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Blue Springs, Missouri: World's Shortest St. Patrick's Day Parade

Two plaques on Main Street sidewalks mark its start and end points -- from one side of the street to the other.

Address:
Main St., Blue Springs, MO
Directions:
I-70 exit 20, south on Hwy 7 for one mile, turn right onto Main St. The plaques are roughly midway between 11th and 12th Sts.
Admission:
Free.
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World's Shortest Saint Patrick's Day Parade

Can grab a beer at the end of the route!

[JB, 08/17/2010]

.. because you'll need it after that walking ordeal.

Plaque for the Beginning Point of the World's Shortest Smallest St. Patrick's Day Parade.

World's Shortest Saint Patrick's Day Parade

Walking around the town of Blue Springs, you'll see a placard on the sidewalk commemorating the World's Shortest Saint Patrick's Day Parade. It extended from one side of the street to the other. There is a sign on both sides of the sidewalk.

[Gailen Gillespie, 07/19/2007]

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In the region:
Walt Disney's First Film Studio, Kansas City, MO - 16 mi.

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