"The world’s largest pair of underwear measures in at seven feet wide and six feet tall with a 16-foot long waistband. It was made in 1997 by local artists Pat Eby and Ann Paidrick. The brand tag identifies them as “Big Galloot” and is imprinted as Size MCXLVII.

"A popular attraction at the City Museum, the biggest pair of underwear have gone missing twice. First, In July 2011 the giant underwear went missing from Beatnik Bob’s. They were only gone for a short time though, and when they reappeared a few weeks later, the big underpants were returned, washed and folded," the Silly America says.

"Then, in 2020, the biggest underwear in the world disappeared again. It was rumored they were on tour with a “kind of a freak show in New Mexico.” They were allegedly returned in exchange for a mini Ferris wheel."

"City Museum is arguably one of the most offbeat attractions in St. Louis, Missouri. But inside this mecca of the weird and wacky you’ll find another unusual oddity: the World’s Largest Underwear," the Olio In Iowa says.

"This unusual attraction was created in 1997 by St. Louis artists Pat Eby and Ann Paidrick. With a 16-foot waistband, the underwear measure about seven feet wide and six feet tall when laid out. The fictional brand of the World’s Largest Underwear is “Big Galloot” and, according to the label on the inner waistband, the pair is Size MCXLVII.

"Once inside City Museum, head to the third floor to Beatnik Bob’s Broken Record Cafe. Here you’ll find the Museum of Mirth, Mystery and Mayhem, which also features the gigantic undergarment. There’s a lot going on in a small space here so you’ll need a sharp eye. The World’s Largest Underwear currently hang behind the cafe stage and make for a great photo op."

"Housed in an old shoe factory in Downtown St. Louis, City Museum is an ever-evolving, always-thrilling, artist-built playground full of weirdly wonderful spaces to explore. From a passion project to an indoor, outdoor, underground playground that welcomes adventurous visitors from all over, we had no idea what City Museum would become when we first opened our doors," the official website says.

"City Museum is the brainchild of internationally acclaimed and classically trained sculptors Bob and Gail Cassilly. The Cassillys and their longtime crew of artisans built the museum using all the weird and wonderful things that cities leave behind.

"Today, Creative Director Rick Erwin, whose experience includes Art History and Arts Administration, leads our team of artists and certified playground engineers as they continue to build and expand our always-thrilling, ever-evolving playground. Rick has been with City Museum since 2006 and even had his first date with his wife here."

"Less a museum than the World's Greatest PlayZone, with precarious places to climb and secret chutes to slide. Plus the World's Largest Underpants, the World's Largest Pencil, and Elvis Presley's travel trailer," the Roadside America says.

"We were just at the City Museum, and they do have the men's underwear. The new aquarium is unbelievable -- two-headed snake tunnels in the tanks to make you feel like swimming with the sharks, birds flying all around and special sites set up for petting animals. No doubt we will go back -- and my husband and I don't have any children.

"The City Museum may be pricey, but everyone will have that "kid in a candy store" sparkle in their eyes if they try to enjoy it. An aquarium just moved into the building, there are awesome caves, lots of tunnels, the skate-less park (I think more kids use it now, running up and down the ramps) and plenty of crafts. They have an evening program for adults on summer weekends where they have bands and serve alcohol."

"City Museum is a museum whose exhibits consist largely of repurposed architectural and industrial objects, housed in the former International Shoe building in the Washington Avenue Loft District of St. Louis, Missouri, United States. Opened in October 1997, the museum attracted more than 700,000 visitors in 2010.

"The City Museum has been named one of the "great public spaces" by the Project for Public Spaces,[2] and has won other local and international awards as a must-see destination.[citation needed] It has been described as "a wild, singular vision of an oddball artistic mind."

"City Museum was founded by artist Bob Cassilly and his then-wife Gail Cassilly. The museum's building was once an International Shoe Company factory and warehouse but was mostly vacant when the Cassillys bought it in 1993. Construction began almost immediately after the purchase of the building, and was shrouded in secrecy until visitors were first allowed into the museum to see the work in progress on New Year's Eve 1996. With the construction of the iconic giant whale in the lobby completed in 1997, the museum opened to the public on October 25 of the same year. Within two years, it was drawing 300,000 visitors a year. Cassilly remained the museum's artistic director until his death in 2011." (Wikipedia)

"As the home of the world’s largest pencil and pair of underwear, City Museum in St. Louis is larger than life," the Missouri Life says.

"The world’s largest pair of underwear, which is seven feet wide and six feet tall, was stolen from the museum in July 2011. In September of that year, the pair was returned. It had not only been washed and folded, but it also came with another pair of red women’s underwear of the same size.

"To see the once-missing underwear and oversized pencil, stop by City Museum at 750 N. Sixteenth Street in St. Louis. Visit citymuseum.org for more information."