Mr. Ed's Elephant Museum

This was such a wacky thing that I thought it deserved it's own blog post. First and foremost, you have to know that my Erin collects elephants. Coincidentally, all of them are named Ellie. So imagine our delight when we encountered a billboard on the way to Gettysburg advertising this road-side gem. Over 10,000 different elephants. Oh, and did I mention that they also sell old-fashioned candy and fudge. Yeah, they do. I won't go into the part of the ad that mentions Mr. Ed's famous nuts. Needless to say, my mom and I couldn't stop giggling and the kids thought we were bonkers.

There were ton's of elephants hidden in the trees.

Mr. Ed had a great garden with lots of elephants and other animals.

Here they are, in the midst of the elephant shrine. The kids were disappointed that Will was the only one who didn't exceed the weight limit for the replica of Dumbo.

As soon as we opened the door to the car, Jack and Lizzie were off for this elephant ride. Unfortunately, I didn't have any spare change, so they just had to pretend it was moving.

This elephant has a moving head, eyes that open and shut and it talks.

It is the first welcome you receive to Mr. Ed's Elephant Museum.

Everybody had a good time and we all got some yummy treats. Best of all, it gave Erin a goal to work towards with her collection.