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Jungle Jim's International Market

Jungle Jim's International Market is a shop in Fairfield, OH. Cost: free.

5440 Dixie Hwy · Fairfield, OH

Why you should go…

Jungle Jim's is a grocery store that doubles as a roadside attraction, founded in 1971 by Jim Bonaminio, known as Jungle Jim. The Fairfield store covers roughly 200,000 square feet and carries more than 180,000 products from 75 countries, including hard-to-find cheeses, meats, breads and wines. Animatronic displays and jungle scenery fill the store, and it owns monorail trains bought from Kings Island. Tours, a cooking school and food festivals round out a visit.

#international grocery
#specialty food
#wine and beer
#roadside attraction

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