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Uranus Fudge Factory exterior in Richmond with the large Uranus Fudge Factory sign above the entrance
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Indiana field entry

Uranus Fudge Factory & General Store

Richmond, IN

A 15,000-square-foot Richmond general store where fresh fudge, candy, novelty gifts and ice cream collide with giant dinosaurs, a suspended vintage biplane, a spinning Vortex Tunnel, a shooting gallery and enough roadside jokes to build an entire brand around one planet.

Uranus Fudge Factory & General Store turns a Richmond fudge-and-gift shop into a giant roadside entertainment stop filled with candy, novelty merchandise, dinosaurs, a hanging airplane, a Vortex Tunnel and other intentionally ridiculous attractions.

Field notes

Why it belongs

Fudge shop, candy store, novelty shop, apparel counter, souvenir store, ice-cream shop, dinosaur attraction, aviation display, amusement arcade, playground, dog park, and roadside photo-op.

The retail store is only the center of a destination deliberately built so that nearly every direction reveals something else absurd.

Uranus Fudge Factory & General Store's Richmond outpost occupies roughly 15,000 square feet beside U.S. 40 near the Ohio line. Inside are fresh fudge, candy, novelty gifts, apparel and other branded merchandise, along with ice cream and an intentionally over-the-top roadside atmosphere. The Richmond location adds giant dinosaurs, a vintage biplane hanging overhead, a free Vortex Tunnel, a carnival-style shooting gallery, playground and dog park, turning a candy stop into a full roadside-entertainment compound.

Store contents

What you will find

Known for

  • Fresh fudge
  • Uranus humor
  • Candy
  • Novelty gifts
  • Ice cream
  • Giant dinosaurs
  • Suspended vintage biplane
  • Vortex Tunnel
  • Shooting gallery
  • Roadside photo ops
  • 15,000-square-foot Richmond location
  • Historic National Road setting

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