If you drove through Sedona, Arizona, and suddenly saw a McDonald’s with turquoise arches instead of the familiar golden yellow, you might wonder whether you had found a completely different restaurant.
You haven’t. It really is McDonald’s—and there’s an interesting reason for the unusual color.
The One-of-a-Kind McDonald’s
The restaurant is located in Sedona, Arizona, a city famous for its dramatic red-rock scenery and distinctive Southwestern architecture.
When McDonald’s began developing the Sedona location in the early 1990s, local officials wanted the building and its signage to fit naturally into