The World’s Largest Popcorn Ball Is A Short Drive From Sioux Falls
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I don't know about you but when I travel I spend time taking in the local flavor of the places I'm visiting. It so happens I get a real kick out of small-town roadside attractions.
There is one such attraction I just found out about 2 ½ hours Southeast of Sioux Falls in Sac City, Iowa. The Worlds Largest Popcorn Ball!
The Worlds Largest Popcorn Ball has an interesting history. The original was built in 1995. There have been 4 total balls constructed to date.
Folks at the Indiana State Fair built a record-holding pop cornball. So in 2016 not to be outdone volunteers in Sac City built a bigger popcorn ball which you can see today on the west side of town displayed in its own custom shed at the edge of the Sac City Museum Village.
This Guinness record-holding ball weighs 9,370 pounds is 12 feet in diameter and took 2300 pounds of popcorn to make. They regain the record.
We talked with Jessica Pierce, Executive Director Sac City Museum Village which oversees the Big Ball of Popcorn.
Jessica explained the reason the World's Largest Popcorn Ball was built in this town of around 2000 people is that “Noble Popcorn Farms is located here and they are known for producing some of the finest popcorn in the world. And they wanted to do something special and fun.”
Jessica added that people come from all over the world to see the attraction and take pictures alongside this 1-ton confection.
Traditional popcorn balls are made with popcorn, water, and corn syrup. The fine folks in Sac City constructed their record-breaker with all those ingredients plus a whole lot of muscle and pride!
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