Smallest Church in America – Wandering Dawgs

Cellpic Sunday – Smallest Church in America

March 15, 2026Posted in Georgia, Photography, Road TripTagged Cellpic Sunday, roadside attractions, Smallest Church in America18 Comments

If you are traveling along I-95 through Georgia and want to take a break The Smallest Church in America is worth the short drive off the interstate. The church is located on the side of the road on US Highway 17 in Townsend, Georgia. There are two picnic tables under the oaks if you want to eat lunch or just relax for a few minutes.

An arsonist burned this church in November, 2015. Volunteers rebuilt the church in 2016.

Directions: Take I-95 exit 67, about one mile south on US Hwy 17. Look for a white sign on the left (east) side, “Smallest Church in America”. You can also search Google Maps for “Smallest Church in America”.

Shared with John’s Cellpic Sunday

Every Day is a Gift

Unusual Roadside Attractions

July 22, 2017July 25, 2017Posted in Road Trip, Tourist Attractions, TravelTagged Green Giant Statue, Hammer Museum, Iron Horse, Mitchell Corn Palace, Perky Bat Tower, roadside attractions, Smallest Church in America, Smallest Post Office, South of the Border, Superman Statue, Wall Drug, Wordpress Photo Challenge21 Comments

Sometimes we stop to see unusual roadside attractions as we wander around America.

We had to take a tour of the Hammer Museum — Hammer Museum in Haines, Alaska

20110526Pikes-Peak-(23) — Bigfoot on the road to Pikes Peak in Colorado

Smallest Church in America in Ochopee, Florida — Smallest Post Office in America in Ochopee, Florida

Smallest Church in America, Townsend, Georgia

The Iron Horse on Highway 15 in Green County, Georgia

20170113South-of-the-Border-(1) — South of the Border, South Carolina

20070414SD-(8) — Wall Drug Store in Wall, South Dakota

20070413SD-(5) — The Corn Palace in Mitchell, South Dakota

We visited Superman in Metropolis, Illinois — Superman Statue in Metropolis, Illinois

20070608Amarillo-(28) — Cadillac Ranch near Amarillo, Texas

20080602Country-Roads-Take-Me-Home-(1) — John Henry Statue, Talcott, West Virginia

What kind of unusual attractions have you seen in your travels?

Nesting Birds at Harris Neck National Wildlife Refuge

April 25, 2016February 24, 2018Posted in Birds, Georgia, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature, WildlifeTagged day trip, geocaching, Georgia birding, Great Egret, Harris Neck, roadside attractions, Smallest Church in America, tri colored heron, wood stork, Wood Stork Nesting9 Comments

Wood storks, egrets, and herons build their nests every spring in the trees of Woody Pond at the Harris Neck National Wildlife Refuge. Located in Georgia just a few miles from I 95 in between Savannah and Brunswick, it is a great day trip from our home.

Woody Pond at Harris Neck National Wildlife Refuge

Wood storks were placed on the Endangered Species list in 1984. After almost 30 years of conservation efforts to increase the wood stork population, their status was upgraded to Threatened in June, 2014.

A path along the dike beside Woody Pond provides a great place to view the birds. The wood storks and egrets shared the trees.

Nesting Wood Storks and Great Egrets at Woody Pond

Many of the wood storks were working on their nests. None of their eggs had hatched yet.

As I took photos, Henry used the spotting scope and pointed out a mother egret with chicks that I would have never seen. The nests were a long way from where we were so the picture isn’t the best but it gives you an idea of the size of the baby egret.