Do you know what Minnesota is home to? Hormel, and the Spam Museum! Let's go!

It seems this food truck is a longstanding family business. How interesting. It seems this food truck is a longstanding family business. How interesting. SO MANY CANS SO MANY CANS I'll admit, even with all of my computer experience, I've never seen a sunny side up trackball before I'll admit, even with all of my computer experience, I've never seen a sunny side up trackball before This was one of those old-timey things where the cardboard cutouts moved on tracks while a recording This was one of those old-timey things where the cardboard cutouts moved on tracks while a recording "acted" for them. The set actually rotates between three scenes. They had a pulley and rope to try hoisting a crate of Spam like the soldiers did during the war. Each one weighs 56 pounds. They had a pulley and rope to try hoisting a crate of Spam like the soldiers did during the war. Each one weighs 56 pounds. Just a few Just a few It's all fake! It's all fake! Kevin and I watched some folks play this Spam trivia contest run by a video narrator. It was pretty entertaining. Kevin and I watched some folks play this Spam trivia contest run by a video narrator. It was pretty entertaining. And, of course, no Spam museum is complete without the Monty Python sketch playing! :D And, of course, no Spam museum is complete without the Monty Python sketch playing! :D

The gift shop had a few odds and ends, not all of which made sense...

Do we really want our cars to smell like peanut butter? Do we really want our cars to smell like peanut butter? Yeah, it's Minnesota, land of 1000 lakes, but I still feel like I missed some connection between Spam and fishing... Oh wait... Yeah, it's Minnesota, land of 1000 lakes, but I still feel like I missed some connection between Spam and fishing... Oh wait... You can, of course, buy Spam at the Spam Museum You can, of course, buy Spam at the Spam Museum

And that's our spamtastic adventure! Visiting the museum was a lot of fun! And now I know more than I ever needed to about Spam... Including the fact that it actually doesn't taste too bad!