Cold Spring Tavern

Historical marker location:

5995 Stagecoach Rd, Goleta, California

( Marker is on Stagecoach Road west of California Route 154, on the left when traveling west.)

Marker installed: 1993

The first McDonald's restaurant was opened in San Bernardino, California in 1940 by Richard and Maurice McDonald. The fast-food chain went on to become one of the most successful in the world.