McDonald’s Opens ‘Museum-Restaurant’ Above Ancient Roman Road

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McDonald’s Opens ‘Museum-Restaurant’ Above Ancient Roman Road

If you’re a lover of history, Italy’s Frattocchie McDonald’s has got a whopper-sized, two-for-one deal just for you. Visitors who stop into the newly opened location just south of Rome will enjoy the unique experience of eating a Happy Meal above pristine remains built in the time of the ancient Roman Empire. . . .

Frattocchie is the fast food chain’s first ever “museum-restaurant” according to Mario Federico, head of McDonald’s Italia, and the site features a view of a 150-foot stretch of 2,000-year-old cobbled street beneath a glass walkway. The road was first discovered during excavation for the restaurant in 2014 . . . .

Somehow, the notion of combining Happy Meals with ancient Roman roads just seems . . . so wrong. But what the hell--why not.

[TheReal_ND]

That's what happens when the state runs out of money because reasons. It's better than nothing I guess.

[Ex-California]

Better than bulldozing it?

Do people actually eat McDonalds in Europe?

[TheReal_ND]

Oh yeah. They think it's almost a novelty or something.

[Montegriffo]

Better than bulldozing it?

Do people actually eat McDonalds in Europe?

Oh yeah, we have stupid people too.

[Okeefenokee]

McDonalds in europe is a lot nicer than it is in the states, and you can take your dog inside.

[Speaker to Animals]

I can think of no better homage to the Roman people than this.

[Okeefenokee]

Are they letting people onto the actual site?

[Speaker to Animals]

Fuck it why not.

[BjornP]

You can't walk a meter in Rome without stumbling over some part of ancient, medieval or early modern Rome. It's a bit tacky, I think, but it beats digging it up, and reassembling it in whichever museum wants to pay for it (if it was just any road, it could have been defended, but part of the Appian Way is more historically significant).