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A giant replica painting on a giant steel easel -- Van Gogh sunflowers for the Sunflower State.
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- Address:
- Cherry Ave., Goodland, KS
- Directions:
- I-70 Exit 19, then follow the road north and west for about a mile. You'll see the easel on the right, at the corner of Cherry Ave.
- Hours:
- Lit at night. (Call to verify) Local health policies may affect hours and access.
- Phone:
- 785-899-7130
- RA Rates:
- Worth a Detour
Artist Erika Nelson caught the roadside bug and has built her own museum of mostly miniature tourist landmark tributes.
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- Address:
- 214 S. Main St., Lucas, KS
- Directions:
- The formerly mobile museum has settled into a permanent exhibit space in tiny downtown Lucas. On the east side of Main St., just south of 2nd St.
- Hours:
- Daily April thru Oct. (Call to verify) Local health policies may affect hours and access.
- Phone:
- 785-760-0826
- Admission:
- Donations appreciated.
- RA Rates:
- Major Fun
Enormous wooden boat of biblical proportions as museum/theme park-like experience. Three decks and dozens of dummy animals (and small dinosaurs). Signs and exhibits explain. Opened July 2016.
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Ark Encounter
- Address:
- 1 Ark Encounter Drive, Williamstown, KY
- Directions:
- Ark Encounter. I-75 exit 154. Drive west on Hwy 36. You'll quickly see the entrance on the left.
- Hours:
- M-Sa 9-7, Su 12-7 (Call to verify) Local health policies may affect hours and access.
- Phone:
- 855-284-3275
- Admission:
- Adults $50, 11-17 $25; + $10 parking
- RA Rates:
- The Best
The late Francis Johnson's famous giant ball, now the centerpiece of the town. There are four giant twine balls in America, but this is the only one with its own song.
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- Address:
- 200-298 N. 1st St., Darwin, MN
- Directions:
- Hwy 12 to Darwin, turn left onto 1st St./CR 14. The twine ball will be on the left, next to the water tower.
- Hours:
- Lit at night. Twine Ball Museum open daily in summer. Local health policies may affect hours and access.
- RA Rates:
- The Best
- Darwin, Minnesota - World's Largest Twine Ball
A tip for twine ball visitors: if you can't find the caretaker to let you into the museum and gift shop, just walk into any of the 5 or 6 businesses on the main street in Darwin. We found him across the street at the tavern/restaurant. We asked real nice and he also opened the door on the gazebo so we could take a photo not through the blurry plexiglas. Warning -- opening that door unleashed the largest whiff of pure allergens I've ever experienced. I'm still sneezing! The Darwin twine ball rules, and remember, all the others are fakes. Made by one man!
[Deke Dickerson, 10/14/2010]
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