Stopped by to visit this historical site.It was interesting learning about the history of McDonalds.

It was awesome seeing all the memorabilia... I recognized a bunch of stuff I used to have

Cute little place to visit. To see how McDonalds transformed throughout the years. With seeing all the happy meal boxes and toys was cool. Im from Gila River Indian Community in AZ & Im glad I visited the area. Dont expect an elaborate museum. There is a small selection of souvenirs! :)

So happy that we stopped by to check it out my girlfriend is a current employee running the store and loved the nostalgia of the things there and toys that we grew up on .

Good historical place for know, but they need to take care of their infrastructure.

This is a MUST for anyone whose grandma took them to McDonalds as a kid. My husband and I are products of the 80s and the playground toys are so reminiscent of our childhoods. We took a bunch of photos and we all know that those speak for themselves. This place was full of people visiting from other countries. Very cool!Go visit! We strongly recommend checking this off your list

This place brings me so many memories it takes me back when I was a kid they also have the toy that they use to come inside the kids happy meals.this place is really nice.

Got there just as it was closing so was only able to check out outside stuff.

Great place for nostalgia. I myself am a 80s/90s kid so thats my favorite section.

This museum is amazingIt shows history, merchingdise and kinds of thingsIm loving it, it brings back so many memories

Just a very cool and awesome experience. A step back into time.

Vibrant museum, filled with McDonalds art and toys.Good customer service experience.Id definitely recommend this to anyone I know.Will hopefully stop by again.

Very knowledgeable employee. Very friendly and informative

The first Mcdonalds. Privately operated, has historical stuffs.Not sophisticated, but nostalgic.

This was so awesome, such nostalgia was hitting me hard. Its really cool it takes you back to the first time you got your toys. It shows a lot of history. The people are very friendly and informative. Overall I had a really great experience.

One of a kind Museum! Come see all your favorite Happy Meal Toys from when you were a child! Definitely a must stop if you are in the Inland Empire.

This is a great museum filled to the brim with McDonalds history and nostalgic photos, toys and other things. It is free and fun to stop in for a visit if you are in the area.

Fun little stop when passing by on the highway, it is mostly just hundreds of old McDonalds toys but its free so cant complain about lack of content.

Nice to know some history!

Awesome! All memorabilia are donated. It is at the original site of the first ever McDonald. Must visit

Its actually pretty creepy but still kinda cool. Brings back memories... they also accept donations, there is a LOT of memoribilia here. Its worth a visit.

This is a fun and quirky museum to visit. The staff was really friendly and knowledgeable. Plenty of history for the grown ups to absorb, and the kids will enjoy looking at the extensive collection of happy meal toys. And, its free to visit. How can you beat that?

The tour was nice. Has good history

Such a nice time machine to blast u to the past. Pictures go document history. Seeing all the toys from my childhood was so nice. Clean space. Restroom available. Free admission. No food on premises. Ample parking. Truly a gem and worth checking out if you are in the area.

Free museum that someone else put together who just innocently had an office there. Great info and so much to look at! Plus its a Route 66 stop!

Little disappointing place considering it is the first mcdonald place. Hope they get some investment from the company and make this place looking better.

OMG this place will take you back to your childhood for sure no matter what generation you are from. Its completely free, donations help & are greatly appreciated. Make sure to take a camera.

If you are a fan this is great. Really brings out childhood memories. Alot of toys from my childhood. Great collection of mcdonalds items from over the years.

Amazing place. Lots of good historic items here and alot of things inside from the good old days. I honestly didnt even know about this place. Good place to check out if your interested in the history of McDonalds.

The staff always friendly and willing to help you and Will answered our questions and honestly it’s a beautiful historic building and an incredible hidden gem in San Bernardino. Not in the best area, but a must see! I love the fact that they have souvenirs from all around the world, hopefully I will be able to bring something from my natal El Salvador. Thank you, and keep on working.

Cool place to stop by if you have never been. Lots of items to see and enjoy.

Really neat museum full of all the happy meal toys you remember as a kid and all the original characters. Has nice mural painted on the outside of the building and the toys you use to ride as well. Its free to go as well

Awesome place. Brought back soooo many memories. Cant wait to go back again.

Very nice and excellent customer service it an excellent keep the children busy for a few hours very well organized there exceptional with the children and the military museum next door is excellent I give them 3 thumbs up

Burgers tasted like plastic models, worst McDonald’s I’ve been to

I grew up in this city, yet this was my first time to visit the museum. The folks who run this are very friendly! The place has so much to see. Both kids and adults will LOVE it! Ask any of the people working here and theyll be happy to give you a tour. Im definitely coming back!

This place brought back so many memories i got a bit emotional. Im glad they have this spot. Those toys I can remember about 90% of them. How i regret throwing away or giving those old toys away. Keep up the good job also ITS FREE TO GO IN.

Great hosts! Even though it was closed during COVID, the outside of the building is still worth a look.

Absolutely amazing! Had the best time learning about the real story of McDs... Got convinced to watch The Founder (great movie) and went next door to the military museum! All free of charge!

The place is good, there are McDonald’s toys from several years ago in display

Pure nostalgia trip into the most iconic American restaurant ever created.

It really was worth going g and checking out. Glad we went

Loved this place, the docents and volunteers were so knowledgeable and helpful. This is a must place for people who are interested in WWII, or any other military history. Or if you are from the San Bernardino area it great to learn the history from those who lived it.

One place to visit if u live in southern California. They have so much stuff that just brings back memories. Nostalgia overload

Have seen this place grow in the community for years now. Great place to visit .. has the largest mural of the Route 66 in the UNITED STATES.. A MUST STOP if visiting the area. Great historical restaurant with a lot of great memories...

Absolutely lovely to experience a true American historic site! Must visit!!

Nice place to visit its a must go if youre in the San Bernardino area

Really cool experience and it was really cool to walk through. But the staff was a little rude. And it’s weird it’s owned by a chicken company.

Awesome historical site. Packed with so much knowledge how this brand grows larger since late 40s. Great way to spend time with kiddos here. It is amazing knowing how many McD outlets surrounding this museum in downtown city area..

It makes you appreciate the fast food empire. Many happy meals toys. Fun for the little kids and it is free.

Had a wonderful time with my niece. Its amazing what wonderful toys we use to get back in the day. So many good memories. Especially the TY babies. Love the collection and the atmosphere. Highly recommend a stop here. There is so much to see. Wish I had more time. Ill be back for sure.

Great little museum that just brings back memories since we all grew up there in McDonald’s, and I couldn’t help but just run around remembering how many things we got throughout the years plus swing the toys they have I. Other states and countries is cool

Free mcdonalds museum. Everything has been donated. Detailed murals and fun photo ops outside. No food served, also this is where the original mcdonalds stood, this is not the actual building. Public restroom inside. Great collection.

Unique & worth a quick stop.

This place is amazing, lots to see! Highly recommended!

Very fun trip down memory lane for all of us. Toys from 1970s to the present so its applicable to all ages! Great displays of McDonalds and San Bernardino history and some props from the movie The Founder. Definitely recommend for a weekend trip.

Very cool place and to see all the donated items

Mind. Blown!!!Originally I thought that I would swing by on my way to my vacation destination as a time killer. But, I soon found that I had misprioritized my vacation itinerary. This place was easily the highlight of my entire trip and I seriously could have spent half of the day seeing all of the McDonald’s historical artifacts.The best part was the employee that was working then was extremely knowledgeable and quickly put to rest some misconceptions I had about fast food history. I will be intentionally planning my next trip around this enjoyable attraction!

San Bernardino, California.Why is it called Juan Pollo McDonalds Museum? The owner/founder of Juan Pollo (Japanese-American dude) acquired the Historic Site of the Original McDonalds Burger Shop back in the late 90s, and converted to a McDonalds museum. All Americans w/ the exception to those born into vegan/hippie families grew up w/ happy meals and the sorts. We have a love/hate relationship with Mcdonalds similar to that of Disney.The museum also holds Juan Pollos corporate office.The museum is taken care of wonderful people, and the artifacts located were almost 100% donations from collectors around the world. Very very interesting place to visit considering what restaurant that operates today has their own museum?Location: BSan Bernardino is ghetto and this museum is in the middle of it.Roads/Parking: CThe parking lot is rough.Cost: AFree.Overall: AWonderful collection. Some artifacts will bring back memories going all the way back to the 50s. There were exhibits provided by former employees from decades past and that is truly a wonder how people ate, worked and lived.Safe traveling.Shameless IG plug @cigarcpa

Fantastic nostalgic place. Great guide. Will be sending stuff over from the UK

Small but well worth seeing all the great memories McDonalds has helped make for America. Very cool. Route 66

This place is wonderful. My husband and kids Enjoyed seeing all old Happy meal toys.

It was cool . there was a guy that knew so much about all the stuff there and they greet you well kids had fun

Great wall through memory lane..

Small museum showing early MacDonalds history, with huge exposition of Happy meals toys from all over the world

Lots of history about McDonalds at this little place, and you will walk through memory lane viewing all those toys collections from different donors from all over the world!

Awesomeness place to take the kids

This was a great place too see and learn about the history of Mcdonalds. I love the old happy meal toys, and 1970s high chair etc.. my 2 year old loved it.

It was very interesting to see all the things they had.

Listen absolutely amazing, thank you to everyone that donated to this amazing historical site my family and I dont enjoyed our experience.

This is the site of the first McDonalds restaurant, but not the actual building. The original building was unfortunately demolished in the early 2000s. However they have artifacts from that original structure.This is more of a McDonalds museum. Lots of Happy Meal toys and uniforms throughout the ages on display.We were kind of disappointed, because I was under the impression that the original McDonalds was up and running and still serving hamburgers.No food is served here.

I love history. Thats why.

An awesome experience that shouldnt be missed when going down Calis route 66

It is by no means a grand or huge museum, but the amount of content and memorabilia this place has is tremendous. They receive donations from all over the world and its great to see!

This was so fun! It brought back memories of when I was a kid and when I had kids and my grandkids. Its really worth it.. my daughter and grandaughters loved it.

What a tour! After all McDonalds and past, it was a true trat to research this particular museum. Theres SOO much to see ! Staff was friendly and knowledgeable.

In addition to lots of nostalgic McDonalds memories and history, there was a vast collection of McDonalds Happy Meal toys collected from all over the world. Very interesting and dont miss the military museum next door.

An interesting museum especially for those that are interested in the history of McDonalds. It is located at the location of the first McDonalds Restaurant in San Bernardino which was demolished in 1972.The museum is packed with historic information of the beginnings and the development of McDonalds over the decades.It has an impressive collection of memorabilia and original items that showcase not 8nly the evolution of McDonalds over time but also the changing cultural and socioeconomic context.Of particular interest are also the murals that were started in 2012 by Phil Yeh.For those taking a trip along Route 66 it is certainly worth a visit.

Its fun and awesome to see the history. Plus as far as the toy cars go. It was cool to see all the ones I actually still have be displayed. I went during my lunch break but definitely going back when I have more time to look around more.

Very interesting to see all the various happy meal toys and other replicas throughout the years

Great place. It was like seeing all the little things in my past as a child. My girlfriend just dropped off about 20 boxes of stuff from the 1970/1980

Totally worth a visit. A museum of Americana that is legitimately informative, even to someone who may not be the biggest fan of McDonalds. Youll be able to appreciate the scope and breath of the history of the organization and how it has traveled around the world.

Its a quirky destination. It has a lot of past McDonalds toys. It could use a little re arranging of some sort to make it more historical rather than a hodge podge of display cases with yet more hodge podge items on display.

Its a really cool place for those who grew up with mc donalds. Like going through a time machine

Love this place. Privately owned and its free! Hopefully the city or state will protect this site and fix it up a bit.

Great little museum with lots of McDonalds history.

Went here with my significant other while on vacation. It was really cool to see all of the old toys that we grew up with!

This place is awesome. Wicked informatica, crazy history attached to it, and a major walk done childhood memories with the happy meal toys.

Was surprised how informative it was and how attentive the young man man working there wasHighly recommend this museum to everyoneI personally loved to original playground toys there

What a cool experience! And I didnt realize that it was donation only for entry fee! If you are into good feelings and getting hit with a big dose of nostalgia, this is a great place to spend an hour or more, depending how much detail and history you delve into.The docent (wish I remembered his name ) was so knowledgeable and provided us with a history page at the entry. From there it is endless toys, food, movie props (from the founder), and mcdonalds related items.Highly recommended for the whole family!

Filled with everything McDs. If youre lucky, you will be treated to a tour by a dashing gentleman veteran who will be 90 in March 2019. He is both charming and well versed on everything McDonalds. He was quite a character and was willing to take a photo with me.

Lots of memorabilia to see and I bet you will at least see one toy you got from your Happy Meal. Brought back a lot of childhood memory.

Its an old building bring you memories

Nice place to bring children and many things to learn but food is not good and pricey.

Great collection of McDonalds nostalgia. Awesome to see and be in the exact place the now corporate giant got its start.

Super nice people and very informative. We arrived just before closing time and they gave plenty of time and we did not abuse our welcome, as they needed to go home also.

Interesting and expansive come toin of toys and memorabilia

This place is a must visit Fast Food Empire San Bernardino CaliforniaIt takes you back 76 years from the first milkshake machine to the a kids mealThe first employee and the person who stole there idea.

If youre passing through the San Bernardino area be sure to drop by and check this place out. Its completely free and LOTS to look at including historical bits, uniforms, menus, play structures, packaging, and of course mcky D toys galore. So many memories from my childhood were conjured up here. You shouldnt expect a grand display or anything (it literally looks like a huge yardsale if Im being honest lol) but there are way too many cool things in here to care about that. Also the worker there was nice and gave us some cool recommendations for the area too.

Not big. However, I learned a lot about the corporate food chain and its origins. The history is very interesting actually. I wont spoil it for anyone but if youre in the area check it out. There are many toys on display here.