The museum is housed in the same building where Waffle House founders Joe Rogers Sr. and Tom Forkner built their first restaurant. When traffic slowed after the construction of I-285, the location ...

A waffle iron, circa 1927-1930, in the National Museum of American History's collection NMAH “It’s a complicated history,” Colby says. “Waffle irons date back a long way.

Unlike the thousands of Waffle Houses across the country, the museum isn't open 24 hours a day. Guided tours are by appointment only, and open house days have limited hours.

No 24-hour diner chain inspires quite the same cult following as Waffle House. Since its founding in Atlanta some 60 years ago, the restaurant has been elevated to cultural touchstone, now ...