The McDonald's #1 Store Museum [1] was housed in a replica of the former McDonald's restaurant in Des Plaines, Illinois, US, opened by Ray Kroc in April 1955. The company usually refers to this as The Original McDonald's, although it …

The museum contains the most extensive collection of pre-Ray Kroc McDonalds memorabilia such as news article, pictures, and mementos such as menus, straws, cups, a prototype of ketchup dispensing gun, a copy of McDonald’s menu, etc.

Not far off Route 66 in San Bernardino is a piece of American business history - the original restaurant of fast-food giant McDonald's. A local fast-food franchise company now owns this site and has turned it into a museum.

What it is now, besides being a location of something that isn’t there anymore, is a museum of McDonald’s memorabilia, mostly Happy Meal toys and branded service items from years past.

Jan 16, 2025 · The museum is a treasure trove of McDonald’s memorabilia, from vintage signs and equipment to uniforms that’ll make you grateful for modern fashion. You’ll find yourself face-to-face with the original kitchen equipment used by the McDonald brothers.

Jan 28, 2025 · There’s a slice of fast-food history waiting to be devoured in San Bernardino, California. Welcome to the First Original McDonald’s Museum, where the humble beginnings of a global empire are preserved in all their greasy, nostalgic …

Nov 4, 2023 · When you approach the First Original McDonald's Museum, you'll see an old-school McDonald's sign along with a faded statue of Officer Big Mac, a character who appeared in advertisements...

Oct 31, 2023 · The First Original McDonald's Museum is located in San Bernardino, California, on the site where Richard and Maurice McDonald opened their first restaurant in 1940. While the McDonald's itself is gone (the original building was torn down in 1972), the museum stands in tribute to the Golden Arches.

Nov 12, 2023 · The McDonald's museum is located on the site where the very first McDonald's got its start. Although the company lists Des Plaines, Illinois, as its place of origin, the McDonald's brothers started their journey into the world of fast food on the West Coast before it became a global franchise.

May 14, 2023 · First Original McDonald's Museum: A Happy Meal of McD trivia and memorabilia at the original fast food phenom site, opened in 1940 by Dick and Mac McDonald, now a museum. Watch Video.