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The smell of baking pretzels at an Auntie Anne's is an inescapable part of their branding.

How Chain Restaurants Use Smells to Entice Us

When it comes to marketing food, scent can be as important as flavor.

Andrew Coletti September 26, 2024

Located in Shenzhen, the first McDonald's in China is located in an imposing three-story pagoda-like structure.

One Photographer’s Quest to Document McDonald’s in More Than 50 Countries

Gary He covered tens of thousands of miles to see the Golden Arches on six continents.

Diana Hubbell June 25, 2024

A Ronald McDonald statue from a McDonald's store in Langkawi, Malaysia.

Inside the Malaysian Museum Devoted to McDonald's Toys

Lee Choon Chiek has spent four decades collecting 70,000 toys, Happy Meal boxes, Grimace costumes, and more.

Joni Chng March 19, 2024

Sierra Vista, Arizona

World's First McDonald's Drive Thru

Out of a desire to feed hungry soldiers, a franchise-altering idea was born.

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.

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

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.

Asheville, North Carolina

Biltmore McDonald's

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

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.

Taupō, New Zealand

Taupō McDonald's Airplane

Eat your Big Mac in a DC-3.

Early McDonald's fries came in a package featuring "Speedee," a mascot named after the restaurant's "speedee" service system.

My Hunt for the Original McDonald's French-Fry Recipe

Veteran line-cooks, experts, and die-hard fans tell the story of the fries that birthed an empire, then disappeared—until now.

Luke Fater November 23, 2020

Au Roi de la Bière

Once a 19th-century brasserie, this McDonald's exterior celebrates Alsatian design and the "King of Beer."

Manchester, New Hampshire

Richard McDonald's Niche

This humble resting place belongs to one of history's most celebrated restaurateurs.

If you look closely, the Baths of Caracalla look a bit like the Golden Arches.

The Roman Baths of Caracalla Will Not Be Getting a McDonald's After All

The relationship between Rome's cultural heritage sites and the burger chain is long and contentious.

Matthew Taub August 2, 2019

Batumi McDonald's.

Batumi, Georgia

Batumi McDonald's

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

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.

Railroad tracks and a pair of shackles

Maywood, Illinois

Underground Railroad Memorial at McDonald's

A plaque marks a former safe house on the secret route, now hidden next to a McDonald's.

Brian Thompson samples the reward at the end of his quest.

Chasing McDonald's Pizza, Deep Into Ohio

Podcaster Brian Thompson's jokey search for a lost menu item has led him on some surprisingly serious adventures.

Cara Giaimo April 3, 2017