"Why I Left Harry's All-Night Hamburgers" is a science fiction short story by Lawrence Watt-Evans.
A young man tells his story about growing up working at a greasy spoon diner near Sutton, West Virginia.
Late at night it happened to be a hang-out for unusual travelers from alternate versions of Earth.
After being tantalized by descriptions of far-off wonders, the young man begins to dream of hitching a ride in one of the "traveler's" vehicles.
[1] As of 2019, the short story is in development by Warner Brothers for a movie release.