Big Mac Museum

Anyone who grew up in the 1970s will definitely recall the catchy jingle from McDonald's, "two all-beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, and onions on a sesame-seed bun," which will haunt them as an earworm for the ensuing decades. But in North Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, there is the Big Mac Museum for those who still can't get enough of the renowned burger.

According to mythology, Jim Delligatti, a franchisee who established the first McDonald's location in Western Pennsylvania, intended to develop a new menu item to satiate the cravings of the region's ravenous steelworkers. After that, he unveiled the double-decker in 1967, charging a whopping 45 cents for it, which was twice the price of a cheeseburger at the time. Delligatti's concept would become a huge success and spread to every McDonald's store in the country.

Before Esther Glickstein Rose, a 21-year-old advertising secretary at the company's corporate headquarters in Chicago, hit it big with the "Big Mac," other names for the product were "Aristocrat" and "Blue Ribbon Burger." Today, pilgrims to the fast-food shrine may take in a ton of memorabilia, including the biggest (plastic) Big Mac in the world, while learning about the history of the company.

Rating: 3.5/5.0
Location: 9061 Lincoln Hwy, North Huntingdon, PA 15642, United States
Phone: +17248639837
Website: https://www.mcdonalds.com/us/en-us/location/PA/NORTH-HUNTINGDON/9061-US-HWY-30/3115.html?