Original McDonald's Site and Museum, California, United States

4Brendan S 5:00 PM Dec 31, 2022

Interesting historical site
The history of this Museum is confusing. It’s not the first McDonald’s or the oldest McDonald’s. It’s the site where McDonald’s BBQ, which was rebranded McDonald’s and then de-branded when Ray Kroc bought the name, WAS located (the building was demolished decades ago). The only original item here is the first Golden Arches from the store, displayed outside the building now on the site. The free museum on the building is owned by a chicken restaurant and honors that history, and doesn’t pretend to be anything other than what it is. 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. It’s very small, maybe 1,000 square feet, and there’s little information beyond the early history of McDonald’s or curation - it’s just a bunch of stuff in display cases that is likely to restore childhood memories of Happy Meals and toys. The most interesting items are the memorabilia from McDonald’s stores in other countries. There is, honestly, not a lot here. But it’s free and doesn’t claim to be more than what it is.

5Nichols1993 5:00 PM Jan 20, 2023

Lots of McDonald's memorabilia
The original building was demolished long ago, but this museum has tons of memorabilia. It was great to reminisce of all the toys you remeber from childhood. It's free qich is a plus, donations accepted. When you leave and go back home you can send him a toy from your area and they will put it in a display for others to see. Great stop kids loved it