Rich Hill, Missouri: Big Mouth, World's Largest Coal Shovel

Not a shovel like a snow shovel, it's the bucket of a massive coal dragline, with a capacity of 30 tons per scoop. You can stand in it for novelty snapshots.

Address:: 100 S. 7th St., Rich Hill, MO
Directions:: Downtown, on the northeast corner of Park St. and W. Railroad St./N. 7th St.
RA Rates:: Worth a Detour

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Back of Big Mouth.

Big Mouth, World's Largest Coal Shovel

Good place to stop and stretch! There's a picnic table, two smaller shovels/scoops, a bridge and a train caboose. We really wanted to know how they ever got Big Mouth moved and set into place, but the displayed photos are so faded you can't see!

[Gretchen, 08/03/2017]

Big Mouth.

Big Mouth, World's Largest Coal Shovel

Good place for little ones to stretch their legs... Picnic tables available.

[MNR, 07/11/2016]

Big Mouth.

Big Mouth, World's Largest Coal Shovel

Big Mouth is just a mile off 71. Fun for a photo op.

[Jeanie, 03/16/2016]

Big shovel.

Big Mouth, World's Largest Coal Shovel

Big Mouth is worth a photo op! Left then 1 mile off 71 highway. [Sonja, 03/30/2013]

Big Mouth Coal Shovel

Way out of the way and nothing around but well worth it. You can see it from miles away even though it is in a depression. So neat and way bigger than you imagine.

[Irene, 04/19/2011]

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