McDonald’s Loses Appeal to Build Drive-Through at Ancient Site in Rome

McDonald’s has locations in every corner of the world, from San Bernardino, California, where it was founded, to Astana, Kazakstan. One place it won’t have an eatery is the Baths of Caracalla, an ancient site in Rome where the fast food chain was trying to open a drive-through.
Italy’s Council of State has officially nixed McDonald’s plan, which would have entailed an 8,600-square-foot restaurant that had been expected to cost 1.3 million euros ($1.47 million). In 2019, t