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- Cawker City, Kansas - Eyegore's Curiosities and Monster Museum
Displays a space alien in a jar, a wall of taxidermy posteriors, and the unique "Starry Twine Ball Night" painting. Also the official headquarters for World's Largest Ball of Twine souvenirs.
Roadsideamerica.com Report...
- Address:
- 732 Wisconsin St., Cawker City, KS
- Directions:
- Downtown, on the southeast corner of US-24/Wisconin St. and Lake Drive, a half-block east of the World's Largest Ball of Twine.
- Hours:
- M-Sa 10-5, Su 10-3 (Call to verify) Local health policies may affect hours and access.
- Phone:
- 785-781-4736
- RA Rates:
- Worth a Detour
Awesome. Good bet abounds. Dad for scale.
[Jordan, 05/10/2021]Largest Ball of String, Not Twine:RoadsideAmerica.com Team Field Report
- Address:
- 500 Welt St., Weston, MO
- Directions:
- America Bowman Restaurant and O'Malley's 1842 Pub. I-29 to exit 20. West on Elm Grove Rd/Hwy 273. Stay on Hwy 273 for four miles, then continue straight on Hwy JJ for two miles into town. Turn left on Welt St. (which is not well marked) and it's two blocks to the restaurant, on the left.
- Hours:
- T-Su 11:30 am - 9 pm. (Call to verify) Local health policies may affect hours and access.
- Phone:
- 816-640-5235
- RA Rates:
- Major Fun
- World's Largest Ball of Store String
Mary E. Lewis spent 13 years rolling over 140 miles of string into a ball.
Roadsideamerica.com Report...
Stopped by and JFK himself was working on the ball. Having a ball! On 05Aug20 he estimated the weight at 23,735 lbs!
[Stacey, 08/09/2020]JFK's World Famous Twine Ball:RoadsideAmerica.com Team Field Report
- Address:
- 9360 County Rd S, Highland Township, WI
- Directions:
- This is in Highland Township in northern Wisconsin, not the town of Highland in southern Wisconsin. From US-2 in Brule turn south (no stoplight) onto WI-27. Follow WI-27 south 10 miles. Turn right, west (no stoplight) onto County Rd S. Follow County Rd S for four miles. The twine ball will be on the right. Pull into the transfer station, just before Highland Town Hall.
- RA Rates:
- Major Fun
The twine ball was my next door neighbor growing up. I remember it when it just started out many years ago. He is 76 now and still showing it off -- and still proud of his work.
[TheKGB, 07/11/2020]
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