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A vintage nougat-selling truck from Chabert & Guillot.
roadside attractions

How Summer Road-Trippers Put a Southern French Sweet on the Map

Montélimar nougat rose to fame thanks to vacationers' traffic jams.
Emily Monaco August 3, 2023
The exterior of this centuries-old candy shop.
Kyoto, Japan

Minatoya Yurei Kosodate-Ame Honpo

Legend has it that centuries ago, a ghost once frequented this candy shop to feed her still-living baby.
Confections of all kinds.
New York, New York

Economy Candy

Established in 1937, the oldest candy shop in New York City boasts a rainbow-colored inventory that would make Willy Wonka envious.
True Treats’ Yesterday’s Medicine sampler has healing sweets, each formed in a candy mold from the 1920's.
food

This Sweet Shop in West Virginia Traces the Healing History of Candy

Susan Benjamin sells treats that were once considered medicine.
Alice Levitt March 14, 2023
Salem, Massachusetts

Ye Olde Pepper Candy Companie

Visit a sweet shop selling one of the first candies ever made and sold in America.
A Halloween party in Scotland in 2004.
food

In Scotland, Trick or Treaters Sing (And Tell Jokes) For Their Candy

This tradition dates back hundreds of years.
Jemma Beedie October 5, 2022
Gastro Obscura

Kalimpong Lollipops

These condensed-milk sweets come from a picturesque hill town.
Chocolate chariot driver and his horses (Flickr/SpirosK)
List

12 Places for Chocolate-Lovers Around the World

From chocolate waterfalls to life-size chocolate moose sculptures.
Diana Hubbell May 5, 2022
List

The Wonders of Florida in 24 Museums

The Sunshine State quietly boasts a world of unexpected museums.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Shane Confectionery

Step into a pastel time capsule where candy is truly dandy.
The Khauwale Patankar sweet shop in Pune makes sugar jewelry every year.
food

In India, a Sweet Tradition Calls for Head-To-Toe Sugar Jewelry

Maharashtra's halwa dagine symbolizes hope for future blessings.
Shoma Abhyankar December 9, 2021
Toluca, Mexico

Museo del Alfeñique

This museum tells the history of Day of the Dead sugar sculptures.
This ghoulish image of a skull-faced candymaker was a direct response to the Bradford poisonings.
poison

How Tainted Treats Led to a Halloween Tragedy in 1858

A poisoned batch of peppermints devastated an English town.
Jenny Elliott October 29, 2021
List

Trek for Treats to 15 of the World’s Most Unique Candy Stores

Eat your heart out, Willy Wonka.
Diana Hubbell October 18, 2021
Pastila with tea is a Russian teatime staple.
food

The Historic Russian Recipe That Turns Apples Into Marshmallows

Disarmingly simple, pastila is lighter than air.
Anne Ewbank May 28, 2021
The cacti's fruit are also known as tunas.
deserts

How an Arizonan Company Turns Cacti Into Candy

Prickly pear gummies are a taste of the Sonoran Desert.
Bevin Dunn February 23, 2021
Long fringe and white paper often represented the death of a child, while black paper and short fringe was used for adults.
objects of intrigue

The Lost Art of Swedish Funeral Confectionery

These beautiful mementos of mourning have all but disappeared.
Sam O'Brien October 29, 2020
The Shilin scenic zone in Yunnan Province is a popular destination for tourists.
geology

What Candy Can Teach Us About the Origin of Mysterious Stone Forests

A stunning geological phenomenon, sweetly explained.
Luke Fater September 21, 2020