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World’s Largest Dilly Bar in Moorhead, Minnesota

Have you ever had a dilly bar? It’s an iconic Dairy Queen novelty treat that consists of a disc of soft serve coated in hardened chocolate (or cherry or butterscotch candy) served on a stick. On a hot summer day I could probably eat ten of them. Or, I don’t know, maybe one GIANT one like the world’s largest Dilly Bar in Moorhead, Minnesota.

World's Largest Dilly Bar Ice Cream at the Dairy Queen in Moorhead, Minnesota | Minnesota Roadside Attractions

The Dilly Bar was invented in 1955 at the Moorhead Dairy Queen in Minnesota. According to local legend, co-owner Robert Litherland dipped a round of soft serve in chocolate, held it high, and declared, “Now, isn’t that a dilly?” And thus, the classic Dilly Bar was born.

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World's Largest Dilly Bar Ice Cream at the Dairy Queen in Moorhead, Minnesota | Minnesota Roadside Attractions

Though the novelty ice cream bar is now served in Dairy Queen franchises nationwide, that can’t be said of everything served at the Fargo-Moorhead location. This particular franchise has a 70-year old contract (signed in 1949) that allows them to serve off-menu, discontinued, and rogue items in addition to DQ approved cuisine.

World's Largest Dilly Bar Ice Cream at the Dairy Queen in Moorhead, Minnesota | Minnesota Roadside Attractions

That means that they can serve food, both sweet and savory, that is available no where else. You can get extinct items like the Mr. Malty (a frozen chocolate malt on a stick) and Monkey Tails (a frozen chocolate covered banana on a stick) along with distinct items like Polish sausages and Q-Dogs (a hot dog topped with a sloppy-Joe like BBQ).

World's Largest Dilly Bar Ice Cream at the Dairy Queen in Moorhead, Minnesota | Minnesota Roadside Attractions

But above all else, if you’re going to order anything at the Moorhead Dairy Queen, you should order a Dilly Bar and pay respect to its beginnings. And, what better way to enjoy your frozen soft serve ice cream bar that to eat it in the shade of a giant version of the same!

World's Largest Dilly Bar Ice Cream at the Dairy Queen in Moorhead, Minnesota | Minnesota Roadside Attractions

In August 2017 the Moorhead Dairy Queen honored their legacy by installing a 12-foot tall world’s largest Dilly Bar on their patio. Now visitors can enjoy their dilly bars next to a giant dilly bar and Minnesota roadside attraction.

Now, isn’t that a dilly?


World’s Largest Dilly Bar

Address: Dairy Queen, 24 8th St. S., Moorhead, MN
Open: March 1 (regardless of weather) – the end of October.
Summer Hours: Monday – Friday: 9:00am – 10:30pm; Saturday & Sunday: 10:00am – 10:30pm
Spring and Fall Hours: 9:00am – 10:00pm, Daily
Cost: Free to See (Ice cream and food costs vary)


Looking for more of the world’s largest things in Minnesota? Be sure to check out the World’s Largest “Booming” Prairie Chicken in Rothsay, Otto The Otter in Fergus Falls, and the giant spoonbridge and cherry in Minneapolis, all off I-94.

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The Dilly Bar was invented in 1955 at the Moorhead Dairy Queen in Minnesota. To honor their legacy they installed the World's Largest Dilly Bar. Visit this Minnesota roadside attraction on your next road trip or weekend getaway. A fun stop on a summer road trip with kids or friends!
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The Dilly Bar was invented in 1955 at the Moorhead Dairy Queen in Minnesota. To honor their legacy they installed the World’s Largest Dilly Bar. Visit this Minnesota roadside attraction on your next road trip or weekend getaway. A fun stop on a summer road trip with kids or friends!

VALerie BROMANN

Founder & Head Road Tripper

Val is the founder and head road tripper at Silly America. Having grown up near Berwyn's famed car kabob, The Spindle, and a restaurant with a cow on its roof, her fascination with roadside attractions started early. Today, Val has visited hundreds roadside attractions across the United States and is constantly on the lookout for the next BIG thing!

The Road Trip Journal & Activity Book - Everything You Need to Have and Record an Epic Road Trip! By Valerie Bromann

The Road Trip Journal & Activity Book

Everything You Need to Have and Record an Epic Road Trip!

BY Valerie Bromann

Enjoy fun games and challenges to pass the time on your next road trip and have a keepsake to look back on for years to come with this entertaining must-have for your next vacation.

The road trip you’ve been dreaming of starts here! Journal about your stops and get to know your fellow passengers with activities and exercises designed to pass the time and bring you closer together. Instead of “Are we there yet?” you’ll find yourself asking, “We’re there already?”. Complete with prompts you can turn to while driving between locations, this journal will one day be a memento of your life-changing trip.