World’s Largest Sausage
You can’t miss the town of Mundare’s immense sausage – or kielbasa, if you want to get specific. Weighing in at 5,443 kg (12,000 lbs) and rising 13 m (42.7 ft), the fibreglass sculpture was built by Stawnichy’s Meat Processing in the early 2000s and stands in tribute to the importance of food in Ukrainian culture.
The World’s Largest Pysanka
Southeast of Mundare, Vegreville is home to the world’s pysanka (Ukrainian Easter egg). Recognized as a unique achievement in mathematics, architecture and engineering, Paul Maxym Sembaliuk’s sculpture stands 9.4 m (30.8 ft) tall and is said to have taken more than 12,000 hours to complete.
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Keep an eye out for Stawnichy’s matching “sausage vehicle” as it zips around Mundare.
World’s Largest Mallard Duck
The village of Andrew honours its duck breeding grounds at Whitford Lake with the World’s Largest Mallard Duck. The behemoth has a wingspan of 7.2 m (23.6 ft)—approximately eight times that of a live mallard duck—and soars over a lovely picnic area.
World’s Largest Mushrooms
Vilna is home to the World’s Largest Mushrooms. The sculptures of the Tricholoma ustale mushroom, which still grows wild in the area, are 6.1 m (20 ft) tall and commemorate the mushroom-hunting and -eating traditions of early Ukrainian settlers. See the giant fungi in—you guessed it—Mushroom Park.
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If you’re visiting Andrew on a Saturday, stop by the farmers’ market for some local produce.
UFO Landing Pad
Head to St. Paul to see the world’s first UFO landing pad. A town landmark, the landing pad symbolizes unity. It opened on June 3, 1967, when St. Paul was declared the Centennial Capital of Canada. For more on UFOs and crop circles, visit the UFO exhibit at the nearby visitor information centre.
World’s Largest Perogy
The town of Glendon is famous for the World’s Largest Perogy. At 8.2 m (26.9 ft) tall and 2,722 kg (6,000 lbs), the perogy is definitely big enough to make anyone hungry (it already has a giant fork stuck through it). Stop in at the Perogy Café next door and tuck into a plate.
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Glendon’s massive perogy isn’t just cool to look at—it kickstarted an effort to revitalize the town.