Le Roy, New York: Jell-O Museum

Everyone's favorite gelatinous treat was concocted in Le Roy in 1897.

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Jell-o Museum, Upside-down Trains

Le Roy, New York, a small town built with Jello money. The museum is cute and kitschy, with many advertisements from the turn of the century up through the present, Jello molds and the history of the invention and production of same. Great tee-shirts in gift shop.

Also in Le Roy, there is a restaurant by the railroad tracks, I think called the railroad diner. Very cute and has the only working electric trains that operate and run upside down on the ceiling of the restaurant.

[Ken Gray, 09/12/1999]

When we visited in 2001, the trains were no longer running upside-down...

Jell-O Museum To Open; Ban On Imported "Mad Cow" Gelatin Urged

In honor of Jello-O's Centennial, The Jell-O Museum will open this June in its birthplace of Le Roy, NY. The museum will include 17 original oil paintings from the 1920s that were used in Jell-O ads, vintage radio and television ads with comedian Jack Benny, and recipe books dating back to Jell-O's inception.

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[05/03/1997] Complete News Story

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Jell-O Museum

Address:: 23 E. Main St., Le Roy, NY
Directions:: I-90/New York State Thruway exit 47. South on Hwy 19/Lake Rd into Le Roy, then left (east) three blocks on Hwy 5/Main St. to the Museum.
Hours:: April-Dec. M-Sa 10-4, Su 1-4; Jan.-March M-F 10-4 (Call to verify) Local health policies may affect hours and access.
Phone:: 585-768-7433
Admission:: Adults $5.