The
two RV Gypsies enjoyed Casey, Illinois
oddities and more - for the second time
May 25, 2022
 
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The sign below tells about
the attractions in Casey. However, the two RV Gypsies did not find the
the shoes. They are inside a candy shop. But they did see the other
interesting things, plus many not listed on the sign. |
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Below: Giant Antlers. Visitors
are welcome to sit inside the base of the antlers, but Lee Duquette
did not stop the car for Karen to get out because they did not know
they could do so. |
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Below: A quick drive-by
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A drive-up window for a
pretzel store |
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Below: Karen Duquette swinging in a big bird cage. But this was NOT
the first time she has been in a big bird cage. The first time was in
Voyagers National Park in Minnesota in 2012. Those photos can be seen
through
this link, but be sure to return here because a lot of the World's
Largest Oddities are shown below. A movie was taken of Karen and Lee
in the bird cage together. |
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Below: Karen Duquette with
a large pencil at 32.5 feet long. The sharp tip is sealed in a plexiglass
cone. But it is not the world's biggest, and the town of Casey has never
made that claim. There is a pencil in Malaysia that is 65 feet long,
and a pencil at the City Museum in St, Louis that is 75 feet long, The
two RV Gypsies have NOT seen the other two pencils. BUT she did see
a 24-foot tall, 250 pound pencil in Washington state and another big
pencil in in McKean, Pennsylvania. |
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Below: This yardstick is 36 feet long,
instead of the standard yardstick that is 36 inches long. |
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Below: The World's Largest Rocking Chair weighs 46,000 pounds and
is made out of recycled wood and pipe. We learned that in order to
set the record, it had to rock, so it was pushed by several strong
men during Guinness' visit. It was roped off when the two RV Gypsies
visited, so nobody can touch it or get up on it, and since it is 56
feet and 6 inches tall, that would be hard to do anyway.
A full time master carpenter employed by a local trucking firm did
most of the woodwork.
Note: Fanning, Missouri used to have the largest chair at 42 feet,
1-inch tall.
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Below: Lee Duquette on an
82-foot long teeter-totter that can hold about a dozen people and has
an amazing balance mechanism that will tip the fenced-in platform according
to the weight of people on each half. On weekend's in the warm weather
months there is often a volunteer attendant on site who can control
the see-saw. The two RV Gypsies thought It would be fun to take a brief
ride on it, but there was no attendant around on this date. |
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Below: The wind
chime stands over 55 feet high. The two RV Gypsies did not take a lot
of photos of it because they have the photos from their 2013 visit,
plus history of the wind chimes. A link to that page is at the bottom
of the next page. (This is a 2-page site) It contains history about
the wind chimes. That page also has the largest golf tee and more. This
was only a one-day pass-through trip for the Two RV Gypsies, as was
the 2013 visit, but they had more time to spare this time around. Be
sure to visit 2013 and learn more about this wind chime, through the
link at the bottom of the NEXT page. |
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Below: Lee Duquette by a barber
pole that was certified by Guinness as the World's Largest in September
2019. It is 15-feet high. |
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Below: The World's Largest
Golf Club used a street light pole for its handle. |
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Below: Some of the stairs
leading to the World's Largest Mailbox. At 5,700 cubic feet, this mailbox
has been certified as the world's largest by Guinness World Records.
It is a working mailbox. When visitors mail a card or letter from inside,
the red flag on the outside goes up. |
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Below: Karen Duquette inside
the mailbox. It is open from 8-3 daily. |
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The key below is an exact
scaled-up replica of the artist's own truck key. |
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