This is certainly going to be fun. Texas used to have the world’s largest rocking chair—but now controversy is in the air!

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I’m not sure why someone builds something so oversized. Maybe it’s for attention or advertising, but it does feel like a labor-intensive way to stand out.

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Texans don’t hesitate to roll up their sleeves and go big—and today that includes the world’s largest cedar rocking chair.

But before you’re too impressed, note the qualifier: “cedar.” That’s because someone built a non-cedar chair even bigger, so we had to modify our title.

You’ll find this massive chair outside Texas Hill Country Furniture & Mercantile in Lipan, Texas—just west-southwest of the Metroplex.

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Here are the specs: it’s nearly 26 feet tall! That’s as long as the Statue of Liberty’s nose—or a school bus.

The chair features the classic “Star of Texas” styling that’s popular on rocking chairs statewide.

Snap a Pic with Texas’s Oversized Cedar Rocker

Not only can you stop by the place for a quick picture and furniture shop, there is also a restaurant next door. I can't imagine anything more Texas than eating BBQ, sippin' sweet tea and checking out a giant rocking chair.

 

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Canada Sports Betting conducted a study analyzing all TripAdvisor reviews to identify the most overcrowded attractions in Texas.

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Devastation and Courage: Images from the Texas Flood Disaster

The heartache in the Texas Hill Country is hard to put into words, but these images tell the story in a way words never could. From the flood-ravaged banks of the Guadalupe River to the brave rescue efforts in Kerr County, this gallery captures the devastation, the resilience, and the humanity in the wake of one of the deadliest floods in our state’s history. 

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