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Is There a McDonald's Down Underground in the Carlsbad Caverns?

February 12, 2010 at 10:40 AM | by | Comment (1)

Just like with our search for a McDonald's in Iraq, we've been asked to help a reader locate a shocking McD's location somewhere in the globe. This time: the rumored existence of the Golden Arches within one of the caves at Carlsbad Caverns State Park.

The claim comes from the reader's coworker, who remembers there being a McDonald's down in the dark depths back in the 1970s, when he was a child. Curious to see if Ronald McDonald's magic had permeated the ground, we started digging, and this is what we found…

What you see above are the only food concessions within the Carlsbad Caverns. This is indeed underground, in one of the caves, but not too far down. It's a rest area, a place where tours groups can re-form, and where hungry folks can grab a quick (overpriced and barely edible) bite before descending further. And although there are a few run-of-the-mill McDonald's franchises above the ground in the towns near the National Park, there is not one down here.

But that's not to say that back in the 1970s there wasn't a McD's down here. It just couldn't have been any larger than a small kiosk, perhaps selling hamburgers and soft drinks. We highly doubt it however; anyone got a yellowed postcard to prove it once and for all?

Got another shocking McDonald's location we should know about? This is going to be a running series, so email us your suggestions!

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[Photo: spamily; scholz]

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