The best roadside rest stop I've ever visited. The restroom is gigantic and cleaner than my own home and I am a near freak. And, then there's all of the candy. More candy than I've ever seen before. There is nothing here that you need but everything you want. I was blown away by how nice it is.
We have stopped there numerous time on our way thru that area, it's right off of I-44. Their candies have always been very good. We have purchased their light and dark chocolate turtles, fudge, taffy, and chocolate covered toffee. They are all delicious. They also offer varieties of popcorn, old fashion candies, ice cream bars, and various others items. The clean restrooms are also spacious.
This is a pure tourist stop but it's a stop you must make something for everyone to indulge in because who doesn't LOVE Candy and oh what a collection Salt Water Taffy my personal favorite
On our way home from Branson we decided to stop at Redmon's candy shop. The candy store had a pretty good selection of different candies and homemade fudge and popcorn. The restrooms at the candy store were very nice and clean and large. I would definitely stop by and take a look around if you're in the area. Bonus that it is a gas station as well so you can fill up your tank while you're filling up your belly.
It was fun watching all the grown ups acting like kids in a candy store. Of course that's what we all are; just a bunch of grown up kids. Maybe that's why there are so many adults spending so much time and money in here. Watching them all leave with bags and bags of candy I could only think that they will never be able to eat all that candy, but as kids we had limited resources. The only time we could go nuts was on Halloween. As grown ups though, being in a candy store with actual disposable income and no adult supervision, the inner kids in us go crazy in places like this. And what a fun place to go crazy in this is! If you love fudge, taffy or dark chocolates this is the place for you. The parking lot is dangerous, but not as dangerous as this place is to my dental insurance.
Coming home from a road trip I kept seeing billboard signs enticing me to stop and see the greatest collection of candy and finally after the 15th sign I gave in . Kudos to advertising team , they leave nothing to the imagination, they inform you on everything you're missing out on if you don't stop to at least take a look . I'm so glad I did:) Parking lot ample and a gas station is also provided in case you need gas. Upon walking in you feel like a kid all over again. Plenty of people so get ready to maneuver and share space . They have a fudge counter, chocolate counter, popcorn, fountain drinks, old fashion soft drinks, goofy socks, taffy, old school barrels of candies , flavored popcorn etc. Restroom is one for the stars . Lights camera action as you walk in . Beautiful spacious and clean . Staff friendly and checkout was speedy. I will definitely be back .
If you ever find yourself on I-44 somewhere between Springfield and St. Roberts, stop by Redmon's Candy Factory...I promise you won't regret it! I stopped there to get gas, but was pleasantly surprised at the selection of candy they have inside. I literally felt like a kid in a candy shop, so much candy to choose from. Bonus, their bathrooms were impeccably clean!
I stopped here on my way to Branson. You cannot miss this place. There are so many billboards along the route leading to the exit that the place is located off of. This is a candy store on steroids. They have just about every candy or treat that you can think of. They have taffy, fudge, brittle, gummies, jaw breakers, turtles, logs, flavored popcorn, chocolate covered nuts and much, much more. The staff there is friendly and helpful. This place is an unapologetic tourist trap and is co-located with a gas station and sits right in front of what they call the Worlds Largest Gift Store. There is ample parking and being a tourist trap...and a good on I may add, this place gets a lot of traffic. The place was chaos while I was there and my goal was to get in and get out. They do actually make fudge and other candy on site and you can view the actually factory part of the store through glass windows. In addition to finding every type of candy you can think of, I even saw some hard to find candy from my childhood, they have some toys/novelties and exotic/odd bottled drinks. Being that I have two kids that just brought in a huge haul of Halloween candy, I did not need or want any more candy in the house at the time. I opted to get some odd drinks. I got butter, corn, kettle corn and sour apple flavored soda pops. They were fresh out of the cooler and chilled. I really liked them. I knew that this was a tourist trap going in, so it was fine. Being a tourist trap, you will pay tourist prices. There are no dining options at this exit though, so if you are hungry, for food, you will have to add another stop. This is still a nice stop though and I recommend stopping here, if only for the experience.
Saw Billboard for Free Chocolate samples And my husband asked me if I wanted to stop. Lol It's like he didn't even know me before. When you enter the smell of chocolate and sugar. Welcome as you period they had all kinds of candy from chocolate. To fudge and all kinds of old-fashioned candies. The free sample is just a little Teency fleck, Which was much smaller than I was expecting. But that didn't stop us From buying other Chocolates. I especially like the dark chocolate mint. They dont give free samples, even the tiny fleck of certain chocolates. The public bathrooms are particularly nice, so it's worth a stop just for that If you are traveling.
If billboards on the highway counting down the number of miles to something are your thing, then you'll absolutely get pulled in to Redmon's Candy Factory. They opened in 1995 and haven't looked back. Classic candies. Modern candies. Taffy. Chocolate dipped nuts and such. Kettle corn. Fudge. Yes, they have chocolate covered Twinkies, too. Coolers with a variety of hard-to-find soda flavors. I managed to escape with a bag of salty treats, a small tub of malt chocolates for my wife and two pecan turtles. [Review 19760 overall - 237 in Missouri - 732 of 2023.]