The Great American Road Trip Challenge~4.5 years · 48 states · one loop
The Great Plains

Stop 11 · Days 611–612

Cawker City

Cawker City, KS

A tiny Kansas town with one enormous claim to fame — the world's largest ball of sisal twine, and you can add to it.

Where to stay

  • A Beloit or Cawker City motel

    Small-town north-central Kansas.

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You gotta eat this

  • Small-town diner pie

    Classic Kansas main-street fare.

The days here

Each day opens its own hour-by-hour page

  1. 611Day 611 — The Ball of TwineFull day · 1h planned
  2. 612Day 612 — Southwest to DodgeDrive day · 3h drive

What this stop is made of

  • Quirky Americana & Roadside Oddities