail.
  3. The Lessman Farm & Truckhenge Trunkhenge is part of the Lessman Farm in Topeka, Kansas. It’s a unique art display that showcases hundreds of antique cars, a bus, and so much more. It’s important to point out that Truckhenge is located on private property, so you’ll need prior permission before your visit.

The OIYS Visitor Center

The OIYS Visitor Center

Kansas is home to many weird, yet unique, places. One of the places that not only attracts locals, but also people from across the country, is the World’s Largest Ball of Twine. This large ball of twine is located in Cawker City and weighs several thousand pounds. Each year, more twine is added to the ball at the town’s annual twine-a-thon, which makes it even bigger. If you’ve never seen this famous attraction, consider doing so. You’ll be amazed when you see it up close and in person. It’s truly massive!

What are three weird places in Kansas that you must see to believe?

As already mentioned, Kansas is home to many weird places. With that being said, some places are so weird that they need to be seen to be believed. Listed below are three of these places.

  1. Big Brutus Site

Big Brutus is a Bucyrus-Erie model 1850-B electric shovel in West Mineral, Kansas. With a height of 160 feet and a weight of 11 million pounds, it’s the largest electric shovel in existence today.

  1. Museum of Odd

Located in Lawrence, Kansas, the Museum of Odd just might be the weirdest museum you’ll ever visit. Housed inside of the private home of Randy Walker, this museum features an eclectic collection of strange things, including Elvis’ toenail.

  1. The Lessman Farm & Truckhenge

Trunkhenge is part of the Lessman Farm in Topeka, Kansas. It’s a unique art display that showcases hundreds of antique cars, a bus, and so much more. It’s important to point out that Truckhenge is located on private property, so you’ll need prior permission before your visit.