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The World’s Largest Apple in Winchester, Virginia

If an apple a day keeps the doctor away, I bet that the World’s Largest Apple in Winchester, Virginia would send a whole lot of doctors running in the opposite direction.

I mean, this is one GIANT piece of fruit! (It’s so big, you could use it to make a whole lot of Caramel Apple Snack Mix for your fall road trip!)

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This hardcore roadside attraction sits outside an antebellum mansion (a neoclassical “prewar” mansion with an architectural style characteristic of the 19th-century Southern United States) used by Civil War General Phil Sheridan.

It’s huge, it’s red, it hopefully doesn’t contain the world’s largest worm (hopefully!), and, with the recommended four servings of fruit per day, it would satisfy your nutritional needs for months, if not years.

How a-PEEL-ing is that?!?!

Winchester, Virginia claims to be the “apple capital of the world,” and with good reason — 12 million bushels are harvested there each year. To celebrate their accomplishment, Winchester has hosted the Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival since 1924. The festival features parades, parties, a carnival and the crowning of the Apple Blossom Queen. So it’s only fitting for the town to have a big apple to welcome visitors!

Check out these photos of the World’s Largest Apple in Winchester, Virginia:

The World's Largest Apple in Winchester, Virginia - Roadside attractions in Virginia

That’s one big piece of fruit!

The World's Largest Apple in Winchester, Virginia - Roadside attractions in Virginia

How do ya like them apples?

The World's Largest Apple in Winchester, Virginia - Roadside attractions in Virginia

Besides this oddity, other Winchester attractions include more than 20 other apples scattered around town, each made from various materials with differing themes, made by citizens in 2005.

So, doctors beware! You might have fewer and fewer people to see if your patients stop by Winchester, Virginia. You might want to get to the core of it and visit this Virginia roadside attraction, the largest apple in the world, for yourself!


The World’s Largest Apple

Location: N. Braddock St., Winchester, VA
Hours: Visible at all times.
Cost: Free to see.
Date: August 29, 2010


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A BIG apple a day keeps all the doctors away! The World’s Largest Apple in Winchester, Virginia – the apple capital of the world – is a weird roadside attraction to add to your Virginia road trip itinerary. Add this giant fruit to your travel bucket list!

Taking a road trip and looking for other Virginia Roadside Attractions and attractions near Winchester, VA? Check out the Big Pencil in Wytheville, a giant roller skate in Bealeton, and Foamhenge, a replica of Stonehenge made of foam.

VALerie BROMANN

Founder & Head Road Tripper

Val is the founder and head road tripper at Silly America. Having grown up near Berwyn's famed car kabob, The Spindle, and a restaurant with a cow on its roof, her fascination with roadside attractions started early. Today, Val has visited hundreds roadside attractions across the United States and is constantly on the lookout for the next BIG thing!

The Road Trip Journal & Activity Book - Everything You Need to Have and Record an Epic Road Trip! By Valerie Bromann

The Road Trip Journal & Activity Book

Everything You Need to Have and Record an Epic Road Trip!

BY Valerie Bromann

Enjoy fun games and challenges to pass the time on your next road trip and have a keepsake to look back on for years to come with this entertaining must-have for your next vacation.

The road trip you’ve been dreaming of starts here! Journal about your stops and get to know your fellow passengers with activities and exercises designed to pass the time and bring you closer together. Instead of “Are we there yet?” you’ll find yourself asking, “We’re there already?”. Complete with prompts you can turn to while driving between locations, this journal will one day be a memento of your life-changing trip.