Jell-O Gallery

What an absolutely spectacular hole-​in-​the-​wall find.
We visited the Jello Gallery over Columbus Day Weekend for some amusement, and if you approach the museum this way you’re in for some knee-​slapping laughter. Our sides ached from bellying laughing all the way from the parking lot to the gift shop (mind you, a grand total of about 30 feet in distance).
We began our tour in the basement transportation exhibit, a seemingly random and hoarder-​like display of wooden sleighs and buggies. When the ancient storytelling docent was available to recite the history of Jello – about as old and worn as the museum itself – we came back upstairs and sat like schoolchildren on benches to listen to her robotic recitation. Then, with our interests fully «jiggled,» we explored the remaining 20 square feet of posters, memorabilia, and displays. Keep your eyes peeled for the plentiful Bill Cosby references, the watercolor Jello paintings, all the spoons (so, so many spoons), and the brand new Jello mold display that was being installed as we visited. To cap off the visit be sure to check out the utterly non-​sequitural taxidermied giraffe head named Sebastian who has oddly retired to the museum after a long tenure at a traveling circus (alive) and the local Pontillo’s pizzeria (dead).
Don’t leave without exploring the gift shop as well, where you can fully appreciate how seriously the people of LeRoy take the wiggly technicolored dessert. We picked up an antique mini-​Jello mold and a garish «Hell-​O» doormat to forever remember this visit.