There’s A Candy Museum In Massachusetts And It’s Just As Awesome As It Sounds
By Melissa Mahoney|Published September 17, 2021
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I'm an east coast girl living in a west coast world. I grew up in New England before moving to SoCal for several years. I then lived in NYC or a year before moving to AZ in 2009. I worked in the entertainment industry for many years of my adult life and have a deep love for photography, writing, and traveling around the U.S. as well as to far-flung locations around the world. Travel is my life and writing about it is a dream!
Spindler Confections is a candy maker and confectionary located in Cambridge. Open seasonally from mid-October until late spring, this candy shop makes all of its candies and confections on-site by hand. On top of all the sweets it sells, Spindler’s is home to the Boston Candy Museum.
Spindler Confections makes all of its candies and confections at its location in Cambridge, Massachusetts which is open from mid-October until late May each year when it closes for the summer months.
Inside Spindler Confections, you can explore the small yet charming candy museum. This is the Boston Candy Museum which showcases 80 artifacts from confectionaries around the Boston area from over the years.
At one point in time, Boston was home to over 140 confectionaries and candy factories which made some of the most popular candies like NECCO, Charleston Chews, and Sugar Daddies. Up until 1950, Main Street in Cambridge was called "Confectioners Row."
The candy museum's collection displays vintage boxes and packages, advertisements, candy-making equipment, and more. All are part of Boston's history as a hub for candy-making years ago.
Once you're finished learning all there is to know about the history of candy and confections in Boston, it's time to have a look at all the goodies Spindler's has to offer!
Have you visited Spindler’s Confections and the small Boston Candy Museum located inside? Let us know all about it in the comments. For more information on Spindler’s Confections and the museum, visit the website and Facebook page.