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I’m not gonna lower myself to making fun of Spam. How 20 years ago.

Spam Museum (for real)
1937 Spam Blvd. (also for real)
From I-90, take 6th St. NE exit South
Austin MN 55912

Tel/Fax: 1-800-LUV-SPAM, 507-437-5100 (I made this up. Just kidding.)

Mission: 16,500 sq. ft. focused on how Spam is made, canned and distributed, and its role in WWII. Interactive exhibits, old Spam ads, a recreated Monty Python Spam skit

Admission Info: Open Monday through Saturday, 10 am – 5 pm; Sunday, 12 – 4 pm

Other Info: Part of Hormel’s marketing program. Their main office and a packing plant is in Austin. Also have a catalog that offers Spam memorabilia.

All food museum information courtesy of Shirley Cherkasky/Food History News Museum Directory.