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roadside attractions

The Retro Lover's Guide to Road-Tripping

Inside one man's quest to visit the last vestiges of roadside Americana.
Sam O'Brien May 26, 2023
On the upper floor of the McDonald's.
Subotica, Serbia

World’s Only Art Nouveau McDonald’s

Housed in a 1912 architectural masterpiece, this outlet of the Golden Arches is a real beauty.
A classic hot dog, Icelandic style.
Reykjavik, Iceland

Bæjarins Beztu Pylsur

One of the oldest family businesses in Reykjavík serves lamb-based hot dogs.
The place where it all started.
Irvine, California

The Original Taco Bell Building

Someone really, really wanted to save this fast-food icon from demolition.
A sign proudly proclaiming the restaurant's claim to fame.
Salt Lake City, Utah

Site of the World's First KFC

In 1952, this restaurant began selling the Colonel's “secret” recipe.
Ottawa Street North, street sign.
Hamilton, Ontario

Tim Hortons No. 1

The first outlet of Canada's biggest fast-food franchise has been slinging doughnuts since 1964.
Memorial plaque
Berlin, Germany

Herta Heuwer Currywurst Memorial

A plaque on the side of a building is a small tribute to the woman who invented an iconic Berlin fast food.
museums

Podcast: Navajo Code Talkers Burger King

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team October 12, 2022
List

12 McDonald’s Locations That Went Rogue

From an airplane to an ancient ruin, yes, you can get fries with that.
Sam Lin-Sommer September 30, 2022
food

Podcast: The Last Big Mac in Iceland

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team May 16, 2022
St. Cloud, Minnesota

Val's Rapid Service

This lone survivor of a regional franchise still slings delicious burgers and colossal servings of fries.
The last and only Mister Donut in the U.S.
Godfrey, Illinois

Godfrey Mister Donut

Though it's thrived abroad, this forgotten Dunkin' rival has just one store left in the States.
A view of the exterior of the world's largest McDonald's.
Orlando, Florida

World's Largest Entertainment McDonald's

Opened in 1976, this monster-sized version of the fast-food franchise is sometimes called the Epic McD.
Permanently Closed
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.
food

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

A 12-year-old Big Mac, to be exact.
Alexandra Yingst January 21, 2022
Batumi McDonald's.
List

10 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.