Roadside oddityHidden gem
World's Largest Ball of Twine
Cawker City, Kansas
A town-built ball of sisal twine that grows each August.
- Cost
- Free
- Booking
- No need to book
- Time to allow
- 20 min
Frank Stoeber started this ball in 1953, and the town has added to it ever since with a twine-ball festival each August. It lives under a gazebo downtown and visitors can add their own piece of twine for free. The entire town is a cheerful, slow stop on the way across the state.
Good to know
- Bring your own twine to add, or ask at the museum
- Visit in August for the annual twine-a-thon
- The gift shop sells postcards and pins
- Getting there
- Small-town main street, easy campervan parking
- Vehicles
- Campervans fine
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