Photo above: World's Largest Lug Nut in Lansing, Michigan. Photo by Kristina_5/flickr

"A lug nut or wheel nut is a fastener, specifically a nut, used to secure a wheel on a vehicle. Typically, lug nuts are found on automobiles, trucks (lorries), and other large vehicles using rubber tires." (wikipedia)

"The Lansing Lugnuts are a Minor League Baseball team of the Midwest League and the High-A affiliate of the Oakland Athletics. They are located in Lansing, Michigan, and play their home games at Jackson Field."(wikipedia)

Photo above: World's Largest Lug Nut in Lansing, Michigan. Photo: Google Maps

"When minor league baseball came back to Lansing, Michigan, in the mid-1990s, the “Lugnuts” was chosen as the local team name. Though somewhat controversial at the time, it has become a beloved nickname that translates into a great cheer; “Let’s Go Nuts!,” when fans are trying to inspire the team or celebrating a victory," the Atlas Obscura reports.

"Shortly after the team began playing baseball in Lansing, an oversized lug nut was installed atop a brick smokestack across the street from the team’s home field, the Cooley Law School Stadium. Today, it proudly symbolizes the 20-plus years of Lugnuts baseball history and tradition in the city of Lansing."

"The lug nut is visible from many areas surrounding the smokestack. Paid surface parking lots and on-street parking meters are available nearby."

"The Lansing Lugnuts are a Class A minor league baseball team that plays at Cooley Law Stadium just a few blocks from Michigan’s state capitol building," the travelthemitten.com reports.

"A nearby factory put the world’s largest lugnut on its smokestack around the same time the baseball team was formed – see it at the corner of E. Michigan Ave. and S. Cedar St."