The Old-Fashioned Candy Shop & Museum From 1891 Is The Sweetest Thing You’ll Ever Experience In Indiana
For more than 125 years, there has been a unique candy maker in Jeffersonville, Indiana, and it is known for its candy shop museum. Learn all about the history of sweets at this unique attraction. Check it out:
Schimpff's Confectionery in southern Indiana has a been a Hoosier favorite since 1891. It has been passed down four generations and remains in the same family that started it.
The store is best known for its cinnamon Red Hots, hard candy fish, Modjeskas, and chocolate turtles. You'll also find lemon drops, peanut brittle, English toffee, cherry cordials, and much more.
Schimpff's Confectionery also has a 1950s soda fountain that makes the most delicious, classic drinks. Nothing will take you back in time like these sweet and chilly treats.
It is recommended that you make reservations ahead of time for your tour to ensure that you are around when candy is actually being made. Tours last 35 to 40 minutes.
This sweet museum includes candy memorabilia as well as vintage candy-making equipment. You'll also see old brand marketing and advertisements.
The store and museum are open Monday through Saturday between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. If you are interested in having lunch at this old-fashioned candy shop, stop in Monday through Friday between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. and Saturday between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.
An Illinois transplant who grew up and went to school in Indiana for 22 years, Elizabeth holds a BFA in creative writing and has enjoyed traveling across the country and parts of Europe. She has visited half of the states, as well as parts of Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean, and regularly travels home to the Hoosier State to see friends and family. With more than five years of writing experience, Elizabeth’s articles have been featured on several websites, and her poetry and short stories have been published in multiple literary journals.
