Hayward Toy Museum

Displays trace play history through rare landmarks, showcasing the original Mr. Potato Head and first Barbie doll alongside the earliest comic book and 1950s tin friction sparkling guns. Shelves track more than 2,400 Pez dispensers spanning from the 1950s to the 2020s, flanked by banned novelties like the Atomic Energy Lab, lawn darts, and the Potty Mouth Teletubby. The collection also reaches into living-room gadgetry with vintage television remotes, preserving 1950s wired clickers alongside early wireless units and a Star Wars lightsaber controller.