A pool of sprinkles, an old-fashioned room with milkshakes, and a banana swing with pink palm trees are just the things needed to fulfill every sweet tooth’s dream. The opening of the famous Museum of Ice Cream in Miami was a huge shock to Miami residents, but it did not disappoint. Although the museum in Miami isn’t as large as the one in San Francisco or Los Angeles, it is still as captivating and creative as it can be.
With 9 rooms in total, the journey throughout the museum is worth the price. For $38, photogenic aesthetic rooms are available to residents of any age. Along with being able to get Instagram-worthy photos with popsicles hanging from the ceiling, sweets of different flavors and kinds are offered in nearly every room.
Before entering the pink runway entrance, all visitors are given an ice cream like nickname— from Gelato Gaby, Extraordinary Elephant Ears El, Gummy Bear Geo to simple Chocolate Carlos. Before entering the first room, a fortune teller will predict the sweet truth in your upcoming future. Pink cards revealed whether an individual was meant to be a leader in life, expected to have colorful ideas blooming soon, or even made to have a chocolate sweet-filled expectation coming in.
When the door first opens, eyes will either land on the glowing gold shower heads or the beach balls being thrown in the air from the people swimming in the sprinkled-covered pool. It didn’t matter that the pool was only 4 feet deep, because everyone could bury themselves inside the pool, with sprinkles covering every inch of their bodies. It was to no surprise that the sprinkles were plastic, for real sprinkles could lead to staining problems and the fact that the children would have a desperate urge to eat from the pool.
After sharing a treat with friends from the Bunns Shake Room, individuals are led outside where they have a view of the walls of the museum. Center, high up in the sky, are balloons displayed for everyone to reach up and attempt to fly away. The four floors stairs lead up to the room with giant plastic ice cream fans—a FAN-tastic dance floor area for MOIC employees and guests to share dance routines.
An open space that looks like an ice cream shop on Broadway served melted vanilla ice cream — what more can anyone wish for? Right next door was the Sandcastle Express: the perfect place to press hands deeply into pink glittery sand and pose next to a sand-built car by a rainbow-colored wall. The room was a throwback into our childhood days at the beach.
Nearing the end of the adventure, a studio made for builders lies ahead. Everyone is welcomed to make sculptures using human-sized blocks of different shapes and colors. Inside, mochi candies with mango and strawberry fillings inside were given to enjoy.
The last room screamed key lime pie with lemon and limes drawn on the walls and key lime pie flavored ice cream was distributed.
At the Pop! Room, individuals are welcomed to relax and chill with a ping-pong game table and seats. On the far corner, popsicles hung from the ceiling, calling for individuals to pop through them for the perfect Instagram Boomerang. And finally, with different colored glass panels nearing the exit, guests have an outside view of Miami beach.
The Museum of Ice Cream left me with a full stomach and a promise to never eat sweets for another 3 years or so (which is a lie since I was hoping to go back again), and dreams of buying every earring on sale at the shop. Yes, $38 was a lot of money spent for a museum made for pictures, but it didn’t go to waste; I had a gallery of aesthetic pictures that would make Katy Perry jealous and my eyes have seen what every child has pictured in their imaginations. The Museum of Ice Cream was like going on a train ride to a Willy Wonka factory for ice cream and it is definitely worth visiting.
