Roadside Attraction

First Dairy Queen

Joliet, Illinois

Mile Marker 36 mi from Chicago

Price $

Highway Historic Route 66

Dairy Queen was one of America's first successful fast food franchises. By the mid 1950s it was also one of the largest. The first Dairy Queen established by Sherb Noble opened for business on June 22, 1940. It served a variety of frozen products, such as soft serve ice cream.

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