Top 10 Biggest (and Most Magnificent!) Landmarks in Canada (5 of 6)

8. World’s Largest Paper Clip, Kipling, SK

With a population barely over 1,000, you might think the small hamlet of Kipling doesn’t have much going for it. But you would be wrong, friends! It has been recognized by Guinness World Records as being home to the world’s largest paper clip. It’s 4.6 metres (15 feet) tall, 13.7 metres (45 feet) long, and weighs 1,380km (3,043lb), making it far too large for the typical office supply drawer.

9. Van Gogh’s Sunflowers on Easel, Altona, MB

If you’ve ever seen Van Gogh’s “Sunflowers” at the National Gallery in London and thought to yourself, “I like it, but I wish it were bigger,” the town of Altona, MB, known as the Sunflower of Canada, is ready to make your dreams come true! Their giant version of this lovely painting featuring 15 sunflowers in a pot is 7.3 metres (24 feet) wide and 9.8 metres (32 feet) high, while the easel is a mind-blowing 24.4 metres (80 feet) tall and weighs 30,000 pounds (13,600km), which comes out to approximately 40,000 actual sunflower heads.