You know the line: I scream! You scream! We all scream for ice cream! Who doesn’t remember the sweat treat from their childhood? Even as an adult, most of us have a favorite flavor. Whether it be chocolate, vanilla, butter pecan, strawberry, with or without sprinkles, cherries on top etc. The possibilities are endless. Would you believe there is a museum that gives the history of ice cream while satisfying your sweet tooth? There are seven different locations to include Austin, Boston and even Singapore! But the New York location is the one I visited.
It was my son’s birthday so what better way to celebrate than ice cream? I can’t even remember how I stumbled upon this gem, but it caught my eye. The Museum of Ice Cream located on Broadway, from the outside, looks like a typical store front for an ice cream shop but majorly pink! Like you can see the pink from the street. I must admit I was feeling kinda bad because I was going to have my son and his best friend in this overly pink place, but I had them at all you can eat ice cream Lol We waited our turn in line then entered the storefront. As we step in, it reminded me of stepping into a 90s music video where the artist is Pink or Megan Trainor, and they are about to tell us how life is not all roses and cotton candy. (Am I thinking too much into this? Maybe Lol) Bottom line I liken the setup to look like a 1950s soda shop.
To start the unofficial tour of the museum, we walked through this long hallway. Think the scene from Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory but pink! Lol (At least that is what popped up in my mind anyway.) In this hallway is the history of ice cream which is fascinating, and I learned something new. I captured a pic of the timeline but it’s better to see it in person. A host gave us name tags and we had to come up with an ice cream related name. I was Butter Pecan. (Am I telling my age? Have I officially crossed over into that era? Hmm… Lol) The boys were Black Chocolate and Cream with Cookies. (*Cue eye roll* Teenage boys)
At the end of the hallway, it opened to a room where you got to see “celebrity ice cream names”. I thought it was cute at least. The boys were just ready for their ice cream!
The next room was another soda shop looking room where they sold root beer floats and other ice cream related drinks. The boys and I decided to forgo this and move on to the rest of the museum. We climbed about two flights of stairs to what look liked a dining room with a table full of sweets. The sweets were props, but we got our first cup of ice cream. We got blueberry dippin dots. The next room was a small fun house containing doors you open to see funny pictures or messages, and a room full of mirrors with a disco ball to dance around in.
The next stop (room) was a replicated subway train car. If you looked out the “windows”, it was a simulation of an ice cream world. After we left the train room, there was a room full of white ottomans. I am guessing it was supposed to be the cloud room, but it was just dark with light shining in from the room before it and the room after it. We moved on to the next room where it had pink and yellow bananas. These bananas were hanging from the ceiling, and it was more so a photo op then anything. There was a play area called sprinkle cave. The entrance was too low for me Lol I moved on to the Magnet Room and created a special message for my son.
The next room was the Scoop Room. This was another ice cream tasting room. The two guys behind the counter were hilarious! They were making funny names for the ice cream, and when it was my turn, I asked for a vegan choice. The one guy was like “Well that’s no fun!” I told him I was lactose, and I shouldn’t have eaten the Dippin Dots I had earlier, he was like “I got you!” and tried his best to make a funny name for it. I appreciated the effort. I got my vegan pistachio ice cream and happily went to the next room to sit down and eat it.
Where I was sitting, there were relics from the Ben and Jerry’s company, old ice cream scoops etc. As I was waiting for the boys, I watched the little kids get excited as they lifted the various ice cream scoop flavors and “reading” the information.
We had to walk through a rainbow hall to get to the three-story slide. The boys and I opted out of the slide and took the elevator instead. We went back to the main lobby and left. Apparently, there were other rooms, but the kids were over it at that point. Lol
Overall, I think it would be a nice experience for children under like 10. Even then I feel like the experience was not worth the money I paid. Maybe we just came on the wrong day, but I paid $190 for 3 people and the all-you-can-eat ice cream felt like a gimmick to get you there. If they lower the price or add more rooms to the experience, it would be better. In the future, I would like to try the other locations to see if I will have a better experience.
Recommendations:
1. Go later in the evening when the ticket prices are under $50.
2. Don’t go with huge expectations. Just go for the experience.
3. Go by yourself or take children under the age of 10. I feel like they will enjoy it more.
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