Fun Tourist Attraction in the Bay Area
This is one of the most popular tourist attractions in San Mateo, which is also listed in ‘Top 50 American Roadside Attraction’ by Time.com. Burlingame Museum Of PEZ Memorabilia is not just any museum, but it is a place where you and your kids both have fun together. Museums are often considered as boring, but the same can’t be said for Burlingame Museum of PEZ Memorabilia because it is for those who love PEZ and have been collecting them for a long time.
Being in this museum will take you back in time when you were a kid and used to collect PEZ. However, the museum is not just confined to PEZ, but you will find various other toys that you used to play with in your childhood. This museum definitely has a nostalgic touch to it, which you will only be able to find once you step foot into the building. The museum also has a wide range of banned toys, which you may have seen on the market as a child for a brief period of time, but was taken off stores due to classified reasons. You can buy PEZ dispensers and legos, as many are up for sale.
Interesting Facts and Collections
Banned toys are one of the most popular sections in the museum where people get to see toys that are no longer sold in the market. Toys like Lawn Darts and 1951 Atomic Energy Laboratory. There are many toys in the museum from the 1950s and 1960s that you may find interesting, therefore, you must plan a visit to the museum in the near future for sure.
PEZ as we all know has been dispensing candy and fun for more than 60 years, and you will find 1000+ PEZ dispensers lined up in the museum, which covers every PEZ dispenser ever made in the US. You can click photos of your favorite toys and enjoy an informative ride across the museum with the curator who will educate you about everything that is put on the shelf of the museum.
Visiting the Museum
There is an entry fee to the museum, i.e., $5 for adults, $3 for children aged between 4-10 years, free for children below 4 and $4 for senior citizens. However, you can get discounts on the tickets by visiting the official website of the museum. Plan a trip to this incredible museum and relive your old memories in the most amazing way.