the waffle house museum

They don't open this museum very often but it is nice preservation effort on the part of the corporation to maintain and improve this little piece of land. It only takes minutes to go through and I when I visited there is no entrance fee - just a suggested donation. Who doesn't like the waffle house? I love the "Welcome to the waffle house!" greeting. Always makes me smile.

We actually went last year for my birthday and brought my sister from out of town. We had a blast. It has been beautifully restored. They are only open a couple of times a year. One might be able to set up an appointment. They give coupons at the end of the visit.

As far as I know, the museum is only open one Saturday a month, so check their web site for schedule. You cannot eat here, but you can walk around and feel like you've stepped back in time. Lots of memorabilia and history. We took lots of photos and enjoyed our visit quite a lot.

This small museum with irregular hours is the site of the original Waffle House restaurant. There's really not a lot to it, a replica of the original counter and grill and a small kitchen area in the back. In a equally small building next door is a collection of waffle house historic items including a collection of Waffle House records and a variety of advertising and promotional items from over the years. As corporate museums go this one is well done for it's size and scope. And there are some good photo ops here. It's also free. So if your trying to do all the pop food museums you might as well stop in here. Atlanta also has the World of Coke and the site of the Orignal Chick-fila. If you're hungry you can't get waffles here but there is a real Waffle House just down the street. I was disappointed there was nothing about the Kid Rock waffle house fight in the museum. But maybe that's something the corporate fathers don't want to promote.

Have visited the museum a few times. May be biased, as one of the co-founders of Waffle House grew up in my house down the street. Amazing that they prepared all the food fresh in such a small space. Always go when it's open for tours and wear my 'I heart Waffle House' pin with pride.