Hyundai Genesis 100K or Bust: World’s Largest Road Trip

Our extra-long-term Hyundai Genesis is in need of a little extra push to reach the 100,000-mile mark. To that end, everyone here is pitching in to finish the final 38K by December 31—about two months. Follow along as we take road trips of varying necessity in an attempt to roll over that sixth odometer digit.

Trip Mileage: 1001 miles

Current Odometer: 66,588 miles

Destinations: World’s Largest Rubber Stamp, Cleveland, Ohio; World’s Largest Apple Basket, Frazeysburg, Ohio; World’s Largest Basket, Newark, Ohio; World’s Largest Cornfield, Dublin, Ohio; World’s Largest Rocking Chair and Dresser, Franklin, Indiana; World’s Largest Stuffed/Preserved Steer and Sycamore Stump, Kokomo, Indiana; World’s Largest Egg, Mentone, Indiana


This was by no means the world’s longest road trip, although the 1001-mile day was a personal best for me. I thought it would be fitting to take the Genesis—now officially our longest-term car in history—on a tour of “world’s largest” roadside attractions. Here’s how I spent 22 hours with the car (and without sleep).

The Genesis arrived at my door just before 6:30 on Monday morning, fresh from a coworker’s trip to St. Louis and already warmed up. My first stop was Cleveland’s Willard Park to see the world’s largest rubber stamp. I arrived after about three hours in the car, parked illegally, and hopped out to snap a photo. One down. Then I headed south and slightly west through Ohio Amish country.

The two-hour drive took me on some hilly, deserted back roads that provided a chance to stretch the car’s legs; it was a surprising amount of fun and helped me on my several-hours-long process of waking up. Stop number two was the Longaberger Homestead in Frazeysburg to visit the world’s largest apple basket. This thing is pretty darn big, but it couldn’t prepare me for what I was about to see at Longaberger’s headquarters in nearby Newark.

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