There really isn't much in Cawker City, Kansas. There's a historic pipe organ, a lake, and a golf course. And, by Laini's estimates, hardly enough people living there to qualify Cawker City as an actual city.
But it does have one other thing, and that's the reason she suggested this place to Mother.
The World's Largest Ball of Twine. Now, why exactly would a touring kitsune like to see something like this?