Navajo Code Talkers Exhibit: Would You Like Fries With Your History Lesson?

Imagine our surprise when we learned that the Navajo Code Talkers Exhibit in Kayenta, Arizona is located inside the small town's Burger King.

I mean, there's a perfectly good Sonic Restaurant just down the street. Why not put it there?

We had never seen such a collaboration between corporate America and American history, but then again, Kayenta isn't a typical town. Somehow, it works.

Walking out of the Kayenta Hampton Inn just minutes after a desert thundershower.

Ah-ha. There's the Burger King. And it has to be the only one in town. Kayenta has just 5,500 residents.

It looks like any other Burger King. No special Navajo decor on the outside.

The view across the street. It's nice to visit a fast food restaurant that doesn't just face another strip mall.

And there's the exhibit. There's not a whole lot to it, but they've arranged it nicely against one wall. It's definitely worth a two-minute browse as you wait for your food.

Reading the guest book made us feel like we were really on a road trip. People from all over North America had shared their names, addresses, and comments. How many people have passed through and seen this exhibit?

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