Peace Candle of the World, Roadside landmark in Scappoose, United States

The Peace Candle of the World is a 50-foot-tall cylindrical tower, 18 feet in diameter, built in 1971 by covering a silo with 45,000 pounds of red candle wax outside the Brock Candles Inc. factory. It stands on the east side of U.S. Route 30, topped with a red flame-shaped piece and bearing signs for Scappoose and the peace candle.

The monument was created in 1971 from a grain silo and covered with a thick coating of wax before being unveiled by the Oregon Governor. Its transformation from a factory advertisement into a peace symbol reflected the aspirations of the local community.

The oval sign on the tower shows a white snow-capped mountain and green hills above the word "Scappoose" in yellow, with "Established in 1923" below. A blue sign names it the Peace Candle of the World and credits Gerhard Heintz McNeil, lit in 1971 as a symbol of world peace. During the Christmas season the candle is strung with strands of Christmas lights.

The monument sits directly along Highway 30 and can be easily observed from passing vehicles or on foot from the roadside. The best time to visit is after sunset, when the electric flame light is activated and becomes clearly visible against the darkening sky.

The candle held the Guinness World Record for the world's largest candle until the title passed to a 127-foot wax candle shown at the 1897 General Art and Industrial Exhibition in Stockholm. In June 2015 the Weather Channel website picked it as Oregon's entry in its "Most Incredible Roadside Attraction in Every State" list.