Spam Museum

  It seems like everyone makes jokes about Spam from the GIs during WWII ( they were feed entirely too much Spam) to Monty Python. The museum even gets into the fun with quotes from the soldiers and a clip of the Monty Python sketch, “Spam”.  But there’s also a serious side of the museum which covers the history of the company, the different ways people all over the world use Spam, and the development of Spammy, a fortified spread made from turkey to provide a nutritional food for children in Guatemala. There's also a play area for kids.

 

 

  If you’re lucky or unlucky depending on your perspective, you may be offered samples of original and new flavors. The samples that we tasted only reinforced our desire to avoid it – way too much fat and salt.

  The museum is accessible.

  The closest parking is located behind the museum in the lot on 1st Street NE. Several long spaces on the street are marked for buses and RVs. Museum  43.66946, -92.97362