Factory Tours Member Login Return to home page Celebrating American Imagination and Industry! Mapping not possible too many results                   Print This Page   Sort by Location   Latitude/Longitude Location List   16 Mile Brewing Company Georgetown, DE From the coastal beaches of Delaware to Maryland's Eastern Shore, residents and visitors alike are discovering the latest local tradition - 16 Mile Brewing Company. As Delaware's newest microbrewery, 16 Mile concentrates on creating full-bodied ales with the clean honest taste of hops and malted barley. Each hand-crafted recipe features smooth flavors, free from distracting additives and bitterness. The simple, yet distinctive tastes of 16 Mile ales truly complement the delicious flavors of Delmarva. 16 Mile Brewing Company is owned and operated by Chad Campbell and Brett McCrea, Delaware natives who understand that this area and its residents have a unique story to tell. From the selection of the company name to the innovative designs o...Click here for more details... Abita Brewing Company Abita Springs, LA Since the turn of the century, people have been traveling to Abita Springs, Louisiana, for pure, clean-tasting water. Thus, with its fitting natural resources and small-town southern charm, it became clear to us that Abita Springs would be the perfect place to pioneer the freshest and most unique tasting beers available today. Established in 1986, Abita Brewing Company is proud to be the oldest craft brewery in the southeast and one of the oldest craft breweries in the United States. Today, Abita Brewing Company is poised to go from one of the top microbreweries in the country to a nationally renowned household beer....Click here for more details... Airstream Jackson Center, OH If you are ever in Jackson Center, Ohio, you are more than welcome to stop by. We have been making trailers here at our Jackson Center Ohio plant since 1952, however Airstream started manufacturing trailers in the 1930's. Over the years we have followed our founder's vision of design, innovation and quality to maintain our position as the industry leader. Wally Byam once said "let's not make any changes-let's make only improvements." And that's exactly what we have been doing for over 70 years. Airstream began with a single man and a most singular dream. The man was Wally Byam: his dream, to build the perfect travel trailer. One that would move like a stream of air. One that would be light enough to be towed by a standard automobile. O...Click here for more details... Alaska Mint Anchorage, AK Tour the northern most mint in the United States. Open for self-guided tours daily, watch the minting process in progress along with giant gold nuggets, a 10’ gold scale, authentic assay furnace, and running sluice box....Click here for more details... Alaskan Brewing Juneau, AK Soon after gold was discovered in 1881, breweries in the new town of Juneau began quenching the thirst of hardy Alaskan miners. By 1903 at least four breweries had begun operation in the twin cities of Juneau and Douglas. Between 1899 and 1907, local residents enjoyed a particularly fine brew created by the Douglas City Brewing Company. Almost 100 years later, Alaskan Amber Beer, based on that same historic recipe, has started a small gold rush of its own. In 1986, the Alaskan Brewing Company became the 67th operating brewery in the United States and the only one in Alaska. Since that time our products have brought home more than 25 major medals and awards, including "Best Beer in the Nation" in the 1988 Great American Beer Festival Consu...Click here for more details... Albanese Confectionery Group, Inc. Merrillville, IN Albanese Confectionery Group, Inc., is a US-based manufacturer of The World’s Best Gummies, Gold Label Chocolates, Freshly Roasted Nuts, as well as other confections. The company was founded in 1983 with a real passion and reputation for producing the best food products, resulting in steady and sustainable growth. Albanese Confectionery has only ever used the highest quality US or European food ingredients. In 1997, we embarked upon construction of a new manufacturing facility in Hobart, Indiana, and entered into the gummi market. Applying our food expertise to gummies, the efforts of our group has resulted in the following innovations: 1998 – Through formulation and new technology, we were able to achieve a dramatic breakthrough i...Click here for more details... Alchemy Goods Seattle, WA Alchemy Goods welcomes you to come see how we’re turning useless into useful, making bags and accessories out of recycled bicycle inner tubes, seat belts and billboard banners! After 3 years in business, we are excited to share our knowledge and passion about reusing and recycling, as well as our products....Click here for more details... Alembic Santa Rosa, CA When Alembic started back in 1969, our goal was to create the finest quality American made instruments ever known. This philosophy applies to all products that we offer. While we are best known for our basses, we also make outstanding guitars, preamps, and accessories. Please peruse these product pages to find out more about them....Click here for more details... All American Homes of Indiana Decatur, IN Welcome Home ============ Much more than sticks and bricks, your home is a sanctuary from the pressures of work, errands, and untold commitments. At All American Homes® we understand this and have designed our homes to be a refuge where you can relax and recharge.These homes feature open spaces, well-designed kitchens and baths, and a variety of sizes, elevations, and options to fit your lifestyle and tastes. For warmth, comfort, and security an All American™ home is designed with you in mind. So, welcome home. Architectural styles and floor plans to suit your taste. ======================================================== Whether it’s the simple lines of a Craftsman style home, the cozy feel of a Bungalow or even the varied looks o...Click here for more details... All American Homes of North Carolina Rutherfordton, NC Welcome Home ============ Much more than sticks and bricks, your home is a sanctuary from the pressures of work, errands, and untold commitments. At All American Homes® we understand this and have designed our homes to be a refuge where you can relax and recharge.These homes feature open spaces, well-designed kitchens and baths, and a variety of sizes, elevations, and options to fit your lifestyle and tastes. For warmth, comfort, and security an All American™ home is designed with you in mind. So, welcome home. Architectural styles and floor plans to suit your taste. Whether it’s the simple lines of a Craftsman style home, the cozy feel of a Bungalow or even the varied looks of Traditional, Victorian, Colonial or Woodland homes of our...Click here for more details... Al's Family Farms Fort Pierce, FL Welcome to Al's Family Farms Citrus Wash-line and Packinghouse tour! We are located in the famous Indian River Citrus District in our historic red barn packinghouse. Watch us wash, sanitize and pack Indian River Citrus to send to our freezin' friends up north! Guided tour will walk you along our wash line and take you into the packing house where you will see for yourselves, how Florida citrus is processed. You'll hear some Florida Citrus history, taste fresh picked fruit and sample our own fresh squeezed orange juice. Allow 1 hour for the tour and a visit to our gift shop. VIP tour includes a tour of the wash-line and packinghouse. Lunch tour includes tour of wash-line, packinghouse and lunch choice at our own Red Barn Grill. Ya'll c...Click here for more details... American Airlines C.R. Smith Museum Fort Worth, TX The American Airlines C.R. Smith Museum is much more than a museum. It's a sight-and-sound, hands-on, window-seat look at the world of flight. It's an adventure offering you a chance to hear, see, touch and be a part of the exciting aviation industry. Best of all, it's a great place for the entire family - or any group - to enjoy, time and time again. The C.R. Smith Museum is one of the few museums in the world dedicated solely to commercial aviation. The museum opened in July 1993 and is dedicated to past and present American Airlines employees and C.R. Smith, longtime American Airlines president and aviation pioneer....Click here for more details... American Airlines Center Dallas, TX Tour the home of the Dallas Maevericks and Dallas Stars, American Airlines Center. The best way to see the beauty and magic of American Airlines Center is with a public tour....Click here for more details... American IronHorse Motorcycle Company Fort Worth, TX The American IronHorse facility, with its 224,000 square feet, enables the company to accommodate manufacturing, engineering, paint department, assembly line and polishing all at the same location while providing adequate space for long-term growth....Click here for more details... American Printing House for the Blind Louisville, KY Founded in 1858, the American Printing House for the Blind offers guided tours of its facility. Visitors will see the production of braille publications, the recording of talking books, and a demonstration of special educational aids for visually impaired students. Tour also includes the Callahan Museum which shows the history of education of people who are visually impaired and where visitors may write their names in braille. Tour length is approximately one hour. Please make advance reservations for groups of ten or more. Company is the world's largest producer of educational and daily living products for people who are blind and visually impaired. ...Click here for more details... American Whistle Corporation Columbus, OH American Whistle Corporation is the only manufacturer of metal whistles in the United States... and it makes the loudest whistle in the world - 4 decibels louder than the nearest competitor. That's why the "American Classic" has been chosen as the official whistle of the Boy Scouts of America and the National Fraternal Order of Police. Come take our guided tour and see "American Classics" being made. You'll have some fun, see some fascinating machinery, and watch a small manufacturing company operate. Best of all - everyone on the tour goes home with a shiny new "American Classic" chrome finish whistle. Tour talks are tailored for your age group. And all age groups are welcome, from pre-schoolers through senior citizens. On the tour...Click here for more details... Anchor Brewing San Francisco, CA Anchor Brewing has played a significant role in San Francisco's rich history. Anchor's seven unique beers—including Anchor Steam®—are all produced in one of the most traditional and handsome breweries in the world. Each brew is virtually handmade from an all-malt mash in our handcrafted copper brewhouse, a veritable museum of the simple, traditional breweries of old. Currently we offer one public tour each weekday afternoon, by reservation only. We recommend that you call us as early as possible to make reservations far in advance so that we may accommodate you and your party on the day of your choice. You may have up to ten in your party, depending on the availability of space....Click here for more details... Andy Petree Racing Flat Rock, NC This shop is a little out of the way but the folks there are very friendly and its a pretty part of NC....Click here for more details... Angel Stadium Anaheim, CA Renovations to Anaheim Stadium began Oct. 1, 1996, reverting the 30-year old structure back to a baseball-only facility. On Sept. 15, 1997, the renovated stadium's new name was announced: Edison International Field of Anaheim. On Dec. 29, 2003, the Angels announced the stadium would be renamed Angel Stadium of Anaheim. Total cost for the stadium renovation was estimated at $100 million and the project was completed in time for the Anaheim Angels Opening Day, April 1, 1998. Anaheim Stadium had been the home of the Angels since their move from Los Angeles following the 1965 season. The stadium opened April 9, 1966, as the California Angels hosted the San Francisco Giants in an exhibition game. The franchise's first American League game was...Click here for more details... Angell & Phelps Chocolate Factory Daytona Beach, FL In 1925, two women, Riddell Angell and Cora Phelps, started the company that bears their names. They would spend the summers in the resort town of Mackinac Island, Michigan, where they also had a shop, and the winters here in Daytona Beach. At the start of WWII, they had to close the shop in Michigan. While I have told this story thousands of times, I’m still amazed every time I think about it. First of all, I doubt that many women in the 20’s were able to start a business. On top of that, these gutsy ladies were making chocolates in Florida before the invention of air conditioning! Somehow, they were able to make the business flourish. Their passion and determination to make quality chocolates started a tradition that has lasted for 80...Click here for more details... Anheuser-Busch (Fairfield, CA) Fairfield, CA The brewing of quality beer is the story told in our Northern California home at the gateway to the Napa Valley. At the beginning of the tour, we'll explain the wonders of our natural brewing process while you enjoy complimentary tastings of our fine beers. You will visit the beechwood aging cellar and the production floor, where high-speed packaging lines fill thousands of cans and bottles every minute. Visit our Gift Shop and browse through an extensive selection of fun, distinctive logoed merchandise....Click here for more details... Anheuser-Busch (Ft Collins, CO) Fort Collins, CO The Anheuser-Busch Fort Collins brewery Tour and Clydesdale Hamlet is a favorite destination on Colorado's Front Range. Your tour guide will take you to our Brew Hall viewing area overlooking the brewing control room. You'll see the spectacular packaging lines in action and walk through the lager cellar, where the beer undergoes natural fermentation. Guests visit the Budweiser Clydesdales in their beautiful Rocky Mountain home. At tour's end, relax and enjoy complimentary tastings of our fine beers. The Gift Shop offers an extensive selection of fun, distinctive logoed merchandise....Click here for more details... Anheuser-Busch (Jacksonville, FL) Jacksonville, FL Warm Florida hospitality and our fabulous Brew Hall viewing area await visitors at the Anheuser-Busch Jacksonville Brewery Tour. An open-air tour gallery overlooking the floor of the Brew Hall offers an excellent step-by-step look at the all-natural Budweiser brewing process. You will marvel at the speed and efficiency of the bottling and canning operations. Midway through the tour, relax in the Hospitality Room over complimentary tastings of our popular beers. The Gift Shop offers an extensive selection of fun, distinctive logoed merchandise....Click here for more details... Anheuser-Busch (Merrimack, NH) Merrimack, NH The Anheuser-Busch Merrimack Brewery is nestled in the New England countryside just 45 minutes north of Boston. During the tour, we'll show you the wonders of our natural Budweiser brewing process. Favorite stops include the cold cellars where fermentation takes place and our dazzling high-speed packaging operations. Outside, guests enjoy award-winning landscaping and a visit to the Old World-Style Budweiser Clydesdale Hamlet. You're also invited to relax over complimentary tastings of our fine beers. The Gift Shop offers an extensive selection of fun, distinctive logoed merchandise....Click here for more details... Anheuser-Busch (St Louis, MO) St. Louis, MO Your tour through the historic 100-acre plant in St. Louis, Missouri, just 3 minutes from the Gateway Arch, will follow the journey of how we create our great beers. You will also have the opportunity to visit the Anheuser-Busch Clydesdale paddock and stable, the beechwood aging cellars, our historic Brew House, the Bevo packaging plant, and everyone's favorite stop, the Hospitality Room. Click on the picture to begin the journey of our great beers....Click here for more details... Antelope Valley Station Beulah, ND The Antelope Valley Station is a lignite-fired electric generating station located seven miles northwest of Beulah, ND. It has two units, each rated at 450,000 KW. The first unit began commercial operation in July 1984, and the second unit began in July 1986. They were built at a cost of $1.9 billion. Lignite, the fuel for AVS, is provided from the Freedom Mine, adjacent to the plant site. A major part of the fuel supply also comes from the neighboring Great Plains Synfuels Plant in the form of lignite fines, coal particles too small for use in the gasification process. The water source for AVS is Lake Sakakawea, a large reservoir on the Missouri River. Since it began operation, the Antelope Valley Station has consistently ranke...Click here for more details... Anthony-Thomas Candy Company Columbus, OH Four generations of Zanetos candy makers have contributed to the company's success. Today, Anthony-Thomas makes millions of pounds of candy every year. Each piece is made fresh daily, always in the best of taste. In about an hour, tour groups can experience candy making from start to finish in our 152,000 square-foot, state-of-the-art candy factory. Opened in May 1995, it is conveniently located off I-270 in west Columbus, Ohio. Walk along our comfortable, glass-enclosed suspended "Cat-Walk" and observe eight lines producing 25,000 pounds of chocolates per shift. Our experienced tour guides explain each process step-by-step, from our kitchens to the final packaging. View interesting sights such as our huge copper kettles where the c...Click here for more details... Appalachian Brewing Company Harrisburg, PA Appalachian Brewing Company (ABC) is a unique large-capacity microbrewery and full-service brewpub. We hand-craft our fine lagers and ales in small batches and nurture them to perfection. Please stop by and visit our really cool brewery! ABC is currently distributing its craft-brewed beers to restaurants and taverns in central Pennsylvania and the greater Baltimore, MD area. A complete list can be found at Distribution. Plans include expansion into the central Mid-Atlantic region. We plan to stay as local as possible in order to best serve our customers....Click here for more details... Asher's Chocolates Souderton, PA Asher's Chocolates has been making fine chocolates and candy confections since 1892. This is the oldest family owned and operated candy manufacturer in the United States. Come watch your favorite chocolate treats being made right before your eyes! Self-guided multimedia tours of our new state-of-the-art facility are open to the public and are fun for all ages. The tours are free and access is available for our physically challenged visitors. Groups of 10 or more, please phone (215) 721-3276 to arrange your visit. After your tour, step back in time and stroll down the street in our old-fashioned Victorian candy store....Click here for more details... AT&T Park (San Francisco Giants Ballpark) San Francisco, CA A Players' Eye View of Baseball's Perfect Address It's the ballpark where home runs can be "splash hits." Where the breathtaking Bay views rival the action on the field. Where one of baseball's most hallowed franchises plays inside an architectural landmark. On your behind-the-scenes ballpark tour of sensational AT&T Park, the home of the San Francisco Giants, you will get to go places only the players and staff go including: The Field Warning Track The Dugouts Indoor Batting Cages The Visitors' Clubhouse The Press Box A Luxury Suite Ballpark Features and Views ...Click here for more details... Atlanta Motor Speedway Hampton, GA Twice a year, Atlanta Motor Speedway is the bustling center of the NASCAR Sprint Cup world, filled with hundreds of thousands of fans from all over the country. But the rest of the year, this premier racing facility is open to the public for speedway tours and a behind-the-scenes look at one of the South's finest entertainment complexes. Official track tours include a brief track history, a visit to Petty Garden, a sneak peek at the garages and Victory Lane, and two laps in the Speedway van around the same 1.54-mile track that stars like Jeff Gordon and Dale Earnhardt Jr. race on....Click here for more details... August Schell Brewing Company New Ulm, MN At Schell's, we believe that not all beer is created equal. And passionately so. Any beer with true substance must start with the very finest malts and hops. No exceptions. Both ingredients greatly affect the taste, aroma and color of the beer, and are carefully selected to match the style that’s being brewed. From our legendary Pilsner to our award-winning Schell's FireBrick lager to our seasonal favorites, you can rest assured that what only takes you minutes to finish, took weeks to create and over 140 years to perfect. The August Schell Brewing Company remains the second oldest family-owned and managed brewery in the United States. All of the stockholders and board members are direct descendents of August Schell (or spouses of them)...Click here for more details... Aviat Aircraft Inc. Afton, WY Aviat Aircraft Inc. is located in Afton, Wyoming. Aviat is engaged in the development, manufacture and servicing of sport and utility aircraft sold under the trade names of Husky A-1A and A-1B, the Pitts Special S-2C, and the Eagle II. The facility, situated two blocks south of the city center, consists primarily of six light manufacturing buildings containing approximately 72,000 square feet of enclosed space on about five acres of land in a 47 acre parcel. The facility at Afton has many advantages as a manufacturing base including the availability of labor that has many years experience in the construction of light aircraft. The Pitts Special is part of American aviation history. An early Pitts Special airplane is in the Smithsonian...Click here for more details... Bartley Collection Ltd. Denton, MD We invite you to join the more than 100,000 antique lovers and collectors who have decorated their homes with authentic, museum quality, antique reproduction furniture kits from Bartley. Welcome to a very special and unique company. The Bartley Collection is one of the oldest and largest manufactures of authentic museum quality reproduction furniture kits. The complete line ranges in complexity from a simple box to an intricately carved block and shell secretary. Because we custom mill every part, we are able to reproduce priceless antiques using the same techniques employed by the master craftsmen of the 17th, 18th, and 19th century. Since Bartley's inception, in a suburban Chicago garage, we have always been proud that our kits are...Click here for more details... Bates Nut Farm Valley Center, CA In 1921, Gilbert and Beatrice Bates moved their nutty family to the beautiful, picturesque oak filled valley of Valley Center, where they purchased the Walnut Slope Ranch. They raised their family of 5 boys, complete with geese, ducks, goats, horses, rabbits, sheep, tractor, plows and all sorts of old fashioned farm things. Little did Gilbert know that 80 years later his family farm would provide joy and pleasure for 5 generations of his family, but also for the thousands of visitors from around the world that make that special trip to the Bates farm each year. We don’t know exactly how the Bates business became so famous? Perhaps it’s the beautiful farm setting, the picnic and park areas, the farm zoo, or the casual, down home environme...Click here for more details... Beachwood Cheese Company Beechwood, WI Welcome to Beechwood Cheese. We are located in the lush rolling hills of Wisconsin’s dairy country. Nestled on the edge of the Kettle Moraine Forest Preserve, we have been producing high quality natural artisan cheese for over 100 years. With generations of family cheese making knowledge, our goal is to continue making the most flavorful and highest quality cheese. Our secret is that we still use handcrafting techniques which bring out flavors that giant automated manufacturers could never duplicate. Taste our various flavors. Our natural ingredients will tickle and tempt your sensations. Our goal is not to be the biggest cheese company- just the best company with great tasting cheese! Take a look around our website. We...Click here for more details... Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream Waterbury, VT Last year 275,000 ice cream fans toured this facility. Not bad for a company launched in 1978 in a renovated gas station. As visitors soon learn, it's not just about ice cream--there's a social mission behind Ben & Jerry's. Thirty-minute tours are offered daily, beginning with a seven-minute video, continuing on to the tour mezzanine, where you watch ice cream production. If production is down, a narrated video will fill in the details. The tour ends at the Scoop Shop, where guests try old favorites like Cherry Garcia, and perhaps, test-drive a new flavor. Nestled in the heart of the Green Mountains our ice cream factory sits on a rolling pasture overlooking the Worcester Range, just north of the small town of Waterbury. Our guided facto...Click here for more details... Beringer Vineyards St. Helena, CA Our Historical Tour begins with a brief description of the history of Beringer and continues into the Old Winery and hand-dug aging tunnels with a talk about barrel aging and the art of wine-making. We finish with a tasting of three current release wines. Historical Tours are filled on a first-come, first-served basis; no advance reservations are necessary or taken. Vintage Legacy Tour is a tribute to our founders, Frederick & Jacob Beringer, and a look at Beringer's past, present and future from vine to bottle. The tour begins with a discussion of how the Beringer Brothers' original 23 acre vineyard has evolved into a small but integral part of our Reserve wine program. Continuing into the Old Winery and aging tunnels, guests enjoy a b...Click here for more details... Big Island Candies Hilo, HI Big Island Candies was established in 1977 with one sole purpose - to create the finest macadamia nut chocolates and cookies found anywhere in the world today. All of our chocolates and cookies are handmade starting with the finest ingredients, such as high-grade chocolate, island eggs, and premium 100% Hawaii-grown macadamia nuts. All the attention we give to each piece of our handmade chocolates and cookies is what makes Big Island Candies… A True Hawaiian Classic! Big Island Candies is a special company. It is a company whose facilities, methods of operation, and employees define the meaning of the spirit of Aloha, thus making our company one of the best in the industry. We produce one-of-a-kind chocolates, cookies, and unique delicacie...Click here for more details... Big Wind Kite Factory Manualoa, Molokai, HI Aloha and Welcome to the BIG WIND KITE FACTORY Handmade Kites and Windsocks from Hawaii. All of our kites and windsocks are made here on molokai from nylon. We use fiberglass spars for the kites and the hoops of the windsocks are made with poly tubing. All edges not fully hemmed are cut with a hot knife to seal the edges. While you are on Molokai please be sure to drop by for our free factory tours. We will give away all of our secrets, tell a few corny jokes and direct you to the best kite flying places on the island. We give free kite flying lessons at our Aeronaughtical Testing Facility, the park next door....Click here for more details... Bill Davis Racing High Point, NC Both the Winston Cup shop and the Busch shop are open for public tours Monday-Friday, 8:30am-4:00pm. Come on by to say hello, see the cars being built and get a true behind the scenes glimpse of what it takes to compete in NASCAR. This is the most friendly and open shop I have ever visited. The day I went, we were greeted by the Gail Davis and she said "go any where you want to go, talk to anyone you want to talk to." We had a blast. Map and Directions: This shop is located in High Point, NC which is south of Greensboro, NC....Click here for more details... Blenko Glass Company, Inc. Milton, WV Join the thousands who visit the Blenko Glass Company and its Visitor Center. In a most interesting manner you will gain a general understanding of the making of handblown glassware. You will be entranced with the first floor's factory outlet area and its many examples of the craftsman's art. On the second floor you will see the Designer's corner, where nine leading American stained glass studios have each contributed for display, a beautiful exhibit of their artistry as practiced today. Also, a museum containing a Country Music Award trophy, Presidential Gifts, U.S. Capitol lighting globes, and original Williamsburg® stemware. From a special observation deck you can look into a large area inside the plant and watch molten glass take it...Click here for more details... Blue Bell Creameries (Brenham, TX) Brenham, TX Folks of all ages seem to like our plant tour, but it may be 'cause they get to eat some of our famous ice cream when it's over. Since you can't eat Blue Bell over the Internet, you might want to tour our facility and taste the fruits of our labor for yourself. Besides, we have a little museum full of rare Blue Bell® and Brenham historic photos that you'll enjoy seeing. Plus, we have a short movie about our history and how we make ice cream that is pretty dar n good, too. If you decide to visit us, here's the scoop. We offer guided plant tours weekdays throughout the year, but we're closed on weekends. However, the Country Store and Ice Cream Parlor are open most Saturdays, so you can shop around and treat yourself to a big helping of...Click here for more details... Blue Bell Creameries (Broken Arrow, OK) Broken Arrow, OK Folks of all ages seem to like our plant tour, but it may be 'cause they get to eat some of our famous ice cream when it's over. Since you can't eat Blue Bell over the Internet, you might want to tour our facility and taste the fruits of our labor for yourself. If you decide to visit us, here's the scoop. We offer guided plant tours weekdays throughout the year, but we're closed on weekends....Click here for more details... Blue Bell Creameries (Sylacauga, AL) Sylacauga, AL Folks of all ages seem to like our plant tour, but it may be 'cause they get to eat some of our famous ice cream when it's over. Since you can't eat Blue Bell over the Internet, you might want to tour our facility and taste the fruits of our labor for yourself. If you decide to visit us, here's the scoop. We offer guided plant tours weekdays throughout the year, but we're closed on weekends....Click here for more details... Blue OX Millwork Eureka, CA Antique woodworking machinery from the late 1800s and the early 1900s is used in the production of custom millwork in our main woodworking building, sawmill building and moulder building. Ornamental iron work is produced in the blacksmith shop as well as hardware such as nails and bolts. Items necessary for repairs of our antique machinery are made in the blacksmith shop and the machine shop. Local clays are used in the wood-fired ceramics kiln to create experimental glazes using a formula from the 1400s. The twin chamber kiln was built by students at our school using recycled bricks – and bay mud for mortar! The Corrina Bella, a 40 foot traditional sailing vessel, is being built as a project of our school (See Traditional Boat B...Click here for more details... Bluffton Slaw Cutter Company Bluffton, OH The Bluffton Slaw Cutter Factory was opened in Bluffton, Ohio in 1915. Local entrepreneur wanted to manufacture the 'Best Slaw Cutters and Graters' in the US. Thus the company was started and continues to operate continuously for the past 93 years. The blades are formed by an 'old world' process of hammering sharp, thus they wear sharp. The building and equipment are of the late 1800s and early 1900s. The line shaft is powered by a single antique electric motor. The product has been distributed by many wholesalers, William Sonoma and most recently by Cracker Barrel....Click here for more details... BMW US Factory Spartanburg, SC BMW's only American factory is a marvel of the blending of modern engineering and design aesthetics. See for yourself how the ultimate driving machine is built during a guided plant tour. Or take a self-guided journey through time and all things BMW at the beautiful Zentrum museum, where you can explore BMW's dynamic history as one of the world's finest automakers. For the enthusiast, it's the ultimate backstage pass. Take a self-guided trip through the world of BMW to experience exhibits that both astonish and inspire. Take a historical walk to see BMW's numerous milestones in both racing and touring vehicles. View rare and important vehicles from BMW's past. You can also explore what's current in BMW, with exhibits that feature state-...Click here for more details... Boehm's Chocolates Issaquah, WA Julius Boehm (1897-1981), the original founder of Boehm's Candy Kitchen in Issaquah, WA, was of Swiss-Austrian decent. After immigrating to the United States in 1940, he and partner George Tedlock opened the first Candy Kitchen in the Greenlake area of Seattle. In 1956 the company moved to Issaquah where he built the Edelweiss Chalet and a beautiful Alpine Chapel in the shadow of the Issaquah Alps. To this day the Issaquah Boehm's Candies plant manufactures over 150 different confections....Click here for more details... Boeing Commercial Airplane Mukilteo, WA The Boeing Everett factory tours are conducted to showcase The Boeing Company and the Everett product line, the 747, 767, 777 and soon 787. As part of the tour, visitors walk through part of the largest building in the world by volume (472,000,000 cubic feet). On the Boeing flight line, visitors see airplanes in various stages of assembly, manufacture and flight test for airline customers around the world....Click here for more details... Boulder Ice Cream Boulder, CO Boulder Homemade Ice Cream, Home of All Natural and Organic Ice cream has opened its doors for tours. The tours are given Fridays from 9:00 until 1:00 and Saturdays from 10:00 am until 2:00. Tours are by appointment only, admission is free, and children must be at least five years old to attend. Space is limited so call today 303-720-1105. Highlights include a sneak peak of how Ice cream is made, a free ice cream tasting, and a "Colorado Natural Product" gift shop. The factory is roughly five minutes from downtown Boulder, Colorado....Click here for more details... Bowling Green Corvette Plant Bowling Green, KY Watch the fascinating assembly process of America's favorite sports car, the Chevrolet Corvette, in a one mile walking tour. Observe as robots weld the steel structure and our dedicated workforce adds parts in Trim and Chassis. See an engineering marvel as the chassis and body come together in "marriage." Witness the birth of new Corvettes at First Start and the thrilling drive off the end of the line. We are a handicapped accessible facility....Click here for more details... Boyd's Crystal Art Glass, Inc. Cambridge, OH Glass making is America’s oldest industry and the Boyd family has been practicing the art of pressed glass making for four generations. They still manufacture collectibles the old fashioned way, with a man and mold and not with an automated machine. They specialize in handcrafted glass figurines and pressed glass collectibles including Vaseline glass, animal & angel figurines, frosted glass figurines, glass miniatures & hand painted figures. Their inventory includes covered hen & turkey dishes, covered jewel & puff boxes, covered salts, glass slippers, toothpick holders & glass vehicles. Visitors are welcome to tour the Boyd factory and learn how this ancient art is being preserved. Glass is made Monday through Friday from 8 a....Click here for more details... Braum Family Farm Tuttle, OK In 1968, Bill Braum opened the first Braum's Ice Cream and Dairy Store...but the Braum story actually begins long before that time, spanning three generations with over six decades of history behind it. It began in the State of Kansas in 1933. Bill Braum was in grade school when he began his career by helping his father, Henry H. Braum, with the family business, a small butter and milk processing plant in Emporia, Kansas. Seven years later ice cream processing was added to the operation. Bill Braum worked through high school with his father and after receiving a degree in Business Administration from the University of Kansas in 1949, he came back to Emporia to take a more active role in the family business. Henry Braum sold the wholes...Click here for more details... Brewery Ommegang Cooperstown, NY In October of 1997, not far from the birthplace of baseball, ground was broken for what was to become America's most unique microbrewery. Based on traditional Belgian farmhouse architecture and set on a former hop farm in upstate New York, Brewery Ommegang was born with the philosophy that truly unique ales must be built from the ground up. Now brewing five award-winning Belgian-style ales and offering daily tours and tastings, plus a full calendar of special events, Brewery Ommegang is the place where brewing is an art and partaking is a passion....Click here for more details... Bristol Motor Speedway & Dragway Bristol, TN Bristol Motor Speedway and Dragway offer Track Tours around the most popular motorsports complex in the country. Start off with a tour around “The World’s Fastest Half-Mile,” where legends like Richard Petty, Dale Earnhardt and Darrell Waltrip raced for years. After feeling the 36-degree banking, take a topside suite tour overlooking this magnificent half-mile wonder with seating for 160,000 fans. Then head out to “Thunder Valley,” home of Bristol Dragway. As you cruise down the quarter-mile masterpiece, try to imagine a top fueler blasting past you at more than 300 miles per hour. It’s “thunder in the valley” and “racin’ the way it ought’a be” when you tour Bristol Motor Speedway and Dragway....Click here for more details... Broken Boot Gold Mine Deadwood, SD Courteous guides, well-versed in early-day mining, lead underground tours through this 100-year-old gold mine in Deadwood. Explore this authentic old gold mine where miners pursued gold ore veins with black powder and candlelight. Every visitor receives a souvenir stock certificate. Pan for gold. In Deadwood, on upper Main Street....Click here for more details... Brooks Barrel Company Cambridge, MD The company handcrafts wood barrels, baskets and planters using equipment from the early 1900s. The tour includes a visit to the sawmill and a hoop-cutting demonstration....Click here for more details... Bube's Brewery Mount Joy, PA This 19th century brewery complex with catacombs four stories underground includes three restaurants, brewery, beergarden, museum, art gallery, store, live music, medieval feasts and martini bar in original Victorian hotel barroom....Click here for more details... Bud's Best Cookies Hoover, AL Prior to starting Bud’s Best in 1991, Bud Cason owned and ran Greg’s Cookies in Birmingham. He purchased the business in 1970. Sales were only one million dollars per year. In 1983, he purchased Bishop Baking Company (a snack cake company) in Cleveland TN. He sold the two companies in 1986 when revenues were 23 million. Bud had to sign a 5-year non-compete agreement. Bud’s Best Cookies began construction of the 89,000 sq. ft. building in 1991. The first cookies were sold in April of 1993. Sales for 1993 were 1.8 million. Bud Cason started a whole new concept (bite size cookies) and very few of his “old” customers were willing to switch brands. They were still selling the full-size, economy cookies. Bud was now making an upscale, bite siz...Click here for more details... Buffalo Trace Distillery Franklin County, KY Buffalo Trace Distillery is located in Franklin County, Kentucky, at an ancient buffalo crossing that became a pathway for westward moving explorers, pioneers and settlers. The bold spirit of Kentucky's ancestors lives on at Buffalo Trace Distillery, which stands as one of America's oldest distilling sites. The site's rugged flavor has been preserved for the benefit of Kentuckians, guests and visitors. The Buffalo Trace Distillery invites you to come and experience Buffalo Trace and feel the soul of adventure that is it legacy. In 1775 the Leestown settlement was established when brothers Hancock and Courtesy Buffalo Trace Distillery Willis Lee established their camp with a small company of men. They struggled to survive in the unfor...Click here for more details... Bunker Hill Cheese Millersburg, OH Our Grandfather, John (Hans) Dauwalder, trained as a master cheese-maker in Switzerland, came to the United States in the 1920's to display his artisan talents in an increasing cheese market. Like other Swiss farmers who made cheese on their farms and wished to emigrate to the United States, the brothers were listed with other individuals “desiring to come over,” and were sought after in the American cheese-making market. The Dauwalder brothers made their way to the Doughty Valley near Berlin. During World War II John returned to his native country to serve it and to provide shelter to refugees on his farm until the war was over. After the war, John sold his farm in Switzerland and along with his wife, Lili, returned to the U. S....Click here for more details... Bureau of Engraving and Printing - Washington, DC Washington, DC You'll see millions of dollars being printed during a tour of the BEP. The tour features the various steps of currency production, beginning with large, blank sheets of paper, and ending with wallet-ready bills! As the U.S. Government's security printer, the BEP is responsible for the design, engraving and printing of all U.S. paper currency. A world leader in printing technology, the Bureau also produces White House invitations, Treasury obligations and other U.S. securities. Currency production methods have changed drastically since the BEP was established in 1862. At that time, just six people separated and sealed notes by hand in the basement of the Treasury building. The Bureau moved to its present site in 1914. The Fort Worth,...Click here for more details... Bureau of Engraving and Printing - Western Currency Facility Fort Worth, TX Welcome to the Bureau of Engraving and Printing's Western Currency Facility Tour and Visitor Center. Here you will learn all about U.S. paper currency, and best of all, you can actually see billions of dollars being printed as you walk along an enclosed walkway suspended over the production floor. Before or after your tour, enjoy two floors of interactive exhibits showcasing the history of currency and the intricacies of the printing process. Other features of the Visitor Center include a theatre film, a gift shop, and a vending and rest area. The Tour and Visitor Center opened on April 26, 2004, and is free to the public. To schedule a tour, please call (817) 231-4000 or toll free (866) 865-1194....Click here for more details... Burgers' Smokehouse California, MO Located along the Moreau River, Burgers' Smokehouse is 3 miles south of California, Missouri on a farm off Highway 87. Just follow the signs. Each year thousand of folks stop by our visitor's center and take a Smokehouse tour. With the help of artist Terry Chase and his assistant, George Baldwin, the visitors center features dioramas that depict the seasons of the year. Other exhibits display ingredients, pictures, and artifacts that explain the art of meat curing. As you enter the Visitor's Center over a covered bridge, windows on the left open to a Spring diorama scene while the other windows on the right overlook a Winter scene. Water runs under the bridge and through the dioramas continuously. After exiting the bridge, yo...Click here for more details... BWP Bats, LLC Brookville, PA BWP Bats is located in the heartland of Pennsylvania, which is known as the hardwood capital of the world. Only the finest hardwood trees are processed into bats. BWP Bats is a truly unique wooden bat manufacturer. Our location, state of the art manufacturing processes, and strict attention to detail enables us to provide the highest quality of bats available to the marketplace. Our capacities speak for themselves; up to 1500 bats per week can be processed at our facilities. This allows us to offer quick lead times and is followed with dependable delivery. BWP Bats manufactures wooden bats for professionals, adults & youths....Click here for more details... Byers' Choice Christmas Gallery Chalfont, PA A special treat for Caroler enthusiasts is a trip to the Byers' Choice Christmas Gallery, which reopened in September 2000 with expanded displays and attractions. Here you can meander through festive Christmas displays inhabited by hundreds of Carolers and Kindles. You can also watch our artisans handcrafting your favorite figurines from the observation deck, or shop in the Gift Emporium which offers the widest variety of Byers' Choice products anywhere. A special figurine, available for purchase only at the Emporium, is offered as a token of thanks to our visitors....Click here for more details... Cabbage Patch Kids Cleveland, GA Known the world over as the birthplace of the "hand-stitched" Original Cabbage Patch Kids, BabyLand General Hospital is a very real place. Our History: 1976 As a 21 year old art student, Xavier Roberts rediscovers "needle molding" a German technique for fabric sculpture from the early 1800’s. Combining his interest in sculpture with the quilting skills passed down from his mother, Xavier creates his first soft-sculptures. 1977 While working his way through school as manager of the Unicoi Craft Shop in Helen, Georgia, Xavier develops the marketing concept of adoptable Little People® with birth certificates. 1978 Xavier begins delivering his hand made Little People Originals and exhibiting them at arts and crafts shows in the s...Click here for more details... Cabot Creamery Cabot, VT "There's efficiency and strength when we work together." That's the principle on which the Cabot Creamery Cooperative was founded by the farmers of Cabot, Vermont in 1919. It's the same principle on which the Cabot brand and its parent cooperative, Agri-Mark, continue to thrive today. As it was early last century, Cabot is still a sleepy little farm town tucked into the rocky soil of Vermont's rolling hills. The company is still working hard to bring pleasure to the people who buy our products and value to the farmer-owners who supply our milk. And that's just what we plan to keep on doing for many years to come....Click here for more details... Capital Brewery Middleton, WI Capital Brewery was founded on March 14, 1984. Located in a former egg processing plant building, Capital Brewery produced its first brew in the spring of 1986. Much of the brewing equipment currently used in the brewery, including the two copper brewing kettles, came from the Hoxter Brewery in Germany. At the heart of the operation is an excellent refrigeration system that enables the brewery to produce extremely high quality lager beers, prompting many to refer to Capital Brewery as the finest lager brewery in America. This opinion is supported by the fact that Capital Brewery was named the #1 Brewery in America at the 1998 Beverage Testing Institutes's World Beer Championships in Chicago, IL. Kirby Nelson, our Brewmaster, has bee...Click here for more details... Carr Valley Cheese La Valle, WI Nestled amongst the rolling hills and lush pastures of central Wisconsin, Carr Valley cheese remains one of Wisconsin’s traditional cheese plants, famous for its cheddar varieties made the old-fashioned way. Owned and operated by the Cook family, Carr Valley will celebrate its 100th anniversary this year. While tourists, and locals alike, flock to stores in Sauk City, Mauston and La Valle for cheese curds and aged cheddar blocks, what sets the business apart are the specialty cheeses created and produced by Sid Cook. “The general trend in cheese making is bigger, but here at Carr Valley we have just become more specialized...the cheeses and styles are those others aren’t making,” Sid says with pride. Sid, certified as a Wisconsin M...Click here for more details... Carrington Court Direct Hickory, NC Carrington Court has been dedicated to the production of the highest quality furniture for over 15 years. We are located in Hickory, North Carolina - the furniture capital of the world. We have assembled a team of expert craftsmen. Our upholsterers have the years of experience necessary to do the meticulous tailoring required for quality furniture and perfect fit slipcovers. In addition to Parsons chairs, Carrington Court also manufactures sofas, love seats, wing chairs, club chairs, benches & ottomans. We sell direct to the public over the Internet. And if you’re ever in Hickory, North Carolina give us a call and we’ll give you a tour of our factory....Click here for more details... Cedar Creek Winery Cedarburg, WI The Cedar Creek Winery is nestled in the wonderful old-world ambiance of the Cedar Creek Settlement, a restored 1860's woolen mill that was once the largest west of the Alleghenies . The mill was powered by the rushing waters of Cedar Creek, which were channeled down the mill race and through an open-flume water wheel. The 50-horsepower water wheel generated electricity and ran the mill's 21 looms and knitting machines, which converted heavy Wisconsin wool into yarns, blankets, flannels -- and even socks for the old Chicago White Sox! In 1972, the building was converted to a winery by Jim & Sandi Pape and became known as the Newberry and later the Stone Mill Winery. The upper floors of the mill were converted to shops. The winery in t...Click here for more details... Cedar Grove Cheese Plain, WI Located just east of Hwy 23 in Plain, Cedar Grove Cheese is a family owned cheese factory practicing and teaching the cheesemaking art. We feature the best traditional and specialty cheese you've ever tasted - without artificial hormones or animal enzymes including: Fresh Cheese Curds Colby Marbled Colby Mild Cheddar Medium Cheddar Garlic Dill Cheddar Sun-dried Tomato Basil Cheddar Monterey Jack Pepper Jack Farmer Cheese Cedar Grove Cheese specializes in organic cheese which is made from pasteurized whole organic milk. The organic certification is obtained through OCIA. Our other ingredients are cultures, enzymes (non-animal) and salt. White Cheddar Monterey Jack Jalapeno Pepper Jack Tomato & Basil White Ch...Click here for more details... Celestial Seasonings Boulder, CO Practically designed for a tourist surge, Celestial Seasonings welcomes visitors with open arms. While waiting for the tour, you can try any and all of their flavors of tea, which at current count number over 75. They've very thoughtfully placed an iced tea machine in the lobby also, so you can taste the delights of turning their product into an iced tea. The original artwork that the company commissions for the boxes lines the walls in their rotating art gallery and the tour begins with a walk through the offices. Stacks of Celestial boxes litter employees' shelves and the atmosphere is light and jovial. The tour itself requires a hairnet, which definitely knocks this up a notch on the coolness factor. You see the process from the tea'...Click here for more details... Cero's Candies Wichita, KS "Candy Pete" Cero, a Greek sailor, was lured to Wichita, Kansas, for railroad work in 1883. But Pete became ill and the railroad crew left him behind when they moved on. Without railroad work to pay his way, Pete turned to candy-making in 1885. Cero's handmade candies became popular with Wichitans, and Pete's business grew. Since Candy Pete, three generations of the Cero's family have carried on his tradition. In 1999, Ed Cero, the last of the family's confectioners, was ready to retire, but had no family member to take his place. With a goal of giving back to the community that had supported Cero's over the years, Ed turned to an unlikely buyer: The Mental Health Association of South Central Kansas. It proved to be a sweet match. Cero's...Click here for more details... Cerreta Candy Company Glendale, AZ The Cerreta’s strive to create a fun, lively atmosphere where everyone can see candy magic being made. Take a special guided tour of our family owned hometown candy factory. We’ll show you how a sea of caramel becomes wrapped tempting taste treats. Learn how cream centers are enrobed in luscious chocolate....Click here for more details... Chalet Suzanne Soup Cannery Lake Wales, FL First operated as an Inn in 1931, Chalet Suzanne quickly developed a reputation for exquisite dining. In 1956, second generation owners, Carl and Vita Hinshaw, began canning their popular soups in a garage but soon thereafter built the cannery on this historic Inn's property. Now, four generations deep, the Chalet Suzanne Soup Cannery offers guided tours and soup tastings in the factory located in the midst of the little historic village....Click here for more details... Chamard Vineyard Clinton, CT Founded in 1983 by the William R. Chaney family, the first vines were planted in the spring of 1984, a 5.5 acre vineyard consisting primarily of Chardonnay with a small quantity of Cabernet Sauvignon and Pinot Noir. From 1986 through 1992 the remaining acreage was prepared and planted, for a combined total of 20 acres. In the summer of 1988, the winery was constructed and Chamard became a licensed farm winery. The first wine, a 1988 Chardonnay was released for sale in November of 1989. Current production is 6,000 cases annually. Chamard Vineyards is dedicated to producing fine wines from classic European wine grapes. A blend of time-honored wine making techniques and state of the art winery equipment are used to create world class wines....Click here for more details... Charleston Tea Plantation Wadmalaw Island, SC Over 60 years ago my mother, Ruth Campbell Bigelow changed the way we drink tea in the United States. An avid tea connoisseur, Ruth thought tea drinkers like herself would enjoy a more zestfully flavored tea. Happening upon a special colonial recipe that called for tea to be blended with orange peel and spices, she decided to try and re-create what she felt sounded like a wonderful idea. After much trial and error in the family kitchen, she finally hit upon what she thought was the best tasting recipe. After sharing samples with family, friends and acquaintances, one of them reported back that her new tea had caused nothing but constant comments. Thus the "Constant Comment"® name was born. In the ensuing years, my wife Eunice and I along...Click here for more details... Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery Woodinville, WA They are eager to share their passion for wine as well as the history of our winery, the grounds and other area attractions to provide you an informative and enjoyable visit. Please allow 40 minutes for a tour and tasting. In addition to our complimentary tastings that are included with a guided tour, we offer two premium-tasting options: Selected reserve and single vineyard wine tastings available at Wine Shop tasting bar for a $5 fee (no appointments necessary). Private tastings of our reserve, single vineyard and library wines are available in our Vintage Reserve Room for an $8 fee. Reservations suggested, please call (425) 415-3633....Click here for more details... Chelsea Modular Homes Marlboro, NY Chelsea Modular Homes, Inc. brings together the talent and specialized knowledge of over 20 years experience in all aspects of residential housing throughout the Northeast of the United States. Our philosophy Our goal is to give our customers the highest quality homes with the most professional and complete service in the industry. Our long history of quality factory-building houses insures the home you purchase from Chelsea Modular will represent the best value in a home you can obtain anywhere. Our company has always prided itself in being on the leading edge of construction technology and firmly believes that factory-built housing represents the best of the building industry's future. There is certainly tremendous opportunity for g...Click here for more details... Chelsea Teddy Bear Company Chelsea, MI What does one hundred thousand teddy bears look like... Well come and see 100,000 teddy bears in our 35,000 sq./ft. warehouse and production facility located in the historic Clock Tower Complex, in downtown Chelsea, Michigan. FACTORY TOURS Tours will be open to the public on Saturdays at the following times: 11:00 a.m. 1:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. Private group tours may be scheduled for any day Monday through Saturday....Click here for more details... Cigar Factory New Orleans, LA Experience one of the finest cigars you'll ever smoke. Visit our factories in the French Quarter and watch the masters at work!...Click here for more details... Cirrus Design Corporation Duluth, MN Cirrus Design is located at the International airport in Duluth, Minnesota at the western edge of Lake Superior. Cirrus Design Corporation was founded in 1984 with a dream to design and build affordable airplanes that deliver greater control, more comfort, and unprecedented levels of safety. Today, Cirrus is the world's leading innovator of single-engine, piston-powered aircraft. In fact, for the last five years our SR22 has been the world's best selling airplane in its class....Click here for more details... Cohn-Stone Studios Richmond, CA Cohn-Stone Studios is the work place of artists Michael Cohn and Molly Stone. They produce Hand Blown Art Glass which is exhibited and collected worldwide. Both functional and sculptural works are created, all individually unique. Vases, bowls, paperweights, and sculptural works of art are produced by the studio....Click here for more details... Cold Hollow Cider Mill Waterbury Center, VT The Cold Hollow Cider Mill is one of the top producers of Fresh Apple Cider in all of New England. We are also one of the very few that press year-round. The Mill has become one of the top tourist attractions in Vermont because our operation is open to public viewing. Come and see cider that's still made the old fashioned way, with a rack and cloth press built in the 1920's. After you have seen cider made, its time to wander through the large Retail store and check out many of the specialty foods we have to offer. Bring your appetite, since you can sample plenty of jellies, mustards, applesauce, fudge, and other goodies. In the Summer, watch real bees make honey in our honey corner (don't worry, they're behind glass). Honeybees play...Click here for more details... Cold River Vodka Freeport, ME The idea for Cold River Vodka originated with brothers Lee and Donnie Thibodeau. Growing up in Presque Isle, the heart of Maine’s potato country, they listened to their father and uncles tell about their history of turning potatoes into vodka. However, the realities of tending to the potato crop and the rigors of the annual harvest left little time. Five years ago, the idea of commercially producing vodka resurfaced between Donnie and Lee as they were driving back to their childhood home in Presque Isle. After years of thinking of business ideas and talking about the future of Maine’s potato industry, the two decided to make the best vodka from Maine potatoes. Maine’s agricultural industry is always searching for ways to add value to...Click here for more details... Collin Street Bakery Corsicana, TX Our family-owned-and-operated bakery, located just 50 miles south of Dallas, Texas, has been baking the world-famous DeLuxe Fruitcake for over 100 years. The DeLuxe you order today is still baked true to the Old-World recipe brought to Corsicana, Texas from Wiesbaden, Germany in 1896 by master baker Gus Wiedmann. He and his partner, Tom McElwee, built a lively business in turn-of-the-century Corsicana which included an elegant hotel on the top floor of the bakery. Many famous guests enjoyed their fine hospitality including Enrico Caruso, Will Rogers, John J. McGraw, "Gentleman Jim" Corbett and John Ringling. In fact, the bakery was thrust into the mail order business when Mr. Ringling's circus troupe, upon tasting the mouth-watering D...Click here for more details... Colorado Coffee Merchants Colorado Springs, CO Free factory tours daily of the roasting operation. They are a small batch specialty coffee roaster and roasts only the finest beans the world has to offer at fair prices and with superior service. Get an education in green coffee, the fluid bed roasting (air roasting) process and what's missing from the coffee you won't miss! Free samples....Click here for more details... Columbia Northwest Inc. Mt Pleasant, PA Columbia Northwest Inc., is the manufacturer of the original solid wall, folding camper, proudly celebrating 25 years. The company got its start in the early 1970’s when Ralph Tait, a serial entrepreneur, began making a uniquely designed pop-up camper. He built the original Aliners for friends until the early 1980's, when Ralph’s three sons helped their father grow the hobby into a business. 25 years later, Aliner is still among the lightest, most aerodynamic and fuel efficient recreational vehicles sold worldwide. Their products can be found in the United States, Canada, Australia, Iceland, Japan, Netherlands, and any other place their active owners may take them. ...Click here for more details... Columbus Washboard Company Logan, OH The Columbus Washboard Company is proud to be the last remaining Manufacturer of genuine Washboards in the USA. Our company was founded in 1895 in Columbus and remained in the Grandview area until it was purchased by an investment group in Logan in 1999. The complete factory was moved to the old shoe factory in Logan just 50 miles south east of Columbus, in June of 1999. We welcome tourists to our factory daily for an informal 30 minute tour. We still have in our facility all of the old machinery and presses that have produced our washboards for 109 years. During their walk back in time, guests find the old machinery fascinating. We can all be thankful that we no longer have to rely on doing our laundry the old fashioned way. Our so...Click here for more details... Conner Bottling Works Newfields, NH The Conner family has continued a time honored tradition that dates back to the Civil War. From the landmark Conner Bottling Works, in Newfields, New Hampshire, the Conner Family has for the past five generations been producing and bottling "Squamscot Old Fashioned Beverages". Known more commonly today as a tonic or soda, the many flavors of Squamscot Beverages has been quenching the thirst of New Englander's for more than one hundred and forty one years. Established in 1863 by the late William H. Conner, the bottling works started producing tonic that was simply called "Connermade". This tonic, which was really a "pop" beer or more commonly known as a spruce beer at the time, was packaged in returnable glass bottles with porcelain and...Click here for more details... Conrad Rice Mill New Iberia, LA The Conrad Rice Mill is the oldest rice mill in America. It is also one of the leading tourist attractions in this area of the Bayou Teche. In 1981, the Mill was placed on the National Register of Historic Places. P.A. Conrad founded the Conrad Rice Mill and Planting Company in 1912. He would cut the rice by hand and let it sun-dry on the levees before putting the rice in the threshers. The rice was poured into 100-pound bags and taken to the mill. At that time, the mill operated only three to four months out of the year. Conrad would sell his rice from inventory, waiting for the next crop to harvest. Conrad was an astute businessman, steadily growing his business to the point where he no longer grew enough rice to meet demands. Buyin...Click here for more details... Coopers Cider Mill, Apple Butter, & Jelly Factory Bucyrus, OH Take time to go into our screened-in porch to watch the apple butter bubbling in open 50 gallon copper kettles over a wood fire. You may observe, first hand, the delicious ripe fruits cooking into our irresistible products. We cook in small batches and use home-canning jars. Beautifully built , this 1912 42-inch rack and cloth cider mill is a fascinating machine. This is one of the largest cider presses in the state of Ohio and is capable of pressing 450 gallons per hour. The pump that runs the press is dated 1867. We no longer run this press on a regular basis....Click here for more details... Coors Brewing Company Golden, CO The brewery tour experience reveals the unique Coors process of making beer from malting and brewing to packaging. Complimentary beer samples and soft drinks are served after the tours. Beer samples are limited in quantity and available only to those 21 years and older with proper ID. Visitors under 18 years must be accompanied by an adult. Visit the Coors and Company Gift Shop. A 35- to 40-minute walking tour offered continuously throughout the day including stops in the sampling area and the Coors & Co. gift shop. Plan to spend 90 minutes for the entire visit. Tour availability is limited, especially during the summer months. Tours are provided on a first-come-first-served basis....Click here for more details... Corbin Hollister, CA We are the largest and most highly regarded manufacturer of quality motorcycle seats and accessories in the World... and have been for over 35 years! Corbin carries a full line of motorcycle saddles and accessories for nearly all motorcycle makes and models, including custom bikes. Look around and see for yourself....Click here for more details... Corenso North America Wisconsin Rapids, WI One of the world's leading producers of high performance cores and tubes and high quality coreboards. Corenso provides free, guided tours of the Core Converting Mill. The tour will demonstrate the production process of manufactured spiral wound cores with applications from small medical tape all the way up to large paper mill cores....Click here for more details... Corning Museum of Glass Corning, NY The Hot Glass Show. Presentations from 9:45 a.m.-12:00 p.m.; presentations begin again at 1:00 p.m. Located on the Hot Glass Stage. Flameworking Live! Two presentations each hour starting at the bottom of the hour. Presentations today: 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., 1:30 p.m.-4:00 p.m. in the GlassMarket. Sign up a workshop at the admission desk (anytime) or at The Studio (after 12:00 p.m.). Space is limited and may only be booked on the day of the class. 12:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. in the Studio. Seating in the hot shop and views into workshops provide opportunities to watch teachers and students at work. 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. in the Studio. The GlassMarket features soem of the state's best shopping outside of New York City, according to AAA...Click here for more details... Cornwall Bridge Pottery Cornwall Bridge, CT Since 1972, The Cornwall Bridge Pottery has produced authentic and useful wood-fired stoneware pots that reflect the spirit of folk pottery all over the world. We regard such a pot as a special sort of gemstone, with the hand and mind of the potter guiding its birth process, with fire as the final catalyst that transforms mud and water into a stone on its journey to immortality. The folk pots from almost every culture in the world have been an eclectic inspiration for the many shapes produced at the Cornwall Bridge Pottery. In 1970, I served my apprenticeship with the world-renowned English potter Michael Cardew, who had revived the art of English slipware and who had worked extensively in West Africa, interpreting and refining the tradi...Click here for more details... Cornwall Iron Furnace Cornwall, PA An iron industry emerged from the abundant mineral deposits like those found at Lebanon County's Cornwall Iron Furnace, a completely preserved mid-19th-century iron making complex that cast cannon barrels used in the American Revolution. The furnace was in operation from 1742 to 1883 and produced a variety of materials and goods, including cannon barrels used by the Continental Army in the American Revolution. So vast was the complex that it became an entity almost to itself: all the raw ingredients necessary for the smelting process were found on the plantation, and artisan shops, stores, schools, churches and village housing sprung up within the complex and around the perimeter. Cornwall Furnace is indeed a unique survivor of the ea...Click here for more details... Corsair Artisan Distillery Bowling Green, KY A small craft spirits company, Corsair Artisan makes very small batches of spirits - just a few cases at a time - in their pot stills. Everything is done by hand, from production to bottling. Currently they produce a Gin-Head Style Gin, Vanilla Bean Vodka, Red Absinthe and Spiced Rum. In the works are spirits including Wry Moon Unaged Rye Whiskey, Kentucky Bourbon, Four Grain Whiskey and Aged Rye Whiskey. The micro-distillery uses pot stills which require more labor, but allow the craft distiller fine control over flavors and give broad room for experimentation. They use local ingredients and unusual techniques to make small volume batches of high-quality spirits. The micro-distillery is located just off beautiful Fountain Square in his...Click here for more details... Country Coach Junction City, OR Interested in seeing how the world's finest motorcoaches are built from the ground up? Then visit our nearly 450,000 sq. ft. production facilities in Junction City, Oregon and take a firsthand tour....Click here for more details... Creegan Company, Inc. Steubenville, OH The family-owned and operated Creegan Company is the nation's largest manufacturer of animated and costume characters. You may recognize Beary Bear©, Plentiful Penquin©, Strawberry Bunny©, and the Gamuffins© from your local retail store windows and seasonal mall displays. Creegan also designs characters for Sea World , Hershey's Chocolate World, and Disney World. Creegan employees bring an array of characters to life. The three-floor factory/craft showcase teems with creativity as artists and crafts people design, sculpt, decorate, and mechanize hundreds of animated creatures. Inside the factory your guide leads you into a virual craft heaven containing what must be thousands of spools of ribbom of every color, pattern, and texture. Puppet...Click here for more details... CrossRoads RV Inc Topeka, IN Manufactures Travel Trailers and 5th Wheels under the 4 Brand names of Cruiser, Paradise Pointe, Cross Terrain, Zinger...Click here for more details... Crowley Cheese Healdville, VT Come watch Crowley Cheese being made by hand just as it was over 100 years ago by Winfield Crowley. Our landmark factory was built next to a small mountain brook in 1882 in the then traditional post & beam fashion. Little has changed in over 110 years. You will see a modern cheese factory of the 19th Century - not the 20th. The entire production is completely “human” powered. Only a few hundred pounds of cheese are made each day, and the process remains exactly as it was when the factory was established. There is no automatic stirring equipment or any other such devices. The factory is easily accessible and we make cheese most Mondays through Thursdays. You should call ahead to be sure, if you are making a special trip to see cheese b...Click here for more details... Crystal Traditions of Tiffin Tiffin, OH Guests can tour the manufacturing facility at Crystal Traditions, Monday through Friday, from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. They can watch the art of glass blowing while our glass blower creates a special design as he describes the techniques he uses to transform the gather of molten glass into a work of art. They can also see a glass cutter take pride and satisfaction in hand cutting crystal into museum quality work. Customers can browse through the showroom containing the artisans work, plus crystal giftware from other corners of the world. The outlet has seconds, closeouts, discontinued pieces and lower end items. There is no charge for tours and the facility is handicapped accessible. Large groups can call the office at our toll-free number 88...Click here for more details... Cuban Cigar Factory San Diego, CA Cuban Cigar Factory is San Diego's original cigar factory and the largest manufacturer of hand rolled cigars on the West Coast. As the largest manufacturer of premium cigars on the West Coast, we invite you to try our cigars that are 100% hand-rolled by our master Cigar Rollers. Visit any of our retail stores and you can watch the cigars being rolled right in front of you. Cigar aficionados agree that Cuban Cigar Factory has the perfect cigar to satisfy any taste....Click here for more details... Cunningham Piano Company Philadelphia, PA Tour one of the largest and oldest piano restoration factories in existence and watch as musical treasures are brought back to life. Patrick J. Cunningham founded Cunningham Piano Company and Factory in 1891. His leadership, commitment to quality, and a great business sense made Cunningham Piano Company one of Philadelphia's most respected piano makers....Click here for more details... Daffin's Candies Farrell, PA Daffin's Candies has gained a national name for its delectable sweet and semi-sweet milk chocolate candy. In addition to offering its regular line of yummy chocolates Daffin's provides gourmet chocolates through its Jean Marie Collection. This scrumptious collection offers unique hand-molded chocolates with extra special insides containing such things as whole nuts, and truffles. But most people don't realize the business has a long family tradition. With nearly 1OO years of experience and three generations in the fine art of candy making - the Daffin's name is renowned in the candy world. Paul "Pete" Daffin got his start in the candy business at an early age. If ever there was a man born to make milk chocolate it was Pete Daffin. "The...Click here for more details... Dakin Farms South Burlington, VT Come see how time-honored skills and century-old tradition combine with the most modern smokehouse facilities to produce ham, cheddar cheese, Pure Vermont Maple Syrup, and other specialty foods known the world over for their unique flavor and wholesome goodness. See how it's done… Things to do and see at Dakin Farm: View our educational Vermont maple syrup movie Tour our maple syrup cannery Tour our state-of-the-art smokehouse See how our foods are made FREE samples - try our special foods FREE exhibits - for children and adults too! We'll roll out the red carpet, show you around and give you FREE samples so you can taste for yourself the best Vermont has to offer....Click here for more details... Dakota Gasification Company Beulah, ND The Great Plains Synfuels Plant appears as a massive complex of pipes, towers and buildings on the rolling North Dakota prairie. This plant is actually much more: it is part of an American dream. The 1970s energy crisis spawned a vision of greater U.S. energy independence. Abundant lignite resources underlying the North Dakota plains held promise as a vast synthetic fuel source. The Synfuels plant began operating in 1984 and today produces more than 54 billion standard cubic feet of natural gas annually. Coal consumption exceeds 6 million tons each year. Synthetic Natural Gas leaves the plant through a 2-foot-diameter pipeline, traveling 34 miles south. There it joins the Northern Border Pipeline, which transports the gas to four pipelin...Click here for more details... Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Mooresville, NC Formed by Dale and Teresa Earnhardt in February of 1980, Dale Earnhardt, Inc. has certainly grown from its humble beginnings. In 1983, Teresa became the first person on the payroll assisting Dale in his racing ventures. The first “corporate headquarters” was a three-bay garage where Dale had an office. As the need for additional space for race cars and equipment grew, Dale and Teresa moved the offices into a brick house located next door on Coddle Creek Highway. There were five offices for a handful of employees with Dale Earnhardt, Inc. fielding a part-time Busch Series team for its namesake. To say the team was successful would be an understatement. Dale and his team won 21 races, had 65 top-fives and 76 top-10 finishes. Whil...Click here for more details... Damon Motor Coach Elkhart, IN Damon Motor Coach is a leading manufacturer of quality motorhomes - from affordable Class As to luxurious diesel pushers. We employee over 400 experienced and dedicated craftsmen - workers we take pains to empower through cooperation and teamwork. With sales of $200 million and more than a decade of manufacturing, sales and service expertise behind us, we're a veteran RV company. We're committed to our dealers and customers, and to manufacturing quality products using advanced engineering and innovative manufacturing techniques....Click here for more details... Darigold Dairy Fair Sunnyside, WA World-famous cheese-making factory. A fun and educational experience awaits you at the Darigold Dairy Fair in Sunnyside. Guests can take a free self-guided tour to see how more than 155 million pounds of cheese is made annually in our state of the art cheese manufacturing plant. After your tour, you will find a variety of cheeses, gourmet foods and ice cream in the gift shop, while a selection of sandwiches, soups and salads are available in our deli. Plenty of parking for cars, motor coaches and recreational vehicles. Take exit 67 off of I-82....Click here for more details... Davidson of Dundee Dundee, FL At Davidson of Dundee we have been growing and shipping the finest hand selected Florida Citrus since 1967, and we're proud of the thousands of loyal customers that we have gained, and maintained, during our 33 years in business Our fruit is always tree ripened for absolute goodness and we ship it just the way it comes off the branch. There is never color added to improve the outside appearance of the fruit....Click here for more details... Davis-Monthan's Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Center Facility Tucson, AZ The Famed Airplane Graveyard / Bone Yard at Davis Monthan Airforce base in Tucson Arizona. Hundreds of B 52 Bombers await the smelter, as per the Salt 2 (Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty) treaty with Russia. These bombers were laid out and chopped into pieces with a giant crane controlled guillotine. They were left in this state so they could be photographed by Russian Spy satellites for proof of compliance with Salt 2. Shot in 1994 this photograph shows an important part of Cold War History. After a few months trucks hauled away the scrap metal to be recycled at the local smelter. These famous relics are most likely beer and soda cans now. If you click on the image above a larger view of the complete image will pop up in another window. ...Click here for more details... Daytona USA Daytona Beach, FL DAYTONA USA is a one-of-kind interactive motorsports attraction, which features a variety of hands-on activities utilizing both advanced technology and historical elements. The Official Attraction of NASCAR is a high-energy experience designed to appeal to everyone, regardless of their level of racing knowledge or enthusiasm. Hands-on interactive shows and attractions allow several hours of motorsports excitement at the attraction. Activities include Speed Channel’s "You Call the Race," where guests play TV announcer and "call" a major Daytona race finish; EA Sports NASCAR Thunder presented by Valvoline, which allows participants to use computer technology to drive a stock car on the high banks of Daytona; and Heroes of the Track, an opp...Click here for more details... DeBrand Chocolatier Fort Wayne, IN DeBrand Chocolatier, located in Fort Wayne, Indiana, offers chocolate tours at the DeBrand Corporate Headquarters. We’d love to be considered as one of your tour destinations. The DeBrand Corporate Office, Kitchens, and Shoppe are easily accessible being located near I-69 at exit 116. Every year, people from all over visit our beautiful corporate headquarters to see one of the world's elite chocolatiers in action. You'll get to watch a short video about the history of DeBrand and then view our chocolate making kitchens. DeBrand Tours are a great way for people of all ages to add a little fun and "chocolate" to their day! You'll start with a DeBrand tour guide telling you all about the DeBrand website and Mail Order Department. Then...Click here for more details... Deering Banjo Spring Valley, CA In all walks of life you'll find people content to rest on past accomplishments, fame or glory. Two years ago or twenty, they remind you incessantly of what they did. Ask them what they've done lately, though, and you find yourself facing a blank stare. Then there are those who are never satisfied; who are continually perfecting and innovating, experimenting with new ideas and trying to improve on the old. So it is with the folks at Deering Banjo Company in Lemon Grove, Cal. Twenty years ago Greg and Janet Deering started out with a dream to build a quality instrument a beginner could afford. Back then, inexpensive beginners' banjos were cheaply made and sounded that way. The plastic or aluminum pots just didn't have the ring of the...Click here for more details... Diamond Bear Brewing Little Rock, AR Diamond Bear Brewing is Little Rock’s first production brewery in over 15 years. Diamond Bear started brewing on September 21, 2000, and started distribution on October 17, 2000 with the Flying Saucer (Downtown River Market District) being the first establishment to carry our product. We have since been expanding our market steadily. Our styles of beer are produced in the old time honored traditional methods of european brewers, using only two-row malted barley ,hops, yeast and great Arkansas water. Being brewed locally gives the beer a great advantage in “freshness” while still capturing some of the worlds most famous styles of beer without the use of adjuncts or preservatives! You may be wondering where our name came from. Diamond Bear...Click here for more details... Dodgen Industries Humboldt, IA The Born Free plant is located in Humboldt, Iowa, approximately 60 miles northwest of Ames. A sales representative takes visitors through the production facility to show them how the coaches are made. Visitors observe the team production concept, look at various floor plans, and may even take a test drive....Click here for more details... Dodger Stadium Los Angeles, CA Since 1962, the beauty of Dodger Stadium has awed spectators with a breath-taking view of downtown Los Angeles to the south; green, tree-lined Elysian hills to the north and east; and the San Gabriel Mountains beyond. The 56,000-seat Dodger Stadium has parking for 16,000 automobiles on 21 terraced lots adjacent to the same elevations as the six different seating levels. Dodger Stadium is one of Southern California's most treasured landmarks and the 2008 baseball season will mark the Dodgers 47th year at Chavez Ravine. More than 125 million fans have visited the ballpark since it opened in 1962 awing spectators with a breathtaking view of downtown Los Angeles to the south; green, tree-lined Elysian hills to the north and east; and the...Click here for more details... Dogfish Head Brewing Company Milton, DE The story of Dogfish Head began in June of 1995 when we opened Dogfish Head Brewings & Eats, the first state's first brewpub opened in the resort beach community of Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. The plan was to bring original beer, original food, and original music to the area. Not only was Dogfish Head Delaware's first brewpub, it was the smallest commercial brewery in America. Our very first batch, Shelter Pale Ale, was brewed on a system which was essentially three little kegs with propane burners underneath. Brewing 12-gallon batches of beer for a whole restaurant proved to be more than a full time job. When the doors to the pub first opened, we brewed three times a day, five days a week! The one benefit to brewing on such a small syste...Click here for more details... Dogs for the Deaf Central Point, OR We Invite You To Tour Dogs for the Deaf . . . Nestled in the beautiful Rogue Valley of Southern Oregon, Dogs for the Deaf is an interesting and uplifting place to visit. This is the headquarters of the largest and oldest Hearing Dog training center in the world. We encourage both out of town visitors and locals to learn more about our special work by taking a tour of our facility. You will learn how we got started, watch an informative video, and see how the dogs are trained in our special training apartments. After your tour, be sure to browse our gift shop and check out our line of Dogs for the Deaf merchandise....Click here for more details... Dole Plantation Wahiawa, HI Originally opened as a fruit stand in 1950, it reopened to the public as Hawaii’s "Pineapple Experience" in 1989 after an extensive remodeling of its previous facilities. In May of 1997, Dole Plantation completed a $125,000 interior renovation that simulates building facades patterned after old Haleiwa Town. Dole Plantation welcomes nearly one million visitors a year. Guests of Dole Plantation enjoy a variety of attractions and activities including the Pineapple Express, the Pineapple Garden Maze, the Guinness Book of World Records 2001 World's Largest Maze, informational displays and presentations about pineapple and the history of Dole, and the plantation center, offering hundreds of unique pineapple-related and Dole brand items, inclu...Click here for more details... Domaine Carneros Napa, CA Located in the heart of the Carneros region, Domaine Carneros stands alone as the only sparkling wine producer using exclusively Carneros grapes. The Carneros Appellation is the first American Viticultural appellation to be defined according to climate rather than along political lines. The appellation is characterized by a long, moderately cool growing season tempered by the maritime breezes and lingering fog off the San Pablo Bay just to the south. These are optimum growing conditions for pinot noir and chardonnay, the two primary grape varieties used in Domaine Carneros wines. Domaine Carneros farms 195 planted acres of vineyards on three different Carneros vineyard sites. There are 35 different blocks within our three vineyards. Each...Click here for more details... Don Pablo Cigar Company Las Vegas, NV See Cuban hand rolled cigars being made in site. Factory direct prices....Click here for more details... Dryden Flight Research Center Edwards, CA The Dryden Flight Research Center is NASA's primary center for atmospheric flight research and operations. NASA Dryden is critical in carrying out the agency's missions of space exploration, space operations, scientific discovery, and aeronautical research and development (R&D). Located at Edwards, California, in the western Mojave Desert, Dryden is uniquely situated to take advantage of the excellent year-round flying weather, remote area, and visibility to test some of the nation's most exciting air vehicles. In support of space exploration, we are managing the launch abort systems testing and integration, in partnership with the Johnson Space Center and Lockheed Martin, for the Crew Exploration Vehicle that will replace the Space...Click here for more details... Dublin Dr Pepper Bottling Co Dublin, TX In 1885 Waco, Texas was a wild frontier town, nicknamed “six-shooter junction.” Wade Morrison’s Old Corner Drug Store was a prominent business and popular meeting place in downtown Waco. People came in for everything from flea powder to stationery, from cigars to fountain drinks. One of Morrison’s employees, pharmacist Charles Alderton, noticed how customers loved the smell of the soda fountain with its many fruit, spice and berry aromas. He wanted to invent a drink that tasted the wonderful way the soda fountain smelled. After much experimentation he finally felt he had hit on “something different.” Patrons at the drug store agreed. Soon other soda fountains were buying the syrup from Morrison and serving it. People loved the new unn...Click here for more details... Duroboat Snohomish, WA Duroboat is a small aluminum boat manufacturing company located in the quaint village of Maltby in south Snohomish county about 24 miles Northeast of Seattle. Duroboat manufactures small high performance aluminum boats that are unique because of a patented process that does not require welds or rivets. Most visitors are Duroboat owners who show a ferocious loyalty to the brand but prospective boaters or the curious are welcomed....Click here for more details... Dynamax Corporation Elkhart, IN DYNAMAX creates luxury motorhomes designed to fit a variety of budgets and lifestyles. When you see how much DYNAMAX has to offer, you'll see why so many people are choosing these great looking, easy to drive DYNAMAX recreational vehicles....Click here for more details... Eagle Ranch (Pistachio Nuts ) Alamogordo, NM One of the most popular attractions at Eagle Ranch is our free farm tour. These tours offer our visitors an in-depth look at just how our delicious pistachios are grown and processed. Eagle Ranch is a self contained agribusiness which means that we do everything to the crop, from start to finish, right here on premise. Tours take about forty-five minutes, and during that time, you'll visit the field, the processing plant, and packaging and shipping departments. It's a walking tour with wheelchair accessibility. Located in south central New Mexico, Eagle Ranch is near the white gypsum sand dunes of White Sands National Monument, the International Space Hall of Fame, historic Lincoln County (Billy the Kid country), and just a few hours...Click here for more details... Eli’s Cheesecake World Chicago, IL Eli’s Cheesecake World is the only place where you can see Chicago’s favorite dessert actually being made. It’s fun and educational to watch Eli’s bakers busy at work. Visit our 62,000 square foot state-of-the-art bakery and enjoy a slice of Eli’s rich, creamy Cheesecake! Then shop in our café, or visit the cheesecake bar where over 30 different flavors are available by the slice each day. Come and taste why Bill and Hillary Clinton, Jay Leno, Donny Osmond, Susan Lucci, Larry King and Chicago Mayor Richard Daley are just a few of Eli’s many fans! Next time you’re in Chicago, stop by for a tour. Individuals, families and groups are all welcome at Eli’s....Click here for more details... Emerald Farm Greenwood, SC In 1987, we at Emerald Farm decided to make a soap with goat milk. We began with an old tried and true formula from Swiss soap makers that would incorporate all the beneficial qualities of the natural ingredients and customized it to our design. In an effort to keep the product handmade from start to finish, a small soap factory was built on the farm. Even though the product line is ever expanding, all work is done individually and with personal care. Our all natural goat milk soap is delicately handcrafted at Emerald Farm. Our 20 years of experience in dairy goat farming has led us to the production of this luxury product. For almost as long as recorded history, men have regarded soap as one of man's gracious inventions. Refere...Click here for more details... Empire Kosher Poultry Mifflintown, PA Empire Kosher Poultry, Inc., is the only kosher poultry processing plant that permits tours of its facilities. We invite small groups of no more than 10 participants to make an appointment for a personal tour of the high-tech plant operation in Mifflintown, PA....Click here for more details... Ethel M Chocolate Factory Las Vegas, NV Chocoholics from all over the world visit Ethel M's headquarters to see how these luscious treats are made. Tour the processing kitchen, walk through the enrobing and molding rooms, then, finally, indulge in a sample. Walk off the damage with a stroll through the company's cactus garden. For your pleasure, admission is free and tours are self-guide. Special guided tours may be arranged for parties of 10 or more by calling (702) 435-2641....Click here for more details... Family Heir-Loom Weavers Red Lion, PA Our four reproduced coverlets are woven in two halves and hand seamed together just as they were in 1800's.. We offer full, queen, and king sizes and most are available in your choice of the ever popular bird and bush, eagle, house, or railroad patterns. Our coverlets are direct copies of local weavers from long ago. Two unique features of these Jacquard coverlets is the ability to personalize the corner block with a customer's name, anniversary date, birth date, etc...and the ability to use either side....Click here for more details... Fenton Art Glass Williamstown, WV Thousands of visitors travel to Williamstown, West Virginia each year to visit the Fenton factory. Come share the Fenton experience and see for yourself how Fenton craftspeople transform the fiery glass into works of art during our free tour. Trained Fenton tour guides will lead you on a journey through America's largest handmade glass company. Like all Fenton items, each tour is different and will display something new each time....Click here for more details... Fermilab Batavia, IL Fermilab, originally named the National Accelerator Laboratory, was commissioned by the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission, under a bill signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson on November 21, 1967. Founding Director Robert R. Wilson committed the laboratory to firm principles of scientific excellence, aesthetic beauty, stewardship of the land, fiscal responsibility and equality of opportunity. Universities Research Association built the laboratory, and has operated the facility under those principles since its founding. On May 11, 1974, the laboratory was renamed in honor of 1938 Nobel Prize winner Enrico Fermi, one of the preeminent physicists of the atomic age. Fermi's widow, Laura Fermi, spoke at the dedication ceremonies. Two major comp...Click here for more details... Fish Peddler Newport, OR Welcome to the Pacific Seafood Group, a family owned, vertically integrated seafood company based in the Western United States. The Pacific Group processes West Coast products from Alaska to Mexico and owns and operates distribution facilities and distributes in Washington, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, California, Nevada and Utah. The Pacific Group exports products throughout Asia, Europe and the Middle East and also imports products from many of these areas as well. The Pacific Seafood Group began in 1941 by Frank M. Dulcich and his son Dominic Dulcich in Portland, Oregon, beginning from small retail counter and servicing discriminating customers at this same counter until this day. The business expanded to meet local distribution demands a...Click here for more details... Flagg Hill Winery Lee, NH Flag Hill's vineyard stretches over 20+ acres of land on slightly sloping terrain. We continue to plant the best-suited grapes for our erratic New England climate. Not all grapes can survive the drastic dips of temperature that winter brings. Our vineyard produces 6 varieties of grapes including North American, such as Niagara, French Hybrid such as Marechal Foch and Vignoles, and American Hybrid such as Cayuga. The owner, winemaker, and vineyard manager work closely together as a team to ensure performance and future plans for the vineyard and winery are well aligned to put quality wines on our shelves. Flag Hill Winery produces various types of wines including grape, fruit, and dessert wines as well as NH's first port. All our wine is...Click here for more details... Fleetwood RV (Decatur, IN) Decatur, IN At Fleetwood RV we welcome you to visit our manufacturing facilities where we build America's Favorite Diesel RV's. We provide a behind-the-scenes look at how quality and innovations are built into your RV. See the assembly lines that produce American Heritage, American Eagle, American Tradition, Revolution, Revolution LE, Providence, Excursion, Discovery, and Expedition....Click here for more details... Fleetwood RV (Riverside, CA) Riverside, CA At Fleetwood RV, we welcome you to visit our manufacturing facilitates - where we build America's Favorite RV's. We provide a behind-the-scenes look at how quality and innovations are built into your RV. Models manufactured here are the Pace Arrow, Southwind, Bounder, Flair, and Storm. Tours by Request Only for: Terra, Fiesta, Tioga, and Jamboree....Click here for more details... Flex-A-Bed LaFayette, GA Visit our LaFayette, Georgia factory. Visitors are always welcome at Flex-A-Bed. Watch us build the high quality beds that give thousands a great night of sleep. We would love to show you around. You can make reservations so we know you are coming, or you can just drop in during normal production hours. Please make reservations for large groups. Email us for details at info@flexabed.com or give us a call at 1-800-648-1256....Click here for more details... Florida's Natural Growers Grove House Visitor Center Lake Wales, FL See how Florida's Natural Brand juices are squeezed. Learn about Florida's citrus industry in our video tour and interesting exhibits highlighting the Lake Wales area, horticulture, nutrition, packaging and our newly updated weather video....Click here for more details... Flying Fish Brewing Company Cherry Hill, NJ No matter whether we brew an English, Belgian or American style, the key word to describe all Flying Fish beers is “balance.” The beers are full-flavored, yet highly drinkable. Flavors harmonize, not fight for individual attention. Hopping is generous, but to style. Seeing beer as equal to, if not superior to, wine, our beers are designed to complement food. Because of this effort, one can walk into any fine restaurant in distribution area and be pretty sure of finding a Flying Fish beer available. Flying Fish beers were the first in the region to be featured at the Great British Beer Festival, the Oregon Brewers Festival and Mondial de la Biere in Montreal, Canada. They have also won several medals at the Real Ale Festival in Chicago, th...Click here for more details... Ford Rouge Factory Dearborn, MI Ford Rouge Factory Tour is a self-guided five-part experience that includes: Legacy Theater, Art of Manufacturing Theater, Observation Deck, Dearborn Truck Plant and the Legacy Gallery. Theater seating is limited to 79 guests per show; shows run continuously until 4:00 PM and are seated on a first come first serve basis. Legacy Theater Learn about the triumphs and tragedies surrounding the Rouge, much of it told through rare, never-before-seen historic footage. Approximate time: 13 minutes Art of Manufacturing Theater A multi-sensory theater experience including a 360-degree look at how automobiles are made! Approximate time: 14 minutes Observation Deck Tour View the world's largest living roof from our 80-...Click here for more details... Franz Family Bakeries Portland, OR The story of United States Bakery and Franz Family Bakeries began in 1897 when Engelbert Franz, at age 15, wrote to his uncle, who owned the United States Bakery in Portland, Oregon. Engelbert asked his uncle to send him passage to travel from Rothsaifen, Austria to Portland, Oregon. In return, Engelbert would work for his uncle and pay him back. His uncle, needing dependable employees, agreed to send for Engelbert. During the eight years Engelbert worked for United States Bakery, he repaid his uncle and also sent for his brother Joseph to join him at the bakery. In 1906 the two brothers branched out and purchased a small bakery named the Ann Arbor Bakery. In less than two years, their bakery became quite successful and allowed them to s...Click here for more details... Full Sail Brewing Company Hood River, OR At Full Sail we've been making great beer since 1987. We liked our beer so much that we bought the brewery! With each beer brewed comes a promise of quality and great taste that only an owner can give. We love our beer and know you will too! Come visit our brewery located in the Columbia River Gorge, with its ripping winds, endless mountain bike trails, fast water, and deep snow, the region is known as "The Adrenaline Capital of the Northwest". Tour our brewery and sample our award winning brews fresh from the source.There are a variety of brews on tap including cask, nitro and specialty products. We have plenty of indoor and outdoor deck seating which overlooks the Columbia River. A light snack menu is available. The brewery is...Click here for more details... Gardners Candies Tyrone, PA Gardners Candies was founded in 1897 by a sixteen-year-old boy named James "Pike" Gardner in Tyrone, Pennsylvania. The young entrepreneur operated out of a small store in downtown Tyrone. Pike later added a horse-drawn wagon so that he could transport and sell candy, popcorn and peanuts at local fairs and carnivals. Gardners Candies grew over the years by expanding its product line to satisfy customer needs. Our stellar reputation is built upon quality products at affordable prices and a committment to customer satisfaction. Today, Gardners Candies has 15 retail stores in Pennsylvania. Gardners Candies Stores are beautifully decorated with taste-tempting candies that some have described as "simply out of this world." Gardners creat...Click here for more details... Gay & Robinson Sugar Plantation Kaumakani, HI The Visitor Center is the Field Office of the operating sugar plantation located on the west side of Kaua’i. Displays show the history of Gay & Robinson Inc., Olokele Sugar Co., Hawaiian Sugar Co. (a k a Makaweli Plantation) and Makaweli Ranch. Both historical and modern field and factory operations as followed in Hawai‘i, and various artifacts are also exhibited. A world sugar map showcases sugar politics and current events....Click here for more details... General Motors Flint Assembly Plant Flint, MI General Motors Flint Assembly Plant - A full Walking Tour right along the actual assembly line. View the production of three different types of GM's 1-ton trucks including the trim process, right through to the completed product (painting and welding are not part of this tour)....Click here for more details... George A. Dickel Distillery Normandy, TN You won’t find Cascade Hollow on most maps. Nestled on the Highland Rim of the Cumberland Plateau, you will find us about halfway between Nashville and Chattanooga. The ancient limestone shelf of this plateau provides water than runs fresh and clear from the nearby Cascade Springs, and it made the perfect spot to build a distillery. In 1870, George A. Dickel used this same pure water to distill his first bottle of Tennessee Whisky in Cascade Hollow as well as many unique techniques when producing his premium whisky. Today, George Dickel Tennessee Whisky is still handcrafted with the same quality and attention to detail that ensures that each drop of George Dickel is as remarkable now as it was when the first batch was made. George A....Click here for more details... George's Woodcrafts Marietta, PA Here on our farm in western Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, we still make furniture the traditional way...with our hands. Crafted out of solid Walnut, Oak or Cherry, you can select from our standard designs, or bring your sketchbook, and we will custom-tailor your piece just for you! We design, build and even deliver your piece right to your door! Everything we make is solid wood, including neglected areas like drawer bottoms and cabinet backs. Our furniture, from dining room tables to complete office suites is durable, water resistant, and covered with a satin catalysed conversion finish that resists damage and staining. Our furniture is built to last...not just for several years, but for several generations! Our master craftsmen tak...Click here for more details... Gibson Guitar Factory Memphis, TN Take the Gibson guided tour with a knowledgeable "honest to goodness" musician. Learn how our talented craftspeople combine their skills with the latest in guitar technology to hand shape a silent block of wood, and, as if by magic, turn it into a beautiful musical instrument with a voice all its own. See and hear how, for over 100 years, Gibson has helped make the world of music what it is today and sets the tempo for where it's going tomorrow....Click here for more details... Gillinder Glass Factory Port Jervis, NY United States, Gillinder is a name well known. Gillinder Glass, still family owned and operated, prospers today, in Port Jervis, New York. Primarily an industrial and commercial specialty glass manufacturer, we have recently opened our plant for factory tours. Take an amazing guided glass factory tour. Enjoy watching skilled glass craftsman at work, feel the excitement on the factory floor and the heat from the large furnaces as you watch molten glass being transformed into beautiful useful decorative glass objects. Browse through our glass museum in our turn of the century plant and enjoy shopping in our factory store. A visit here will be a treat for glass lovers, history buffs, shoppers looking for factory bargains and those who...Click here for more details... Glassworks Louisville, KY The objective of the Glassworks Tour is to assist our visitors in recognizing the mystery and beauty of glass, to understand its origins and its development, as well as to appreciate the artistry and craftsmanship that goes into each creation. We hope to accomplish this through inspiration, sharing of knowledge and demonstration....Click here for more details... Glen Echo Art Glass Consortium Glen Echo, MD Here visitors can watch two types of glass fabrication, kiln formed and glass blowing. Kiln Formed Glass The Glen Echo Art Glass Consortium is a resource center for kilnformed glass that serves the entire Washington metropolitan area. The Consortium is directed by four studio glass artists-in-residence, (Bobbi Vischi, Zayde Sleph, Christine Hekimian, and Diane Cabe) who are committed to both teaching and creating. These artists, plus eight other professional glass artists, offer a variety of classes in kilnforming, kiln casting, the roll-up technique, pate de verre, Venetian glass bead making, flameworking, color and design, painting and silk-screening on glass, stained glass, and architectural installations. Consortium members exhibit...Click here for more details... Gluek Brewing Cold Spring, MN In 1857 on the bank of the Mississippi River in an area, which would someday be known as Minneapolis, German immigrant Gottlieb Gluek started the Mississippi Brewing Company. Soon the name was changed to the Gluek Brewing Company, and by 1964 became Minneapolis's oldest continuously operated business. In 1858 the company brewed 3,996 barrels of beer and by 1901 the annual capacity of 150,000 barrels, which was second only to the two "giants" the Minneapolis Brewing Company (later Grain Belt Brewery) and the Theo. Hamm Brewery of St. Paul, each with capacities of 500,000 barrels. The earliest mode of delivery was by horse-drawn wagon, which limited the geographic area that could be served. Prior to Prohibition, 95 percent of Gluek sale...Click here for more details... Golden Flake Birmingham, AL See the South's original potato chip made at our Birmingham facility and have your photo taken outside our "Company Store" with its unique delivery van entrance. Look here for more on how to schedule a tour....Click here for more details... Graber Olives Ontario, CA THE HISTORIC OLIVE HOUSE is home of world famous Graber Olives grown and produced by the Graber family since 1894. A rare delicacy has been created in Graber Olives: meaty, with a superb nutlike flavor. The natural full ripeness and flavor have been preserved by selecting and carefully processing only the fully tree-ripened fruit. AN INVITATION TO VISIT..... Graber Olive House is located in a pleasant residential area north of Ontario's business district just minutes from the Ontario International Airport. Here in quiet and serene surroundings, visitors are welcomed and delighted to discover a bit of early California! BROWSING is encouraged in the shops which offer a variety of fancy foods, food accessories and unique gifts in...Click here for more details... Grady-White Boats Greenville, NC Glen Grady and Don White began building recreational fishing boats in Greenville, NC, in 1958. These original Grady-Whites were handcrafted in the Carolina tradition with wide beams, flared bows, and wooden lapstrake hulls. They earned a reputation for exceptional seaworthiness in those pre-electronics days when coastal fishermen found fish with a compass and needed safe, dependable performance in the roughest of conditions. The Smith family purchased Grady-White Boats in 1968, and finished the conversion to building boats with longlasting fiberglass. Chairman and CEO Eddie Smith, Jr., has provided continuous leadership since that time. Over the years, we've pioneered many innovations that keep us at the leading edge of sportfishing eng...Click here for more details... Granville Manufacturing Granville, VT Granville Manufacturing has been in continuous operation, owned and run by family businesses since 1857. We feature spruce and pine quartersawn clapboards as well as other vertical grain building materials. The old New England houses that dot the countryside are the best examples that wood siding can withstand the test of time. We invite you to tour our facility. We are located in the heart of Vermont on scenic Route 100. Come and see for yourself why we are proud to carry on a true Vermont tradition....Click here for more details... Gray Brewing Company Janesville, WI This micro-brewery prides itself on its flavorful line of beers, rootbeer and cream soda. The tour takes you from brewing to bottling to tasting of the delicious brews and is a treat for all to see and enjoy. Gifts also are available for purchase....Click here for more details... Great American Popcorn Company Galena, IL It's just a small manufacturing operation but worth the stop to see and smell the chocolate, cheese and caramel-flavored popcorn in wooden barrels at the Great American Popcorn Company in Galena, Illinois. You'll get a short tour that includes information on the history of popcorn and what makes it pop, then you'll see how flavored popcorn is made from the cookers to the coaters. Be sure to call ahead so the owner, Dave Lewis, can have a fresh batch of caramel corn ready to come out when you arrive. And, of course, you get to taste the treat while it's still warm! The company produces more than 150 flavors of popcorn and has about 25 to 30 flavors available in its retail store. The tour is free, but you must call ahead. Plan to vis...Click here for more details... Great Divide Brewing Company Denver, CO In 1994, Colorado's craft beer scene scarcely existed, but Brian Dunn recognized Denver's potential to be a great beer city. Combining his business background with his passion for beer, which was developed through his international travels and his experience as a homebrewer, he decided to start a brewery. He set up shop in an abandoned dairy-processing plant at the edge of downtown Denver and began brewing the beers that would eventually carry Great Divide Brewing Company to its status as one of America's most decorated microbreweries and would help transform Denver into an international destination for beer lovers. Brian Dunn's goal was to create adventurous beers that reflect the Colorado lifestyle. He wanted to capture Denver's urban...Click here for more details... Guggisberg Cheese Factory Charm, OH Cheese-making is an old-world art form, practiced in Amish country and kept alive by generations of family practitioners whose ancestors brought the tasteful tradition with them from the snow-covered mountains of Switzerland to the misty valleys of Ohio. Each family group, carrying with it a unique way of working through a similar process, makes a product that bears its own special brand of taste and originality. Alfred and Margaret Guggisberg emigrated in 1947 from Berne, Switzerland, to Millersburg, Ohio. Alfred had studied cheese-making not only in Europe but also in Africa. Although he originally targeted Austria as the location for his own cheese-making enterprise, a neighbor in Switzerland mentioned Ohio’s need for skilled...Click here for more details... Guide Dogs for the Blind (Boring OR) Boring, OR Guide Dogs for the Blind provides enhanced mobility to qualified individuals through partnership with dogs whose unique skills are developed and nurtured by dedicated volunteers and a professional staff. Established in 1942, Guide Dogs for the Blind continues its dedication to quality student training services and extensive follow-up support for graduates. Our programs are made possible through the teamwork of staff, volunteers and generous donors. Services are provided to students from the United States and Canada at no cost to them....Click here for more details... Guide Dogs for the Blind (San Rafael CA) San Rafael, CA Guide Dogs for the Blind provides enhanced mobility to qualified individuals through partnership with dogs whose unique skills are developed and nurtured by dedicated volunteers and a professional staff. Established in 1942, Guide Dogs for the Blind continues its dedication to quality student training services and extensive follow-up support for graduates. Our programs are made possible through the teamwork of staff, volunteers and generous donors. Services are provided to students from the United States and Canada at no cost to them. Tours of Guide Dogs may include our dormitory where our blind and visually impaired students stay while with us, our 11 acres of landscaped grounds, our kennel complex, our training facilities, and our ve...Click here for more details... Haeger Pottery Factory East Dundee, IL 2003 Marks our 132nd year of fine craftsmanship produced in the U.S.A. My family, for four generations, has been proud of our tradition of innovative design and manufacturing. We would like to share a small part of our rich history with you as you peruse our web site. You may start from our beginning in 1871, read through our history and, at any time, you may click on a specific time period and you will go directly to that period. Our family aspirations of four generations have always been dedicated to fine craftsmanship, quality, value and customer satisfaction. The Haeger factory outlet contains many points of interest that will add to your visit. On display are many unique pieces from the past 132 years of Haeger craftsmansh...Click here for more details... Hall of Fame Racing Charlotte, NC Hall of Fame Racing is in its second season as a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series team owned by Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterbacks Troy Aikman, Roger Staubach and general & managing partner Bill Saunders. The team fields the No. 96 DLP HDTV Chevrolet for veteran Tony Raines. In 2006, the team's first season, Raines and two-time NASCAR Cup champion Terry Labonte split the driving duties and finished 26th in owner points. Hall of Fame Racing has a viewing window that provides a great perspective to the prep area of our shop. Please stop by for a visit sometime soon. ...Click here for more details... Hallmark Visitor Center Kansas City, MO As small as a shoebox, as big as a dream. The Hallmark world of smiles and sentiment, cards and creativity began in 1910 and has continued to grow for more than 90 years. At the Hallmark Visitors Center in Kansas City, MO, you can: See live technicians manufacture products using technology and craftsmanship. Watch a six-minute multimedia film presentation as you listen to Hallmark artists and writers explain how the creative process works. Browse through an exhibit of more than 250 Keepsake Ornaments including the famous Starship Enterprise® and Here Comes Santa. Press a button and watch a bow machine make a star ribbon gift bow in seconds. Best of all – it’s yours to keep! Experience the Visitors Center using a fun A...Click here for more details... Hammond's Candies Denver, CO When you're suddenly overcome by a craving for sweets -- you know, that sudden unstoppable need for sugar -- Hammond's Candies satisfies. Before you sink your sweet tooth into a gooey strawberry caramel or break off a piece of the company's famous ribbon candy, though, you might want to take a free tour of the factory. After all, the buildup is half the fun. During the thirty-minute tour, you'll see how the edible ribbons are hand-pulled and crimped to produce the wavy candy for which Hammond's is so well known. You'll drool at the vat of butter into which nuts and sugar are stirred for toffee production. And you'll feel like a kid awaiting Christmas as you watch the candy makers form long ropes of confection into lollipops and candy canes....Click here for more details... Hampshire Pewter Wolfeboro, NH Welcome to Hampshire Pewter's gift collection. We're a small, family-owned company committed to giving you the highest quality products and the best service available. We know you'll find a gift you'll be proud to give. If your travels bring you to New England, be sure to visit Wolfeboro and the Hampshire Pewter workshops. Here we practice the centuries-old art of handcasting fine pewter. You are invited to visit us and take a guided tour....Click here for more details... Hansel and Gretel Candy Kitchen Helen, GA Hansel & Gretel Candy Kitchen started in 1973 as a tiny shop in an alley in Helen, Georgia. The owners were a young couple, David and Janet Jones, who were full of enthusiasm, but had no idea how to make candy. Slowly and steadily over the years, the couple and their ever-growing staff learned how to make different candies, and Hansel & Gretel now produces the widest assortment of candies of any Georgia retailer. Whether you are looking for such Southern traditions as peanut brittle, divinity, fudge or pralines, there is simply no one who does it better. Hansel & Gretel also specializes in a vast assortment of chocolate molded novelties and chocolate suckers, and offers a wide selection of chocolate gift boxes and other assortm...Click here for more details... Harbor Sweets Salem, MA In 1973, Ben Strohecker challenged himself to create the "best piece of candy in the world", regardless of cost. The result from his kitchen was the Sweet Sloops®, a sailboat shaped piece of almond butter crunch, covered in white chocolate dipped in dark chocolate and crushed pecans. Twenty-five years ago a partnership started to emerge when a Salem State College sophomore applied for a job as a part-time chocolate dipper at a tiny new candy factory on the Salem, Massachusetts waterfront...a candy factory which had just expanded from the candy maker’s kitchen. Since that time the college sophomore took on more operational, financial and marketing responsibilities (wedging in a Master’s Degree in Business Management, nights and weekend...Click here for more details... Harden Furniture McConnellsville, NY Harden Furniture conducts a free tour of our facility, starting at the Harden Showroom. You will be guided through our factory to see real people making real furniture of outstanding quality. The tour usually takes approximately 2 hours, depending on the number of questions and information requested. ...Click here for more details... Harley-Davidson Motor Company (York, PA) York, PA Established as an assembly facility in 1973, Harley-Davidson Vehicle Operations in York, PA. is the largest Harley-Davidson manufacturing facility. The York facility covers more than 230 acres and has over 1.5 million square feet under roof. Employees assemble the Touring and Softail® models, as well as limited production, factory-custom motorcycles. They perform a variety of manufacturing operations – from machining, polishing and chrome plating, to forming, welding and painting. At the Vaughn L. Beals Tour Center, you'll explore exhibits that detail the plant's history, and guide you through the manufacturing and assembly processes. You'll also have the chance to sit on current production motorcycles and visit the gift shop for tour...Click here for more details... Harley-Davidson Pilgrim Road Powertrain Operations Steel Toe Tour (Menomonee Falls, Wi) Menomonee Falls, WI The Steel Toe Tour gives you a chance to learn Harley-Davidson® history and get up-close and personal with V-Twin engine manufacturing. Harley-Davidson Motor Company’s 849,000 square-foot Pilgrim Road Powertrain Operations facility in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin is home of the “Big Twin.” Pilgrim Road employees produce engines and transmissions for the final assembly plants in York, Pennsylvania and Kansas City, Missouri for Touring, Softail® and Dyna® model families. Engines and transmissions are also produced for sale through Harley-Davidson® Genuine Motor Parts and Accessories business. The Steel Toe Tour package includes one ticket to the Harley-Davidson Museum® where you’ll get a glimpse of history and culture like you’ve never...Click here for more details... Harley-Davidson Powertrain Operations (Menomonee Falls ,WI) Menomonee Falls, WI Harley-Davidson Motor Company's 849,000 square-foot Pilgrim Road Powertrain Operations facility in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, is home of the "Big Twin." Pilgrim Road employees produce engines and transmissions for the final assembly plants in York, Pennsylvania, and Kansas City, Missouri, for Touring, Softail® and Dyna® model families. Engines and transmissions are also produced for sale through Harley-Davidson® Genuine Motor Parts and Accessories business. The Standard Factory Tour offers a view of the assembly line and designated machining areas....Click here for more details... Harley-Davidson Powertrain Operations (Tomahawk ,WI) Tomahawk, WI The Tomahawk Operations facility was established in 1963 in Tomahawk, Wisconsin, and quickly became the sole supplier of fiberglass parts for Harley-Davidson® motorcycles. Since then and after several expansions, the Kaphaem Road and Somo Avenue facilities comprise 192,000 square feet, standing proudly on 96 acres of land. More than 400 employees manufacture plastic and fiberglass parts, including sidecars, saddlebags, and windshields. Tomahawk's Somo Avenue facility paints, assembles, and ships the components to the York Vehicle Operations facility where it all comes together on Original Equipment motorcycles. The Diversified Products division on Kaphaem Road includes sidecar production, Genuine Motor Parts & Accessories, and does custo...Click here for more details... Harley-Davidson Vehicle and Powertrain (Kansas City, MO) Kansas City, MO The 358,000-square-foot Harley-Davidson Vehicle and Powertrain Operations in Kansas City, Mo. was built in 1998. Kansas City employees produce the Sportster®, Dyna® and VRSC™ families of motorcycles from fabrication and finishing through final assembly to include the liquid-cooled Revolution® powertrain for the VRSC V-Rod. The tour center features a series of displays that guide you through the various manufacturing and assembly processes. You'll also have the chance to sit on current production motorcycles and visit the gift shop, which features tour-related souvenirs. Your tour experience begins with an introductory video. Then it's on to the factory floor where you'll witness a wide range of operations from welding, laser-cutting...Click here for more details... Harpoon Brewery (Windsor) Windsor, VT We offer free in-depth brewery tours of the Windsor Brewery at 3:00 pm on Friday and Saturday. Reservations are not necessary, but the tour size is limited to first 30 people on a first come first serve basis. We request that children do not participate in the tour to allow room for those 21 years and older. The tour includes a walk through the brewery (depending on Brewery Production at the time of the tour) and complimentary samples of Harpoon beer. It lasts about 45 minutes. You must be 21 years or older with proper ID to sample. If you are visiting during non-tour times we offer a Production Viewing Area where you can check out the Brew-house "up close" and learn all about Harpoon. Feel free to request a free sample from our sampling...Click here for more details... Harry and David's Medford, OR You will be totally surprised and delighted with this tour into one of America's largest and most successful mail order firms. This is a one of its kind operation. You will enjoy a treat from their kitchens as you weave through this giant corporation. Tours will leave at 9:15, 10:30, 12:30 and 1:45 from the Harry and David Store right next to the Convention Center. Everyone will enjoy the short walk to shopping in the outlet store in the Harry and David Plaza. You'll want to take home a piece of the valley from this fine selection of special items....Click here for more details... Harry London Chocolates North Canton, OH At the turn of the century, fine confections were associated with the delicate hand-craftsmanship of the Swiss, or the rich, smooth cream and butter used by the Belgians. In Canton, Ohio, unknown to the existing masters of chocolate, Gilbert London was teaching his son Harry the fine art of confections by using recipes and techniques from the family’s strong European traditions. Harry London learned over time and through the eloquent teachings of his father the true art of making fine confections. He found that in a world where more always seemed to be the norm in creating anything of wonder, the art of chocolate-making broke all traditional rules. He learned that quality was more important than quantity. Chocolate needs to be simple an...Click here for more details... Haven's Candies Westbrook, ME Herbert Haven founded Haven's Candies in 1915, after following his sweetheart from Boston to Portland. They courted and married, and soon Herbert and his new wife were handcrafting candies in their kitchen and selling them from the front parlor of their house on Forest Avenue. As the son of skilled candy makers, Herbert brought both premium quality and creative originality to his products. Over the years many confectioners have come and gone in Maine, but few have stood the test of time like Haven's. Today, Haven's continues to thrive by sticking to its roots. We still handcraft our candies using traditional methods, the finest ingredients and a commitment to superior quality. Owners Andy & Natalie Charles and the entire team at...Click here for more details... Heath Ceramics Sausalito, CA Join us for a tour of our historic Sausalito factory, where our craftsmen have been producing award-winning tableware and architectural tile for over half a century. You'll see how every part of our process from clay-making to kiln-firing is done right here in our 1959 factory, often utilizing the original methods and equipment developed by Edith Heath throughout her career. We look forward to seeing you soon. ...Click here for more details... Heaven Hill Distilleries Bourbon Heritage Center Bardstown, KY Shortly after Prohibition ended in the United States, Heaven Hill Distilleries, Inc., was founded in Bardstown, Kentucky by the Shapira family to produce and market Bourbon and premium American whiskeys. At the time, it was as speculative a new business venture as the dot com start-ups of the 1990's -- a company founded with no brands, no available stocks of whiskey, and at the height of the Great Depression. Today, the company has overcome these initial challenges and grown to become the largest independent, family-owned producer and marketer of distilled spirits in the country. According to industry analysts, Heaven Hill is now the seventh largest spirits supplier in the United States and is the second largest holder of aging Bourbon w...Click here for more details... Hendrick Motorsports Charlotte, NC The Hendrick Motorsports racing complex is located in Charlotte, N.C., very close to Lowe's Motor Speedway. This sophisticated complex provides Hendrick Motorsports with facilities to design, test and make cars and engines for all of our race teams. All HMS racecars are constructed start-to-finish at the 70+ acre complex, and more than 700 engines are built on-site each year, with the organization leasing some of those engines to other NASCAR teams. More than 400 employees can be found working at Hendrick Motorsports on any given day of the week. Presently, we do not give guided tours of the complex, however visitors are welcome to view our race shops during normal hours of operation. Currently, site visitors are welcome to view Terr...Click here for more details... Herbaria Soap St Louis, MO Our soap making business began when I tried to find a mild natural soap that would moisturize my skin rather than dry it out,” said LaRee DeFreece. “I was looking for a soap made with one hundred percent natural plant-based ingredients and enriched with emollients.” In late 2000, she decided to make her own soap. She had discovered that even the mildest of soaps was made of petrochemicals rather than natural ingredients. Searching the Internet, she came upon soap recipes and began testing them. “That first recipe resulted in a soap that was truly disgusting, but I soon found one that would work much better,” she said. LaRee, a real estate attorney, had returned to college to study chemistry to become a plant patent attorney as well. S...Click here for more details... Herr's Foods Nottingham, PA At the Herr's Visitor Center you'll enjoy a free, fun-filled morning or afternoon of educational tidbits, technological wizardry, and tasty little morsels you're sure to savor for years to come. You'll learn why one of the keys to a great chipping potato is its specific gravity. You'll see our cheese curls actually enjoy a lot of hot air. You'll enjoy the complicated process and delicious outcome which makes these two tasty tortilla chips well-seasoned hombres. Before your tour is finished, you'll know why a pretzel without a good hydroxide bath would be a lot less crispy and not so brown....Click here for more details... Herschell Carrousel Factory Museum North Tonawanda, NY Tours can be adapted to all ages, from preschool to senior citizen. The price for guided tours is $4.00 for adults and $2.00 for children ages 2-12. Tour company representatives, teachers, and Scout leaders are given complimentary admission with the group. Tour companies which bring 10 or more bus tours annually are offered a discounted admission rate. Guided tours last approximately 50-55 minutes for adults and 30-45 minutes for children. Our docents lead visitors throughout the public spaces in the factory complex, explaining the history of carousel and band organ production in the Tonawandas and the operation of this particular factory. Tour groups view large photo murals mounted throughout the building showing the factory complex...Click here for more details... Hershey's Chocolate World Hershey, PA Experience the free chocolate-making tour that includes a free sample. Visit the gift shops, food court and full-service restaurant. Visitors can learn the fascinating process of chocolate-making on CHOCOLATE WORLD®'s simulated factory tour ride. First, guests walk through a tropical jungle where cocoa beans are harvested, then they follow the cocoa bean's journey to a boat dock where beans are loaded onto ships headed for America. From there, visitors climb aboard the tour ride and enter the simulated factory tour. Tours are available continuously throughout the day. Guests receive a free sample of a HERSHEY®'S product at the end of the tour....Click here for more details... Hillestad Pharmaceuticals, USA Woodruff, WI We invite you to drop by and tour our manufacturing facility. Located on highway 51 (1/2 mile north of hwy 47 & 51 intersection) in Woodruff. See vitamins, minerals, protein tablets, herbs , skin cremes and lotions manufactured using natural source nutrients. Don't miss it....Click here for more details... Hilmar Cheese Company Hilmar, CA When a dozen California dairy farmers joined together to found Hilmar Cheese Company in 1984, they were enthusiastic because their Jersey cows were particularly good at producing high-protein milk, ideal for making cheese. The dairymen worked hard, the cows worked hard, and the cheesemakers worked hard as the business grew. Today, Hilmar Cheese Company products are known around the world for excellent quality, great taste and superior functionality. State of the art production facilities enable us to produce a variety of high quality cheese while meeting diverse customer specifications. Our cheesemakers will explain how fresh milk is turned into tasty Cheddar and Monterey Jack cheese in our "Cheese Theatre." Explore our interactive exhi...Click here for more details... Hitzer, Inc Berne, IN Hitzer is a small privately owned manufacturing company with the family approach to marketing and service. All hitzer products are made by the Amish craftsmen who take great pride in their work. Hitzer has been manufacturing the Hitzer wood/coal heaters since 1975. Free standing stoves, fireplace inserts, radiant heaters, furnace add-ons and the qualified cook stove are all available at Hitzer In 1995 Hitzer expanded their business by purchasing the Heller-Aller pump company which has been in business since 1886. We are the sole manufacture of the Heller-Aller deep-well windmill pumps, shallow well hand and windmill pumps, and pitcher pumps. We have a complete inventory of all parts and assembled pumps on hand....Click here for more details... Hoegh Pet Casket Company Gladstone, MI Tour the factory, the display room and the model pet cemetery....Click here for more details... Hoffman's Chocolates Greenacres, FL Hoffman's history began more than 30 years ago in a small chocolate shop in Lake Worth, FL. Paul Hoffman Sr., the founder of Hoffman's, purchased a small candy shop so that he and his family could work in this business together. Paul combined his love of creating new products with his extensive cooking experience to begin his illustrious career making award winning confections. Word of his confectionary masterpieces spread, and soon Hoffman's built a devoted following. The Hoffman family made a commitment to use only the finest and freshest ingredients from around the world, and these standards have never been compromised. Much care and attention goes into each and every confection. Preparation is carefully monitored, from mixing and co...Click here for more details... Holualoa Kona Coffee Company Holualoa, HI We welcome you to visit us in historic Holualoa for free coffee plantation tours and coffee tastings. On the gentle upland slopes overlooking the Kona coast, just 10 minutes from Kailua-Kona on historic Mamalahoa Highway. You'll enjoy the scenic drive through the prized Kona coffee belt. Owners Desmond and Lisen Twigg-Smith invite you to experience Kona's bountiful Kona coffee harvest on their family farm. Learn what makes one of the world's finest coffees from the tree to the cup. In addition to roasting their own estate coffee, this thriving mill and roasting operation handles coffee for more than 100 nearby Kona farms. Tour the farm's orchards and mill in a small, personalized setting. Finish up in the roasting room and en...Click here for more details... Homer Laughlin China Company Newell, WV Come and take a tour of the Homer Laughlin China Company Factory! Call us today at 1-800-452-4462 and make your factory tour reservation....Click here for more details... Homestake Gold Mine Lead, SD Come visit us! We have many things to offer. The center has an amazing view of the 1876 Historic "Open Cut"- the original claim of the Homestake Gold Mine. The Open Cut was the original site of the Homestake Claim in 1876. The center also has a short informative film, educational & historic memorabilia, and a fantastic gift shop. Our surface tour of the Homestake Mining Operation takes you through the underground mine's surface operation and follows the mining process including hoisting, crushing and milling of the underground ore and views Homestake's state-of-the-art Waste Water Treatment Plant and open pit mine. This is a guided tour that takes about 1 hour. You are taken via bus up to the Homestake surface operation. Yo...Click here for more details... Honey Acres Ashippun, WI Now in its 5th generation, Honey Acres began in 1852 when C.F. Diehnelt arrived in Milwaukee from his native Germany with his beekeeping talents. Today, Honey Acres is located on a 40-acre property in rural Ashippun, Wisconsin; midway between Milwaukee and Madison. Combining almost 150 years of beekeeping experience and our passion for honey, Honey Acres offers a complete variety of gourmet honey, honey cremes, honey mustards, honey confections and a variety of gift presentations....Click here for more details... Hoover Dam Boulder, NV The Discovery Tour replaced the traditional and hardhat tours previously conducted in the power house. The new on top of the dam interpretative tour provides visitors more information on the dam than ever before. The Discovery Tour is a way to see, learn and appreciate what Hoover Dam is all about. This self-paced tour was created to meet the public interest in visiting the dam and provide a quality, informative visit, while recognizing that certain security precautions must be taken to protect the facility, the workers and the visiting public. Talks by our guide staff, are presented at a number of separate locations, within the visitor facilities and on top of the dam. A ticket is required to explore the Visitor Center and top of the da...Click here for more details... Hyundai Montgomery, AL On April 2, 2002, Hyundai Motor Company (HMC), Korea's largest automotive manufacturer, announced it would construct a $1 billion automotive assembly and manufacturing plant in Montgomery, Ala. On April 12, 2002, Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama, LLC (HMMA) was incorporated. Chung Mong-koo, chairman and chief executive officer of Hyundai Kia Automotive Group, and AlabamaGovernor, Bob Riley, gathered with elected officials on Friday, May 20, 2005 to celebrate the grand opening of Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama, LLC (HMMA). The $1.4 billion plant is the company's first U.S. manufacturing facility. The plant employs more than 3,300 team members with high-paying jobs and full benefits. Additionally, more than 72 suppliers have lo...Click here for more details... Idaho National Laboratory Idaho Falls, ID In operation since 1949, the Idaho National Laboratory is a government reservation located in the southeastern Idaho desert. At 890 square miles (569,135 acres), the INL Site is roughly 85 percent the size of Rhode Island. It was established in 1949 as the National Reactor Testing Station, and for many years was the site of the largest concentration of nuclear reactors in the world. Fifty-two nuclear reactors were built, including the U.S. Navy's first prototype nuclear propulsion plant. During the 1970s, the laboratory's mission broadened into other areas, such as biotechnology, energy and materials research, and conservation and renewable energy. INL consists of several primary facilities situated on an expanse of otherwise undev...Click here for more details... Inside CNN Studio Tour Atlanta, GA The studio tour features a number of behind-the-scenes demonstrations. Here you'll learn just how we make images--like weather maps--appear behind our anchors and correspondents. The Tour Finale features CNN anchors and reporters discussing the many memories, challenges and requirements of the job. Put all you learned on the tour to work at the Interactive Area inside The Turner Store. Here you can make a video of yourself reading the day's top news stories, or have your picture taken with a variety of Turner personalities on the Studio Chromakey. Make your visit to the Turner Store complete by picking up a memento from the store's complete line of news, sports, and entertainment network merchandise....Click here for more details... Intel Visitors Center (California) Santa Clara, CA At the Intel Museum in Santa Clara, you can experience the power of computer chips first hand, and the evolution of their development. Explore the pages of the site and interact with our Web movies to learn more about the museum and computer chips. ...Click here for more details... Intel Visitors Center (New Mexico) Albuquerque, NM Our employees manufacture and test some of the most sophisticated products the world has ever seen. They also take their talent and dedication beyond Intel's walls into the community, where they are actively involved in education and civic programs. Intel coordinates employee volunteer programs and actively looks for opportunities to improve the quality of life. Whether our employees are mentoring students, coaching sports teams, or spearheading a food drive, they are living up to Intel's corporate value of being an asset to the community....Click here for more details... Intercourse Canning Company Intercourse, PA Welcome to our little hometown business. Please take a look at what we have to offer. We refer to our canned goods around here as Amish hors d'oeuvres. If you've ever tasted our products you'll certainly agree, they're the best to be found. The Intercourse Canning Company offers products freshly packed by local Amish and Mennonite folk, who work daily to produce various brand jarred goods. Not only are our products the best in the field, they're right at home in your pantry. We've provided a way for you to experience a bit of what Lancaster County, Pennsylvania has to offer the taste buds. You can order products directly from our list of pickled vegetables, relishes, salsas, jams, jellies, pancake mixes, pretzel mixes and much more....Click here for more details... Intercourse Pretzel Factory Intercourse, PA In October of 1995 the Intercourse Pretzel Factory opened its doors, but it was actually an accident... When Cross Keys Village changed to a retail center, an old pretzel company from Lancaster agreed to move their factory to the complex, as an anchor for the property. The building was renovated, but in the meantime, the folks changed their minds! As a theme designer for restaurants, Donna Clark developed themes and then found a tenant for properties. At the Cross Keys Village Center, the product (handmade pretzels) and the concept (a working pretzel factory) were intriguing to Donna, so she decided to start the Pretzel Factory herself! It was something new for Donna, but after five years, she's glad she made the move to open the Interc...Click here for more details... INVESCO Field at Mile High Denver, CO The Broncos' new home is located in the vicinity of Mile High Stadium, just west of Interstate-25. The cost of the new stadium will be incurred by Broncos Owner and Chief Executive Officer Pat Bowlen and the taxpayers of the six-county area through a penny-per-$10 sales tax on retail goods. The site upon which Mile High Stadium currently stands will feature grass, trees and landscaped parking lots. The new facility will be highlighted by an emphasis on state-of-the-art technology, while maintaining the traditional aspects of Mile High Stadium that have given the Broncos a decided home field advantage over the years. Those features include the close proximity of the seats to the field, as well as steel treads and risers that can be used...Click here for more details... Ironstone Winery Murphys, CA Ironstone Vineyards' Private Tour and Tasting package is the best and most unique way to experience wine and the wine making process. On your private tour of the winery, your group will be guided through Ironstone's seven-story complex, modeled after an 1859 Gold Stamp Mill, and learn intimate facts and details about the winery. Following your tour, samples of each of Ironstone's award-winning wines will be provided. At this time your group will have the opportunity to sense the aromas and taste the wines craftsmanship. Along with the wine tasting, canapés prepared by our culinary staff will be made available for a food and wine pairing experience. Please keep your Ironstone Vineyards wine glass as a souvenir. The price of the Private...Click here for more details... Jack Daniel Distillery Lynchburg, TN The historic Jack Daniel Distillery is the major claim to fame of tiny (pop. 361) Lynchburg. This facility is, they say, America's oldest registered distillery. Purveyors of fine "Tennessee sipping whiskey" since 1866, the company offers guided tours that take visitors through the process, from cave spring to mash, charcoal mellowing to oak barrels....Click here for more details... Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Company Chippewa Falls, WI It's in an area of wooded hillsides; swift-flowing rivers; dairy farms; small, friendly towns; and one very special place - Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin. Join thousands of folks who visit the Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Company each year on their trips to the Northwoods. Experience how Leinenkugel's® award-winning beers are handcrafted in an old-world Germanic brewery dating back over 140 years. There's no place, or beer, like ours. Come take a tour, sample our brews and see for yourself.The Leinenkugel brewery tour, which starts and ends at the Leinie Lodge™, is free. Let our Lodge guides introduce you to Leinenkugel's® history, family and brewing process. After the tour you can enjoy our award-winning beers at our historic sampling b...Click here for more details... James Leddy Boots Abilene, TX A dying art thrives at James Leddy Boots; hand-crafted western boots. From custom fitting to a finished boot, Leddy's art shows through. Many famous rodeo and country performers purchase their boots here. Stop in and watch this superb craftsman at work....Click here for more details... Jardine Foods Buda, TX OurFoods is pleased to present a fine family of specialty foods, featuring D.L. Jardine's, Jardine's 7J Ranch, and Shotgun Willie products. Way back in 1979, a group of folks known as The Jardine Outfit began making salsas, BBQ sauces, hot sauces, chili mixes, seasonings, and other ranch recipes. We based our unique recipes on traditions found in Texas ranching heritage and patterned them after actual recipes used by "cookies" in the old west. Today, we pride ourselves in carrying on the tradition of good taste, while adding a few new ingredients to give our recipes a little extra kick of flavor. We start each morning with fresh ingredients, and prepare our products in small batches to insure perfect quality and the freshest taste. Our prod...Click here for more details... Jayco RV's L'Anse, MI We invite you to get to know Jayco better. Please, come see us the next time you're in the area. Our Visitors Center, a renovated 1880's farmhouse located adjacent to our general offices, is open weekdays, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. eastern standard time (except holidays). While here, you can see historical Jayco photos and memorabilia; purchase logo'd apparel and merchandise; walk through our display of new products; and take a free tour of our manufacturing facilities....Click here for more details... Jelly Belly Candy Factory (CA) Fairfield, CA Step into our factory and smell the aroma of chocolate, apricot, cinnamon or pineapple, whatever is being cooked up that day. A visit to our candy making factory in Fairfield, Calif., located about an hour's drive north of San Francisco, is a sugary delight. During the 40-minute walking tour, Jelly Belly Guides will show you a real working factory where we cook up over 150 different sweet treats. Learn the secrets to how they create the legendary Jelly Belly bean, and discover why it takes more than a week to make a single bean. See taffy, chocolates, and wild gummi critters in the making, too. Please call to verify dates and hours of operation before planning your visit....Click here for more details... Jelly Belly Center (WI) Pleasant Prairie, WI Sweet sensations and a world of delight await you at the Jelly Belly Center, a mouthwatering stop located off the I-94 Milwaukee/Chicago corridor,near the state line. The Center is designed so visitors can take a tour of our warehouse (really, it's fun!) and taste the magic of "the original gourmet jelly bean," Jelly Belly. You'll start from Jelly Belly Junction, and hop on board the Jelly Belly Express train for a tour inside the large warehouse and distribution center. The 30-minute ride makes stops at a variety of Stations with large screen videos showing the company's century of candy making and how we make candy corn, jelly beans, taffy, gummies and more. Fun sights make the center a destination for family fun. See a dancing ch...Click here for more details... Jet Propulsion Laboratory Pasadena, CA The Jet Propulsion Laboratory, managed by the California Institute of Technology, is NASA's lead center for robotic exploration of the solar system. Our spacecraft have visited all the planets in our solar system except Pluto. JPL telescopes are observing distant galaxies in the universe to study how our solar system was formed. We also manage the worldwide Deep Space Network, which communicates with spacecraft and conducts scientific investigations from its complexes in California's Mojave Desert near Goldstone; near Madrid, Spain; and near Canberra, Australia. JPL cameras and sensors are aboard satellites circling Earth to study the ozone, oceans and other Earth sciences. To support our continued exploration, JPL is making advances in tec...Click here for more details... Jiffy Mix Chelsea, MI Chelsea Milling Company is operated by a family whose roots in the flour milling business date back to the early 1800’s. We have been milling flour here in Chelsea for over one hundred years. Mabel White Holmes, grandmother of our President, Howdy S. Holmes, developed and introduced to the homemaker the first prepared baking mix product, “JIFFY” Baking Mix, in the spring of 1930. Currently we offer 18 “JIFFY” Mixes. Our mixes provide you, our consumer, with the best value available. Chelsea Milling Company is a complete manufacturer. We store wheat. We mill wheat into flour. We use that flour for our own mixes. We make our own "little blue" boxes. We do it all-that's why our mixes provide you with the best possible value. Value i...Click here for more details... Joe Gibbs Racing Huntersville, NC A large viewing area of the shop floor is available. In this area there is a video tape showing a complete tour of the shop. A number of window cases showing trophies and other items from the various JGR teams. A gift shop is also available. No charge for admission. This is a great shop to visit. The shop has over 130,000 square feet with a platform over the work space so fans can see the working of the shop without being in the way of the team. There is a video to watch that describes some of the areas of the shop that are not open to fans. It also includes a 100 seat auditorium....Click here for more details... John Deere (Waterloo) Waterloo, IA See the assembly of 95 to 425-horsepower tractors in state-of-the-art production facility. Tour the engine works, drive train assembly, and service parts operations. Browse through the Deere Crossing Gift Shop....Click here for more details... John Deere Harvester Works Moline, IL Factory Facts ============= John Deere Harvester Works is the largest, most modern combine manufacturing facility in the world. Located in East Moline, Illinois, it is approximately 90 acres under roof (that's nearly 4 million square feet) and has produced products since 1913. How We Build Your Combine ========================= A majority of your combine components start as a roll of steel. Each roll weighs 10-to 20-tons, is 4-to 6-feet wide, and comes in thickness up to 1/4-inch. Steel is fed into a machine which cuts it to various lengths, then flattens it. The flat steel is sent to different stations to be made into smaller parts. Computer Numerically Controlled (CNC) machines, capable of holding 37 unique punches in a large...Click here for more details... John Deere Pavilion Moline, IL In 1848, John Deere changed the course of local history in Moline Illinois by locating his first plow manufacturing plant on the banks of the Mississippi River. With this factory, John Deere's dream of producing a superior self-scouring plow for the western frontier became a reality. Across the country, farmers used his plow to till the land and they forever changed the shape of agriculture. The rest, as they say, is history: a history that is preserved at the John Deere Pavilion. The John Deere Pavilion was created as a celebration of the past, present and future of agribusiness. It has attracted guests from all corners of the globe and is recognized as the world's most comprehensive agricultural exhibit. Almost overnight, the John...Click here for more details... Johnson Space Center Houston, TX Welcome to Space Center Houston, the Official Visitor center of NASA's Johnson Space Center. The Center is owned and operated by the Manned Space Flight Education Foundation, Inc., and is not federally funded. Applaud the accomplishments of NASA and the American manned space flight program at Space Center Houston. You will relive the past achievements of the space program and witness today's history in the making. Everything you see in the facility is realistic. Space Center Houston's creators kept in close contact with NASA to ensure the most accurate experience. Each attraction is self-guided so you can spend as much time, or as little time, in each areas as desired. Most guests spend four to six hours in the Center. Tram tou...Click here for more details... Johnson Woolen Mills, LLC Johnson, VT Johnson Woolen Mills is a 161 year old manufacturer of fine woolen outerwear and accessories for men, women, children and big & tall. All clothing is 100% designed and handmade at our factory in Johnson, VT. In addition, we have a factory store next door which is an extremely popular Vermont attraction. The JOHNSON tradition reaches back more than 160 years to a time when local farmers brought their wool here to have it woven into cloth. In the late 19th century, we began making heavy woolen trousers, well suited to the climate of Vermont and the rest of New England. In the early 20th century, we added shirts, jackets and vests to our line of ready-made clothing. Today our factory is still at the same location on the banks of the Gihon R...Click here for more details... JR Motorsports Mooresville, NC JR Motorsports was established in 1999 as the management company for NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. and is now a full-fledged racing operation with three late model teams, a USAR Hooters Pro Cup team, and a full-time NASCAR Busch Series program. JR Motorsports first foray into racing came in the form of a street stock car that raced at Concord Motorsports Park in Concord, N.C., during the summer of 2002. During the next three years the team progressed through the late model stock car and Pro Cup ranks, collecting numerous wins and pole awards along the way. With support from the U.S. Navy, Earnhardt Jr. launched the JR Motorsports NASCAR Busch Series program in 2006. The JR Motorsports team has come a long way from its start in 200...Click here for more details... Kansas Underground Salt Museum Hutchinson, KS The Kansas Underground Salt Museum is 650 below the surface in the largest salt formation in the United States. The tour is via a underground tram. The tram will tour a still working salt mine. It will also tour excavated areas of the mine that are used as storage areas. Since salt mines have a constant temperature and humidity they are used to store items that are sensitive to temperature and humidity such as old Hollywood films....Click here for more details... Karsten Manufacturing Corporation Phoenix, AZ The distinction between manufacturing clubs and assembling them was not lost on PING inventor Karsten Solheim more than 40 years ago. Nor is it today. The family-owned company prides itself on closely controlling the entire clubmaking process. We begin in design and engineering where new ideas are tested every day with the goal to design the perfect custom-fit golf club. Those ideas become a reality when molds for clubheads are machined, then transferred to the foundry for investment casting. Next they are heat treated, then on to assembly for component matching and personalization. From engineering to investment casting to calibration of every club bearing the PING name, quality is assured at every phase. PING is ISO-9001-2000 &...Click here for more details... Keepsake Candles Bartlesville, OK Each Keepsake® Candle is hand-made to our exacting specifications. The molds for our candles are taken from antique glassware dating from 1820 to around 1940. Specially formulated heat-resistant Oklahoma paraffin wax is poured into the mold and rotated by hand to form a wax shell. The shell is then filled with softer, richly scented wax. All in all the process takes nearly two days to complete. When the candle is lit, the scented inner wax burns slowly to the bottom releasing its aromatic fragrance. Light glows softly through the colored, patterned exterior, and the shell remains to be refilled and enjoyed over and over again. We take pride in our candles and are confident that you will enjoy them as much as we do. Stock up for yourself...Click here for more details... Ken Smith Basses, Ltd. Perkasie, PA Multi-String Electric Bass Pioneer Ken Smith has developed or introduced many of the innovations used on today’s basses which are now industry standards. Some of these include Printed Circuit Board Electronics, Graphite Inlaid Neck, Detented Balance and EQ controls, Low ‘B’ Design .128 and .130, and Taper Core Bass Strings. Ken Smith hand picks the wood for every bass from our in-house lumberyard, which features over 20 species of aged tonewoods. Visitors to the factory are awestruck by what is probably the largest collection and variety of acclimated musical-grade woods in the world. Inspired by the techniques of 16th - 19th Century European stringed instrument makers, Smith Basses are a marriage of Old World Tradition an...Click here for more details... Kennecott Utah Copper Corporation Magna, UT Kennecott's Bingham Canyon Mine has produced more copper than any mine in history, and has been called "The Richest Hole on Earth." It's considered the largest excavation on the planet, and can even be seen from outer space. Standing at the overlook within the Bingham Canyon Mine, you can see, hear, and feel the breathtaking and awesome magnitude of the largest man-made excavation on earth. While you watch the action in the mine, a descriptive narration recorded in several languages explains the operations. From the overlook, you can watch 240 and 320 ton capacity haulage trucks deliver copper ore to the in-pit crusher, where the material is reduced to the size of soccer balls before being loaded onto a five-mile conveyor th...Click here for more details... Kennedy Space Center Kennedy Space Center, FL Explore America's space heritage with an awe-inspiring tour of Kennedy Space Center. Since 1995, over $120 million has been expended to help enhance the tour experience, all from funds generated by admissions, souvenir and food sales. No tax dollars are used in the operation, maintenance and improvements of the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. Before your visit, be aware of operating hours and admission fees. Interested in souvenirs? There are tours and exhibits to satisfy every age and interest, from the early days of Mercury to the assembly of the International Space Station....Click here for more details... Kitchen Kettle Village Intercourse, PA 1. Cannin' and Jammin' Roll up your sleeves and help us make a batch of apple raspberry jelly. You even get to label your jar and take it home to enjoy. Learn more about the art of canning in Lancaster County. Wednesdays at 3pm. $20 per person. 2. A Taste of Kitchen Kettle Walking Tour Go behind the scenes to get to know the people, taste the food and find out the stories of a jelly business that started in a garage and grew over three generations to a village of 42 shops, restaurants and guest rooms. Fridays at 9:30. $20 per person....Click here for more details... KitchenAid Greenville, OH At one time it took four days to build a stand mixer. Today a talented work force produces hundreds of mixers every day. Take a guided tour of the KitchenAid® mixer factory and walk through the entire manufacturing process. Then, peek over the shoulder of an assembler as the stand mixer moves into the final assembly stage. The tour will leave you with a new appreciation for the way KitchenAid products are made....Click here for more details... Knigge Farms LLC Omro, WI Half hour guided tour of a working family dairy farm using robotic milking technology. You will tour a free stall dairy barn where cows milk themselves 24 hours a day. Visit calves and feed them if your visit is during their feeding time. Cats, kittens, chickens and Jack the farm dog are other animals for you to see....Click here for more details... Kodak Theatre Hollywood, CA Kodak Theatre is the crown jewel of the Hollywood and Highland entertainment complex located in the heart of historic Hollywood. Since opening in November 2001, the theatre has hosted a range of prestigious artists and events including the Academy Awards® Ceremonies, Celine Dion, Prince, Elvis Costello, Barry Manilow, American Ballet Theatre, Moscow Stanislavsky Ballet, AFI Life Achievement Award to Tom Hanks, ESPY Awards, American Idol finals, GREASE starring Frankie Avalon, Dixie Chicks and more. Step behind the velvet rope...and experience the glamour of the Home of the Academy Awards Ceremonies. See an Oscar statuette, visit our exclusive George Eastman VIP Room, view 26 Academy Awards images, learn where this year's nominees sat,...Click here for more details... Kohler Company Kohler, WI For anyone who’s ever wondered how their KOHLER bathtub or faucet was made, the company opens its doors in a unique insider’s tour – the Industry in Action factory tour. Offered every weekday morning, Kohler’s Industry in Action factory tour takes visitors through the numerous buildings that create everything from vitreous china lavatories to massive 6-foot cast iron tubs....Click here for more details... Kokomo Opalescent Glass Kokomo, IN In the mid 1880's a huge pocket of natural gas was discovered in Kokomo. The City of Kokomo offered free gas to any business who would locate here and bring jobs. The gas was gone inside of ten years, and now, we are the last surviving Gas Boom business, and the oldest manufacturer of opalescent glass in the world. Kokomo Opalescent Glass is proud to present the KOG Hot Glass Studio. Established in 1998, a division of Kokomo Opalescent Glass Co., the purpose of the Hot Glass Studio is to produce a unique range of quality hand blown and hand cast glass using the world famous Kokomo Opalescent glass. The Hot Glass Studio offers one of a kind and limited edition functional and sculptural glass objects, rondels, and dalles d...Click here for more details... Kona Brewing Company Kailua Kona, HI Kona Brewing Company was started by father and son team Cameron Healy and Spoon Khalsa. The pair had a dream to create fresh, local island brews made with spirit, passion and quality. Their love of Hawaii, and a desire to protect the pristine environment here, brought them to the Big Island to fulfill their vision. Kona Brewing continues to be headquartered right where it began, in Kailua-Kona on Hawaii's Big Island. The brewery began brewing and packaging beer in February 1995. Since that first year, beer production at the Kona facility has increased every year by a total of 585 percent. Several tanks and other brewing equipment have been added through the years to enable increased production. Today, the brewery consists of a mash tun,...Click here for more details... Kona Joe Coffee LLC Kealakekua, HI Aloha from Kona Joe, where we grow our 100% pure Kona Coffee on a trellis using the same techniques as the world's finest vineyards! Kona Joe is the world's first trellised coffee plantation, and Kona Joe has the patent to prove it! Our Kona Coffee products include; Estate Trellised Kona, Kainaliu Kona Joe Coffee, Peaberry Kona Coffee, Espresso, Decaf Kona Coffee, our world famous JammerS - as well as Kona Coffee Gifts and our own line of Kona Joe Mugs and Signature clothing. Kona Joe puts his name (and reputation) on everything he sells. He wants you to be happy! Our goal is to farm, process, and roast the world's finest Kona Coffee. Our award winning coffee is grown, processed, and roasted in the USA. All internet orders...Click here for more details... Kreider Farms Manheim, PA Three generations have operated Manheim's Kreider Farms, which offers a 90-minute, high-tech view of farming including a drive down the middle of our Titanic-sized loafing barn, otherwise known as the cow palace and a bird's eye view of the milking merry-go-round. Filled with facts and humor, we please groups of all ages. In fact, our farm tour program will host over 500 busses and cars totaling over 20,000 visitors this year alone. The tour starts at the Country Inn & Suites Hotel at Kreider Farm on Rt. 72 in Manheim. The Country Inn & Suites would be happy to discuss hosting your family or group for an over night stay as well. Take the Kreider Farms Tour and see how old-fashioned dedication to quality milk products harnessed with st...Click here for more details... Krema Nut Company Columbus, OH Established in 1898, Krema has been satisfying the discriminating tastes of nut lovers for over 100 years. Our commitment to old fashion values keeps them coming back for more. Our master roaster has been with Krema for over 25 years. Under his watchful eye, Krema nuts are gently roasted in small batches by hand. It is this time-honored tradition that gives Krema nuts their incredible, distinctive flavor. The Krema Nut Company is located in Columbus, Ohio and is one of the oldest peanut butter makers still manufacturing in the United States today! Our creamy and crunchy peanut butter is completely natural - always has been. That means we don't add salt, sugar, or preservatives. What makes Krema so special? So unique? FR...Click here for more details... Lake Champlain Chocolates Burlington, VT Lake Champlain Chocolates started on a dare. In 1983, Jim Lampman, owner of Burlington, Vermont's acclaimed Ice House Restaurant on the Lake Champlain waterfront, was buying expensive boxes of chocolates as gifts for his staff. One day, his pastry chef, a man of high epicurean standards, took Jim aside after receiving one too many boxes. "These chocolates are terrible," he confessed. "All right then, you do better!" Jim challenged him. Shortly thereafter, Jim was presented with hand rolled, distinctively flavored truffles - the finest chocolates Jim had ever tasted. Jim began serving them Sundays to select restaurant patrons. The response was so favorable, Jim founded an upscale chocolate company to keep up with the demand. Althoug...Click here for more details... Lakefront Brewery Milwaukee, WI Milwaukee’s own Lakefront Brewery Inc. started in 1987. The industrious and inventive microbrewery located on the Milwaukee River has become a Milwaukee landmark. Its rich history includes partnerships with local taverns, preservation of local historical pieces, unique tours, family style dining options and most importantly, great beer. Beginnings President Russ Klisch said it all started with his brother, Jim. Jim expressed interest in beer making near his birthday and Russ humored him by giving him a book on the subject. To Russ’ surprise, Jim read the book and brewed the beer. According to Russ, Jim was not known as a gourmet cook, but he made a good beer. Russ was impressed, but decided he could brew one bett...Click here for more details... Lambeau Field Green Bay, WI with an intimate tour of this amazing, hallowed ground. The 60-minute tour gives you access to behind-the-scenes areas. You'll learn the history of Lambeau Field. And you'll even walk through the team tunnel on the same concrete that every Packers player has walked on since Lombardi's teams took the field. Each one-hour tour will begin in Harlan Plaza at the statues of Curly Lambeau and Vince Lombardi. Tour guides will lead fans through the all-new Atrium, up to the Club Level for an exclusive look at the private boxes, club seats and the Legends Club, and then visit the upgraded concourse and check out the turf of football's most famous gridiron. Call for group tour information. And don't forget your camera....Click here for more details... Lance Camper Manufacturing Corporation Lancaster, CA If you own a pickup truck, you're halfway to a great RV. Since 1965, Lance has been building America's favorite truck campers - the most versatile RVs on the planet. Go anywhere, anytime - and do anything - with a Lance. Come see how the world's best-built campers are crafted in a state-of-the-art, 141,000-square-foot facility in Southern California's sunny Antelope Valley - about an hour northeast of Los Angeles....Click here for more details... Lane Packing Company Fort Valley, GA Originally founded in 1908 by our great-grandfather John David Duke, the farm was named Diamond Fruit Farm. In addition, John David Duke owned a facility that manufactured basket liners and built a peach packinghouse in 1942 that was named J.D. Duke. In 1950 he changed the name of this business to Southern Orchard Supply Co. but business was taken over by his son-in-law David O. Lane, and grandson, Duke Lane, Sr. The farming name remained the same but the packing portion of the business became Lane Packing Company. Following the retirement of his father, David O. Lane, Duke Lane, Sr., became sole owner and continued to pack peaches until 1975 at the same location that his grandfather had built. In 1976, Duke Lane, Sr. formed a partner...Click here for more details... Laramie River Station Wheatland, WY The Laramie River Station (LRS) is a coal-fired electric generating station located six miles east of Wheatland, WY. It is recognized as one of the most highly efficient, cleanest-operating electric generating stations technically feasible. The plant's sophisticated environmental control equipment, which cost more than $300 million, protects the land, air and water. Laramie River Station itself was constructed for a cost of $1.6 billion and has a total generating capacity of 1,650 megawatts (MW). LRS is owned by the Missouri Basin Power Project (MBPP), a group of six consumer-owned electric utilities of which Basin Electric is project manager. Because of this unique cooperative arrangement, LRS represents one of the largest consumer...Click here for more details... Lazy Magnolia Kiln, MS Founded in September of 2003, Lazy Magnolia is Mississippi's first brewery offering locally brewed beer to Mississippians and visitors to our state at all of their favorite restaurants. Located in the Bootleg capital of Mississippi, we break with tradition by offering legal brew to our customers! Lazy Magnolia is dedicated to providing the best possible products through our tireless efforts, our superior motivation, and our Southern heritage. We offer our customers a line of refreshing beverages, made in true Southern Style, complementing the traditions of the South and remaining true to Southern tastes....Click here for more details... Leinenkugel Brewing Chippewa Falls, WI When Jacob Leinenkugel first came to Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, in 1866, he found wide rivers, lush forests, clean water. And 2500 thirsty lumberjacks. As the son of a German brew master and brother to two others, Jacob knew an opportunity when he saw one. So he and business partner John Miller set to work building the Spring Brewery. The name held the secret of their rich, tasty product—the pure water that flowed from the Big Eddy Spring. Neither acidic nor alkaline, the water was perfect for brewing full-bodied beer. And, in 1867, the first batch of Leinenkugel’s beer was born. Within thirteen years, Jacob and his crew were handcrafting 1800 barrels of Leinie’s per year to meet the growing thirst for quality beer in the Chippewa Valley...Click here for more details... Leland Olds Station Stanton, ND The Leland Olds Station (LOS) is named for Leland Olds, a champion of public power who served on the Federal Power Commission for 10 years under President Franklin D. Roosevelt. In a speech in 1959, Olds called for the construction of consumer-owned power plants that would be integrated with the federal hydroelectric dams on the Missouri River. He described what was then a hope for him, but it eventually became a successful reality through the creation of Basin Electric in 1961. LOS, located four miles southeast of Stanton, ND, was the first electric generating station built by Basin Electric. The plant has two lignite-fired electric generating units. Unit 1 construction began in June 1963 and took three years and $36 million to bui...Click here for more details... Levi Strauss & Co San Francisco, CA Founded in 1853 by Bavarian immigrant Levi Strauss, Levi Strauss & Co. (LS&CO.) is one of the world's largest brand-name apparel marketers with sales in more than 100 countries. There is no other company with a comparable global presence in the jeans and casual pants markets. Our market-leading apparel products are sold under the Levi's® and Dockers® brands. In 1873, Levi Strauss and Nevada tailor Jacob Davis patented the process of putting rivets in pants for strength, and the world's first jeans — Levi's® jeans — were born. Today, the Levi's® trademark is one of the most recognized in the world and is registered in more than 160 countries. The company is privately held by descendants of the family of Levi Strauss. Shares of compan...Click here for more details... Liberty Orchards Cashmere, WA Don't miss the sweetest tour on the Cascade Loop. Take a refreshing break and visit the candy kitchens of Liberty Orhards. Located just one minute off Highway 2 in Cashmere, Washington, we offer continous tours... every 20 minutes, and lots of free samples for everyone! Aplets & Cotlets ... a unique Washington tradition. Handmade from a secret family recipe, Aplets & Cotlets and Fruit Festives get their smooth, natural flavor from wholesome ingredients... pure fruit juices and premium nutmeats. And, of course, no preservatives! You'll find goodies galore in our little Country Store. Oure shelves are filled with scrumptious Pacific Northwest delicacies & unique gifts from Washington's apple country....Click here for more details... Long Grove Confectionery Co. Buffalo Grove, IL See the 2,500 pound Chocolate Sculpture as you enter the Tour which explains where chocolate comes from in the Gallery Room. Your guided tour will then take you down the Chocolate Walkway enabling you to view live production where gourmet Chocolates are being Hand-made. During the tour there is a video enhancement at each production area. Chocolate lovers will love this, a Chocolate Factory tour where you learn how chocolate is processed and then are able to see candy being made right in front of you. You will first be seated in the gallery to see a brief video that will explain how this family owned and operated company got it's start and it will show you where chocolate is grown then the tour takes you down a walkway that will enable...Click here for more details... Long Trail Brewing Company Bridgewater Corners, VT As the brewer of Vermont's #1 selling craft brew we are dedicated to providing you with an outstanding experience. Whether your interest is to enjoy some of Long Trail's award winning brews or to take our self-guided brewery tour, guests to our facility will find extraordinary insight into the wonderful world of beer....Click here for more details... Los Angeles Times Printing Plant Los Angeles, CA The Times' editorial, business and administrative departments as well as most pre-press operations are located at a six-building complex in downtown Los Angeles encompassing an entire city block. The Times is one of the few U.S. newspapers to be published out of three production facilities. Located strategically throughout the Southland, the facilities include the state-of-the-art Olympic plant in Los Angeles, the Orange County plant in Costa Mesa and the San Fernando Valley plant in Chatsworth. In 1999, the presses at the three facilities were retrofitted to accommodate narrower, 50-inch-wide newsprint. This change reduces the amount of newsprint The Times uses while providing readers with an easy-to-handle page size. The Olympic...Click here for more details... Louisville Slugger Louisville, KY The Louisville Slugger Museum gives the phrase "Play Ball!" a new meaning with a 21-ton, stone sculpture of a glove standing in one hall of the museum. This factory tour (conducted on Main Street) comes close to epitomizing the American dream, as Louisville creates bats not only for the little leaguers itching to take the tour but for the pros as well. The tour shows the process in which bats are made (95% by a machine that takes all of 40 seconds!). It's also a museum filled with baseball memorabilia, including the Sluggers of baseball greats like Ty Cobb, Lou Gehrig and Babe Ruth. All visitors leave with a mini-version of the original Slugger bat made on location....Click here for more details... Louisville Stoneware Louisville, KY Welcome to Louisville Stoneware one of our country's oldest and most revered stoneware manufacturing firms, known previously as Louisville Pottery...Experience with each of our beautiful and unique products our country's finest American handmade and handpainted stoneware, collectables, dinnerware and bakeware. Our historic company in Louisville, Kentucky connects its roots to the early 1800s. The pattern variations and differences in shading found on our pieces are to be celebrated by discerning collectors such as you for they testify to the distinct quality of each piece of our functional art. The high firing in our kilns makes our durable stoneware pieces ovenproof, microwave and dishwasher safe. The natural properties of Louisvil...Click here for more details... Louisville Water Company Louisville, KY Louisville Water Company has provided a safe supply of water to people in Louisville, Jefferson County, and surrounding areas since 1860. Our mission is to be a water industry leader in quality, customer satisfaction, and value. Louisville Water Company (LWC) provides water to more than 800,000 people in Greater Louisville and parts of Oldham and Bullitt counties. We deliver on average 127 million gallons of water per day. In addition to retail customers, LWC wholesales water to utilities in Shelby, Oldham, Bullitt, Spencer and Nelson counties. The Ohio River provides an abundant source for drinking water. LWC draws water from the river at two points: the raw water pump station at Zorn and River Road, and the B.E. Payne Pump Stati...Click here for more details... Lowe's Motor Speedway Concord, NC With dozens of NASCAR race shops in the region, Lowe's Motor Speedway is truly at the heart of stock car country, and what better way to take the pulse than with a tour of the superspeedway most drivers call home? Your grand tour of LMS includes a close-up look at areas that are usually off-limits during the battle for points and positions. Go behind the scenes to the Winston Cup Garage; travel down pit road where every second counts and take a picture in the same Victory Circle that has hosted the greatest drivers in NASCAR history. The highlight of the tour is a comfortable van ride around Charlotte's 1.5-mile oval where you will experience the full-tilt action of our 24-degree banks. After the tour, set aside some time to browse...Click here for more details... Mack Truck Macungie, PA Built like a Mack truck" is a descriptive, frequently-used phrase throughout the world! In fact, "Mack truck" is a worldwide symbol synonymous with strength and endurance. If you'd like to see how heavy-duty trucks are made, you've come to the right place! The Macungie Assembly Operations in Macungie, PA, which produces the Mack line of vocational and construction trucks, is open to the public through pre-arranged tours. The tour is one and one-half (1-1/2) miles of walking! Click here for additional information! The "Wheels of Time" exhibit of Mack trucks with models from 1907 to 1973 can be experienced at the Mack Museum, located at 997 Postal Road, Allentown, PA. In addition to trucks, the Museum features many interesting pieces of...Click here for more details... Madison Square Garden New York, NY Madison Square Garden'sTM All Access Tour allows fans to get an insider's view of the inner-workings of The World's Most Famous Arena®, providing them with little-known information and rarely seen viewpoints on the legendary showplace. Visitors taking part in the "All Access" one hour tour become a part of one of the busiest and most exciting sports and entertainment facilities in the world and are treated to a host of unique experiences. Visit the Knicks, Rangers and Liberty locker rooms; tour backstage of the Theater at Madison Square Garden; go inside the Star dressing rooms; learn how a basketball court becomes a sheet of ice; meet one of the famed Knicks City Dancers; see the MSG Network® studio; witness all the seldom seen build-up to...Click here for more details... Madison Wisconsin Public Television (WHA-TV) Madison, WI Wisconsin Public Television's loyal audience makes it one of the highest-ranking PBS services nationwide, reaching nearly 600,000 television households each week - an audience whose demographics reflect the local population as a whole. 60,000 households support WPT through annual donations. Since 1970, Nielsen ratings have ranked WHA-TV as one of the most-watched public television stations per capita in the country. Ratings indicate that 259,000 of the 400,000 south-central Wisconsin viewing households watch WHA-TV on a weekly basis....Click here for more details... Magic Hat Brewing Company South Burlington, VT The Ancient Ritual of brewing a distinctly rich and flavorful beer is nothing short of magic. Our mysterious mix of time-honored ingredients, chaotic chemistry, humble patience, and blind faith age into the secret brew we share in the rousing company of good spirits....Click here for more details... Maker's Mark Bourbon Loretto, KY Enjoy an opportunity to visit a very historic, picturesque, and immaculately maintained smaller bourbon distillery where things are still done the old-fashioned way including the signature red wax dipping done by hand on the bottling line. See all steps of production of one of the finest bourbons available. Visitors can hand dip their own bottle in a special vat located in the gift shop....Click here for more details... Malleys Chocolate Factory Cleveland, OH See 60,000 square feet of chocolate fantasy. Learn the rich history of Cleveland's largest family-owned and operated factory, since 1935. Enjoy the colorful commentary of your well-informed tour guide. Taste a delicious surprise made from our secret recipes....Click here for more details... Mandalay Coach Elkhart, IN Welcome to Mandalay Luxury Division, a division of Thor Industries. We produce the Presidio and Mandalay diesel powered motorhomes. If you are looking for luxury, innovation and functionality in your next motorhome look no further. The Presidio and Mandalay offer spacious floorplans, ranging from 38' - 44' long. The Freightliner chassis provides world-class driving capabilities, and the "big-block" Cummins engines have the power and efficiency to impress....Click here for more details... Maple Grove Farms of Vermont St. Johnsbury, VT Enter under the Welcoming Green Awning and view our award winning video, 'Vermont's First Industry - Maple Syrup', while sampling our yummy maple candies. A friendly, knowledgeable Tour Guide will take you through two floors of our factory. You'll see 100% pure, natural Maple Syrup packed on the filling line or watch our Gourmet Dressings go by. Follow your Tour guide down to the kitchen and see Maple Candy being made in our vintage equipment. View the room where a whole lot of shaking goes on! Walk through the crystal room where the candy is set in tanks overnight to form its protective shell ... then look right into our packing area and watch the candy being inspected and carefully hand packed. Next, stroll into the Sugar House Muse...Click here for more details... Maple Landmark Middlebury, VT Maple Landmark was founded in the 1970's by Michael Rainville in his parents' basement, in Lincoln, Vermont. What began as an after-school and summertime hobby soon turned into a business making spool holders, cribbage boards, and wooden vehicles. He began by selling at local fairs and consignment shops with the first wholesale sales coming in 1979. After graduating Clarkson University in 1984, Mike went to work constructing a new woodshop of ample size for his now full-time business, now known as Maple Landmark Woodcraft. The choice "Maple Landmark" as the name for the business was a natural extension of the name Mike's family used for their maple sugaring business and farm, Maple Landmark Homestead. His grandfather has been making mapl...Click here for more details... Marathon Coach Factory Coburg, OR Marathon Coach, Inc. began operations in September 1983 converting new commercial bus shells into luxury recreational vehicles and corporate coaches. Since 1989, Marathon has built their custom-crafted conversions primarily on Prevost bus shells, becoming the Volvo subsidiary's largest bus converter. In 1990, Bob Schoellhorn purchased his first Marathon coach and invested in the company after retiring from 17 years of service (including more than 10 years as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board) at Abbott Laboratories, a major pharmaceutical company. He became sole proprietor of Marathon Coach in 1994, using his worldwide business expertise and investment to accelerate Marathon's expansion by many years. Marathon moved into...Click here for more details... Mardi Gras World, Inc. New Orleans, LA Mardi Gras World invites you to take a look behind the magic of Mardi Gras on your next visit to New Orleans! Blaine Kern's Mardi Gras World is New Orleans' showcase of carnival, with thousands of sensational sculptured props and breath-taking giant figures on display all year-round. Tourists are encouraged to bring their cameras and picture themselves next to King Kong, Marilyn Monroe, the giant Bacchsaurus, and thousands of other props and sculptures. Our daily tours take you through this once-forbidden location inside New Orleans where Mardi Gras is made. You can now see Blaine Kern's artists and sculptors actually create the magical images and figures of Mardi Gras in full view of visitors throughout the year. You know this is g...Click here for more details... Marich Confectionery Sweet Shop and Tour Center Hollister, CA Inside you'll find a tempting array of our finest candies. For those who delight in the fruits of summer our Fruit Passions selection will be irresistible. Ahhh, Chocolate and Perfectly Nuts will satisfy tastes for chewy caramels, dessert candies or nutty treats. Tempting Tidbits and Seasonal Delights are perfect for parties or special occasions. Jellybean fans will find our Wallabeans are unsurpassed in taste and appearance. Café Complements is our special collection of candies that are simply exquisite with a steaming cup of java. And, if gift giving is in order, our Packaged Pleasures offer a collection of Marich favorites in lovely gift packages....Click here for more details... Marin French Cheese Company Petaluma, CA The Marin French Cheese Company has manufactured cheese in the same location for 136 years. Our factory and retail store are nestled between the California wine country north of San Francisco and the Pacific Ocean. In 1865, Jefferson A. Thompson purchased and stocked his 700 acre ranch with Grade A cattle and began the making of California granular cheese for the up and coming market in San Francisco. Eager to be innovative, in 1900 the family decided to emulate the enterprise of a neighbor, Louis Cantel (of French Swiss derivation) and engage, as he did, in the making of Camembert and related soft ripened cheeses. Since that time, Marin French Cheese has refined the ability to produce "authentic French" cheeses with a unique California...Click here for more details... Martin Guitar Company Nazareth, PA The C.F. Martin Company factory tour is a memorable experience for families and business travelers. We take great pride in the guitars and strings we produce. In fact, we're so proud that we open our doors every weekday for a tour at 11 am. It's the best way we know to show our deep commitment to building premium guitars and strings. From the moment you walk into our factory, you'll get a fascinating view of how our world-renowned acoustic guitars and strings are made, and see the innovation and artistry that have shaped the Martin legend throughout its rich history....Click here for more details... Martin's Potato Chips Thomasville, PA Central Pennsylvania is considered by many to be the Snack Capital of the World. Enjoying the benefit of the rich loamy soil, farmers had to find ways to use their excess crops. From the farm kitchen of Harry and Fairy Martin in 1941, a unique potato chip found its way into the homes and hearts of York Countians. Their Business soon outgrew the kitchen. The Martin's built a small factory and expanded their distribution from delivering fresh daily to market stands, to also selling to mom and pop grocery stores. In 1971 Martin's Potato Chips was sold to Ken and Sandy Potter. The Potter's had a dream of expanding the business outside the York area. By 1977 the delivery routes had increased from one to six, covering York, Lancaster, Dauphin...Click here for more details... Maui Divers Honolulu, HI MAUI DIVERS STARTED IN 1958 AS A DIVE SHOP GIVING SCUBA TOURS ON THE ISLAND OF MAUI. Your 20 minute guided tour begins with a brief stop at the exhibit area. There you will see the unique CORAL TREES in their natural state, and hear the tail of the YACHT bound for TAHITI, and how it's fateful voyage played a special part in Maui Divers' history. You will also see how our unique Jewelry Designs have evolved since 1958. Comfortably seated in one of our many plush air-conditioned theaters you will view a short film which highlights the HARVESTING OF CORAL from the sea and the various phases of exquisite craftsmanship involved in the creation of Maui Divers' world famous jewelry. To ensure the enjoyment of your tour, our film is offe...Click here for more details... Mauna Loa (Macadamia Nuts) Hilo, HI Hilo isn't on the main tourist trail in Hawaii -- but it's well worth a trip, especially so you can visit us! Our plantations, headquarters, factory and factory store are all less than 10 minutes from the Hilo airport (drive south on Highway 11, then left on Macadamia Road at our sign.) Mauna Loa's primary business is producing whole, roasted, lightly salted macadamia nuts, vacuum packed in jars, cans and foil packets. Among the additional macadamia nut products are Chocolate Covered Macadamia Nuts, Glazed Macadamia Nuts, Savory Macadamia Nuts, Macadamia Cookies, and Honey Roasted Macadamia Nuts. Plus, Mauna Loa now packages a wide variety of gift items, and has extended its product line to include a virtual feast of Tropical Treats. ...Click here for more details... Maverick Boat Company Fort Pierce, FL I'm Scott Deal, CEO of Maverick Boat Company, Inc. I know firsthand that fishing conditions are rarely the way they appear in the pretty brochures. That's why here at Maverick, we build boats for fishing like it really is. From rough seas to high winds, our boats are built to get you safely and comfortably to your fishing destinations. Every hull is built of the highest quality materials using the latest boat-building technology. That's why Maverick, Hewes and Pathfinder boats are known for their superior quality. Come inside and let me show you how we build our boats, and why Maverick Boat Company, Inc. sets the standard by which all other boats are measured....Click here for more details... Mayfield Dairy Farms (Athens, TN) Athens, TN Mayfield Dairy Farms began when my grandfather, T. B. Mayfield, established Live Oak Farms in 1912. He purchased 45 Jersey cows and began to sell the milk to homes in Athens, Tennessee. In the early 20's, my grandfather built the first milk plant in our area capable of pasteurizing milk. He purchased a ten-gallon ice cream freezer in 1923 and began making ice cream. Since these humble beginnings, people in East Tennessee and the Southeast have enjoyed top quality Mayfield dairy products. Visit us at a Mayfield Visitor Center in Athens, Tennessee, or Braselton, Georgia. Browse the Mayfield gift shop and take a free and educational plant tour. It’s fun for the family or a perfect field trip for schools, church groups and other organization...Click here for more details... Mayfield Dairy Farms (Braselton, GA) Braselton, GA Mayfield Dairy Farms began when my grandfather, T. B. Mayfield, established Live Oak Farms in 1912. He purchased 45 Jersey cows and began to sell the milk to homes in Athens, Tennessee. In the early 20's, my grandfather built the first milk plant in our area capable of pasteurizing milk. He purchased a ten-gallon ice cream freezer in 1923 and began making ice cream. Since these humble beginnings, people in East Tennessee and the Southeast have enjoyed top quality Mayfield dairy products. Visit us at a Mayfield Visitor Center in Athens, Tennessee, or Braselton, Georgia. Browse the Mayfield gift shop and take a free and educational plant tour. It’s fun for the family or a perfect field trip for schools, church groups and other organization...Click here for more details... McEvoy Ranch Petaluma, CA As Nan McEvoy's personal chef, chef Gerald Gass presides over an open, light-filled workspace in the Country Kitchen. Here he gives a California twist to the timeless Mediterranean tradition of cooking with olive oil. Once a jumble of dilapidated dairy barns and outbuildings, McEvoy Ranch today is a peaceful, beautiful compound of ranch houses, ponds and working barns that blend into the California landscape. The McEvoy Ranch Frantoio (olive mill) houses what has been called "the maserati of olive oil mills;" the revolutionary Rapanelli mill from Italy. In addition to milling its own fruit, McEvoy Ranch also does custom milling for other olive growers. ...Click here for more details... McIlhenny Company (TABASCO ) Avery Island, LA Ever wonder what it would be like to visit the home of TABASCO brand Pepper Sauce? Well, Avery Island, Louisiana is a place where doin' things slowly ensures doing them right. From the unique feel of the South Louisiana marshes and bayous to the nature preserve inhabited by indigenous plants and animals, Avery Island is TABASCO® homegrown goodness at its finest. Touring the visitor center and the pepper sauce factory is just one part of the Avery Island experience. In addition to seeing how we age TABASCO® in white oak barrels and ship it all over the world, you can visit Avery Island's 200-acre Jungle Gardens and see, in season, a variety of azaleas, camellias and bamboo. You might even spy some alligators, deer, nutria, raccoons and bl...Click here for more details... Mee Mee Bakery San Francisco, CA Since 1950, Mee Mee Bakery, located in San Francisco's Chinatown, has been making fresh fortune cookies daily from our bakery to individuals, restaurants, and special events. We produce the Shangri-La Brand and besides making great tasting fortune cookies, we also make fresh breads, almond and sesame cookies, and chinese pastries....Click here for more details... Mepps / Sheldons', Inc. Antigo, WI The American Home of Mepps / Sheldons', Inc., the world headquarters for Mepps, the world's #1 lure, is located at 626 Center St. on the north side of Antigo, Wisconsin. We're just off Highway 45 North. Visit us the next time you're in the area. Take a guided tour, and watch us hand-make the world's #1 lure. See all of the 4000-plus lures Mepps manufacturers. We also have an impressive trophy room you won't want to miss!...Click here for more details... Mercedes-Benz U.S.International Tuscaloosa, AL The Mercedes-Benz Visitor Center showcases the history, quality, safety, and innovation of Mercedes-Benz. Upon reserving a Factory Tour, you will start at the Visitor Center Museum and be welcomed by your guide, who will remain with you throughout your visit. You'll get a chance to see how the M-Class is built, from the first weld to the finishing touches with a guided walking tour of the Factory. ...Click here for more details... Metropolitan Opera Guild New York, NY The Met offers several options for individuals and families to enjoy this cultural experience, including a subscription plan. Those interested can obtain a calendar and more info by mail or phone. Seating prices for performances vary, and Group Discounts are available to organized groups of 20 or more. 90-minute Backstage Tours explore the creation of an opera production, guiding visitors through the shops where artisans work on the sets, costumes, and wigs, and includes the rehearsal facilities, dressing rooms, 10-story backstage complex, and the auditorium. This is a fantastic opportunity for individuals, families and groups to see what goes on behind the scenes of a major production. Advance reservations required....Click here for more details... Michael Ricker Pewter Designs by Ricker Loveland, CO Michael Ricker Pewter introduced its first line of pewter collectibles in 1968. Each successive year since they began, Michael Ricker Pewter has produced an ever-increasing number of pewter castings. Each year over 250 tons of Old English Pewter ingots are melted down to cast Michael's limited-edition sculptures and other works-of-art. Today, the Casting Studio employs over 100 people. Over 250,000 individual pewter collectibles are made annually by the Casting Studio. Hours of hand work and personal attention by highly skilled and trained crafts people are given to each casting which adds a personal dimension of character to each individual pewter sculpture and figurine produced by Michael Ricker. In January of 1991 the dream of Michae...Click here for more details... Michael Waltrip Racing Cornelius, NC Nearly a decade ago, Michael Waltrip established a modest family-owned NASCAR Busch Series team in Sherrills Ford (N.C.) called Michael Waltrip Racing. It didn’t take long for Waltrip’s team to develop into a top-notch winning organization. Today, the four-time NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series and 11-time NASCAR Busch Series winner takes his company to the next level. During Toyota’s NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series inaugural year in 2007, Michael Waltrip Racing plans to enter multiple full-time Toyota entries. Waltrip looks forward to a long lasting relationship between Michael Waltrip Racing and his new manufacturer. To prepare for the future of Michael Waltrip Racing, Waltrip devised a plan to achieve his goal of becoming a successful owner in th...Click here for more details... Microsoft Visitor Center Redmond, WA It all started with the dream of "a computer on every desk and in every home." In just 28 years, Microsoft turned this revolutionary idea into a reality, creating a new industry and transforming how we work, live, learn and play. Today, Microsoft is empowering people everywhere to realize their potential through great software anytime, anyplace and on any device. At the Microsoft Museum, you can explore the vision, products, culture and history of Microsoft. Our exhibits showcase everything from the very first personal computer to some of today's most exciting technologies including Windows, Xbox and the Tablet PC. The Museum is open to all employees and visitors to the Microsoft campus. Come share in the excitement of our disco...Click here for more details... Miller Brewing Company Milwaukee, WI Sample Miller Brewing's tasty brews! Kids are always welcome, and get to sample some refreshing soda. We offer tours in one of our brewery. Miller Brewing Co.'s Milwaukee Brewery still sits on the original land purchased by Frederick J. Miller in 1855. This land now houses its corporate headquarters, as well. The brewery offers free, daily tours of its facilities, where you see each step of the brewing process performed by the 950 employees who work there....Click here for more details... Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Production Facility Milwaukee, WI Tours are free, include a video presentation, and generally last 45-60 minutes. Groups of up to 30 and children over 10 are welcome. Tours are available year-round....Click here for more details... Minhas Craft Brewery Monroe, WI You Are Invited to the Minhas Craft Brewery. Please take our tour and take a step behind the scenes as we make the finest beer in the world, with the same commitment to quality that existed when this Brewery was founded on this very land back in 1845, the brewery can boast to their status as the oldest continual brewery in the Midwest, and second oldest in the USA. Brewery historians will recall the former Joseph Huber Brewing Company as the home of Berghoff Beer. Today's flagship brews are Lazy Mutt and Swiss Amber Ale. After seeing the raws ingredients and various aspects of the brewing process, guest will enjoy samples in the Lazy Mutt Lounge. We think our story is like our beer itself - best served among friends. Therefore, please acce...Click here for more details... Monaco RV, LLC Coburg, OR This is where it begins – in the 2.5 million square foot, state-of-the-art, high-tech facility of Monaco Coach Corporation. It's the brain trust and birthplace of the industry's most revolutionary developments. Major innovations have been born here, like kitchen-suite floorplans; and a diesel-pusher price point for virtually any buyer, with engine options ranging from 275 to 525 horsepower. This is also the home of our proprietary Roadmaster chassis where we engineer specific chassis to the exacting standards of our luxury motorhomes. Become a part of the legend, tour our facilities in Indiana or Oregon. For directions or tour times, click below....Click here for more details... Montana Tom's Chocolate Factory Columbia Falls, MT Montana Flathead Fudge and Chocolate Company located near Glacier Park Airport is bursting at the seams with wonderful, elegant delights to please every budget and taste. Our products range from our superb Gourmet Fruit Fudges (made with the finest fresh fruit, real cream and fresh butter) to our super yummy Montana Mint Leaves made with pure Montana Mint Oil that just melt in your mouth. Elegant and luscious: dark chocolate dipped dried apricots. Or try something from our Rose Collection so smooth and elegant: beautiful, bite size roses made from our super chocolate kissed with Oranges, Key Limes, Flathead Cherries and Huckleberries or our Absolutely Nuts Collection. And for those on sugar restricted diets, we offer a huge selection of tr...Click here for more details... Moore's Candies Baltimore, MD Clara and Dave Heyl became involved in the candy business when their son Jim was in Cub Scouts. The Cub Pack needed to earn some money for expenses and they heard Moore's was very cooperative in helping groups earn money. They were also told of the quality of Moore's chocolates. The Heyls started working with Moore's in fundraising in 1957 and eventually bought the business in 1964. (By the way, Jim earned the Eagle rank in Boy Scouts.) In 1981, Jim and his wife, Lois, bought the family business to continue the tradition. Their son, Dana, joined the company in 1993, making three generations. Fundraising sales are still important for Moore's Candies. The company also supplies a number of gift shops and specialty stores with their produ...Click here for more details... Morley Candy Makers and Sanders Candy Factory Clinton Township, MI Morley Candy Makers is the largest producer of chocolates and confections in Michigan and is among the largest in the United States as well. Each year Morley Candy Makers use over 1,000,000 pounds of their own blend of milk and dark chocolate, as well as eleven other blends, such as sugar-free and ivory chocolate. The candymaking starts by melting blocks of our own smooth, creamy chocolate down in huge melters, so it can be poured over one of our many tasty centers. Much of that chocolate gets poured over our famous "copper kettle" recipe caramel used to make both vanilla caramels and, when mixed with fresh southern pecans, our spectacular Pecan Torties® !...Click here for more details... Mosser Glass, Inc. Cambridge, OH Mosser Glass, of Cambridge, Ohio, is owned and operated by Thomas Mosser and his son, Tim Mosser. As a teenager, Tom learned his trade while working at The Cambridge Glass Company and from his father, Orie Mosser, who was plant manager. After the closing of The Cambridge Glass Company in 1954, Tom started to put together his dreams and skills. He acquired several moulds from The Cambridge Glass Company, such as salt dips, and toothpicks. From that, he started producing glassware in his own factory in 1959. Since then, he has added many of his original designs. Tom's wife, Georgianna, is a great asset to Mosser Glass. Her interest and knowledge of antiques continues to be very helpful in the designing of new pieces. The Mosser l...Click here for more details... MotoSat Salt Lake City, UT MotoSAT is a leading provider of innovative mobile satellite antenna solutions. Founded in 1984, MotoSAT commercialized the first truly automated satellite television systems for the recreational vehicle industry. In 2001, MotoSAT became the first mobile satellite communications company to introduce a mobile consumer high-speed Internet dish solution. More recently, the company delivered the first satellite antenna that can simultaneously track up to five different satellites for DirecTV and was the first to manufacturer a skewable automated HDTV system for DirecTV, Dish Network, and Star Choice and Bell Express View of Canada. Today, MotoSAT is launching unprecedented innovation by combining powerful, self pointing, auto-acquire satellite...Click here for more details... Mountain Valley Spring Company Hot Springs, AR Mountain Valley Spring Water is the flagship brand of the Mountain Valley Spring Company. We bottle our water at the spring site—a single, natural spring located within 633 acres of protected, company-owned land about 12 miles from Hot Springs National Park, Arkansas. Our water is available coast to coast and has been recognized by independent experts and generations of loyal customers as one of the finest bottled waters available anywhere in the world. Mountain Valley Spring Water has twice won the "Berkley Springs Best Tasting Water in the World" competition and Mountain Valley's new glass bottles won this years "Excellence in Packaging" award....Click here for more details... Mrs Baird's Bakery (Abilene) Abilene, TX Ninnie Baird was a remarkable woman... In a day and age when it was rare for a woman to become a successful entrepreneur, she was. But the founding of Mrs Baird's Bread wasn't exactly a smooth road. In 1901 William and Ninnie Baird brought their family from Tennessee to Fort Worth, Texas. William, a restaurateur by trade, set up a business in downtown Fort Worth selling popcorn from a bright red cart with brass fittings and a loud steam whistle. Within months his success led him to buy another popcorn cart which was run by his oldest son, Dewey, only eight-years-old. But it wasn't long before William Baird decided to get back into the restaurant business. By 1905, William Baird had started, built up and sold one restaurant and was...Click here for more details... Mrs Baird's Bakery (Fort Worth) Fort Worth, TX Ninnie Baird was a remarkable woman... In a day and age when it was rare for a woman to become a successful entrepreneur, she was. But the founding of Mrs Baird's Bread wasn't exactly a smooth road. In 1901 William and Ninnie Baird brought their family from Tennessee to Fort Worth, Texas. William, a restaurateur by trade, set up a business in downtown Fort Worth selling popcorn from a bright red cart with brass fittings and a loud steam whistle. Within months his success led him to buy another popcorn cart which was run by his oldest son, Dewey, only eight-years-old. But it wasn't long before William Baird decided to get back into the restaurant business. By 1905, William Baird had started, built up and sold one restaurant and was...Click here for more details... Mrs Baird's Bakery (Houston) Houston, TX Ninnie Baird was a remarkable woman... In a day and age when it was rare for a woman to become a successful entrepreneur, she was. But the founding of Mrs Baird's Bread wasn't exactly a smooth road. In 1901 William and Ninnie Baird brought their family from Tennessee to Fort Worth, Texas. William, a restaurateur by trade, set up a business in downtown Fort Worth selling popcorn from a bright red cart with brass fittings and a loud steam whistle. Within months his success led him to buy another popcorn cart which was run by his oldest son, Dewey, only eight-years-old. But it wasn't long before William Baird decided to get back into the restaurant business. By 1905, William Baird had started, built up and sold one restaurant and was...Click here for more details... Mrs Baird's Bakery (Lubbock) Lubbock, TX Ninnie Baird was a remarkable woman... In a day and age when it was rare for a woman to become a successful entrepreneur, she was. But the founding of Mrs Baird's Bread wasn't exactly a smooth road. In 1901 William and Ninnie Baird brought their family from Tennessee to Fort Worth, Texas. William, a restaurateur by trade, set up a business in downtown Fort Worth selling popcorn from a bright red cart with brass fittings and a loud steam whistle. Within months his success led him to buy another popcorn cart which was run by his oldest son, Dewey, only eight-years-old. But it wasn't long before William Baird decided to get back into the restaurant business. By 1905, William Baird had started, built up and sold one restaurant and was...Click here for more details... Mrs. Cavanaughs Candies North Salt Lake, UT Time was when Marie Cavanaugh spent hours in her South Dakota farmhouse each Christmas season making pecan rolls and homemade chocolates for holiday gifting. “It started when my aunt sent her pecan-rolls recipe,” Mrs. Cavanaugh recalled. “I gave the recipe my own touch and started making the yummy specialties. Then I began dipping chocolates. Our friends and neighbors loved these treats, encouraging me to start a candy business. Finally, I decided it might be a good idea.'” Her husband George and children Carla, Lorraine, Calvin, Colene and Genise rallied, helping Mrs. Cavanaugh fill demands for her homemade sweets. ...In 1972, the family moved to Utah, leaving good friends and their beloved cattle ranch. “It was a difficul...Click here for more details... Mrs. Fields Gifts Salt Lake City, UT Mrs. Fields Gifts is a 158,000 square foot facility approx. 5 miles from the Salt Lake City Airport. The tour begins and ends in the Mrs Fields Factory Outlet Store. The tour encompasses the Bakery and Gift packaging areas. Particularly impressive is the 20,000 square foot freezer. At the end of the tour you are welcome to treat yourself with a delicious Mrs. Fields cookie. The Outlet store sells gift items, baked goods, candy and other Mrs. Fields branded merchandise....Click here for more details... Mrs. Grossman's Petaluma, CA Mrs. Grossman's invites you to visit our manufacturing facility in Petaluma, California! We are the largest sticker manufacturer in the United States and have been making stickers since 1979. Starting as a small home business run solely by our founder, Andrea Grossman, we are now a 160-plus employee business that produces over 15,000 miles of stickers each year. We currently manufacture more than 700 different sticker designs and are adding new designs all the time. We run our presses 24 hours a day in our beautiful 110,000 square foot facility. Along with our sticker making factory, our building houses the design studio, business offices and a well-stocked company store where all of our stickers are available for sale to the public. ...Click here for more details... Mt. Rushmore Black Hills Gold Rapid City, SD Located in Rapid City, SD on US Hwy. 16 - on the way to Mt. Rushmore - Mt. Rushmore Black Hills Gold is your top destination for factory direct prices on Black Hills Gold jewelry, silver jewelry, stunning diamonds & gemstones, plus a large selection of handsome Black Hills Gold watch designs. Over the span of 14 years, 360 miners-turned crafstmen carved a rough granite mountain into a polished Monument. Today, in dozens of intricate steps, their descendants, our craftsmen, carry on this tradition of quality and excellence with every piece of Mt. Rushmore Black Hills Gold and diamond jewelry. Unlike most jewelry, Black Hills Gold, is uniquely created by many handcrafted steps. Each piece can go through up to 40 individual stages, i...Click here for more details... Mt. Rushmore Gold Rapid City, SD This is the only on-the-floor factory tour, so come to Mt. Rushmore Gold and Diamond factory outlet for a fascinating, free tour. You’ll actually go on the factory floor, not just stand behind a window, to see up-close how Mt. Rushmore Black Hills Gold jewelry is made. Our guides will take you inside the factory where you will learn about the ancient Lost Wax casting process, wax injection, burn-out, diamond setting and more. Everyone enjoys watching craftspeople--from the first steps of design through the final polishing steps. Learn how each piece of Mt. Rushmore Black Hills gold is carefully handcrafted in processes known as wriggling and bright-cutting. You’ll be amazed to learn how diamonds are set in molten gold. During the tour...Click here for more details... Musk Ox Farm Palmer, AK Situated in Palmer, Alaska, the Musk Ox Farm is a private non-profit organization dedicated to the development and domestication of the musk ox, Ovibos moschatus. Every year we host thousands of visitors who come to view the animals, learn about the project and take advantage of this unique opportunity to see and photograph one of the Arctic's oldest living species. For a truly Alaskan experience, come visit the farm and take an informative tour led by a knowledgeable guide. See tame cows, powerful bulls, and newborn calves that will make your heart melt. The goal of the Musk Ox Project, begun in 1954, is to introduce a gentle, non-intrusive form of agriculture to the Arctic. These animals form the basis of an Alaskan cottage industry fo...Click here for more details... NASA Ames Research Center Moffet Field, CA NASA Ames Research Center is located at Moffett Field, California in the heart of "Silicon Valley". Ames was founded December 20, 1939 as an aircraft research laboratory by the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) and in 1958 became part of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Ames specializes in research geared toward creating new knowledge and new technologies that span the spectrum of NASA interests....Click here for more details... Nassau Valley Vineyards Lewes, DE Nassau Valley Vineyards is the first and only award winning winery in the state of Delaware. Founded in 1987, our vineyards were the first commercial wine vineyards to exist in the “First” state. Peg Raley and her father, Bob Raley founded the vineyards on a family farm site just outside of historic Lewes, Delaware. Peg got her start in the wine business working for Les Amis du Vin International and The Friends of Wine magazine. After several years of globe trotting for the publication she decided it was time to stop writing about other people's wines and start making wines in Delaware. Delaware's laws prohibited farm wineries, so Peg drafted legislation and lobbied the Delaware General Assembly to create Farm Winery legislation for...Click here for more details... National Braille Press Boston, MA National Braille Press is a nonprofit braille publishing and producing house established in 1927. We are committed to encouraging braille literacy and to offering meaningful employment to the blind and visually impaired. Tours of this unique facility follow the production of a book from transcription of the original text through proofreading, plate production, pressing, collating, and getting ready to ship. Tours allow for youth and adults to interact with and ask questions of the staff....Click here for more details... Naylor Wine Cellars Stewartstown, PA Visit our vineyards and see how our vine reaches perfection....Click here for more details... NBC Studios New York, NY Ever wonder what happens on the other side of the tube? Since 1933, NBC guides have been guiding visitors on a behind the scenes look at NBC's New York operations. The hour-long tour takes in some of the world's most famous studios, including: Studio 1A Home of Today Show Studio 3A Home of MSNBC Studio 3C Home of Nightly News with Brian Williams Studio 8G Home of Football Night in America Studio 6B Home of Late Night with Jimmy Fallon Studio 8H Home of Saturday Night Live Tracing radio and television back to 1933, the tour brings some of NBC's classic programs back to life -- programs that were created in the same studios that bring us today's entertainment. The tour guide might be a celebrity in the making....Click here for more details... NC Candle Factory Greensboro, NC Come visit the NC Candle Factory. Walk through each step of the candle making process from our research and development lab to our finished product. Browse our outlet store for great home decor items as well as American made candles! Tours are FREE and available Monday through Friday from 10am-2pm....Click here for more details... Nevada Test Site North Las Vegas, NV Three companies make up the Bechtel Nevada team: Bechtel Nevada Corporation; Johnson Controls Nevada, Inc.; and Lockheed Martin Nevada Technologies, Inc. Bechtel Nevada manages operations at the Nevada Test Site and its related facilities and laboratories. Besides its work for DOE's Nevada Operations Office, Bechtel Nevada partners with the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Los Alamos National Laboratory, and Sandia National Laboratories on many projects. Bechtel Nevada also works on projects for other federal agencies such as the Defense Threat Reduction Agency, NASA, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and the U.S. Air Force, Army, and Navy. Bechtel Nevada is organized into four major Programs: Stockpile Stewardship, Envi...Click here for more details... New Belgium Brewing Company Fort Collins, CO Our Story. We'll set the scene. 1989. Belgium. Boy on bike. (OK, make that a young man of 32). As our aspiring young homebrewer rides his mountain bike with "fat tires"� through European villages famous for beer, New Belgium Brewing Company was but a glimmer in his eye. Or basement. For Jeff Lebesch would return to Fort Collins with a handful of ingredients and an imagination full of recipes. And then there was beer. Jeff's first two basement-brewed creations? A brown dubbel with earthy undertones named Abbey and a remarkably well-balanced amber he named Fat Tire. To say the rest was history would be to overlook his wife's involvement. Kim Jordan was New Belgium's first bottler, sales rep, distributor, marketer and financial...Click here for more details... New Glarus Brewing Company New Glarus, WI Stop on by our little brewery next time you're in the area. While you're here, you can visit our gift shop. New Glarus Brewing Company's Gift Shop offers a wide variety of merchandise from clothing to glassware to keychains and stickers. We have something for everyone. All of our delicious brews can be purchased as well in the gift shop. Do you need directions to New Glarus?...Click here for more details... New Holland North America New Holland, PA Visit the New Holland North America plant in New Holland, PA and watch hay balers being made....Click here for more details... New Orleans School of GlassWorks & Printmaking Studio's New Orleans, LA Students enrolled in GlassWorks Young Adult Summer Program have the opportunity to design and execute a number of multi-media projects incorporating a variety of studio areas. Week-long sessions have a strict student limit of 25 young adult, with a 3-1 student to teacher ratio. While attending the GlassWorks Summer Workshop, young adults experience the camaraderie of team work as they learn new, innovative skills with materials and equipment they have never before been exposed to. Under the guidance of GlassWorks’ master faculty members, students begin their instruction in layout and design, as well as technical skills involved with kiln fired glass/slumping, stained glass, glass bead making and lampworking, sandblast etching, weld...Click here for more details... Newmar RV Company Nappanee, IN Newmar, we’re different. Our single production line assembly method promotes consistency, uniformity and brand quality throughout the entire product line. This permits us to build everything from the American Star Travel Trailer right up to the London Aire coach with the same tools, the same workforce and most of all, the same Newmar quality. Newmar believes in personal responsibility. If an error occurs during manufacturing, the entire team stays after the work day is finished while the person who made the error corrects it. Needless to say, every team and team member does their utmost to get it right the first time. Newmar quality—our customers expect it, we demand it. The crowning touch in the assembly process of our painted units...Click here for more details... Newport Vineyards Middletown, RI The tour begins outside (weather permitting) with a close-up view of the vineyard. Our guide will explain how grapes are grown and harvested. Next, visitors learn the step-by-step winemaking process. The tour includes an in-depth explanation of how wines are aged in oak barrels. Following the tour, our guests enjoy a tasting of selected wines. Visitors enjoy browsing in our 1000 square foot retail shop. The store features wine accessories, clothing and gourmet foods. ...Click here for more details... Nissan Smyrna, TN Located in Smyrna, Tennessee, NNA's first U.S. manufacturing operation is widely recognized as one of the most productive vehicle assembly plants in the world. The Smyrna plant, which covers 5.2 million square feet, has the capacity to produce 500,000 vehicles annually. The plant produces the Nissan Altima and Maxima sedans, the Xterra and Pathfinder SUVs, and the Frontier truck. ...Click here for more details... Nissley Vineyards & Winery Estate Bainbridge, PA Nissley Vineyards is a family-owned and operated winery in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. They’ve been growing grapes and producing Nissley wines for over 25 years. Just down a country lane bordered by tended vines and sun-dappled meadows, is a stone-arch winery set near an 18th-century mill and a winding creek. Nissley Vineyards, and its companion Winery Estate is located on 300 acres within the fertile Lancaster Valley viticultural area of western Lancaster County - an area renowned for its rich, well-drained limestone-based soils. The operating winery was built by J. Richard Nissley to reflect the estate's 18th-century heritage. It is airy and bright while retaining a rustic character. The stainless steel tanks, filters and b...Click here for more details... Nocona Athletic Goods Company Nocona, TX From the plowed fields of rural America to the busy sandlots of towns and cities, generations of young fellows and gals used to carefully save their money to buy a Nokona baseball glove. It was a glove these players knew would give them every penny of their money back and last, it seemed, as long as they were needed. And these gloves have met that promise. For nearly three-quarters of a century, young players have dreamed about owning their first Nokona glove. Shown in his Alvin, Texas Little League uniform in the late 1950s (above), Nolan Ryan had just gotten his new Nokona glove at Alvin Hardware Store where his dad had taken him to shop. "You knew you had arrived, when you were able to get a Nokona glove," Ryan admitted. "They asked...Click here for more details... Nora Mill Granary Grist Mill & Country Store Helen, GA Nora Mill Granary - an authentic working grist mill that is nestled alongside the Chattahoochee River. At Nora Mill, we grind corn daily using either the original French burr stones that are water powered by the Chattahoochee River - or by our more modern "Meal Master" stone grinding system located on our second floor. Either way, all product is all natural and is stone ground. Nora Mill Granary, Inc. Est. 1876 About the mill . . . . Nora Mill Granary is an operational gristmill sitting alongside the Chattahoochee River in the foothills of the North Georgia Mountains that stone grinds and produces all kinds of corn and wheat based products such as grits, corn meal, pancake & waffle mixes, flours, biscuit & bread mixes, pioneer's po...Click here for more details... Nu-Wa Industries, Inc. Chanute, KS As the oldest existing manufacturer of fifth wheels, NuWa has a tradition of fifth wheel innovation that dates back to 1969. Nu-Wa also brings with them a 30 year reputation for reliability and livability that is unprecedented in the campground. Our commitment is to continue to develop new concepts and products that earn your respect and business. The website you're at is just one example of that commitment. NuWa products have passed the test of time. During the more than 30 years that NuWa has built 5th wheels, and the 23 years we have built glide rooms, many competitors have tried to capture our success. NuWa was one of the four manufacturers who created the Fifth Wheel concept that took advantage of Classic's then-new hitch. Fo...Click here for more details... Oakdale Cheese Oakdale, CA Cheesemaking has been in Walter’s family for 4 generations. So, it came natural to follow his ancestors footsteps when he bought his first cheese vat in 1983. It was in Escalon, hidden in an almond orchard, where the family remodeled an old dairy barn and produced their native Gouda cheese, Quark and Yogurt for the first 12 years. Sales were done on Certified Farmers Markets, by Mail Order and through a small room in their garage with refrigerator, where people could just walk in and leave their money on the counter top. Talking about honesty and trust! With a leaking roof, bad floors and a lot of maintenance, they very happily moved to Oakdale in 1995, with a big bag of money loaned from the local Delta National bank in Manteca. It's he...Click here for more details... Oberweis Dairy North Aurora, IL In 1915, Peter J. Oberweis found that he had too much milk so he began selling it to neighbors. In essence, the family dairy business that now spans almost 100 years had begun. The Oberweis family has been delivering milk to homes since 1927 when Peter bought a half partnership in the Big Woods Dairy. A few years later he bought the entire enterprise, renamed it Oberweis Dairy and his high school son Joe left school to help out. During the Depression refrigeration was inefficient. Milk could be safely kept only a few days thus necessitating daily home delivery. During the war, when gas rationing was in effect, refrigeration had improved so delivery was changed to every other day. By the mid 1920's home delivery was being made in a M...Click here for more details... Odell Pottery Lafayette, LA World champion pottery studio where you can experience the timeless magic of the potter's wheel, smell the smoky molten intensity of a spectacular raku firing, and enjoy a unique shopping experience with all American handmade fine crafts....Click here for more details... Old Country Wisconsin Cheese, Inc. Cashton, WI The Old Country Wisconsin Cheese factory is located in the heart of the Amish community in Western Wisconsin. We accept fresh can milk from 230 Amish milk producers who live around Cashton, Hillsboro, Tomah, Wilton, Sylvan, Readstown, Liberty Pole, and Chaseburg. Old Country Cheese brings in 120,000 pounds of milk a day from over 230 Amish milk producers. Old Country Wisconsin Cheese is one of only a few factories left in the United States that handles only fresh can milk. In 1982, the Old Order Amish Community of Cashton reached a consensus. Having their own cheese factory was the best way to provide Amish dairy farmers with a continuing market for milk shipped in traditional cans. In the spring of 1983, Old Country Cheese accepted...Click here for more details... Old Kentucky Candies' Inc. Lexington, KY Watch the manufacture of Old Kentucky Bourbon Cherries aged in 100 proof Jim Beam Bourbon until they are ready to be dipped in semi-sweet dark chocolate. Or watch Old Kentucky Bourbon Chocolates with 100 proof Jim Beam Bourbon blended in a fondant center being made....Click here for more details... Oliver Travel Trailers Hohenwald, TN Oliver Travel Trailers manufactures fully insulated double walled fiberglass travel trailers that are loaded with features. Make a weekend trip and enjoy all the beautiful scenery Middle Tennessee has to offer as part of your plant tour. There is an Oktoberfest celebration with live music, car show, chili cook offs and one of the longest yard sales in the South. Phone ahead to schedule your factory tour – except holidays. ...Click here for more details... Original American Kazoo Company Eden, NY The Original American Kazoo Company was established in 1916 and is now the only original metal kazoo factory in the world. The museum highlights history, amusing trivia, and shows step by step the way kazoos are made. Kazoos of all shapes and sizes are permanently displayed in the museum. Our collection chronicles the history of kazoos as well as the factory. Display cases contain several types of wooden kazoos, liquor bottle shaped kazoos that celebrated the end of prohibition, antique kazoo instruments, silver and gold kazoos, and many more. From the museum space, you can view kazoos being made on the original equipment. Our staff will be happy to explain the manufacturing process. The Kazoo gift shop offers thousands of exciting an...Click here for more details... Otter Creek Brewing Middlebury, VT Located in beautiful Middlebury, Vermont, we shipped our first keg of Copper Ale in March of 1991. Four years later, after quickly outgrowing our original site, we moved into a new state-of-the-art brewery just down the street. In 1998, we began producing Wolaver's Certified Organic Ales in partnership with Panorama Brewing Company. Both brands have flourished as beer drinkers throughout the northeast have enjoyed craft ales, and as the focus on sustainable farming and living has blossomed. In May of 2002, the Wolaver family purchased Otter Creek Brewing. Otter Creek remains a family owned Vermont company and produces all Otter Creek and Wolaver's brands for distribution throughout the country. We brew and bottle all of our beers...Click here for more details... P. Graham Dunn Dalton, OH P. Graham Dunn is a family owned and operated business that opened its doors in 1976. However the series of events that lead to this business began much earlier. It’s difficult to pick a time or place to begin, but we will try to do just that. The time is the 1940’s and the place is a politically unstable China. Peter Dunn’s parents, Marvin and Miriam Dunn, dedicated nearly their entire lives to work in China serving China Inland Missions, a mission founded by Hudson Taylor. Each began serving independently, and it was in China that they met and were married. Miriam kept a memoir of her experiences as a child of missionaries growing up in China herself. It is Peter’s goal to one day have these memories published and shared. Marvin and Mi...Click here for more details... Pacific Hazelnut Candy Factory Aurora, OR The first hazelnut (filbert) tree was planted in Scottsburg, Oregon around 1857. In 1876 a Frenchman, David Genot, had hazelnut seeds sent from France. He raised these first 50 plants in a hedgerow in the old country tradition. The size and quality of the original nut has been developed through the years with the Pacific Northwest climate and cultivation. Now 98% of all hazel nuts grown in the United States are from our lush Willamette Valley in Western Oregon. Pacific Hazelnut Candy Factory has developed a tradition of quality and service. Care is given from grading nuts through product development in the kitchen to assure consistent fine products. In addition to roasting and seasoning nuts we also chocolate coat hazelnuts, almond...Click here for more details... Pacific Oyster Bay City, OR Welcome to the Pacific Seafood Group, a family owned, vertically integrated seafood company based in the Western United States. The Pacific Group processes West Coast products from Alaska to Mexico and owns and operates distribution facilities and distributes in Washington, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, California, Nevada and Utah. The Pacific Group exports products throughout Asia, Europe and the Middle East and also imports products from many of these areas as well. The Pacific Seafood Group began in 1941 by Frank M. Dulcich and his son Dominic Dulcich in Portland, Oregon, beginning from small retail counter and servicing discriminating customers at this same counter until this day. The business expanded to meet local distribution demands a...Click here for more details... Pairpoint Crystal Sagamore, MA The history of the Pairpoint Glass Company dates back to 1837 when the Mount Washington Glass Works was founded in South Boston. William L. Libbey moved the firm to New Bedford in 1870. A reorganization of the company in 1874 brought Frederick S. Shirley to the firm as the new manager; and, under him, many new types of glass were developed and patented including: Burmese, Peachblow, Lava, Rose Amber, Royal Flemish, and Satin glass. Mount Washington became noted for its brilliant cut glass and was awarded a certificate of merit for its exhibit at the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia in 1876. In 1880, a brittania works called the Pairpoint Manufacturing Company was erected on land adjacent to the Mount Washington Glass Company. The wo...Click here for more details... Palermo's Pizza Milwaukee, WI If you’d like to learn more about Palermo’s Pizza we invite you to take Milwaukee’s only pizza factory tour. Tours of our Villa Palermo facility are available during which you’ll learn about how pizzas are made, our company’s history and other fun facts about pizza. Tours take approximately 1 hour to complete and include a 20-minute video of our company history; a walking tour of the plant and a slice of our fresh pan pizza in our Pizzeria & Café and Palermo’s merchandise....Click here for more details... Pape's Pecan Company Seguin, TX Tour the facility, pecan orchard, and collection of more than 3,000 antique pecan crackers. You'll see the harvesting, processing, and packaging of pecans. The harvest begins in September and continues through December, while processing continues through May....Click here for more details... Parkers Sugar House Mason, NH Our Sugar House is in full operation March and April every year. We make maple syrup the old fashioned way, with a wood fire. This gives the maple syrup a distinct flavor that you just don't get with an oil fire. Making maple syrup has been a family tradition here at Parker's for 3 decades. During sugar season, one can sometimes find a wait to enter the restaurant but our sugar house offers full tours of the operation to help you pass the time. We will show you how the Native Americans made "Zinsibukwud" (maple sugar) by placing hot rocks into the sap, right up to modern sugar making in our wood-fired evaporator. After a trip through the sugar house, you certainly will go home smelling like a sugar maker!...Click here for more details... Pendleton Popcorn Factory Pendleton, OR The Pendleton Popcorn Factory is located in a small building in Pendleton's historic downtown area. They are included in both the walking tour and the famous Pendleton Underground Tour. They produce over 60 flavors of gourmet popcorn and have a retail section. It is a pleasure to watch the popcorn being made and the smells are out of this world. They don't make the gourmet popcorn everyday. so you must call ahead. A quaint and wonderful little factory and shop....Click here for more details... Pendleton Woolen Mills Pendleton OR, OR In 1863, traveling down the Atlantic seaboard, crossing the Isthmus of Panama on a burro, and sailing up the Pacific coast was a grueling four-month passage. Yet for Thomas Kay, a young English weaver, it was a dream come true. An old hand at sea voyages, he had already crossed the Atlantic years earlier to work at east coast textile mills. With skills honed, he was now headed to an area with ideal conditions for growing sheep and producing wool. A place with moderate weather and plentiful water - America's newest state, Oregon. Kay helped organize Oregon's second woolen mill in Brownsville, where he oversaw the weaving operation. Soon he was made a superintendent of the company. In 1889, Thomas Kay opened his own mill in Salem, Oregon....Click here for more details... Penske Racing Mooresville, NC Penske Racing's state-of-the-art facility in Mooresville, N.C., was constructed for performance but with style. Equipped with the first-class, corporate sheen indicative of Penske Corporation, the two buildings totaling 424,697 square feet are nestled on 105 acres. Penske's three NASCAR teams – two NEXTEL Cup and one Busch - occupy 240,781 square feet – 8 acres - of the complex. Fans can stroll through a 4,986-square-foot gift shop, where they may purchase souvenirs of their favorite Penske drivers or Penske Racing merchandise, and then watch the crews prepare for upcoming NASCAR races from a 330-foot fan walk. One million pounds of Italian floor tile – 250,000 pieces – provide the flooring in the administrative and NASCAR shop area...Click here for more details... Pepsi Center Denver, CO Ever wonder how long it takes to convert the arena floor from hockey to basketball? Interested in seeing the Club Level and our luxury suites? Want to go behind the scenes to see where national artists and entertainers prepare for their event? If so, please come tour the beautiful Pepsi Center! This multi-use building is one of the most innovative constructed buildings in the United States....Click here for more details... Perrydell Dairy Farm York, PA We are a 3rd generation family dairy farm. We have been bottling our own farm fresh milk since 1963. Vistors are welcome to come tour our farm and processing plant. We offer hand dipped ice cream and fresh produce. Daily lunch specials and friendly sales people to assist you. Watch milking and the bottling process. ...Click here for more details... Peterbrooke Chocolatier Jacksonville, FL Peterbrooke Chocolatier, Inc. was founded in 1983 in a quaint historical neighborhood in Jacksonville, Florida, known as San Marco. Its visionary, Phyllis Geiger, named her business after her children Peter and Brooke. Today, seven retail locations serve North Florida. And the company is flourishing -- with additional stores and products on the drawing board. Phyllis has translated her European training of making fine chocolates into a truly American experience. All nine shops are located in established neighborhoods where people live and know each other’s names. Customers of all ages and backgrounds, drop in regularly to meet friends, sample and indulge! Like fine artists, Peterbrooke Chocolatier creates its mouth-watering masterpie...Click here for more details... Peterson Industries Smith Center, KS For the fourth consecutive year, the RV Consumer Group’s rating book has placed Excel at the top of its ratings. The "2003 RV Rating Book" from this watchdog organization that works to protect RV consumers, found Excel to be a leader among RV manufacturers in the country. Overall, Excel received a rating of 4.5 out of 5. We were ranked number one in the nation among dealer-based fifth wheel manufacturers in the areas of Quality, Durability and Highway Safety. Every single model sold by Peterson Industries scored at least four out of five stars overall. We're very proud of our performance in the RV Consumer Group's independent ratings, and we're pleased to let you know that the value and quality of your Excel has been recognized by an...Click here for more details... Phoenix Gold Mine Idaho Springs, CO The Phoenix mine is operated by the oldest continuous gold mining family in Colorado; owned and operated by Al and Dave Mosch. It is a working gold mine where miners actually do the work. After your gold mine tour, try some Gold Panning -- take home a little bit of Colorado Gold for yourself. Panning is included in the cost of the tour and you may keep any gold that you find in the stream while panning. Want to make a day of it pack a picnic lunch and make a day of it by the stream above the mine....Click here for more details... Pinnacle Building Systems Bristol, IN "Pinnacle Building Systems Corp. is a manufacturer of custom modular homes, or "off-site built homes", in Bristol, Indiana. Homes are built to meet state building codes. Models include ranch, cape cod, two story and multi-family. Sizes range from 900 to 4,000+ square feet. Homes are distributed through a builder network in Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio and Kentucky. We welcome and specialize in unique projects such as lake cottages, accessible homes, custom designed multi-family units, and medium sized commercial projects."...Click here for more details... Pleasant Valley Wine Hammondsport, NY Nestled in a bucolic valley, a mile southwest of Hammondsport, is the Pleasant Valley Wine Company, home of the world-famous Great Western Winery Visitor Center. Established in 1860, the winery proudly displays the designation U.S. Bonded Winery No.1 and has eight remarkable stone buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The winery retains the original integrity of an old-world winery with caves carved deep into the valley's hillside; it's an architectural masterpiece nestled in the heart of the spectacular Finger Lakes Region of New York State. The Great Western Winery Visitor Center is the most comprehensive center of its kind in the world; it's fun for the entire family and a great learning experience. Browse a...Click here for more details... Portal No. 31 Mine Lynch, KY The Underground Mine Tour is almost complete. This first-ever underground mine tour in Kentucky will take visitors to the underworld world that miners saw everyday. The mine rehabilitation is engineered by Mining Consulting Services, Inc. The Lamphouse Museum is open daily and showcases both the historic and contemporary tools miners would have used to mine coal. The Lamphouse's original purpose was to provide headlamps and other lighting for miners before entering the neighboring portal 31....Click here for more details... Proctor's Theatre Schenectady, NY From its beginnings as Schenectady's grand showplace near the end of the Roaring Twenties, to its prime years as a movie palace, through its post-war decline, Proctor's endured to enjoy an extraordinary rebirth. Because of the concern of the community and the generosity of theater lovers, Proctor's can look forward to many more years of providing audiences with the best in entertainment. Proctor's is now entering an exciting new phase in our history. A proposed 22.5 million dollar expansion is in the works for 2004. It will greatly expand the backstage area, giving the theatre the opportunity to present larger-scale productions such as Phantom of the Opera and The Lion King, add an additional 450-seat theatre which will present shows in...Click here for more details... Professional Tool Manufacturing, LLC Ashland, OR Professional Tool Manufacturing, LLC is a privately owned company that designs and manufactures the Drill Doctor® brand of high quality drill bit & tool sharpeners. They also manufacture a ratcheting hex wrench. Their drill bit sharpening technology is based on more than 30 years of design & manufacturing experience by Darex Corp., the world leader in industrial drill & end mill sharpeners. Professional Tool is located in Oregon, in the town of Ashland which is nestled in the Siskiyou Mountains. Ashland has a major theatre company, art galleries, a museum & fine restaurants. Mt. Ashland is only minutes away and offers skiing & recreation. The nearby Rogue River features whitewater rafting, kayaking & hiking trails. It’s a lovel...Click here for more details... Purina Visitors Center Gray Summit, MO The Purina Farms Visitors Center incorporates a Pet Center, a full-size barn containing domestic farm animals, a theater and informational center. Demonstrations, dog obedience shows and hands-on petting areas are some of the highlights of this popular attraction, which draws nearly 200,000 visitors a year. The Purina Farms Visitors Center offers an educational experience by providing exhibits that help explain to owners how to determine the optimal diet for their pet based on its health and nutritional status. In addition, a 75-seat theater offers an ongoing video presentation. Visitors can experience the excitement of operating a pet food factory in a hands-on exhibit that demonstrates Purina's expertise in creating leading dog and...Click here for more details... Purity Dairy, LLC Nashville, TN Back in 1925, Miles Ezell was a young newlywed loading milk trucks for the Nashville Pure Milk Company. He and his wife, Estelle, lived with his parents on a small dairy farm owned by Dr. C.N. Cowden, a successful West Meade/Nashville physician. One afternoon, Dr. Cowden approached Ezell with the idea of selling his dairy operation. Ezell liked the idea, but his only asset was a 1923 Ford Coupe. Dr. Cowden gave Ezell the option to rent the milking operation, which included 60 cows, equipment, and an old delivery truck, for $450 per month. With Dr. Cowden's help, Ezell secured a $600 loan with American National Bank and Ezell's Dairy was born. The following year, financial difficulties led Dr. Cowden to sell his cows, but he offered h...Click here for more details... Quality Candy Shoppes/Buddy Squirrel of Wisconsin, Inc. St. Francis, WI This may be the most taste tempting tour you ever take. Now under one roof, you can see Quality Candy making award-winning chocolates and Buddy Squirrel creating fabulous nuts, snack mixes and gourmet popcorns. Quality Candy/Buddy Squirrel's state-of-the-art kitchens is a tour not to be missed. You'll be able to see every inch of Quality Candy's process of making the finest confections anywhere. Quality Candy creates all its own centers from scratch, including butter almond toffee, marshmallow, nougats, crèmes, caramels, meltaways, cordials and much more. Then they're drenched in velvety smooth pure Swiss style milk and dark chocolate. Buddy Squirrel is Wisconsin's largest retail nut, healthy snack mix, and popcorn operation, making c...Click here for more details... QVC Studios West Chester, PA Through 25 features along the QVC Studio Tour, guests can learn more about QVC's beginnings, successes and growth into a $3.4 billion preeminent electronic retailer. Visitors can catch a glimpse of the live broadcast from five studio views where monitors feature state-of-the art, pullback cameras in eight different locations within the studio. Visitors can shop at the Studio Store, which features authentic QVC studio park™ gear logo merchandise. Also displayed is an ever-changing selection of on-air and seasonal merchandise, frequently including the Today's Special Value....Click here for more details... Radio City Music Hall New York, NY No trip to Radio City is complete without a tour of the legendary theatre. Reopened after an extensive restoration on October 4, 1999, the Music Hall now reflects its original grandeur of opening night, 1932, sporting behind-the-scenes upgrades and refurbishment. Following the lead of Radio City's experienced tour guides, guests explore: the Great Stage, one of the largest indoor performance stages in the world; the stage's hydraulic system, still in operation since the '30s; the renowned private suite, with 12-feet high gold leaf ceilings and onetime home to Samuel "Roxy" Rothafel. And as an exciting climax to the Stage Door Tour, guests will meet one of the world-famous Radio City Rockettes!...Click here for more details... Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL The general public is invited to tour Raymond James Stadium on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays (see times below.) Tours generally last for one hour. General walk up tours do not require a reservation. Private group tours must be scheduled two weeks in advance. There must be at least 10 people to schedule a private group tour. Please remember that any items brought into the stadium are subject to search....Click here for more details... Rebecca-Ruth®, Candy Factory Frankfort, KY "History Never Tasted So Alive"! Come see the world famous Bourbon Chocolates being born. This unique confectionery operation is known worldwide as "The Invenotrs of Bourbon Candy!," and is located in historic downtown Frankfort, KY - just a stone's throw from the Kentucky state capitol building. Operating since 1919, Rebecca Ruth Candy Inc. has been recommended by Food TV and The Food Net Work and in the pages of Southern Living, Town & Country, KY AAA Tour Guide, New York Times, and Chicago Tribune, and has been sold on QVC Home Shopping Network. Tour highlights include "Edna's Table," a 12-foot curved marble table, and an antique candy furnace with hand-stirred copper kettles that are still used to this day. Tours als...Click here for more details... Red Wing Stoneware Company Red Wing, MN Red Wing Stoneware Company has been a tradition producing “American Made” Red Wing pottery starting in the mid-1860's. Collectors and non-collectors alike cherish the historic Red Wing and Cobalt Blue designs on pottery made in Red Wing, Minnesota along the Mississippi River. Red Wing Stoneware Company is the first name in Red Wing pottery. We proudly continue this tradition by creating handcrafted, functional, quality stoneware. It is functional in the kitchen, you can cook and bake in our stoneware and then bring the pottery right from the oven for your every day meals or that special gathering with friends or family. You will find that our stoneware retains the heat from the oven longer than baking dishes made from other materials. De...Click here for more details... Redhook Brewery (Portsmouth, NH) Portsmouth, NH In 1996, Redhook commissioned its third brewery in Portsmouth. The additional capacity provided by this brewery allows Redhook to expand distribution while continuing to maintain the high quality that is the hallmark of craft brewing. In addition, the Cataqua Public House offers all of our fine ales and a tasty pub-style menu....Click here for more details... Redhook Brewery (Woodinville, WA) Woodinville, WA Consumer thirst for specialty beers caused an increase in demand, which drove the growth of the microbrewery industry. In order to respond to this development, Redhook made a commitment to brew enough beer to satisfy the burgeoning demand. In July, 1994, Redhook completed its second brewery in Woodinville, Washington, 20 miles east of Seattle. The beautiful facility features expansive grounds and the Forecasters Public House, where you can indulge in all of the Redhook Ales and pub-style meals....Click here for more details... Regal Marine Industries, Inc. Orlando, FL Regal is a family owned and operated company that is now celebrating over 38 years in business. We build pleasure boats from 19' to 52' encompassing everything from our FasTrac runabouts to the world class Commodore express cruisers. Our distribution is operated by some of the top dealers and distributors in the business with locations in more than 45 countries worldwide. Regal is also a world leader in innovation, receiving the industries prized IMTEC innovation award for our FasTrac hull design. FasTrac is credited with providing exceptional performance with less horsepower, meaning more efficiency and savings for our customers. You can learn how the FasTrac hull works by clicking here. Being a family owned company, we are concern...Click here for more details... Reily's Candy Medford, NJ We offer a full line of boxed chocolates and specialty items. Our line of chocolates consists of chocolate covered pretzels, butter creams. fruits & nuts, caramels, turtles and nonpareils. We also carry a full line of specialty molded items such as chocolate Santa Clauses, easter bunnies, cats, dogs, airplanes and sports equipment. Chocolates are packaged in a variety of creative ways such as gift baskets, trays and tiers. All chocolates are manufactured on the premises and we use only the freshest and finest ingredients. Reily's Candy offers a full line boxed chocolates and specialty items, each customized to your specifications. All chocolates are manufactured on the premises and include only the freshest and finest ingredients. Ou...Click here for more details... Renault Winery Resort Egg Harbor City, NJ Our tour begins in The Fountain Room where the Greek goddess Hebe, cup bearer of the gods, holds court. We’ll continue on to our celebrated Antique Glass Museum which houses our priceless champagne & wine glass collection dating back to medieval times. On to our Hospitality Room where your guide presents the unique history of Renault Winery and it’s founder, from the mid-nineteenth century, through prohibition and the jazz age to the present. We'll continue on through our sun-drenched European Courtyard - a favorite background for wedding portraits. You'll see our private collection of Antique Wine making Equipment, then onto our Pressing Room where our wines are made. Next you'll see our climate-controlled Wine Cellar where the cell...Click here for more details... Replacements Inc. McLeansville, NC Who are we and what is our purpose, you ask? We create, honor and preserve traditions by connecting our customers with their most cherished memories. While fulfilling this purpose, we happen to have become the world's largest supplier of old and new china, crystal, silver, and collectibles. Our 300,000 square foot facilities (the size of five football fields!) house an incredible inventory of 10 million pieces in more than 180,000 patterns, some over 100 years old!...Click here for more details... Reuter Organ Company Lawrence, KS We offer tours of the manufacturing facility to groups of all sizes. We request you call to make a reservation. Groups with more than six people must call to make arrangements. We look forward to seeing you at Reuter! Visit the home of the Reuter Organ Company. Where Modern technology and old-world craftsmanship produces the finest organs made today....Click here for more details... Revonah Pretzel Hanover, PA Hand-made pretzel bakery, dough mixing, pretzel twisting (rolling) dip and bake, kiln dry and pack. Outlet store....Click here for more details... Rexhall Industries Lancaster, CA At Rexhall, we recognize that our reputation is only as good as the motorhomes we build. That is why we ask you to come and take a plant tour and see for yourself why we say Rexhall’s are the safest motorhome built!...Click here for more details... Rhyne Clock Company Newport, TN Rhyne Clock Company has become a tourism attraction in Cocke County. Under the headlines of “Grandfather Clocks Make Tennessee Company Tick,” Scripps Howard articles have appeared in newspapers throughout the country-the Cleveland, Ohio Plain Dealer, Columbus Dispatch, Memphis Commercial Appeal, South Carolina’s The Greeneville News, Philadelphia Enquirer, and a number of papers in California. Customers are now following the interstate highway system to Newport. “We are pleased to greet these tourists, help them select a grandfather clock and recommend motels and restaurants that will make their stay in Cocke County enjoyable,” said Patsy Williams, president of Rhyne Lumber Co. Many former Newport and Cocke County residents have ret...Click here for more details... Richard Childress Racing Welcome, NC The Childress team has opened a new shop. You are able to view a good bit of the shop area....Click here for more details... Robinson Iron Alexander City, AL Robinson Iron has achieved distinction internationally in Architectural Metals. A recognized authority in the replication and restoration of cast iron, the firm has proven to be expert in the custom casting and fabrication of specialty metals such as aluminum or bronze. Since the early days when Founder Joseph H. Robinson began to make ornamental pieces for close friends the firm has been family owned and operated. This personal involvement insures quality design and execution while allowing for flexibility and responsiveness in design/build situations. The foundry complex encompasses some 50 acres in Alexander City (the middle of the “iron belt”) near Birmingham, Alabama. Modern offices with an attractive atrium showroom afford the visito...Click here for more details... Rock of Ages Quarry Graniteville (Barre Town), VT Central Vermont was built upon the granite industry, the offspring of pure Yankee tenacity and immigrant fortitude. Rock of Ages, founded by two native Vermonters and one Scotsman, epitomizes the rich cultural heritage of Barre, Vermont. Rock of Ages represents a living industry, not a museum or showcase, but a working, breathing entity that gives rise to some of the finest artistry in stone that our guests have ever seen. We invite you and your family to experience Rock of Ages. Our narrated shuttle tours take you to the world's largest deep-hole, dimension granite quarry-a quarry nearly 600 feet deep! Peer into its depths; observe our quarriers as they cut blocks from the sheer face and see the mighty steel derrick...Click here for more details... Rodger Instruments Hillsboro, OR Rodgers Instruments is the world's leading builder of organs installed with real winded pipes and the premier builder of cutting edge, stereophonic digital church organs without pipes. Rodgers is part of the Roland Group of musical instrument companies, headed by Roland Corporation, the world leader in digital musical instrument technologies and digital musical instrument sales and manufacturing. The Rodgers/Roland partnership means each Rodgers organ is backed by hundreds of engineers specializing in high-resolution stereophonic musical instrument sound generation and all the resources of a recognized industry leader with more than $500 million per year in digital musical instrument sales. No other company in pipe organ or digital or...Click here for more details... Rosetree Glass Studio and Gallery New Orleans, LA Artist Statement "It is through twenty years of working with glass that I have gained an understanding of the dialogue that is established between artist and material. A lapse of concentration can ruin a piece, but a controlled flick of the wrist or light breath through the blowpipe can give the piece a subtle curve or movement that makes the piece extraordinary. It is this controlled spontaneity that makes glass so magical. I know that the weight from the additional glass bits on the side of the piece will stretch the form. But by using centrifugal force and holding the piece at the correct angle and speed, I can create a composition with the glass that allows both the glass and artist some influence on the final piece. Glassblowing is m...Click here for more details... Roush Fenway Racing Concord, NC Jack Roush has always been interested in finding out why and how things work. If there was anything mechanical in the house, he would take it apart to see how it worked and reassemble it. He was fascinated with engines and was determined to become an innovator. Born in Covington, Ky., in 1942, Roush was raised in Manchester, Ohio, a town of 2,500 people. He attended Berea College and received a mathematics degree with a minor in physics in 1964. He was recruited by Ford Motor Company that year and moved to Detroit to work on the processing of car assembling and tooling. Roush had always been fascinated with engines and was determined to work in that area. He then went on to obtain a Master’s Degree in Scientific Mathematics from Eastern...Click here for more details... Route 11 Potato Chips Mount Jackson, VA Not too long ago, about 10 years to be exact, with lots of potatoes, good oil, salt, serendipity, and a little luck, Route 11 Potato Chips sprouted in an old feed store in Middletown, Virginia. We felt that our only purpose in that moment and many after, was that we produce the best potato chips on the planet. Chips we could be proud of. Chips, that with every potatoey crunch, would make you feel like you were experiencing something very special. Everything we make is hand-cooked. This is much more labor intensive than the continuous frying methods of the big boys, but the payoff in creating a product that is truly delicious is worth all the effort. We hope you enjoy the chips as much as we do. In the fall of 2008 we moved into o...Click here for more details... Rowena's Norfolk, VA You will discover Wonderful Pound Cakes, special sauces and jams that make perfect gifts or that can be used for your own pleasure. Don't miss our newest treat, our Celebrate Virginia Cookbook and don't forget the children's story cookbooks for that special little one!...Click here for more details... S. Anderson Vineyard Yountville, CA For visitors looking for an intimate winery experience, S. Anderson is the perfect place. Away from the crowds, on the Yountville Cross Road, guests will find a friendly, relaxed atmosphere at this family-owned winery and enjoy some of the valley's best still and sparkling wines. Our tasting room is located in a charming century-old stone pump house surrounded by lovely gardens where guests may take a leisurely stroll. The terrace offers a quiet setting with beautiful views of the vineyard and surrounding hills....Click here for more details... Sabre Corporation (Yachts) South Casco, ME Sabre Yachts has been crafting sail and motor yachts for 35 years and has built over 2,500 hulls to date. Sabre currently builds three sailboat models from 38 to 45 feet in length under the Sabre name; and six powerboat models from 36 to 47 feet in length using the Sabre name. Sabre sail and motor yachts are sold worldwide, through a network of competent, professional dealers who are chosen for their reputation, location, and visibility within a local market and for the quality of their sales and after sales service. Sabre's manufacturing facilities are located in Raymond, Maine, approximately 25 miles north of Portland, and a little over two hours from Boston. In the 83,750 square foot facility in Raymond, 175 Associates assemble all sa...Click here for more details... SAFECO Field Seattle, WA SAFECO Field is the fabulous new home of the Seattle Mariners. Guests are treated to a 19.59 acre outdoor baseball park with real grass and a retractable roof. Tour one of the premier baseball facilities ever built, including areas of the ballpark that are not normally open to the public: press box, luxury suites, field, dugout and visitor's clubhouse. Cameras welcome! (All areas are subject to availability depending on activities within the ballpark.)...Click here for more details... Saint Arnold Brewing Company Houston, TX Saint Arnold Brewing Company, located in Houston, is Texas' oldest microbrewery. Our goal is to brew world class beers and deliver them to our customers as fresh as possible making them the best beers in Texas. Our customers are beer lovers - people that appreciate great, full-flavored beers. Our small crew of eight does everything at the brewery: brew the beer, filter the beer, keg the beer, bottle the beer, sell the beer and drink the beer. For us, this is a passion, not a job. We believe that this comes through in the beers we make. Our beers have soul. We brew nine different beers. Four are made year round and five are seasonal. They are available in bars, restaurants, grocery stores, liquor stores and warehouse stores in Houston...Click here for more details... Salisbury Pewter Salisbury, MD We are a company of proud and dedicated artisans who recognize the importance of preserving our heritage while enhancing the legacy of our traditional and beaded products. Salisbury Pewter is produced to the highest quality standards. Our various collections have been designed to capture the spirit of American life. Developing and refining new products is a continuous process. As a company, we strive for complete customer satisfaction. If for any reason you are not satisfied with our product, please let us know. We will gladly provide a refund or a replacement. This is our guarantee to you of our commitment to your complete satisfaction. Our store has a clear partition that guest can view the pewter being made. ...Click here for more details... Sally Corporation Jacksonville, FL For 25 years, Sally has hosted thousands of visitors. From school groups, clubs, church groups to senior citizens organizations, we welcome the opportunity to take you on a tour of the robot factory. Sally is one of the oldest and largest designers and fabricators of animatronic entertainment in the world....Click here for more details... Samuel Adams Brewery Boston (Jamaica Plain), MA Next time you're in Boston, come and visit the Samuel Adams Brewery. You'll learn about history... and then drink it. Learn all about Samuel Adams, brewer and patriot. Experience the entire brewing process, from start to finish. Taste the special malts used to brew Samuel Adams and smell the Hallertau and Tettnang hops. Enjoy the great new styles of Samuel Adams....Click here for more details... SAS Shoe Factory and General Store San Antonio, TX Tour one of the few remaining shoe factories in the U.S. and observe first-hand, the craftsmanship needed to make SAS comfort shoes. Browse in our turn-of-the-century General Store where you'll find treasures for all ages and occasions. Experience the comfort and quality of SAS as one of our professional shoe fitters helps find the style and size best for your feet. Savor the best ice cream in town while swiveling on 1920's soda fountain stools from Woolworth's Five and Dime. Enjoy the smell of hot buttery popcorn, warm baked cookies, and fresh coffee while visiting with friends in the country kitchen. Take a picture with "Ambassador" the 1900 lb Brahma Bull. Who is patiently waiting in the rear of the barn to great you. Visit the ol...Click here for more details... SC Johnson Wax Racine, WI Since its opening on April 22, 1939, the SC Johnson Administration Center has been a "mecca" for tourists, architects and Frank Lloyd Wright devotees from around the world. Artists and photgraphers have captured the building's sweeping curves and geometric designs on canvas and film. And thousands of people have delighted in the spectacular "bird-cage" elevators. What began as a new office building for SC Johnson Wax has become a testament to the foresight of H. F. Johnson, Jr. and the vision of Frank Lloyd Wright. The feeling was shared by LIFE magazine when it compared the 1939 World's Fair and the SC Johnson Wax building: "Future historians may well decide that a truer glimpse of the shape of things to come than is represented by the New...Click here for more details... School and Carnival Supplies, Inc. Gulfport, MS One of America’s largest education-carnival stores under one roof serves 2,000+ schools, daycare centers, festivals and 30,000+ visitors annually. From a small unit in a strip mall 26 years ago, it now occupies the entire building. Displayed are 120,000+ items for classrooms, fairs, parades, casinos and businesses. Tours begin in the warehouse where bulk items are disassembled, packaged, processed and displayed … or shipped to customers nationally. Continue from project development, classroom designing, religious and home-schooling displays to see the works of local famous artists. The “All Seasons Room” is unique in that items for every Holiday are always on display, year-round. This is popular with customers holding parties such as...Click here for more details... Schwebel Baking Company (Cuyahoga Falls, OH) Cuyahoga Falls, OH It began in 1906, in a small kitchen in Campbell, Ohio. The morning air was crisp, and Dora and Joseph Schwebel were working together to mix, knead and bake the family's famous bread. Known for its outstanding taste, unmatched freshness and superior quality, the bread was carefully baked each day, and delivered – still warm from the oven – in wicker laundry baskets to a growing number of customers residing in and around neighboring Youngstown, Ohio. Building A Business On The Finest Bread In just a few short years, the reputation of Schwebel's bread spread far and wide. The bakery's customer list continued to expand, and delivery operations now depended on horse and wagon – instead of wicker baskets – to deliver the oven-fresh br...Click here for more details... Schwebel Baking Company (Solon, OH) Solon, OH It began in 1906, in a small kitchen in Campbell, Ohio. The morning air was crisp, and Dora and Joseph Schwebel were working together to mix, knead and bake the family's famous bread. Known for its outstanding taste, unmatched freshness and superior quality, the bread was carefully baked each day, and delivered – still warm from the oven – in wicker laundry baskets to a growing number of customers residing in and around neighboring Youngstown, Ohio. Building A Business On The Finest Bread In just a few short years, the reputation of Schwebel's bread spread far and wide. The bakery's customer list continued to expand, and delivery operations now depended on horse and wagon – instead of wicker baskets – to deliver the oven-fresh br...Click here for more details... Schwebel Baking Company (Youngstown, OH) Youngstown, OH It began in 1906, in a small kitchen in Campbell, Ohio. The morning air was crisp, and Dora and Joseph Schwebel were working together to mix, knead and bake the family's famous bread. Known for its outstanding taste, unmatched freshness and superior quality, the bread was carefully baked each day, and delivered – still warm from the oven – in wicker laundry baskets to a growing number of customers residing in and around neighboring Youngstown, Ohio. Building A Business On The Finest Bread In just a few short years, the reputation of Schwebel's bread spread far and wide. The bakery's customer list continued to expand, and delivery operations now depended on horse and wagon – instead of wicker baskets – to deliver the oven-fresh br...Click here for more details... Screen Gems Studios Wilmington, NC Take a walk through Wilmington's two-decade film history with a tour of EUE Screen Gems Studios. Our picturesque 50-acre film lot has been home to more than 350 productions. The one-hour walking tour includes visits to the sets of the CW Network hit show One Tree Hill....Click here for more details... SeaBear Smokehouse Anacortes, WA In 1957, fisherman Tom Savidge and his wife Marie built a backyard smokehouse and began selling smoked wild salmon to local taverns in his home of Anacortes, Washington. With that Specialty Seafoods was born (later renamed SeaBear after Native American legend). The tavern owners and their patrons loved Tom’s smoked salmon, but asked him to find a way to preserve it longer. Being an inventive guy, Tom took their challenge and created a whole new idea in packaging… the Gold Seal pouch, for which he received a patent. The Gold Seal pouch preserves the salmon naturally, and no refrigeration is required until the pouch is opened. This breakthrough in packaging, since it requires no refrigeration, made it easy for tourists traveling through Anaco...Click here for more details... Seattle Seahawks Stadium Seattle, WA Visit the home of the Seattle Seahawks....Click here for more details... Seattle Times Newspaper Bothell, WA The tour includes following the newspapers "hot off the press" through our packaging center and out the door to the trucks. One of the most popular parts of the tour is watching the robots pick up enormous rolls of newsprint and move them to the press....Click here for more details... Sechler's Pickles, INC St. Joe, IN For all the technical advances in food processing in recent years, many of our processes have changed little or not at all. We avoid any shortcuts that might detract from the quality of our pickles. Farmers from across northern Indiana, northwest Ohio and Southern Michigan bring us their freshly picked cucumbers straight from the fields. They are immediately "graded", that is, sorted into seven sizes. From there most will go to tanks for curing. The tanks, mostly of cypress, contain a salt brine solution in which the cucumbers will be transformed into pickles over a period of three months or longer. We're best known for our many varieties of processed pickles. Those cucumbers that don't go immediately to the tanks become "fresh pack"...Click here for more details... Sechler's Pickles, Inc. St.Joe, IN The origins of Ralph Sechler & Son, Inc. date back 85 years to 1914, just before the First World War. Ralph Sechler actually got his start in the pickle business running a pickle station in St. Joe, Indiana for the D. M. Sears Company. He'd deliver "brine stock" (freshly picked cucumbers in salt brine) by horse-drawn wagon to a railroad siding in nearby St. Joe, Indiana, where it would be transported by rail to Sears, 20 miles away in Ft. Wayne. After a respite from the business in college and the Army, Ralph went back to work for Sears in 1919. Two years later he leased two of their pickle stations, getting his start as an entrepreneur. He was still shipping the brine stock to other companies like Heinz. By the early '30s Ralph was selli...Click here for more details... Sequoia Grove Vineyards Napa, CA Sequoia Grove Vineyards was founded in 1978 by Jim Allen, whose love for European wines inspired him to discover Napa Valley in the early days, and whose determination has produced elegant, award-winning wines of depth and character ever since. The winery is nestled on 24 acres of choice Napa Valley vineyards in Rutherford, California, on the site of a 100 year-old farmhouse surrounded by some of the last sequoia trees in the Napa Valley. These redwoods are carefully preserved by the Allen family and today, the majestic sequoia trees have become the trademark of the winery and symbols of the family's commitment to conservation of our natural resources. The 24-acre estate is planted to Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Malbec, P...Click here for more details... Shatto Milk Company Osborn, MO Shatto Milk Company is a family dairy farm that milks 150 cows twice a day and bottles that milk at their, on the farm, bottling facility. The milk is bottled in old fashion glass bottles. The family farm offers a wide array of YUMMY products including butter, Root Beer Milk, Strawberry Milk, the worlds best Chocolate Milk, Orange Dream Milk, a full line of white milks and of course cream and half and half. Shatto Milk Company schedules tours Tuesday through Saturday throughout the year. Call ahead for appointment. Tours include: Seeing the baby calves (you may possibly get to bottle-feed one yourself). Milking a cow. Getting a first-hand look at where our cows live, what they eat, and how they are milked. Learning how the m...Click here for more details... Shelby American, Inc. Las Vegas, NV Back in the 1960's Shelby American, Inc. produced the legendary Cobra. With its 289 cubic inch Ford powerplant the Cobra dominated on the racetrack and won the FIA World Manufacturer's Championship. Later with the introduction of the awesome 427 S/C the Cobra dominated public streets. In October 1998, Shelby American opened its newest manufacturing facility at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway's Research and Development Center. Carroll Shelby finally has a testing ground right outside the factory! From this new state of the art facility we are producing our new lines of the Cobra 427 S/C (CSX4000-Series) and Cobra 289 FIA (CSX7000-Series) component vehicles along with our new Series 1 roadster (CSX5000-Series). Each car is numbered and the S...Click here for more details... Sherline Products Vista, CA Sherline Products manufactures a complete line of miniature lathes, vertical milling machines and machining accessories....Click here for more details... Sherm Edwards Candies Trafford, PA Sherm Edwards learned the confectionery trade in the late 1940's when he joined a family business that had been making quality chocolates since the early twentieth century. Sherm ventured out on his own in 1972 with Edwards Candies on the North Side of Pittsburgh. In 1977, Sherm and Dorothy purchased the old McBride Movie Theatre in Trafford, renovated it and opened for business as Sherm Edwards Candies on December 8th, 1978. David came on board in 1983 and opened our second store in Monroeville in 1994, and our third in Plum in 1996. We are, for the most part, a retail business, but we also wholesale and fundraise. Wholesale is about 25% of our business, and our fundraising program is unique in the area. We fundraise with gift certific...Click here for more details... Shidoni Foundry Santa Fe, NM One of the greatest resources available for sculptors and art collectors is located five miles north of Santa Fe, New Mexico, in the village of Tesuque (te-soo-ke). Shidoni, a bronze art foundry, sculpture garden and gallery, is situated along the Rio Tesuque on a former apple orchard. Visitors have the opportunity to watch 2000 degree molten bronze being poured into ceramic shell molds, stroll around the sculpture garden and visit the gallery which represents 100 different sculptors from all over the country. “Shidoni” is a Navajo word used as a greeting to a friend. If you are an artist in need of the finest foundry services available, a collector in search of quality art, or you want to learn about the process involved in the creatio...Click here for more details... Sierra Bullets Sedalia, MO For over 60 years Sierra Bullets has been dedicated to the manufacture of the most accurate bullets in the world. This commitment to performance has established a "Tradition of Precision" for which Sierra is known throughout the world. Over the years, much has changed in the industry and in the marketplace. One common thread running throughout this time however, has been Sierra's focus on bullets. Hunting and target bullets for rifles and handguns are the only products we make and we work hard to make them better than anyone else. If you consider the large number of serious shooters who use nothing but Sierra and the many accuracy records held by marksmen shooting Sierra bullets, we believe we accomplish our objective of a better bullet....Click here for more details... Sierra Nevada Brewing Company Chico, CA In 1979, Ken Grossman began building a small brewery in the town of Chico, California. His goal: to brew exceptional ales and lagers. Today, the Sierra Nevada Brewing Company is considered the premier craft brewery in the United States. And the beer? Critics proclaim it “Among the best brewed anywhere in the world.” Ken’s passion for brewing began when a friend showed him the basics of home brewing. Using homemade equipment, Ken began brewing five-gallon batches of beer on his own, and soon became a proficient home brewer. In 1976, after studying chemistry and physics at Butte Community College and California State University at Chico, Ken opened his own store, The Home Brew Shop. There, he supplied Chico’s home-brewing community...Click here for more details... Silvercrest Homes (Corona, CA) Corona, CA Silvercrest Online was designed especially with YOU in mind. Within these pages there are many exciting HOMES for your review. You will find information on Retailers and Community Developments in the Twelve (12) Western States that offer our homes. We ship as far east as Colorado. Take the time to visit our model homes and see the possibilities for a new and exciting home for your future. We build personalized homes for the individual home buyer available through the Silvercrest Retailer Network, as well as Genesis Homes for builders/developers. For an even closer look at Silvercrest quality, Saturday Factory Tours are available at both of our facilities. We also invite you to visit the Silvercrest Park Model web site. The Silvercres...Click here for more details... Silvercrest Homes (Woodburn, OR) Woodburn, OR Silvercrest Online was designed especially with YOU in mind. Within these pages there are many exciting HOMES for your review. You will find information on Retailers and Community Developments in the Twelve (12) Western States that offer our homes. We ship as far east as Colorado. Take the time to visit our model homes and see the possibilities for a new and exciting home for your future. We build personalized homes for the individual home buyer available through the Silvercrest Retailer Network, as well as Genesis Homes for builders/developers. For an even closer look at Silvercrest quality, Saturday Factory Tours are available at both of our facilities. We also invite you to visit the Silvercrest Park Model web site. The Silvercres...Click here for more details... Silvercrest Homes (Woodland, CA) Woodland, CA Silvercrest Online was designed especially with YOU in mind. Within these pages there are many exciting HOMES for your review. You will find information on Retailers and Community Developments in the Twelve (12) Western States that offer our homes. We ship as far east as Colorado. Take the time to visit our model homes and see the possibilities for a new and exciting home for your future. We build personalized homes for the individual home buyer available through the Silvercrest Retailer Network, as well as Genesis Homes for builders/developers. For an even closer look at Silvercrest quality, Saturday Factory Tours are available at both of our facilities. We also invite you to visit the Silvercrest Park Model web site. The Silvercres...Click here for more details... Simon Pearce Windsor, VT Visitors are welcome to observe the Simon Pearce glassblowers at work in one of our four workshops. In Windsor and Oakland, a catwalk viewing gallery above the factory floor provides an ideal vantage point. The Quechee site provide close encounters with the glassblowers. Visitors may stand on the same level, separated from the craftspeople by a safety railing. Glass has been made over four thousand years, beginning in Western Asia. The first items made of glass were small objects such as beads. These early glass objects were made by using molds. Glass vessels began to appear in the late 15th and 16th centuries B.C. Glassblowing evolved much later, during the 1st century B.C. in the Roman Empire. By blowing glass, craftsmen could prod...Click here for more details... Sioux Pottery Rapid City, SD Made from the red clay of the Black Hills, SD, USA ~ sacred to the Lakota People ~ and a fine imported white clay from Kentucky. Each piece is crafted by the Sioux artists and decorated with designs and symbols important to their culture. The Paha Sapa (Black Hills) provided shelter, food, and sustenance for the Indian Tribes of the Great Sioux Nation, and continues to yield the red clay used in making Sioux Pottery. Sioux Pottery is designed and hand crafted by Sioux Indian Artists. Our plant is located in Rapid City, South Dakota, gateway to the beautiful Black Hills area, and is less than an hour's drive from the scenic and historic South Dakota Badlands. We invite you to visit our factory, meet the artists and see how Sioux P...Click here for more details... Smokejumper Center Missoula, MT Missoula, Montana is the location of the Northern Region headquarters of the USDA Forest Service Smokejumpers which encompasses twelve National Forests throughout the entire state of Montana and the northern half of Idaho . Visitors can tour through the smokejumper loft and get a peak at the dramatic lives of smokejumpers, depicted in the movie Fireflight, with a stop by the Smokejumper Visitor Center....Click here for more details... Smyers Glass Studio Benicia, CA Smyers Glass offers visitors a unique opportunity to visit a working glass studio with old world feel and techniques. Their works are found in museums, fine craft galleries and collections across the USA. The showroom displays vases, paperweights, jewelery, platters and sculptural pieces. Each is a signed original.Visitors can see glass blowing when the 2000 degree molten glass is drawn out of the the blazing furnaces on 5 foot long blow pipes. Guests delight in watching the items that are sold in the showroom take shape....Click here for more details... Snyder's of Hanover Hanover, PA A tradition of good taste began in 1909 with Snyder's founder Harry V. Warehime. The man affectionately known as "Gramp Harry," started the Hanover Pretzel Company with a single recipe, Hanover Olde Tyme Pretzels....Click here for more details... Sony Pictures Studios Culver City, CA Take the Sony Pictures Studios Tour and step back into a legendary time. Located on one of the world's most famous studio lots, our walking tour gives you a rare glimpse of old Hollywood's glory days and an insider's view of a state-of-the-art motion picture studio. Not only is this the studio where the Yellow Brick Road once wound through Munchkin Land, it is also the place where the agents from "Men In Black" battled aliens from outer space and Spider-Man catapulted from skyscraper to skyscraper. Our dynamic studio tour guides will shed light on the film and television production process by taking you to various soundstages and by sharing tales of days gone by. You may even have the chance to visit the sets of the hit game shows "Jeopa...Click here for more details... Soudan Underground Mine Soudan, MN A century slips by when you visit this park. Visitors wear hard hats and journey down 2,341 feet via a "cage." On the 27th level, the transportation shifts to a rail car for a ride back into the mine as you listen to the stories of the mining days. Above ground visitors can explore the dry house, drill shop, crusher house and engine house. Visitors also can walk the boardwalk past one of the deepest open mine pits or hike the trails in the park through a northern hardwood conifer forest, past the famous Soudan Iron Formation. See Soudan Underground Mine Tour Brochure Historic Underground Tour: The tour leads visitors through the world of underground mining. Visitors don hard hats and enter a "cage" for the descent into the mine. The 90-...Click here for more details... South Bend Chocolate Company South Bend, IN Our tours will introduce you to the world of chocolate. We can accommodate any time frame. Choose either the Basic Factory Tour or the Inside Scoop Tour. And while you're here, be sure to visit the retail store and café - attached to the factory for your shopping convenience....Click here for more details... Spaceport America Las Cruces, NM Although not technically a factory tour we have included this tour because it offer a unique experience to see the evolution of the future of space travel. The tour details are below. The unveiling of the Spaceport America brand shines light on a visionary project many years in the making. New Mexico’s weather and wide-open spaces have been ideal for the aerospace industry since Robert Goddard, the Father of Modern Rocketry, began conducting research in Roswell in the 1930s. He was followed by Wernher von Braun in the 1940s, and NASA in the 1980s. By the early 1990s, a group of like-minded individuals called, the Southwest Space Task Force, felt the impetus to take New Mexico’s space industry to the next level: commercial space and...Click here for more details... Spam Museum Austin, MN The new 16,500 square-foot SPAM Museum opened in September 2001. Museum visitors are welcomed to the world of the SPAM Family of Products with a variety of interactive and educational games, fun exhibits and remarkable video presentations. Originally called HORMEL Spiced Ham, Hormel Foods held a contest to create a new name for the product in 1936. Discover who won the contest and the story behind the creation of SPAM luncheon meat. In South Korea, SPAM is considered a gourmet treat. Find out why and investigate a world map showcasing the countries where SPAM is sold and eaten. The Global SPAM exhibit is your passport to everything SPAM! Meet host Al Franken, former Saturday Night Live cast member, and test your SPAM knowledge duri...Click here for more details... Spangler Candy Company Bryan, OH Spangler Candy History: 1906 Spangler Candy Company begins on August 20, 1906, when Arthur G. Spangler purchases the Gold Leaf Baking Company of Defiance, Ohio for $450 and moves it to 204 W. High Street in Bryan, Ohio. The new company is named Spangler Manufacturing Company, and produces baking soda, baking powder, corn starch, laundry starch, spices, and flavorings. 1908 Arthur's brother Ernest Spangler joins the company and suggests adding candy to the line. Candy would sell quickly. 1910 By 1910, the business outgrows its first location. Larger quarters are found at 205 S. Main Street in Bryan, Ohio. 1913 The business moves to its present location on N. Portland Street in Bryan, Ohio. 1914 Third brother Omar Spangl...Click here for more details... Spirit Mound Station Vermillion, SD The Spirit Mound Station near Vermillion, SD, was built to help meet the peak electric requirements of Basin Electric's member systems. The oil-fired station is operated on an "as needed" basis during periods of extreme hot or cold temperatures (when the demand for electricity exceeds the capacity of base-load facilities), increased agricultural loads (including irrigation) and emergencies. Construction on the $30 million peaking station began in December 1976, and commercial operation began in the spring of 1978. The 120,000-kilowatt plant consists of two 60,000- kilowatt combustion units that are operated from the plant or remotely from the Leland Olds Station near Stanton, ND. Spirit Mound Station was built adjacent to a fuel pip...Click here for more details... Spoetzl Brewery Shiner, TX What a fascinating history there is behind the Spoetzl Brewery! Immigrant Czech and German farmers settled the little town of Shiner, Texas (some eighty miles Southeast of Austin), in 1887. Longing for the old-world taste of their homeland, they quickly formed the Shiner Brewing Association, in 1909. Kosmos Spoetzl was born, grew up, and earned his Brewmasters degree in Germany. After years of working at various breweries in Europe and Canada, he moved to the United States and, in 1915, bought "The Little Brewery in Shiner." Not a whole lot ever changes in Shiner and that's the way we like it. To this day, we still use Kosmos' original recipes and painstakingly handcraft each brew one at a time making sure that every beer is naturally a...Click here for more details... Sprecher Brewing Co Glendale, WI Start your tour in our Rathskellar Museum where you can view brewing memorabilia from long gone Wisconsin breweries while waiting for your tour to begin. Next, visit the brew house and discover how Sprecher is reviving the Old World brewing traditions that once made Milwaukee famous. Travel through the lager cellar to see the Bavarian murals on display on our bottling room. After the tour, the next best thing to Munich is Sprecher's indoor beer garden, with oom-pah music and samples from any of eight or nine beers and six sodas on draught. Prosit!...Click here for more details... Steinway & Sons Long Island City, NY Steinway & Sons was founded in 1853 by German immigrant Henry Engelhard Steinway in a Manhattan loft on Varick Street. Henry was a master cabinet maker who built his first piano in the kitchen of his Seesen, Germany home. By the time Henry established Steinway & Sons, he had built 482 pianos. The first piano produced by the company, number 483, was sold to a New York family for $500. It is now displayed at New York City's Metropolitan Museum of Art. Over the next forty years, Henry and his sons, Henry Jr., Albert, C.F. Theodore, William, and Charles, developed the modern piano. Almost half of the company's 114 patented inventions were developed during this period. Many of these late nineteenth-century inventions were based on emerging sc...Click here for more details... Stennis Space Center Stennis Space Center, MS From the Launch Pad board a shuttle for a 25-minute narrated tour through the 125,000-acre acoustical buffer zone to America's largest rocket test complex where Space Shuttle Main Engines are tested! Every astronaut rides on engines tested at Stennis Space Center. Featuring 14,000 square feet of exciting displays: • Real rocket engines and scale models of spacecraft • Exhibits on NASA's mission and spacecraft for the 21st century • A Navy exhibit that lets you forecast the weather in your hometown or take a walk under the sea • Unique presentations designed to educate and entertain • Exhibits on caring for the Gulf of Mexico • RocKeTeria Diner closed on Saturdays StenniSphere’s outdoor exhibits give visitors the rare opportun...Click here for more details... Sterling Hill Mine Ogdensburg, NJ Sterling Hill is one of two mines that make up one of the most renowned mining districts in the world. Who would think that the mineral deposits at the Sterling Mine and its sister mine in nearby Franklin would be one of the great geological mysteries known to earth science today? They exist in the Skylands of New Jersey, just an hour from midtown New York The Sterling Mine is named for William Alexander, Lord Stirling, who owned the property from 1761 to 1776 and made attempts to smelt the local ores. Dutch prospectors and the Lenni Lenape Indians probably knew about the Sterling Hill orebody much earlier, which outcropped in plain sight above the Wallkill River. The Franklin-Sterling Hill mining district represents two centuries of...Click here for more details... Stevens Point Brewery Stevens Point, WI The Stevens Point Brewery is steeped in a history that has transcended the trials of the Civil War, the Great Depression and Prohibition. More than 150 years later, the Stevens Point Brewery continues to successfully brew quality beer, just as the brewery's founders, Frank Wahle and George Ruder, did in 1857. This undeniable endurance is a testament of why the Stevens Point Brewery, in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, is the 5th oldest continuously operating brewery remaining in the United States. Today, the Stevens Point Brewery is proud to be Wisconsin-owned and independently operated. We take great pride in our history. And, we continue to work hard, as our founders did, to continue to provide our customers today with quality award-winning b...Click here for more details... Stickley Furniture Manlius, NY Fascinating tour of large factory making historic, high-end, solid-wood furniture. Combination of high-tech machinery with intensive hand craftsmanship. Gorgeous wood and products. Since our earliest years, Stickley has invited the public to visit our factory and see for themselves how our furniture is made. It was an extension of what Gustav Stickley termed "Honest Furniture." This tradition of earnest furniture-making still exists today at our Manlius, New York factory, where the very essence of Stickley — inventive technology joined with time-tested principles of hand craftsmanship — continues. We are confident that when you see how Stickley furniture is constructed, when you see the balance of technology with the honorable, unco...Click here for more details... Stonington Vineyards Stonington, CT Stonington Vineyards was established by Nick and Happy Smith in 1987, when purchasing 58 acres in the Stonington Uplands on which winegrapes had been planted earlier in the decade. The winery was constructed in 1988/89 incorporating the latest in winemaking technology and the traditional methods of barrel fermentation. From the start, Mike McAndrew has been the Winemaker, garnering the reputation for producing quality, European-style table wines that have won numerous awards over the years. Stonington is best known for its barrel fermented Chardonnays and its proprietory blends Seaport White and Seaport Blush. We also produce, as varietals, Fumé Vidal Blanc, Riesling, Gewurztraminer, Merlot, and Cabernet Franc. Our vineyards are s...Click here for more details... Stormy Kromer Mercantile/Jacquart Fabric Products Ironwood, MI Retired semi-pro baseball player, railroad engineer and general tough character Stormy lost a few too many hats to the icy wind whipping through his locomotive. On a cold morning in 1903, Stormy asked his beloved wife, Ida, to help him modify one of his many hats from his baseball days by sewing ear flaps on the thing. The newly revised cap also featured a soft flexible visor — and was a great departure from the traditional engineer hats of the era. But to Stormy, the best part of his modified cap was that it managed to stay right where it belonged — on his head — high winds and all. And that's it. That's where it all began. It was just a matter of time before the Stormy Kromer cap became so popular — first among other locomotive e...Click here for more details... Straub Brewery St. Marys, PA Straub beer has been handcrafted since 1872. They begin with fresh, spring-fed mountain water from the Laurel Run Reservoir, which lies along the Eastern Continental Divide. As the water runs into the brewery, it is mixed with cornflakes and malted barley. This mixture is heated, producing a sweet golden syrup called wort, which is slowly drawn through a copper vessel slot or grant, where they visually inspect the beer for clarity and color. Next they add hops and transfer the wort to the brew kettle, where it is boiled for two hours. The heated product is held for a short time in a separate vessel, then cooled as it passes through the Cold Plate Cooler at the rate of one barrel per minute. The fermenting process begins with the ad...Click here for more details... Stuffington Bear Factory Phoenix, AZ Stuffington Bear Factory is one of the few remaining working stuffed animal factories in the United States. They offer fun, interactive, and educational tours, field trips, and birthday parties where you will be able to use our colorful kid-friendly equipment to stuff, comb, bathe, and dress up your very own teddy bear, as well as discover interesting facts all about teddy bears at a real working factory!...Click here for more details... Sturgis Pretzel House Factory Lititz, PA The Julius Sturgis Pretzel Bakery is located in historic Lititz, Pennsylvania in the middle of beautiful Pennsylvania Dutch Country. Visitors can tour the original pretzel bakery, get a hands-on lesson in pretzel twisting, observe our bakers twisting sourdough soft pretzels by hand, and shop for delicious treats and souvenirs in our bakery store. As the story goes, in 1850, Julius Sturgis was a bread baker in Lititz, Lancaster County. One day, a hobo hopped from a train about a half block from the stone building and followed his nose to the bread bakery. He was looking for a job and something to eat. Sturgis couldn’t offer the man a job, but he extended his hospitality and invited the hobo to sit down at the family dinner table. In excha...Click here for more details... Subaru of Indiana Automotive (SIA) Lafayette, IN About SIA ========= Subaru of Indiana Automotive, Inc. (SIA), a subsidiary of Fuji Heavy Industries, Ltd., is the home of North American Subaru production. Models built at the three million square foot facility include the Subaru Legacy, Outback and Tribeca. In 2007, SIA also began producing the Toyota Camry under contract with Toyota. SIA employs over 3,000 Associates, and every SIA Associate is committed to quality, safety and environmental stewardship. Tour SIA ======== SIA offers FREE public tours, customized to suit your group’s needs and interests. Your guided tour is led by an SIA Tour Director with an in-depth knowledge about every facet of the company. Just inside the plant’s front doors, the tour begins with an hi...Click here for more details... Sugarbush Farm Woodstock, VT Maple Syrup Farm. While you can't quite call a maple sugar house a factory, its the work place where maple sap as its collected out of a maple tree in the spring is boiled down into maple syrup. The actual production takes place in the spring but visitors can visit this farm factory to see how its done year round. Walk in the woods to see the sugar maples, see how the spouts are drilled, and see the huge evaporator where the sap is boiled. Stop in the farm house sampling room for samples of the different grades,and also taste 14 varieties of cheese that are aged, smoked, and hand packaged in the farm house "factory."...Click here for more details... Summit Brewing Company St Paul, MN Sometime in 1980, a dedicated clinical social worker and casual home brewer named Mark Stutrud quietly began to research the possibility of establishing a craft brewery in the Twin Cities. During 1983, Mark attended several meetings of the American Home Brewing Association. Here he met Charlie McElevey and Bill Newman, both key figures in the renaissance of craft brewing in the United States. Only nine “microbreweries” were actively brewing at that time, Charlie and Bill’s among them. Shortly after that, Mark met Fred Thomasser, a retired brewmaster whose career began with the repeal of prohibition. Fred and Charley agreed to mentor Mark. Later that year, Mark became involved with St. Paul Mayor George Latimer’s “Home Grown Economy...Click here for more details... Sun & Earth, Inc. King of Prussia, PA Sun & Earth is a 20-year old socially and environmentally-responsible natural cleaning products developer, manufacturer, and distributor based in King of Prussia, PA. The company distributes a full-line of natural cleaners through its retail partners (both brick and mortar AND online). Customers who want the convenience of at-home delivery or who are unable to purchase from their favorite, local grocery store are able to buy direct from http://www.sunandearth.com/. Local residents, or those working nearby, are also able to purchase Sun & Earth products directly from the plant. What: Sun & Earth offers fun-filled, educational, interactive factory tours FREE to the general public and public/private organizations. The one hour visit is full...Click here for more details... Sun Empire Foods Kerman, CA Phil and Sandy Dee love what they're doing, converting the traditional harvest of their homeland into something imaginative and delicious. Their roots in farming span four generations, from Sandy's grandfather Clark Kenneson to their son Steve. But when the ag economy dipped, it was Phil who saw a new way to take locally grown fruits and nuts to market. While Sandy's brother Mickey handles the farming operation, Phil and Sandy manage this company that produces literally tons of hand-made, coated delicacies. For those who can not resist and fall to temptations, Sun Empire Foods is located at 1220 South Madera Ave., Kerman, Ca., 93630. We're roughly 15 miles west of Fresno on Madera Ave. also known as HWY. 145....Click here for more details... Susan's Elements of Arts Helen, GA Tucked away in the back of Helen Square on the west side of Main street in Helen Georgia is Susan's Elements of Art. It is here where Susan Wright does custom stain glass work and her husband, Keith, makes primitive wooden bowls from large blocks of wood. The work produced by these two artisans is as extraordinary to behold as it is fun to watch being made....Click here for more details... Susquehanna Glass Columbia, PA Barware, stemware, and crystal gift items since 1910. See glass hand cutting demonstrations....Click here for more details... Sutter Gold Mine Sutter Creek, CA Sutter Gold Mine is a modern hard rock mine located on historic Highway 49 just north of Sutter Creek, south of Amador City at the site of several historic mines. These include the Lincoln Mine from which Leland Stanford made his fortune enabling him to found Stanford University and to partner in financing the Central Pacific Railroad. Although originally developed for gold extraction in the late 1980s, the mine is now open exclusively for one hour underground tours deep into the heart of the Motherlode. Sutter Gold Mine offers a comprehensive look into the gold mining process and its historical progression from gold panning and hydraulic mining to hard rock techniques. Besides that, it’s just plain fun to go underground and see what’...Click here for more details... Svoboda Industries Kewaunee, WI Svoboda Industries Inc specializes in manufacturing fine wooden parts and products to customer specifications. We can provide everything from parts and kits to completely finished and assembled packaged product. Our woodworking capabilities include design input and refinement, prototyping, short and long production runs, complete assembly, packaging and bulk or drop shipping. Some of our processes include: CNC machining, CNC handle machining, secondary operations, mouldings, and full finishing including staining, clear top coats and painting. We are well versed at working with hardwoods, softwoods, exotic woods, MDF, plywood and wood substrates. At Svoboda Industries Inc our mindset is to exceed your expectations for Service, Qualit...Click here for more details... Sweet Candy Company Salt Lake City, UT