Date Visited: August 18, 2020 Address: 107 East Main Street Casey, Illinois Website: Big Things Small Town Casey, Illinois first world record was achieved on December 15, 2011 with the erection of the World’s Largest Wind Chime. The structure is 56 feet tall and the largest wind chime measures 42 feet long and weighs 486.36 […]
Standing on a bluff overlooking the Missouri river outside the tourism center near Chamberlain, South Dakota between exits 263 and 265 stands an incredible statue honoring the Lakota and Dakota Nations. Dignity of Earth and Sky is her name and she is a breathtaking piece of art. This stainless steel statue stands 50 feet […]
Date Visited: August 18, 2020 Address: 607 NE 13th Street Casey, Illinois Website: Big Things Small Town On display outside Richards Farm Restaurant in Casey, Illinois sits the World’s Largest Pitchfork. It claimed it’s title on October 20, 2015 and can be viewed for free 24/7. It measures 61 feet and 1 inches […]
Date Visited: August 18, 2020 Address: 936 North Route 49, Casey, IL 62420 Website: Big Things Small Town You won’t believe the size of the wooden token that sits in front of Casey State Bank. With a radius of 13 feet and a weight of 3,280 pounds it may not be the world’s largest, but […]
Date Visited: August 18, 2020 Address: 18th South Central Avenue, Casey, IL 62420 Website: Big Things Small Town In front of Deborah’s Attic antique shop in Casey, Illinois sits the biggest spinning top I’ve ever encountered. Red, white and blue stripes wrap around the wooden top and scripture from Psalm 72:16 is inscribed in […]
Date Visited: August 18, 2020 Address: 203 North East Street Casey, Illinois Website: Big Things Small Town The World’s Largest Golf Tee can be found on the grounds of the Casey Country Club. It stands a whopping 30 feet 9 inches tall. The head has a diameter of 6 feet 3 inches and the width of […]
Dexter got his first true introduction to water while in Arkansas on Lake Ouachita. We spent a week camping right on the lake. It literally took us 30 seconds to walk to the waters edge to take a swim. Dexter loved playing on the waters edge, but wouldn’t go in past his chest. We tried […]
It’s true I love love love taking pictures of fungus! Lichen, fungi, fungus, shrooms and toadstools whatever you prefer to call them they are my jam. I just think they look soo cool. They come in so many shapes, sizes and colors you never know what you will discover next. Every hike is a […]
Date Visited: August 18, 2020 Address: 307 East Main Street, Casey, IL 62420 Website: Big Things Small Town On the lawn in front of the Casey, Illinois public library is the cutest biggest bookworm I’ve ever seen. He has the most dazzling smile and wears glasses so he can clearly read all the books he wants. […]
Date Visited: August 18, 2020 Address: 19 W Main Street Casey, Illinois Website: Big Things Small Town The World’s Largest Mailbox is located in Casey, Illinois and claimed it’s title on October 20, 2015. It’s dimensions total 5,743.41 cubic feet and can be viewed for free 24/7. To claim the title of world’s largest […]
