Latrobe, Pennsylvania: Banana Split Birthplace
Full color, ~10 feet wide. According to its accompanying historical marker, the combo scoops, bananas and fixings was invented in Latrobe in 1904.
- Address:
- 805 Ligonier St., Latrobe, PA
- Directions:
- Downtown. On the south side of Ligonier St. just east of its intersection with Hwy 981/Depot St.
- RA Rates:
- Worth a Detour
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A large sculpture of a colorful banana split sits beside a historical marker on the spot where the first banana split was created in 1904. A worthwhile stop to read some history and get a picture.
[Ted Kettler, 01/27/2024]
This was Roadside America number 61 of our trip from Florida to Pennsylvania. A sweet treat to end on before I got on my airplane to fly home. Just wish we would have been able to have a banana split close by.
[EC, 06/28/2022]
The memorial to this famous ice cream confection is a three-for-one stop. Where the drug store soda fountain once stood is a state historical marker honoring the inventor, a park bench honoring a longtime owner of the business, and a giant (although somewhat unappetizing) banana split monument.
[Mike Gassmann, 10/01/2021]
An accompanying historical marker documents Latrobe's claim as the birthplace of the banana split.
[Jody High, 07/28/2020]
Saw the Banana Split statue in Latrobe, Pennsylvania on September 14, 2019.
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