The Pez Museum
I enjoy museums, and try to get to one on a fairly frequent basis. Art, history, science, culture ““ it all has appeal to me — the thirst for knowledge, information, or just seeing and experiencing some thing new.
There are other kinds of museums out there as well, museums of all sorts of odd things, or unusual collections.
I think the Burlingame Museum of Pez Memorabilia falls into this latter category.
Created by an Austrian candy executive in 1927, Pez is an abbreviation of the German word for peppermint (PfeffErminZ).
Originally the candy was sold in small tins, and marketed as an adult mint for people who were trying to quit smoking. Around 1950, dispensers debuted. A couple years later, cartoon head dispensers debuted, and fruit flavored candy was introduced. Pez was no longer just a stop smoking candy.
Pez dispensers have developed a strong foothold in popular culture, and have appeared in movies (”The Client,” “Stand by Me,” and “E.T.”), television shows (”Seinfeld”), and have created their own Pez-characters (”Pez-a-Saurs).
The Pez museum opened in 1995, and is the only place in the world where you can see an example of every single Pez dispenser ever made. That’s right, over 550 different characters since the candy was invented.
The museum is located at 214 California Drive in Burlingame, California, about 10 minutes south of San Francisco International Airport. Hours: Tuesday-Saturday, 10 am-6 pm. (Closed, Sunday, Mondays, and major holidays). Admission is $3 for adults, $1 for children 4-12 and Seniors.
Pez is not everyone’s cup of tea, but if you were a collector, or still are, it’s worth an hour of your time to check it out.
Serious Pez dispenser collectors may be interested in reading: Collector’s Guide to Pez.
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