You Can't Make This Stuff Up!

[Lee Stewart]

They say everything’s bigger in Texas, and for one McDonald’s, that is decidedly true. Driving down Montfort Drive, you’ll see the world’s biggest Happy Meal. The inside of the restaurant features Austrian crystal chandeliers, Ralph Lauren wallpaper, granite floors, mahogany booths, and a playroom.

[Lee Stewart]

Dubbed “the world’s largest entertainment McDonald’s,” this 18,716-square-foot McDonald’s, constructed in Orlando a couple years ago near the site of the previous largest McDonald’s, is a sight to behold. It stands 48 feet tall; has a massive 22-foot-tall play structure, and a 2,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art arcade; a 30-foot-tall Ronald McDonald; a singing animatronic Mac Tonight; and a unique menu with offerings including omelets, waffles, wraps, pizzas, and pastas

[Lee Stewart]

This Greek Revival-style mansion from the 1850s is home to one of the fanciest McDonald’s restaurants ever. The space in a residential area was the former Gore House, owned by merchant William Gore, and it became the town’s (Freeport, Maine) only McDonald’s in 1984. The location also sells the McLobster, a lobster roll.

[Lee Stewart]

Located on iconic Route 66 (Barstow, California), the Barstow Station is home to a variety of fast-food restaurants, including a McDonald’s, which has seating inside refurbished train cars. The bathroom is in the caboose. A bonus for travelers who stop at this train station McDonald’s: The drive-thru is open 24/7.

[Lee Stewart]

[Lee Stewart]

[Lee Stewart]

[Lee Stewart]

Nachos apparently first appeared in 1943 in Piedras Negras, a small Mexican city close to the United States military base Fort Duncan in Texas, according to Time magazine.

[Lee Stewart]

California rolls helped popularize sushi in the United States.

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