WSB Radio) -- There's the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum and the NASCAR Museum. Now the Waffle House Museum has opened in metro Atlanta.

A ribbon cutting for the new museum was held at the site of the original Waffle House which opened on East College Avenue in Avondale Estates some 53 years ago.

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WSB's Sandra Parrish reports

On hand were the two founders, Joe Rogers Sr. and Tom Forkner, both neighbors in Avondale who decided to go into business together.

"He said if I'd show him how to operate the restaurant, he'd build it and that's how it all got started," says Rogers whose son Joe Jr. now oversees operation of 1600 Waffle House restaurants across 25 states.

The original restaurant closed in 1973 and became home to various other restaurants, even a tire store. Waffle House purchased the property again to turn it into a museum that includes original menus, uniforms, and other memorabilia. It also includes a replica of the original counter, stools, and kitchen.

The museum will only be open on special occassions and for corporate events.