M&M Museum in Waggoner Houses More Than 5,000 Items
Steve and Patricia Beale established the M&M Museum in Waggoner, Illinois. It houses more than 5,000 M&M-themed items and is free to visit. The collection grew from the couple’s initial interest in California Raisins to M&Ms, prompting them to build…
Lima, OH, October 21, 2026 —
Steve and Patricia Beale have established the M&M Museum in Waggoner, Illinois, bringing together more than 5,000 items tied to the familiar candy. The free-to-visit museum has also become a stop for people traveling historic Route 66.
The collection began with the Beales’ interest in California Raisins before shifting to M&Ms. As their interest developed, they built a dedicated exhibition space to house and display the themed items. The summary of the museum’s history does not specify when that change in collecting interests occurred or when the exhibition space was established.
The museum’s collection now includes over 5,000 M&M-themed items, though further details about the objects, their arrangement, or the museum’s size were not provided. The Beales’ project has turned a personal collecting interest into a public attraction that visitors can see without an admission charge.
Its place along historic Route 66 gives the museum an additional role as a roadside stop in Waggoner. No operating hours, precise address, or information about whether visitors need to arrange a visit in advance was provided. The museum’s name, the couple behind it, the collection’s reported scale, and its free admission are the details available about the attraction.
The account does not provide information about future plans for the museum or how the collection may change. It describes the progression from an interest in California Raisins to M&Ms, followed by the creation of a dedicated space and the museum’s emergence as a Route 66 stop.
Story summarized from the original created by Steve Harris, InvestigateTV staff on www.hometownstations.com, see more information here.
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