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A giant macaroni noodle, 20 feet long, 4 feet wide and 10 feet tall, stands inside the fence at the Kraft Heinz plant in Springfield, Missouri. Visit Springfield says it weighs about 5 tons and can be photographed from a distance.
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A giant macaroni noodle curved into a smile stands at the Kraft Heinz plant in Springfield, Missouri, carrying the slogan "You know you love it". Visit Springfield describes it as 20 feet long, 4 feet wide and 10 feet tall and, in January 2026, gave its weight as about 5 tons; a local blog, the Accidental Ozarkian, said in 2021 that it weighs a ton. The noodle is inside the plant's fence, on private industrial grounds. Visit Springfield says photographs can be taken from a distance, and visitors should stay on public property.
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A large macaroni noodle statue inside the fenced grounds of a working Kraft Heinz food plant, on private industrial grounds. Visit Springfield (January 2026) says it can be photographed from a distance; visitors should stay on public property.
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Inside the fence at the Kraft Heinz plant, Springfield, on private industrial grounds. Visit Springfield (2026) says photographs can be taken from afar; visitors should stay on public property.
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