Posted in Kansas
November 01, 2015
Here Are The 12 Weirdest Places You Can Possibly Go In Kansas
Has anyone else noticed that Kansas is home to A LOT of memorable roadside attractions? Think about it; we have gigantic balls of twine, cities of rock, and, well…just check out this list of the 12 weirdest places in Kansas for yourself:
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This bizarre grassroots art exhibit is a collection of antique trucks adorned with political quotes and cemented into the ground with 23 tons of concrete.
The name of this traveling roadside attraction makes me smile...I will follow this collection of the largest smallest things anywhere!
This unique 5-acre "city" contains three different rock clusters and more than 200 spherical boulders.
I bet you can't guess what this museum is all about! Wait... how did you know that this is the world's largest hand dug well (at 109 ft. deep x 32 ft. in diameter)?!
The gigantic Van Gogh "Sunflower" painting measures 32x24 feet and can be seen from I-70 (but you gotta stop to get a selfie)!
Back in my television reporter days, I visited the Barbed Wire Museum and its 2,400 barbed wire varieties and hundreds of antique fencing tools!
Folk sculptor M. T. Liggett has painted and welded several works of art that challenge both politicians and residents of Kansas. Politically correct? No. Entertaining? Umm, yeah.
At first glance, the Garden of Eden looks like something you'd see in a horror movie...but once you begin exploring, you will discover some of the most intricate concrete folk art in the world.
Toto, I have a feeling we aren't in Kansas anymore...
Fun Fact: There are 14 other salt mines in the U.S., but none of them are accessible to tourists. #itsgoodtobeinkansas
I have only one question: WHY?!
5,000 pounds of kitschy, photo worthy fun wrapped up in an 8-foot tall ball of twine!
Which “weird” Kansas attraction is your favorite?
