On our road trip to the Maker Faire a while ago we stopped and had a great time at the Burlingame Museum of Pez Memorabilia in San Mateo County. It's an oddballkidfun kind of museum celebrating the wonderful world of Pez. But it's even more than that. Its small storefront also houses a gift shop, the Classic Toy Museum, and the recently added Banned Toy Museum.
The gift store has a wide variety of dispensers to buy from the most recent to old favorites. It also has the world's largest Pez dispenser. A snowman that's 20x the size of a regular dispenser. Instead of giving candy it dispenses a regular size, new Pez dispenser in a plastic box. Just be careful to not touch it. Read all three signs "Do Not Touch". Got it? Good.
There are thousands of Pez dispensers displayed. Everything from the first dispensers with heads like Casper and Popeye to an unusual 1968 psychedelic eye dispenser to current Disney movie characters. You can listen to a podcast audio tour from your couch if you can't make it to Burlingame for information on all the unique dispensers.
The great thing about the museum though, is that there's always something new. Here's the latest from the museum: 360 degree videos of Pez dispensers. These are awesome. I can watch these for hours. Enjoy a few.
Burlingame Museum of Pez Memorabilia 214 California Dr. Burlingame 94010
Tuesday - Saturday 10-6 (650) 347- 2301 Admission- $3 adult, $1 ages 4-12
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