Category Archives: USA

Tipi, Tepee, Teepee!

Rialto, California Wigwam Motel If you ever plan to motor west (or east from the Los Angeles area), why stay in a motel room when you can stay in a tipi. Technically, the concrete rooms at the Wigwam Motel aren’t … Continue reading

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It Don’t Mean a Thing if it Ain’t Got That Swing

Hebron, Nebraska World’s Largest Porch Swing Hebron 4th of July Committee chairman Tim O’Callaghan had seen a 4-person swing in Kansas and had the brilliant idea to create one four times larger in Hebron. His intent was to have the … Continue reading

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Have Yourself a Ball

Cawker City, Kansas World’s Largest Ball of Twine One man’s punch line is another man’s Holy Grail (Jesus’ wine cup, not the Monty Python film). The World’s Largest Ball of Twine has long been a comical movie reference, as in … Continue reading

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