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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Cawker City

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Cawker City, Kansas

Updated March 27, 2023

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Cawker City, Kansas

World's Largest Ball of Twine

It's big, it's a ball, and it's made of twine—the world's largest of its kind.
Eyegore's Odditorium and Monster Museum

Cawker City, Kansas

Eyegore's Curiosities and Monster Museum

Enjoy a tour of oddities and makeshift monsters at this souvenir store with an offbeat sense of humor.
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The inscription of the Porky Pig Memorial.

Portis, Kansas

Porky Pig Memorial

A small-town limestone memorial to a local cartoonist and to Porky Pig, his most famous subject.
14 miles from Cawker City
Historical sign in Osborne, Kansas.

Osborne, Kansas

Geodetic Center of North America

This lesser-known geographic marker was the reference point for all surveys of the continent for 75 years.
14 miles from Cawker City
The mini Statue of Liberty Replica is located between Harlan and Gaylord, on Harlan Hill.

Harlan, Kansas

Statue of Liberty Replica

This roadside prairie Statue of Liberty replica is one of the foremost examples of the Boy Scouts of America's "Strengthen the Arm of Liberty" campaign.
20 miles from Cawker City
A close-up of the plaque on the historical marker with a plush duck. (Wikimedia Commons)

Lebanon, Kansas

Geographic Center of the Contiguous United States

Small plaque marks the spot, but the true center is located about half a mile away on a private pig farm.
23 miles from Cawker City
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