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Cawker City – The world's largest ball of twine (right) weighs approximately nine tons and has a circumference of 40 feet.
Coffeyville – A replica of the nearly two-pound, rugby ball-sized hailstone that fell September 3, 1970, is displayed at the Dalton Defenders Museum.
Goodland – Look up at a 24- by 32-foot rendition of Vincent Van Gogh's famous painting standing on an eight-story easel (left).
Lenexa– At the annual festival in the "Spinach Capital of the World," the world's largest spinach salad is tossed with pitchforks in a plastic pool.
Lucas - Famous for the Garden of Eden (top), a collection of religious, political and other figures in fantastical settings that Civil War veteran Samuel P. Dinsmoor sculpted from cement in the early 1900s.
McPherson - The first man-made diamond is on display at the McPherson Museum-Vaniman Mansion, what a jewel!
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