Visit The World’s Largest Spool Of Thread, A Quirky Roadside Attraction In Missouri
By Beth Price-Williams|Published March 31, 2021
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Beth Price-Williams
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A professional writer for more than two decades, Beth has lived in nearly a dozen states – from Missouri and Virginia to Connecticut and Vermont – and Toronto, Canada. In addition to traveling extensively in the U.S. and the U.K., she has a BA in Journalism from Point Park University (PA), a MA in Holocaust & Genocide Studies from Stockton University (NJ), and a Master of Professional Writing from Chatham University (PA). A writer and editor for Only In Your State since 2016, Beth grew up in and currently lives outside of Pittsburgh and when she’s not writing or hanging out with her bunnies, budgies, and chinchilla, she and her daughter are out chasing waterfalls.
Quirky roadside attractions dot the Missouri landscape, and that just makes driving through the state even more fun and interesting. After all, we never know what we’re going to discover. Like the World’s Largest Spool of Thread, a quirky roadside attraction in Missouri, you really have to see to believe. You might want to bring your own thread along, too.
A small town with a population of less than 2,000 residents, Hamilton has earned a reputation for its love of and dedication to all things quilting.
It is, in fact, known as the Quilting Capital of the World, home to more than a dozen quilting companies and the Missouri Quilt Museum. On the front lawn of the museum, you’ll find…
A popular roadside attraction that opened in 2018, the spool of thread also boasts a count of more than one-million yards of thread. That number keeps growing, too, as…
Visitors are encouraged to add their own thread to the massive monument to the quilting community. Most of the original million yards of thread was donated by Aurifil.
Have you been to this roadside attraction in Missouri? Did you add your own thread to the spool? Share your experience in the comments! Up for another roadside adventure? Make your way to Leila’s Hair Museum in Independence.
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