Search results for 'nature' (41)
Lemmon, South Dakota, United States--The Lemmon Petrified Wood Park & Museum, a roadside attraction located off U.S. 12 in Lemmon, South Dakota, created in 1933 by Ole Quammen, a former mayor of Lemmon, features large outdoor sculptures created out of Mesozoic petrified wood; the park now contains 3,200 tons of petrified wood and 100 tons of petrified grass and takes up one 3-acre (1.2 ha) block in the center of downtown Lemmon, South Dakota, and sets the world record for being the World's Largest Petrified Wood Park, according to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY.
Rogue River–Siskiyou National Forest in Oregon, United States--Near Grants Pass, in the southwestern part of Oregon, the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest is home to a giant Pine Tree named “Phalanx"; at 268.3 feet it’s as high as a 30 story building and set the world record for being the World’s Tallest Living Pine Tree, according to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY.
Asheboro, North Carolina, United States--The North Carolina Zoo, formerly the North Carolina Zoological Park, is a zoo in Asheboro, North Carolina, housing 1,700 animals of more than 250 species, primarily representing Africa and North America; the Zoo is 75 miles (121 km) west of Raleigh, 25 miles (40 km) south of Greensboro , and 75 miles (121 km) northeast of Charlotte and is home to 1,700 animals of more than 200 species, thus setting the world record for being the World's Largest Natural Habitat Zoo, according to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY.
Edwards, Mississippi, United States--A large cactus plantation located in Edwards, Mississippi a few miles off I-20, (owner John Thomas) filled several greenhouses with over 3,500 varieties of cacti, succulents, colorful bromeliads, daylilies, tropical foliage and seasonal plants; it set the world record for being the World's First Cactus Plantation, according to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY.
Silver Lake, Minnesota, United States--The Giant Floating Loon floating on Silver Lake, Minnesota, the annual Land of the Loon Ethnic Arts and Crafts Festival, is fiberglass over a metal frame, tethered to the bottom of the lake by a long cable, far, far out in the water, spinning and bobbing merrily in the wind-whipped waves; it's 20 feet long, thus setting the world record for being the World's Largest Floating Loon, according to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY.
Rothsay, Minnesota, United States--A giant Booming Prairie Chicken Sculpture, built by artist Art Fosse, is located in Rothsay on the west central plains of Minnesota; at 13 feet high, 18 feet long, and weighing 9,000 pounds, it sets the world record for being the World's Largest Booming Prairie Chicken Sculpture, according to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY.
Fergus Falls, Minnesota, United States--Standing at 15 feet tall and roughly 40 feet long, Otto The Otter is a beloved mascot in Fergus Falls, Minnesota; it was built to honor Ottertail County, where Fergus Falls is the county seat; it is also the high school mascot and sets the world record for being the World’s Largest Otter Sculpture, according to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY.
Pelican Rapids, Minnesota, United States--"Pelican Pete", a pelican sculpture constructed which was built in 1957 from concrete and plaster at the base of the Mill Pond dam on the Pelican River in Pelican Rapids, Minnesota, stands 15.4-foot (4.7 m) tall, thus setting the world record for being the World's Largest Pelican Sculpture, according to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY.
Berlin, Maryland, United States--Occupying 2,200 square meters in Berlin, Maryland, United States, The Mermaid Museum (founder Alyssa Maloof), highlights the history of Mermaids by displaying artifacts and artwork; the museum is part history, part lore, and part treasure trove of oddities, setting the world record for being the World’s First Mermaid Museum, according to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY.
Bethel, Maine, United States--The Maine Mineral and Gem Museum, a geology museum located in Bethel, Maine, United States, displays a collection of rocks, minerals, and meteorites; the museum holds 57,781 specimens, with 37,940 of those being minerals and the largest displays of lunar and Martian meteorites in the world, thus setting the world record for the World's largest collection of lunar and Mars meteorites, according to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY.
Hawaii, United States--Scientists aboard NOAA ship Okeanos Explorer using remotely operated vehicles to explore some of the deepest areas of PMNM came across a sponge the size of a minivan; the giant sea sponge is close to 12 feet long and seven feet wide, setting the world record for the World’s Largest Sea Sponge, according to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY.
Seeley Lake, Montana, United States--Visitors to Montana’s Jim Girard Memorial Tamaracks Grove near Seeley Lake, Montana, United States, can see a 1,000-years old tamarack known locally as Gus, a 163 feet high Larch Tree, with another 10-foot dead top, and a 273-inch circumference, which sets the world record for being the World's Largest Larch Tree, according to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY.
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, United States--Yellowstone National Park, a national park located in the western United States, largely in the northwest corner of Wyoming and extending into Montana and Idaho, is known for its wildlife and its many geothermal features, especially the Old Faithful geyser; it spans an area of 3,468.4 sq mi (8,983 km2), comprising lakes, canyons, rivers, and mountain ranges and sets the world record for being the World's First National Park, according to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY.
Belen, New Mexico, United States--The World’s Largest Matanza — the signature scholarship fundraiser for the Hispano Chamber of Valencia County, a day-long celebration of food, culture, music and community, invite teams to create the best carne adovada, red chile, chicharrones, liver dish and the always mysterious, Iron Pig dish, which is made with an unknown basket of ingredients given to each team on the day of the Matanza; the event sets the world record for being the World's Largest Matanza, according to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY.
Keithville, Louisiana, United States--Chimp Haven, a 200-acre (81 ha) non-profit sanctuary for more than 300 chimpanzees retired from laboratory research, located in Eddie D. Jones Nature Park in Keithville, Louisiana, approximately 22 miles (35 km) southwest of Shreveport, has served as a retirement community of sorts for aging chimpanzees once used by the government for medical research; it sets the world record for being the World's Largest Chimpanzee Sanctuary, according to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY.
Limestone, Tennessee, United States--A female reticulated giraffe named Kipekee, born at the Brights Zoo in Limestone, Tennessee, United States, is the only solid-colored reticulated giraffe (Giraffa reticulata) in the world; zoo officials say the only record of a reticulated giraffe being born without spots was in Japan in the 1970s, thus making her the record holder for being the World’s Rarest Giraffe, according to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY.
Sevierville, Tennessee, United States--The Buc-ee’s in Sevierville, Tennessee, United States, features 120 gas pumps and a 250 feet long car wash; the 74,000 square-foot location employs more than 350 people and includes Buc-ee’s signature brisket sandwiches and other barbecue items made fresh at the location, which sets the world record for being the World's Largest Gas Station, according to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY.
Owensboro, Kentucky, United States--The sassafras tree on Frederica Street in Owensboro, Kentucky, United States, it's believed to be 250 to 300 years old and it's now 60 feet tall and 23 feet, 7 inches in circumference, thus setting the world record for being the World's largest Sassafras tree, according to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY.
Clay County, Kentucky, United States--A giant red hickory, located in Clay County, Kentucky, United States, is 175 feet tall and 56 inches in diameter at breast height, as measured by Jim Scheff, a forest ecologist who works with the nonprofit Kentucky Heartwood; the giant hickory tree sets the world record for being the World's Largest Red Hickory Tree, according to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY.