Jungle Jim’s International Market in Fairfield, Ohio, is like no other grocery store in the United States. For starters, it’s massive.

It measures in at over 200,000 square feet, making it one of the largest grocery stores in the U.S. (It has a second location as well, bringing the two stores to over 500,000 square feet combined.) Founded by James O. Bonaminio (aka “Jungle Jim”), who started selling produce from a roadside stand in 1971, the business eventually grew into the massive market it is today.

Bonaminio’s one-of-a-kind market doubles as an amusement park—complete with a monorail, animatronics, and even a wedding venue. Check out one of the wildest places in America to buy groceries:

How Jungle Jim’s came to be

An entrepreneur from an early age, Bonaminio worked 21-hour days at his first produce stand in 1971. For the next few years, he continued to take over vacant parking lots to set up stands.

“For four years, we went from corner to corner because we didn’t........

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