The World's Largest Garden Gnome

"Gnome Chomsky" holds the Guinness World Record for Largest Garden Gnome, standing at 13 feet 6 inches

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Image of The World's Largest Garden Gnome located in New York, US | The inscription on his pedestal reads: "The World's Largest Garden Gnome / Kelder's Farm, Route 209, Kerhonkson, NY / Maria Reidelbach and Ken Brown, 2003 Fabricated by John Hutchinson and Maria Reidelbach, 2006"

The inscription on his pedestal reads: "The World's Largest Garden Gnome / Kelder's Farm, Route 209, Kerhonkson, NY / Maria Reidelbach and Ken Brown, 2003 Fabricated by John Hutchinson and Maria Reidelbach, 2006"

Image of The World's Largest Garden Gnome located in New York, US | The inscription on his pedestal reads: "The World's Largest Garden Gnome / Kelder's Farm, Route 209, Kerhonkson, NY / Maria Reidelbach and Ken Brown, 2003 Fabricated by John Hutchinson and Maria Reidelbach, 2006" Image of The World's Largest Garden Gnome located in New York, US | Gnome Chompsky stands overlooking the highway, with the farm and mini-golf course in the background.
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Artist Maria Reidelbach's 2006/07 project, "Gnome on the Grange", is designed to celebrate the local farming community. The 10-hole mini-golf course is located on 100-acre Kelder's Farm, which in addition to selling seasonal fruits and vegetables, also features a petting zoo and educational tours for children.

The mini-golf course is designed to both entertain and teach, Reidelbach says: "I want to introduce people to stuff they hadn't thought about before. I want to make bridges over food". Landscaped with fragrant fruits and vegetables of every shape and size, players are welcome to taste the scenery as they play.

The most striking feature, however, is unarguably the towering jolly giant, Gnome Chomsky. He stands invitingly on the hill facing the highway, challenging one and all to come enjoy the scenery, visit the farm, and play a round or two of mini golf.

*Update (as of Aug 2011)
Chomsky no longer holds the Guinness World Record. Reiman Gardens in Iowa is home to a Gnome that stands 15 feet tall. Although there is a Gnome in Poland who towers at 18 ft, but unlike Chomsky and the Reiman Gardens' gnome, theirs is made of fiberglass.

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  • Hours Daylight hours; the farm itself (and mini-golf course) is open in the summer 10am - 8pm.
  • Website Kelder
  • Address 5755 Route 209, Kerhonkson, New York, United States
  • Cost Free to visit the gnome; additional activities may cost.
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  • & Anonymous January 14, 2011
    http://worldslargestthings.blogspot.com/2008/02/from-email-inbox-largest-gnome-in.html Bitches don't know bout my (22 ft) Garden Gnome.
  • & Anonymous October 12, 2010
    its a garden gnome because its on a farm....
  • & Anonymous December 14, 2009
    Is it really a garden gnome if it isn't in a garden? It's more like the worlds creepiest Scandinavian-esque giant statue of a mini-golf pro.