A Cross-Country Tour of a Fast Food Nation

Krispy Kreme was born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Pizza Hut and White Castle both began in Wichita, Kansas. Subway kicked off in Bridgeport, Connecticut; Kentucky Fried Chicken in Salt Lake City, Utah; and Hooters in Clearwater, Florida. If you string together all of Walletpop’s 39 listings of fast-food chain birthplaces, you could road trip through the hardened arteries of (mostly) small-town America. You might want to crank up Tom Waits’ Eggs and Sausage for some ambience. (Via Slashfood)

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