I actually went to the Jello Museum before I joined Tripadvisor but I Feel compelled to write this review. I will always be a great memory. This is an essential side trip if you are going to Niagara Falls. I had my receipt mounted and I proudly display it at my barber shop in Rutland Vermont. A great family pilgrimage!
What a neat place to visit and learn about one of my favorite desserts. Very interesting presentation about the history of Jell-o.
We all enjoyed the visit and learning the history of jello. Good for kids/adults old enough to read. Unfortunately there are no jello food products available to buy - could have gone for a pudding pop treat after seeing the old ads. :)
Fun to look at all the old ad's, packaging and learn facts about Jello. Friendly staff, nice gift shop.
OK, I'm not an unbiased reviewer here. I grew up in LeRoy. Jell-O was invented just down the street from where I lived. Many of my relatives, friends and neighbors worked at "The Jell-O." My family has a brick on the walk and one of the docents is the mother of a high school classmate.That out of the way, I always stop by this cute museum when I'm visiting town. The story of Jell-O is the story of America in the 20th Century. I especially like the illustrations by Maxfield Parrish and, of course, everyone loves Bill Cosby. Bring the whole family.
Can't believe I waited this long to go there!! It was sooooo interesting & the woman who gave us a short history was full of drama in giving us the story. She really knows how to get someone's attention & keep it! I believe her name was Ruth.
It was a fun ride from the west side of Rochester. We used Buffalo Rd. And stopped at Black creek. The museum is staffed by some very proud retirement Ladies! Ruth is a very good orator (story teller).
The Jello-O Museum was, welllll, not great. I am so sorry to say that, cuz I was super excited to go!! We love off-beat, small museums (for example the POTATO MUSEUM in Idaho rocked!), so I expected this to be right up our alley. But it was basically just one guy talking to us for ten minutes (he kept referring to our visit as "his monologue"...). The space is very small and mostly has old Jell-O boxes in display cases. Entry fee is too high for what they have to offer.There is SO MUCH potential - it is JELL-O for heavens sake!!! The colors are perfect for a beautiful, fun, educational experience. But it is just rather boring... There are old Jell-O commercials playing on a tiny monitor (which sat on top of a large apparently non-functioning tv??). The worst part of the experience is the GIRAFFE in the back - an actual read dead "stuffed" giraffe.. Had nothing at all to do with Jell-O (except that at one point Jell-O used a giraffe in a commercial). The note by it said it was with a circus in town and dropped dead, and the local taxidermy guy said, "Hey, that would be a cool project to stuff!!!". So now it sits, NO LEGS, in a JELLO-O Museum??? HUH? Disgusting. Won't be suggesting any friends go visit this place. :(
What an awesome little museum! Lots of history and excellent display items. Our narrator, Ruth Harvie, was fantastic. She did the preamble narration to the museum...very witty and interesting. She made sure she pointed to us the most important things to see. What a great host! I don't recall the name of the young lady working with her that day, but she was so friendly and welcoming! Worth the adult price of $4.50.
We didn't know about this, just happened to drive by. It was a great way to spend an hour, very informative and the basement transport museum was also very interesting!