Burlingame Museum of Pez Memorabilia, Candy dispenser museum in Burlingame, United States.
The Burlingame Museum of Pez Memorabilia was a museum in Burlingame, California, run by Gary and Nancy Doss. It displayed Pez dispensers, including a Wonder Woman dispenser autographed by Lynda Carter and a Garfield dispenser autographed by Jim Davis. In 2004 it added the Classic Toy Museum, with toys such as Tinker Toys, Erector Sets, Lincoln Logs, Mr. Potato Head, View-Masters, Colorforms, Lego, Play-Doh and Slinkys, plus a Banned Toys Museum.
The museum emerged in the 1990s from the personal passion of two collectors whose interest in these objects continued to grow over time. Their expanding collection eventually attracted so much curiosity from others that they decided to open the space to the public.
The collection displays characters from film and television mounted on candy dispensers that many visitors recognize from their own childhood. These pieces tell the story of how toy makers expressed popular culture across different decades.
The museum closed permanently in July 2019, so the storefront in Burlingame can no longer be visited. Its Pez dispensers, including a Wonder Woman dispenser autographed by Lynda Carter, and the Classic Toy Museum added in 2004 are no longer on display there.
The museum also houses a collection of classic toys and even banned toys from earlier decades that are no longer made due to safety concerns. This unexpected addition makes the visit about more than just candy dispensers.
The community of curious travelers
AroundUs brings together thousands of curated places, local tips, and hidden gems, enriched daily by 92,922 contributors worldwide.