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Asheville, North Carolina

Biltmore McDonald's

Classy up your Big Mac with bow-tied servers and chandeliers at the world's fanciest McDonald's.

For a time, the burger resided at the Bus Hostel Reykjavik.

How a Big Mac Became a 'Historical Artifact' in Iceland

A 12-year-old Big Mac, to be exact.

Alexandra Yingst January 21, 2022

12 of the World's Most Beautiful Fast-Food Restaurants

Incredible surroundings and a side of fries.

Anne Ewbank January 10, 2022

Rapid City, South Dakota

McDonald’s Quarter Pounder Monument

Calidum et Deliciose Succosum!

Sedona, Arizona

Teal McDonald's Arches

The world's only teal arches exist in a city that cares more about its aesthetic than an Instagram influencer.

J.R.R. Tolkien wrote a lot about food, and that made its way onscreen as well as to Denny's.

Ode to a Denny's Hobbit Menu

The long history of fandom food.

Anne Ewbank September 7, 2021

Buckeye, Arizona

Hobo Joe

A giant mascot, a car bomb, and the mafia mingle in the history of a defunct restaurant chain.

Lodi, California

The Original Home of A&W Root Beer

A plaque and memorabilia collection mark where A&W got its start.

The remnants of the ancient eatery.

Pompeii Thermopolium

Before it was buried by volcanic ash, this fast-food restaurant fed the hungry hordes of ancient Rome.

Savannah, Georgia

Original Taco Bell Sign

This twisty sign depicts the chain's first logo.

McDonald's in Freeport, ME.

Freeport, Maine

Freeport McDonald's

When the town wouldn't allow the fast-food behemoth to build a new restaurant, they put one inside an 1850 home.

The orange roof is still shining, with the iconic weathervane standing tall.

6 Relics of Forgotten Fast-Food Dynasties

These retro remnants are the last of their kind.

Sam O'Brien June 25, 2021

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The hamburger vending machine.

Tateishi Burger Vending Machine

A charming, homemade vending machine dispenses burgers and sandwiches at this hole-in-the-wall bakery.

Corbin, Kentucky

Harland Sanders Cafe and Museum

The first KFC is on the National Register of Historic Places.

Decatur, Georgia

Waffle House Museum

A late-night restaurant empire was launched from this humble storefront.

The first Pizza Hut is really more of a house.

Wichita, Kansas

Original Pizza Hut

The first "Hut" was actually a small brick building.

Taupō, New Zealand

Taupō McDonald's Airplane

Eat your Big Mac in a DC-3.

The main entrance.

Quincy, Massachusetts

First Dunkin' Donuts

This small shop walked so America could run on Dunkin'.