| Everything is large in Texas, but it seems that the rest | | | | and is located on the Hawaiian island of Oahu. |
| of the United States has more than its share of the | | | | Walmart of Bentonville, Arkansas is the world's largest |
| world's largest somethings. Texas itself has the world's | | | | retailer. And there is lots more: The world's largest |
| largest fire hydrant in Beaumont; wooden nickel in San | | | | American Legion Post is in Lincoln, Nebraska; the |
| Antonio; kettle in Galveston; horseshoe in Marfa; | | | | world's largest carousel is in Spring Green. Wisconsin; |
| cowboy hat in Paris; and of course, the world's biggest | | | | the world's largest flattop mountain is in Grand Mesa, |
| burger served at Charlie Brown's in Carrolton. | | | | Colorado; the world's largest drive-in fast-food |
| California is another big state full of big things, like the | | | | restaurant is the Varsity in Atlanta, Georgia; the world's |
| world's largest shoe and Pez dispenser, both in | | | | largest public library is the Harold Washington Library in |
| Bakersfield; chess set in Morro Bay; hammer in Eureka; | | | | Chicago, Illinois; the world's largest commercial building is |
| fiddle in Fiddletown; artichoke in Castroville; paper cup in | | | | the Merchandise Mart also in Chicago; and the world's |
| Riverside; and the very patriotic U.S. flag in Long | | | | largest brewery is Anheuser Busch in St. Louis, |
| Beach. | | | | Missouri. |
| Some of the world's largest things can be found all | | | | America has so many of the world's largest that the |
| over the United States. Here is a short list. | | | | list goes on and on. The world's largest bookstore is a |
| - Adirondack Chair: Westminster, Maryland | | | | Barnes and Noble in New York City; the world's largest |
| - Apple Basket: Frazeysburg, Ohio | | | | vacuum chamber is 100 feet in diameter and located |
| - Baked Potato: Blackfoot, Idaho | | | | at the NASA Glenn Research Center in Sandusky, |
| - Ball of Rubber Bands: Wilmington, Delaware | | | | Ohio; the world's largest supercomputing grid is the |
| - Baseball Bat: Louisville, Kentucky | | | | TeraGrid based at the University of Chicago; the |
| - Basketball: Knoxville, Tennessee | | | | world's largest marine reserve is in Hawaii; the world's |
| - Clock: Clarksville, Indiana | | | | largest honkytonk is Billy Bob's in Fort Worth, Texas; |
| - Conch Shell: Panama City Beach, Florida | | | | the world's largest casino in the Foxwoods Resort in |
| - Dinosaur Park: Beaver, Arkansas | | | | Ledyard, Connecticut; the world's largest McDonalds is |
| - Donut: Yokumtown, Pennsylvania | | | | in Vinita, Oklahoma; the world's largest Bible is in |
| - Ear of Corn: Olivia, Minnesota | | | | Abilene, Texas; the world's largest swimming pool is in |
| - Eight-ball: Tipton, Missouri | | | | Garden City, Kansas; the world's largest guitar store is |
| - Globe: Yarmouth, Maine | | | | Ed Roman's in Las Vegas, Nevada; the world's largest |
| - Golf Ball: Fripp Island, South Carolina | | | | hotel chain is Best Western, founded in Long Beach, |
| - Guitar: Bristol, Tennessee | | | | California; the world's largest department store is |
| - Hockey Stick: Real Eveleth, Minnesota | | | | Macy's in New York City; the world's largest rose bush |
| Not all the world's largest things in America are just | | | | covers 800 square feet in Tombstone, Arizona; and |
| curiosities. For instance, The world's largest wind | | | | the world's largest laundromat is in Berwyn, Illinois and |
| generator has two 400-foot blades, is 20 stories high | | | | you still have to wait for a dryer! |