We continued our visit to the 16th Street mall in downtown Denver and came across the Rocket Fizz Soda and Candy Shop. This would have make Willy Wonka drool with all the confectionary items found inside.

Once inside there is just an incredible selection of sweet treats from gum, candy, chocolate, taffy and anything else you can imagine, plus probably a few things you probably didn’t even know existed.

The staff was very friendly and anxious to help us pick out some treats and offered quite a few suggestions and pointed out their own favorites.

I love soda and this was a paradise for me with plenty of unique flavors. Some definitely sounded better than others (not sure I want to enjoy a cold crisp bottle of grass flavored soda), but others were very intriguing.

Did I mention unique items? Yes you are looking at some special flavors of cotton candy (or candy floss). Pick your poison, either Spicy Jalapeño or maybe more sweet and smokey with Maple Bacon flavored.

They do have a pressed penny machine and it’s actually front and center as soon as you walk into the store. Sorry I had to make you wait a little bit while we toured around the store. These are not my favorite style of machines as I just find they usually roll short more often than not but that didn’t stop me from pressing a set for my collection.

The designs included in the set had images of the Denver skyline, the Colorado Flag, a Colorado Bear, and my favorite was the Rocket Fizz logo.

We thankfully escaped the store with only a few treats and a couple bottles of soda. We took the opportunity to sit for a bit of a break and enjoy our snacks. We still have a couple more stops before our Colorado trip comes to and end. Keep on Pressing!

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