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Fast Food

Permanently Closed

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

Lake George, New York

The Last Howard Johnson's

All that remains of the once-booming chain is a single orange-roofed restaurant.

Batumi, Georgia

Batumi McDonald’s

Fast food feels like fine dining at this award-winning modern Georgian building.

In Montana, this Little Free Library is filled with books and magazines.

Pizza Hut's ‘Little Free Libraries’ Look Exactly Like Mini Pizza Huts

Also, remember BOOK IT?

Anne Ewbank October 8, 2018

Hot Horse Burger

A popular Slovenian fast-food joint doesn't specialize in beef.

Chicken Salt

Curry powder gives this savory seasoning its golden hue.

Seattle Teriyaki

This once-ubiquitous fusion dish is fading into obscurity.

Two Iranian teenagers drink Pepsi and eat at a fast food restaurant in Tehran.

How Bootleg Fast Food Conquered Iran

Mash Donalds, Sheak Shack, and Pizza Hat are very popular.

Sarra Sedghi March 29, 2018

Order up, number 30.

objects of intrigue

The Fast Food Numbering System That Repeatedly Inspires Theft

Swiping Whataburger’s table tents is almost a rite of passage.

Paula Mejia January 31, 2018

Spoiler: He doesn't finish it.

Watch Andy Warhol Stoically Eat a Whopper

He has some trouble with the ketchup.

Anne Ewbank January 18, 2018

Ancient round barrow in an unlikely spot.

Cambridge, England

Fourwentways Bronze Age Cemetery

A 4,000-year-old burial site hides behind a roadside Burger King.

Two people chat by a chilled fruit machine, among other vending machines, in 1959.

Vending Machines in the U.S. Once Dispensed More Than Chips and Cookies

Where did the pie and hot dogs go?

Paula Mejia December 13, 2017

The french fry fork in action.

Nathan’s Famous French Fry Fork

The hot dog chain’s charming “bi-dent” picks up potatoes with ease.

A replica of the original McDonald's fries in the McDonald's No. 1 Store Museum.

The Original McDonald's French Fry

The beef fat–fried version that first caught Ray Kroc's eye is now extinct.

Close-up of the McDonalds marquee with the Imperial eagle

Porto, Portugal

McDonald's Imperial

This restored Portuguese cafe may well be the most beautiful place in the world to grab a Big Mac.

A closeup of the plaque.

Bridgewater, New Jersey

The Spot Where WWI Ended

American involvement in World War I officially ended in 1921 in New Jersey, three years late and thousands of miles from the battlefield.

Mattoon, Illinois

Illinois’ Original Burger King

The multinational Burger King chain is banned from operating within 20 miles of a family restaurant filed under the same name.

Does Taco Bell Hot Sauce Expire and Everything Else About Sauce Packets You Never Thought To Ask

Ernie Smith January 11, 2016

Kayenta, Arizona

Burger King Navajo Code Talkers Display

Hidden inside this Arizona fast food franchise is an in-depth exhibit on the famed WWII counterintelligence program.