The Home of Sliced Bread (Chillicothe, Missouri)
The measure of how wonderful a thing is is it’s relationship to the creation of sliced bread. Surprisingly, it was not till 1928 that someone had the idea to slice a loaf before placing it …
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Tomb of Sideways the Dog (Atlanta, Georgia)
Tombstones dedicated to dogs are few and far between, and tombstones dedicated to handicapped dogs on internationally renown college campuses are even more difficult to come by. This unique combination is only part of what …
Lafitte’s Blacksmith Shop (New Orleans, Louisiana)
Lafitte’s Blacksmith Shop is the oldest bar in the United States. Sort of. Sitting at the corner of St. Philip Street and Bourbon Street in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana, Laffite’s Blacksmith Shop …
Reighard’s Gas Station (Altoona, Pennsylvania)
The oldest continually operated gas station in the United States is not along the historic freeways of California, or sitting on the slowly eroding Route 66 somewhere in Arizona. A little service station called Reighard’s …
Mill Ends Park (Portland, Oregon)
Mill Ends Park is the smallest urban park in the world. Located in a median strip on the SW Naito Parkway in Portland, Oregon, Mill Ends Park is a circle shaped plot of land 2 …
Clamshell Shell Station (Winston-Salem, North Carolina)
While eight clamshell Shell Oil stations were built in the 1930’s, seven of them were in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Sitting alone as a beacon of times long forgotten, the last of these stations holds down …
Fort Wayne’s Famous Coney Island (Ft. Wayne, Indiana)
Fort Wayne’s Famous Coney Island, commonly known as Coney Island celebrated its 100th year in the same location in 2014. Opened by three Greek immigrants in 1914 and purchased by Macedonians immigrants in 1916, this …
The Griswold Inn (Essex, Connecticut)
The oldest continuously run tavern in the United States is located in the quaint seaport village of Essex, Connecticut. Founded by three brothers in the late 18th century (1776 to be exact) and named for …
Randy’s Donuts (Inglewood, California)
Randy’s Donuts is a bakery and landmark building in Inglewood, California. Built in 1953, Randy’s Donuts was the second location of the Big Donut Drive-in chain which had ten locations in the 1905s. The brain-child …
The Big Shoe (Bakersfield, California)
The Big Shoe is a novelty architecture building shaped like shoe in Bakersfield, California. Or rather it is a building shaped like a shoe from the 1940’s, which puts it perfectly in line with the …