About
The newly built, 14,000 square foot museum features 9 SPAMtastic galleries with interactive games and photo opportunities. Admission is free to all visitors.
April-October: Monday-Saturday 10am-6pm,
Sunday Noon-5pm. First Thursday of every month 10am-8pm.
November-March: Monday closed, Tuesday-Sunday Noon-5pm.
CLOSED: New Year's Day, Easter, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
Hours & Dates
April-October: Monday-Saturday 10am-6pm,Sunday Noon-5pm. First Thursday of every month 10am-8pm.
November-March: Monday closed, Tuesday-Sunday Noon-5pm.
CLOSED: New Year's Day, Easter, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
Rates
FREE ADMISSION!
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Green Practices
- Energy efficiency/conservation
- Waste reduction/reuse/recycling
Attraction Attributes
- Accessible to disabled
- Can accommodate groups of 45 or more
Reviews
TripAdvisor Traveler Rating
Based on 641 reviews
Heard about all the different varieties of spam eaten all over the world from a friend’s friend and decided I had to stop
here on one of our trips north. We had a really nice visit and the people who...
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MeryMeCo,
February 22, 2020
This stop wasn't on our original itinerary, but I'm glad we stopped. We had a good experience and learned a lot about SPAM. My previous knowledge came from eating it in the Army some 55 years ago...
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tank1050,
January 27, 2020
On a whim, we decided to stay a little longer in Austin following an overnight on the way to Iowa so that we could check out the "famed" SPAM museum. I'm so glad that we did! Just a month before my...
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sitesandbitesjournal,
January 7, 2020
Located in the downtown area of Austin Minnesota, the SPAM museum offers a historic view of the iconic Hormel Foods canned meat. There are “stations” you can tour and both read and watch video of...
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97Rick97,
January 5, 2020
On our way home from the cities we stopped to check off The Spam Museum off of friends bucket list. Dave was a great tour guide and the samples we had were delicious. We shopped in the gift shop and...
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93wendis,
January 3, 2020
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