World's Largest Stove - Detroit, Michigan - tourist attraction featuring a large novelty stove

Standing 25 feet high and weighing around 15 tons, the world's largest stove is located in Detroit Michigan. This stove measures approximately 30 feet long and 20 feet wide. It was originally created for the Michigan Stove Co.'s 1893 Columbian Exposition, and it was restored and moved multiple times, most recently for the Michigan State Fair in 1998. This stove is designed as a large-scale replica for an old coal or wood burning stove, modeled after the company's Garland kitchen range model.

The stove was designed by William J. Keep and is actually carved from oak, but painted with black and silver paint to look like metal. The sculptor is unknown, but most speculate that it was created by either John Tabaczuk or Joachim Jungwirth. It is located within the Michigan State Fairgrounds, and is most popularly viewed during fairground events, so viewing hours and admission costs depend on the event being held. Visitors can also call the fairgrounds in advance to access the area in the off-season. Originally, it stood on a 20-foot-tall platform above a large display of stoves, and today, it stands on a smaller platform and has a plaque talking about the Michigan Stove Company and the history of this large tourist attraction.