Martinsville, Illinois: World's Largest Horseshoe
Certified by Guinness World Records in 2013, then beaten by a slightly larger rival in Kentucky in 2015. It's still the World's Heaviest Horseshoe. Also, this one is outdoors.
Martinsville Agricultural Fairgrounds
- Address:
- 620 S. York St., Martinsville, IL
- Directions:
- Co Hwy 5, north side at entrance to fairgrounds.
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World's Largest Horseshoe
The world's largest horseshoe stands at the entrance to the Martinsville fairgrounds.
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The claim to fame as world's largest became official in 2013, when this 1,144-pound cast iron horseshoe was verified by Guinness World Records. Then in 2015 it was surpassed by a slightly larger horseshoe in Kentucky that weighed half as much.