You have to love a guy who had a tattoo of the U.S. flag imprinted
on his chest, a scar serving as the flagpole. The late Thomas
Demski owned Superflag, a behemoth star-spangled banner that
measures 505 feet by 225 feet and weighs 3,000 pounds. Even if you
never get to the Superflag Company in
Long Beach,
California, you
still might have a chance to see Superflag, which has been
displayed at
Super Bowls, national monuments, and the
Hoover Dam.
402 Lime Avenue, Long Beach, California;
www.superflag.com
WORLD'S LARGEST STOVE
We're not sure where the world's largest
microwave is, but its
old-school predecessor resides in
Detroit. The Michigan Stove
Company wanted to make a big splash at the Chicago World's Fair of
1893, so it whipped up this monster (25 feet tall, 30 feet long,
and 20 feet wide) in a jiffy. Michigan State Fairgrounds, 1120 West
State Fair Avenue, Detroit, Michigan
OREGON VORTEX
Don't go to this Gold Hill, Oregon, attraction unless you're
prepared to be stupefied. True believers claim the structure is
swimming in paranormal properties and that it sets the law of
gravity on its head. Killjoys will point out the clever optical
illusions that make this sight a weird, wild experience. 4303 Left
Fork Sardine Creek Road, Gold Hill, Oregon;
www.oregonvortex.com
WORLD'S LARGEST BALL OF STAMPS