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Joliet, Illinois - Site of World's First Dairy Queen
The president and CEO of Dairy Queen International was in Joliet as landmark status was conferred on the the building that housed the world's first DQ. Some believe that a store in Kankakee deserves the honor, but Dairy Queen historians say that the Joliet location -- which opened June 22, 1940 -- was the first to use the Dairy Queen name. Today even the smallest American towns, bypassed by other fast food chains, usually have at least one DQ. Joliet has three, but none of them are in the original building, which is now a storefront church and no longer identified as a Dairy Queen. To aid in its recognition, the building will have an historical plaque placed by Joliet, and DQ will install a plaque in the sidewalk.
[RoadsideAmerica.com Team, 05/24/2011]- Address:
- 501 N. Chicago St., Joliet, IL
- Directions:
- North side of downtown. On the west side of Hwy 53/N. Chicago St., at the intersection of Ohio St. It's currently a bright yellow building housing Paisano Auto Insurance. A small, oval plaque mounted to the left side of the front of the building identifies it as the "Original Dairy Queen."
- Admission:
- Free
- Crestview Hills, Kentucky - Tiny Church - Monte Casino Chapel
Only 6 x 9 feet, built with rocks by monks in 1878. Proclaimed "Smallest Church in the World" by Ripley's. One of the more photogenic of America's many tiny churches. Roadsideamerica.com Report...
Thomas More College
- Address:
- Turkeyfoot Rd, Crestview Hills, KY
- Directions:
- Thomas More College. I-275 exit 82. Drive south on Turkeyfoot Rd, then make an immediate left at the first stoplight. The tiny church will be on the right, next to the pond.
- RA Rates:
- Worth a Detour
- Point Pleasant, Louisiana - Tiny Church - Chapel of the Madonna
Built in 1802, with an eight-foot-square interior and five chairs, which seems to be its capacity. Mass is held once a year on August 15. Roadsideamerica.com Report...
Chapel of the Madonna
- Address:
- 28160 Hwy 405, Point Pleasant, LA
- Directions:
- On Hwy 405/River Rd, nine miles south of Hwy 1 or 4.5 miles north of the Nottoway Plantation.
- Admission:
- Free.
- Point Pleasant, Louisiana - Smallest Church in the World
The Madonna Chapel of Bayou Goula was built in 1903 with lumber donated by local residents on land donated by Anthony Gullo. It is eight feet square and was featured in Ripley's Believe it or Not. The key to enter the church is in the key box next to front door.
[cerealberry, 09/28/2013] - Atwood, Michigan - Wayside Chapel
Small church in east side of Rte. 31, Just south of Atwood Rd. Definitely a candidate for smallest church.
[Robert Foster, 06/04/2005]- Address:
- Blue Heaven Lane, Atwood, MI
- Directions:
- Blue Heaven Lane, on the east side of Hwy 31, just south of town.
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Mass is held at the church every year on August 15. A plaque next to the door officially names it the Smallest Church in the World.