Yes, it's true! There's an entire museum dedicated to ice cream of all flavors, origins, shapes, and sizes! When visiting my sister in San Francisco this summer, she very much wanted to take the kids to the the Museum of Ice Cream. Now, I'm not one for museums of any sort, but ice cream? I had to admit, my interest was piqued. Watch out, though! The bathrooms aren't until the very end of the hour-long tour, so make sure you take the kiddos to a nearby restaurant for a potty break first!
As you enter the Museum of Ice Cream, every area has a different ice cream theme, while each employee bears an ice cream name. Upon the wall are facts about ice cream, and you have to pass a test before you can even go on to your first sweet treat. Each room after has an activity along with some sugar-loaded sweet: pink lemonade ice cream, cotton candy, pop rocks, popsicles, a type of Japanese ice cream, a Mexican fruit bar (my personal favorite!)...until you get to the pool of sprinkles. By that time, my 2- and 3-year olds were absolutely buzzing from a sugar high. Swimming in a pool of sprinkles?? With the warning that you have to be careful not to get them stuck in your ears??? No, thank you. I must be a fun hater, because that's when we decided to skip ahead to the ice cream swings.
All of the choices are just so overwhelming!
I've lost my mind, I've had so much sugar to eat!
Final stop after skipping the Pool of Sprinkle Doom.
Overall, it was a fun experience. My children have never had so many sweet treats in one sitting in their entire lives! The music was extremely loud (am I getting old?), but the bright atmosphere and unique experience definitely make it worth a stop if you are in the San Francisco area looking for something different to do.