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Tailor-Made travel

Build your adventure, your way

Our Tailor-Made trips show you the world on your terms. We turn dreaming into doing. All you need to do is tell us what your dream adventure looks like. Whether you tailor one of our trips or build your own - we’ll bring it to life.

So what are you waiting for? Let's create an exclusive trip for your group.

You've explored our destination and tester trips for inspiration, so next it's time to tell us all about your travel dreams. It's all about choices - make as few or as many as you like, we're here to help every step of the way.

We'll match you with one of our specialist consultants, there to guide you through any tricky logistics, offer advice, arrange as many activites as you like and together tailor the unique local experiences our insider knowledge offers.

We'll work with our local teams to bring you a day-to-day itinerary with costs for your chosen group. You can then work closely with your specialist consultant to get all those personal details right, before even paying a deposit.

It's time to turn dreaming into doing. Once you're happy with your itinerary, lock it in, get your confirmation, and look forward to your unforgettable trip, with support from us from now, right until you return home.

Tailor an existing trip or build your own

We've been creating thousands of trips for over 30 years and on every continent, so you can trust we can make your dream adventure a reality.

With our teams traveling, living and working where we visit, their knowledge is deep, personal and gives you the kind of experiences only locals know.

You can travel easy knowing every trip has Intrepid's responsible and local values at its core - giving back to local communities, businesses and the environment.

We've rethought how we travel so you can trust that your wellbeing and safety is our top priority, from flexible booking conditions to safety guidelines.

Do I have to choose an existing Intrepid itinerary?

Not at all. Tailor-Made means you can choose to make a fully custom itinerary with the assistance of our expert specialist consultants or choose one of our 1,000+ existing itineraries to modify to suit your group’s specific needs. This can include upgrading the hotels, slowing down or speeding up the pace or adding a focus like food or physical activity.

Is it more cost-effective to book a Tailor-Made Experience?

This will depend on the destination, the standard of accommodation, the amount of included activities, the itinerary and how many passengers will be traveling with you. Generally, if you were to run a private group trip of 6 or more, the price becomes comparable to our publicly available group trips.

How long does it take to get a pricing proposal?

Our specialist consultants will be able to provide you with an estimated time frame once we've received the details of the kind of Tailor-Made Experience you are looking to create.

What is included in my pricing proposal?

This will depend on your requests, but generally a pricing proposal for a Tailor-Made experience includes a custom itinerary from one of our expert specialist consultants featuring a local leader, transport, accommodation, some meals and some activities and excursions.

What's not included in my pricing proposal?

The pricing proposal for Tailor-Made Experiences does not include the cost of:

International Flights : We can provide separate pricing for international airfares if departing from the UK or Australia.

Travel Insurance : We can advise on where to purchase travel insurance. Note if you’re departing from Australia, we can also assist with arranging your travel insurance.

What is the minimum number for a Tailor-Made trip?

We can create a Tailor-Made experience for groups of four or more. Depending on the request, prices become comparable to our public small group adventures with 6 or more.

Tailor-Made is also an option with our Adventure Cruising and Polar experiences, but minimum numbers are variable. Please get in touch with a Tailor-Made specialist consultant for more information.

Can you include free of charge spaces for group organizers, hosts, chaperones etc.?

We can include the cost of a free-of-charge (FOC) spot with any pricing proposal. The cost of this spot will then be averaged out among the paying passengers. Please advise us when requesting a pricing proposal whether you’ll need any FOC spots for your trip.

Can you tailor-make a trip for LGBTQIA+ travelers?

Everyone should feel comfortable when they travel with Intrepid, and we know that many of our travelers are part of the LGBTQIA+ community, so we are here to make your trip easy and relaxed. Your specialist consultant is there to listen and work through any concerns, sharing their knowledge of local laws and customs, as some destinations we visit have laws that discriminate against LGBTQIA+ people.

How will you look after my safety on a Tailor-Made trip?

Your safety is our top priority, no matter what type of trip you’re on. We have extensive and recently updated Health & Safety Guidelines to ensure you are looked after. Learn more about our safe travels policies  here .

What support will I be offered on a Tailor-Made trip?

With Tailor-Made we’re here to help every step of the way, from the specialist consultant who helps you design your itinerary and answers any questions you have, to the local leaders and guides in your chosen destination and the on-ground operations teams there with support until the end of your trip.

What’s the process when I contact you to start creating my Tailor-Made trip?

1. Get to know your Tailor-Made specialist consultant When you call, email or fill out a form online, you’ll be put in touch with a specialist who knows your destination well or is an expert in your area of interest. They’ll be able to guide you through any tricky logistics, offer advice and arrange as many activities as you like.

2. Get the itinerary priced After we’ve put together an itinerary based on your group’s interests, we’ll get a quote from our local teams on the ground in our Destination Management Company (DMC) offices worldwide.

3. Receive your pricing proposal As soon as we receive costs from our local team, we will send through a detailed day-by-day itinerary with costing for your group size. From here you can request changes or move forward with paying a deposit to request your tour services.

4. Lock it in Once you are happy with the itinerary and ready to go ahead, we’ll need to collect deposits per person along with the full names of the group. Once we have everyone’s deposits on file, our local teams will begin confirming the elements of your trip. This can take 5-7 business days. Once the trip is confirmed, we will send you a confirmation pack, which means that services and prices are locked in.

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Please note that customization options are tour-dependent.

Choose your travel dates

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Add or remove activities

Create the perfect itinerary for your tastes by adding or removing activities

Customize your itinerary

Change the itinerary or let our Travel Experts create one from scratch

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The accommodation option doesn’t tickle your fancy? Upgrade it

Change meal options

Many operators cater to vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and other diets

Contact our Travel Experts

Our experienced Travel Experts are always ready to help you organize your tailor-made tour. Whether you’re planning a culinary extravaganza with your friends in southern Italy, a romantic getaway with your partner to Paris or a safari with the whole family in Tanzania, our Travel Experts will give you the VIP treatment. Skip the line with our well-traveled specialists, and remember: adventure begins here!

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Tailor-Made Tours

The ultimate private group touring experience, carefully crafted just for you. Whether you're planning a family adventure, celebrating a milestone, or seeking to tick off multiple bucket list destinations in one trip, our Tailor-Made touring range is designed to create your perfect private group journey. Experience the world your way.

Why choose Tailor-Made Tours?

What is tailor-made touring.

Unlock unparalleled flexibility, from the standard of accommodation to your on-tour inclusions, personal group size (minimum four travelers), destinations, sightseeing and time of year you're hoping to travel. It's a customized tour, specifically tailored to your needs. With a minimum group size of four people, your private group journey is entirely up to you. We can alter an existing Inspiring Vacations tour, book an existing private tour on a date that suits you, or create an entirely new bespoke tour. This isn’t just another vacation package; it’s your dream tour come to life, with each detail selected by you. Our touring experts and dedicated consultants are on hand to guide you every step of the way. Hoping to bring the whole family along? Our Tailor-Made tours can accommodate private groups of all ages, perfect for a multi-generational adventure.  Enquire Now by completing the form and let us start designing your Tailor-Made tour today. All Tailor-Made tours are backed by our award-winning, 24/7 customer support.

Frequently asked questions

Is there a limit on group size what’s the minimum group size.

There is no limit on group size, and our minimum requirement for Tailor-Made tours is four participants. We collaborate closely with our suppliers to customise the ideal private group tour, tailored to the specific needs of your group size.

Is Tailor-Made a travel agent?

As a tour operator, our Tailor-Made packages are touring-based. This means we have a minimum touring component (at least 50% of the entire trip), but can organise many other aspects of your package, including flights, insurance and more.

What touring options are available on a Tailor-Made tour?

• Fully Escorted: Enjoy comprehensive guidance with an English-speaking tour guide accompanying guests throughout the entire journey
• Partially Escorted: Offers a blend of independence and support, allowing guests to travel between locations on their own and meet with a tour guide at key points such as airports, stations, or hotels.

How much does a Tailor-Made tour cost?

Tailor-Made tours are private tours, and are priced as such. Your package price will depend on several factors: group size, destination, grade of accommodation, services and inclusions, time of year (high/low season), level of guided touring and more. As a general rule, private tours in some destinations can be two to three times the cost of a Classic group tour, but in some destinations (like India, Sri Lanka and Vietnam) the price difference between private and group tours is much smaller.

Generally, the cost per day of touring can start at the following rates. Seasonal surcharges may apply:

• Sri Lanka from  $295  per person, per day
• Japan from  $755  per person, per day
• Italy from  $1,165  per person, per day
• Vietnam from  $306  per person, per day

If you are considering private group touring in your chosen destination and would like the flexibility and bespoke nature of a Tailor-Made tour, reach out to us using the form. We’d love to customise the perfect tour for you.

Is there a minimum age for Tailor-Made tours?

No. Want to bring the grandkids along for a multi-generational family trip? We can accommodate all ages and customise your tour accordingly.

Can I customise an existing Inspiring Vacations tour?

Yes! We have created bespoke packages for customers by making some changes to one of our best-selling group tour packages. This might include combining tour itineraries, extending your stay and organising extra touring arrangements, changing the itinerary or upgrading the standard of accommodation and inclusions. You might like to combine your Tailor-Made private group touring arrangements with another Inspiring Vacations tour. Just ask us.

What is the lead time when booking a Tailor-Made Tour?

Depending on your requirements, our average turn-around time for a Tailor-Made quote is seven days. This can take longer if we need to negotiate particular arrangements with our local partners. Once you are satisfied with your package and quote, we kindly request that your deposit be paid within 48 hours to secure these arrangements.  

We cannot book your Tailor-Made tour within 60 days of departure date.

Is there a minimum duration?

Our Tailor-Made tours need to be a minimum of five nights.

What if I don’t know exactly what I want to do in the destination?

You’re in good hands. As a leading tour operator, our destination experts understand what makes the perfect tour. We can offer advice on itinerary, sightseeing and inclusions. Let us plan your dream tour.

Can I create a niche tour around a specific interest?

Yes! We have crafted many special interest Tailor-Made trips: history tours with specialist archaeologist guides, food and wine tours, diving tours in the Maldives, cycling adventures, rail-only journeys, Northern Lights hunting, and other special interest tours. You tell us what your ideal touring package looks like and we’ll work with you to create the perfect bucket list adventure for your group.

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Why inspiring vacations.

We see that you are based in but you are viewing that is meant for residents.

• Inspiration
• Core Values
• Meet the Team

Made for Spain & Portugal designs custom itineraries for discerning travelers looking to discover the true heart and soul of the Iberian Peninsula and its islands. Our lofty standards focus on immersive and transformative experiences, sustainable luxury and top-notch service, all with the goal of providing travelers with a meaningful, enriching journey and life-long memories. Our bespoke itineraries include experiences, transport as well as accommodations.

We are hosts of travelers, and we can’t wait to welcome you home.

«Virginia is so passionate about her native country that planning a trip through it is, for her, truly a labor of love.»

«Any travel company can arrange tours. We connect our clients with people we know. Virginia Irurita knows everyone…»

«Virginia has a little black book thick with the names of local experts, museum curators, architects, chefs, flamenco dancers, eager to show you their little corners of the Iberian peninsula. She can guide you to the country that is best for your needs….. Her bespoke itineraries are wide-ranging: A one-day cruise shore excursion, a month-long honeymoon, a corporate retreat in the wine country, a cultural tour for museum benefactors, all are within her purview. »

“the trip was amazing and one of this memorable trips we have ever had the guides were the best we have had and amazing, consistent and great at every destination. we had a wonderful time and will use your travel agency for portugal and spain in the future. thanks you so much”.

Pradeep Golla

Your trip is as unique as you are

Every traveler has her own ideas about what a journey of a lifetime means – from where you wish to go, to what you wish to see and do. With that in mind, we create completely  customized, private experiences  that match your interests and preferences.

What does that mean? Let us tell you why our trips are more  personalized ,  tailor-made  and fully enchanting!

“ We had a truly amazing experience, the best holiday we have ever had by a mile. This was because it was tailored to our needs, well organised and stress free. Thank you so much Enchanting Travels, we can’t wait for our next trip with you. “

What does private travel mean?

Private, tailor-made vacations – unlike packaged tours – offer far more freedom and flexibility to each traveler. A ‘private tour’ could mean:

• A Self-organized Tour:  A trip planned and organized entirely by you, where you book all your accommodations, transportation and activities individually.
• A Private Catalog Tour:  These are done privately but follow a specific itinerary and cannot be customized.
• Tours with Individual Components:  A tour that you can build from various components provided to you.

Private tours with Enchanting Travels offer you all the freedom and flexibility that come with planning your own trip. We don’t believe in the cookie-cutter approach – no matter where you travel, you decide what you wish to see and do at each destination without compromising on your interests, preferences or the quality of each experience. Our team of seasoned, passionate travelers will completely customize your itinerary to match your travel dreams.

At the same time, you can enjoy all the benefits of organizing your vacation through a reliable travel company: 100% financial protection, safe and secure travel, and a dedicated and personal trip coordinator. Plus, we provide 24/7 phone support in case of emergencies to ensure a seamless experience while you’re traveling.

“ I can’t say enough good things about this company. Enchanting Travels took into account every detail from our wish list and over-delivered. Our hotels were amazing, our guides were friendly and spoke perfect English, our chauffeurs were on time, the vehicles were all clean and came with air conditioning. We would not hesitate to book with them again in the future. “

What are the benefits of a private tour with Enchanting Travels?

1 personalized planning and travel advice.

Your travel plan is tailored to you with attention to every detail and personalized care. Whether it’s some of the world’s most famous sights, or rare, hidden gems, cultural insights, natural wonders or adventure – you decide what you will see and do on your private tour. Just tell us how you picture the vacation of your dreams – we’ll spring into action to create a completely customized, obligation-free itinerary to match your travel dream perfectly. Book your trip with us only when you are 100% satisfied – after all, it is your journey of a lifetime!

You may have only an idea and little time to plan, or you may wish to immerse yourself completely in the planning process – whatever you wish, we are happy to oblige and plan your tour along with you.

Providing personalized travel advice is our biggest priority: we are always eager to hear about and accommodate your individual interests, even if it is not an experience we typically offer. We believe that this is key to helping you fulfill your special wishes – just as we have done with many of our guests!

“ I’m not certain there are words to explain just how phenomenal both the service and our adventure with Enchanting Travels was. From the first contact made with Enchanting Travels to the final email to ensure we were home safely, this trip reflected such superior customer service and kindness that I will ALWAYS choose Enchanting Travels to travel with wherever it is possible. “

2 Private Activities

Personalized, unique and authentic experiences.

The experiences planned for you are completely private, with certified local experts who are not only knowledgeable but also have a keen understanding of your individual needs.

You determine the pace and focus of your tour. With our intelligent planning, we’ll ensure that you avoid the busiest hours of the day at each destination. This way, your tours are exclusive and private, creating magical memories to last a lifetime.

In case of a private group tour, we ensure that it is limited only to a small number of guests – because we believe that truly magical moments are only experienced away from the crowds.

“ We absolutely loved every aspect of our trip to Chile. From the well thought out itinerary, to the choice of hotels, to the timely and smooth transfers, every detail was perfect. “

3 Individual Care

You’re here for the joy. We’re here for everything else.

Unlike the minimal support provided by online travel agencies, our trip coordinators go above and beyond to ensure our guests are safe, comfortable and having the journey of a lifetime. Your personal and dedicated trip coordinator is your primary point of contact throughout your journey. Plus, in the event of any emergencies, there’s a support team available around the clock while you’re traveling. Learn more about the advantages of having  a trip coordinator here .

“ Enchanting Travels came through again as we enjoyed our third private organized trip, this time to Argentina. As always, every Enchanting Travels contact person was easy to work with and ready to assist. When we had to move our vacation up unexpectedly one week, our panic was eased immediately by our Trip Coordinator and arrangements were changed and all was well! Enchanting Travels makes travel easy and relaxing! “

4 Exceptional Accommodation

Handpicked, comfortable and charming

All our accommodations are carefully selected by our team. Only hotels that meet our high standards of quality are included in our collection. This way, you can rest assured that there will be no unpleasant surprises at any of our destinations.

We prefer to include small and exclusive boutique accommodations that are characterized by their unique design and passionate service.

From regal palaces to treehouses, and safari tents to outdoor beds under a starlit sky – if you enjoy special accommodations, you’ll love traveling with us. In several countries, we also offer homestays: spend a night in the home of a local family and receive authentic insights into their life.

“Enchanting Travels provided us with a safe, well organized, fun filled and pleasant trip that gave us memorable life experiences to recall for years to come. I found there was such a good balance between visiting tourist sites as well as relaxing times at absolutely exceptional hotels. I plan to use them again on future holidays. Wonderful chauffeurs and guides!”

5 Private and Safe Transfers

Travel safely and seamlessly in all our destinations.

While you travel, your safety and well-being are extremely important to us. We only use reputed airlines that meet international safety standards set by the Aviation Team of our parent company Travelopia. These airlines are continuously monitored and updated in our Airline Register based on several criteria, including aircraft size, age of the fleet, and international government-approved air safety ratings.

Whether it’s an excursion or a transfer to the airport, you can rely on our friendly and helpful staff. Our licensed, private chauffeurs will transfer you safely and seamlessly from one place to another, in certified, air conditioned vehicles that meet the highest standards of safety internationally and are regularly inspected and maintained.

For your self-drive tour, we will make sure that a first class rental car with a comprehensive insurance cover is available for you. Our self-drive tours are tailor-made to match each guest and each route is determined according to your specific preferences.

“Having been introduced to Enchanting Travels was the best thing, we have not stopped singing praises about it since we connected! For the first time in our lives, we were so relaxed on our trip that we didn’t even follow our itinerary because the guide/chauffeur just knew our every step. Amazing company and can’t wait to go on our next holiday with Enchanting Travels!”

Why you should choose a private tour?

Private tours for your family.

Planning a tour that meets the requirements of the eldest as well as the youngest members of your family is not easy – without local destination knowledge, it can be a daunting task. For families, traveling in a large group is difficult due to the special attention that your little ones need.

Our experts are happy to advise you about our family-friendly destinations, accommodations, and the best routes and transportation. While planning family vacations with younger children, we avoid longer journeys, plan plenty of rest stops, and choose accommodation and activities that work for both your children and you.

“We had an amazing trip booked through Enchanting Travels. 12 people traveling throughout Peru. The tours, guides, transportation and hotels were all excellent choices, picked for comfort and location. Our Trip Coordinator, Amelia, checked up on us frequently to see if we needed anything. I would highly recommend Enchanting Travels.”

Private Tours for the Differently-abled

For the differently-abled, there are many aspects to consider while planning your trip. At the time of booking your trip, it may not always be easy to gauge if an accommodation provides easy, barrier-free access to all the facilities. Additionally, participating in all the activities offered may prove to be difficult without the proper arrangements.

We plan your tour according to your preferences so that you can enjoy a stress-free vacation and experience the best of each destination. During your trip with us, you can be sure of receiving all the care and support that you require – your Trip Coordinator, private local guide, and chauffeurs are happy to personalize all your travel arrangements. Contact us today and receive custom travel advice.

Private Tours for the Elderly

Not all elderly travelers wish to plan a trip on their own. Safety and comfort are a priority, especially when you are older. We understand that you would prefer to sleep in a spacious, comfortable room with all the amenities you are used to, would not travel for long hours, or wish to carry all your bags everywhere. At the same time, you may also prefer to plan an itinerary according to your individual ideas and not follow a set, rigid program. Talk to us, and we’ll make it happen.

With us, rest assured that all your accommodations and activities are of the highest standard. All our local experts speak fluent English and are happy to adjust your daily schedule to match your pace and level of physical fitness.

If you need medical attention while you travel, your Trip Coordinator is happy to help – you need not worry about a thing.

“Our trip to the Galápagos was booked through Enchanting Travel. We cannot fault them. Everything was organised to the last detail. We will certainly be looking to them for any future travel.”

Private Tours for Your Group

If you wish to travel with your friends but do not wish to subject yourselves to a typical, set tour program, we can plan just the thing for you. We will work tirelessly with you to plan your itinerary until you are completely satisfied. With our personalized service, private travel guides and tour coordinators who cater to your individual needs, enjoy high quality, seamless experiences in all our 50+ destinations while you travel.

“I would highly recommend traveling with Enchanted Travels. Everything was extremely professional and well planned from initial contact to all the travel to the different places we went to. I would not hesitate to use them again for tours to any of the places that they organize or to tell a friend of their services….in fact I already have! Thanks Again for a wonderful trip.”

Travel Insurance for Private Tours

We are happy to provide you with travel cancellation insurance through Redpoint, one of the world’s leading specialty travel insurance providers. Purchasing travel insurance will give you peace of mind before and during your trip with us.

If you are planning a private vacation, we highly recommend that you purchase travel cancellation insurance. This is important for families traveling with young children or seniors.

There are two types of policies:

• Cancellation insurance for a specific trip
• An annual policy, which is especially important if you travel more than once every year

Please note:  A cancellation insurance is only valid until the start of your journey. You are not automatically insured against the cancellation of your trip due to unforeseen circumstances such as unexpected illness. We recommend that you insure your break in advance. Additionally, it is also advisable to get foreign health insurance – in some countries, it is even mandatory to carry proof of this before you enter.

For more information, please contact your Enchanting Travels Consultant. Please note that Travel Consultants are not licensed insurance agents. If you have specific questions about policies and coverages please contact Redpoint directly at 415-481-0610.

Planning Your Private Tours With Enchanting Travels

Naturally! Whether you wish to take a short break or plan an epic journey that extends over several months, it’s completely up to you to decide the duration of your private tour.

We offer tours to over 50+ enchanting countries around the world. While we are continuously expanding our collection, we consciously take our time to test and explore each country fully. Why? We want to discover each destination in detail – from the best places to visit, to its remotest parts, planning the most unique and authentic activities, and boutique, charming accommodations that all our guests will appreciate. We only offer what we have personally tested and loved.

Your journey of a lifetime, just a few clicks away!

Trips may end, but memories remain. That’s why we want your vacation to be perfect. Discover the Enchanting difference for yourself when you plan your journey of a lifetime with us.

Find your inspiration in our sample trips:  From the most popular travel routes to remote, off the beaten path itineraries, discover our favorite and most  popular private vacations  that you can tailor to your wishes. Perhaps you know exactly what you want? With just a few clicks, request for your private and personalized travel itinerary. Or  contact us  for an obligation-free consultation with a destination expert.

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Immerse yourself in the rich culture of Bali and discover magical islands on this nine-day tour. Ubud is the perfect blend of natural beauty, intriguing history and traditions that go back ages. Unwind at Lombok that draws you in with its pristine beaches, lush forests and paddy fields. In Seminyak, visit ancient temples by the…

Tailor-made Tours in Japan

Book now for 2025 and Save 10% Early Bird Travel Discount!

Explore Japan differently through unique and exclusive experiences!

Are you considering visiting Japan, but you're not sure where to begin? If touring with a group isn't your style or you can't find what you're looking for on our catalog of self-guided tours, designing a custom tour might be the perfect option for you.

A trip that's entirely flexible and unique: multiple types of transportation options (trains, cars, boats...), different accommodation options, original activities, personalized itineraries... Organize your dream trip with our experts! Booking a tailor-made tour allows you to travel with 4 key advantages:

100% Customized

With our tailor-made tours, you are the architect of your itineraries in Japan.

Plan your trip with our local experts who are passionate about sharing their knowledge and love for Japan.

Unique Lodging

We have a privileged network of local partners working with our onsite team.

This means we can offer you a diverse and unique choice of accommodations.

Amazing Activities

This vast network of partners also offers you a wide choice of activities.

Don't just see Japan, experience its deeply interesting culture, arts & folklore with activities!

Best Transportation

By train, by car, by boat... With our tailor-made tours, we'll get you the best transportation options.

You'll get to experience Japan travel through all means of transportation, and get everywhere you need!

Japan Experience has been organizing top-notch trips to Japan for more than 40 years. All of our travel planners have either lived in Japan or visited it more than once , and have extensive knowledge of Japan, making sure that you visit and experience the best that Japan has to offer. 

Regardless of your interests, our travel planners are local experts who know all the best places to dine, stay, and explore, including both well-known attractions and undiscovered hidden gems . 

Don't miss out on our exclusive early bird discount and enjoy 10% savings on your tailor-made journey to Japan ! 

Book by 31 July 2024 and take advantage of this limited-time offer.

Terms and conditions apply:

• Offer applies for any travel dates in 2025.
• Discounts subject to availability and may be withdrawn at any time.

How can we assist you in building your travel plan?

Build your customized itinerary

Our Travel Planners are here to craft the trip of your dreams with you. They'll be able to use their invaluable Japan experience to help you make your dream itinerary realistic.

Because they have already traveled Japan through and through, they'll be able to optimize your itinerary and materialize your ideas into an actually feasible and interesting route.

Give you local insight into Japan

Just as they'll be able to craft your tour's itinerary thanks to their extensive knowledge, our Travel Planners will give you their best tips & tricks.

Thanks to real-life experience, you'll skip the unnecessary sights and be given hidden gems recommendations. Secret spots to eat, to visit or even just to see the sunset... Follow the guide!

Craft a travel guidebook for you

Along with your tailor-made tour, you will receive a personalized digital travel guidebook (that can be printed, of course). In it, you'll find everything you need for your trip.

Carefully created by our team, this travel guidebook will also be a valuable asset to help you: see it as a condensed version of all our Japan knowledge!

Why book a tailor-made tour with Japan Experience?

Here at Japan Experience, our tours are imagined, built, crafted and carried out by the same team. A team that's been driven by the same passion: turning your dream trip to Japan into a reality. This makes us your perfect partner for your trip to Japan, for 3 reasons: 

• We offer the best advice.  We specialize only in Japan travel, meaning we know the country inside and out.  Our team is made exclusively of passionate individuals having either lived or traveled extensively in Japan. Activities, accommodation... Unique spots and things to do, to create a trip that'll be personalized for you ! Of course, our team also has plenty of secret travel recommendations they'll share with you. As we're already doing with our over 5,000 articles of Japan travel advice.
• We offer the best prices.  Thanks to being 100% focused on Japan travel, we have a unique network of local partners who work daily with our local team in Japan, as well as our international team making multiple trips a year to negotiate the best deals for you. This means we have a direct relationship with our local partners, which means cheaper travels for you: no intermediaries taking a cut.
• We guarantee a safe trip.  Indeed, our sales team, our booking team and our assistance team are all in-house and work together to build your trip. Over 40 years of experience, multiple offices across the world, thousands of travelers trusting us every year, countless partnerships with media & influencers... Japan Experience is a leader in the Japan travel field. Oh, and we're also the 1st worldwide seller of the Japan Rail Pass.

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What are the advantages of choosing a custom trip to Japan?

Opting for a tailor-made trip to Japan allows you to customize your itinerary according to your desires and interests. Whether you want to discover the temples of Kyoto, the excitement of Tokyo, the cultural richness of Osaka or travel off the beaten path, our Japanese travel experts will work with you to create an itinerary that suits your wishes. You will be able to fully enjoy the discovery of Japan at your own pace and according to your preferences.

How much does a custom tour in Japan cost? What is included in the price?

The cost of customized tours in Japan depends on many factors such as the duration of the trip, the cities visited, the accommodations chosen (hotels, ryokans, etc.), transportation, guided tours and activities. We work with you to create a customized itinerary that fits your budget. The price of your customized trip will generally include accommodations, transportation (international flights not included), some tours and activities, and the assistance of our Japan specialist consultants.

How to plan a cultural tour of temples, mountains and cities in Japan?

With custom tours, our Japan travel experts will help you plan a cultural itinerary to discover the country's riches. For example, you can visit iconic temples such as Kinkaku-ji in Kyoto, explore the Japanese mountains such as Mount Fuji or the Japanese Alps, and discover cultural cities such as Kanazawa, Hakone or Hiroshima. We will adapt to your wishes and advise you on the sites you should not miss.

What is the ideal duration of a trip to Japan?

The ideal duration for a trip to Japan depends on your interests and the time you have available. For a first trip, we recommend a stay of at least 10 to 14 nights to discover the main cities and sites of the country, such as Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka and Hiroshima. To explore Japan in more depth and discover the beauty of its islands, countryside and mountains, it is best to stay for 3 to 4 weeks.

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After a prolonged period of being stuck at home, some families are looking to travel again. And while the COVID-19 pandemic means that precautions still have to be taken, and not every destination is up and running at 100% capacity, there's still plenty of unique experiences out there that are once again open to the public.

The following factory tours and appropriate for kids, are well-reviewed by families and are currently open to visitors (or will be opening soon). But you might want to book ahead — some require timed tickets or reservations before you visit. But when you're done, you'll all know a little bit more about how the world around you is made.

Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory (Louisville, Kentucky)

Swing by to see how baseball bats are made — this company has been churning them out since 1884. Your family can walk through the factory production line and watch the wood chips fly! Everyone can try out bats from iconic players, like Babe Ruth and Derek Jeter. With plenty of photo ops (including your crew inside a giant baseball mitt) and a free mini bat souvenir for every guest, this tour will be a home run. Open daily; $ 18 for adults, $11 for ages 6 – 12, free for ages 5 and under

Jelly Belly Visitor Center & Factory (Fairfield, California)

From your perch above the production line, you’ll witness all the steps — slurry, steam bath, glossy application — it takes to create the gourmet jellybeans that have been a thing since the late 1800s. Video screens provide close-ups and fun facts (like it takes 1 – 2 weeks to make a jellybean). Feeling hungry? Stop at the café for a jellybean-shaped pizza. Open daily (but factory workers are typically there only on weekdays), $5 for adults, $2 for ages 2 and up, free for younger kids

The Kazoo Factory Tour Experience (Beaufort, South Carolina)

After learning the ins and outs of kazoo-making during a factory walk-through, everyone gets to create their own instrument to take home. A built-in souvenir is music to our ears! Open Monday to Friday, $9 for adults, $7 for ages 4 – 11, free for younger kids

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PEZ Visitor Center (Orange, Connecticut)

The colorful facility dispenses equal parts nostalgia (it maintains well-organized vintage PEZ displays) and tech wizardry (you can see how the famous candy is packed). Be sure to snap your kid’s pic in front of the world’s largest PEZ dispenser, which looks like a person wearing a PEZ-themed baseball cap. Open daily; $5 for adults, $4 for ages 3 – 12, free for younger kids

Polaris Experience Center (Roseau, Minnesota)

School-age kids who love to build things will have their mind blown going behind-the-scenes at this maker of snowmobiles and ATVs. On the guided tour, they’ll see laser cutters, high-speed saws and other cool equipment making parts for the vehicles. They can also watch motors being installed and ATVs being tested. Whoa! Open Monday to Friday; children under age 6 prohibited; free

Hammond’s Candy Factory Tour (Denver, Colorado)

This centuries-old confectioner invites you to see how it makes its lollipops, candy canes and other treats. Looking through large viewing windows, your crew will be gobsmacked at how the colorful candies are shaped and packaged. Open Monday –Saturday; free

Kohler Design Center Factory Tour (Kohler, Wisconsin)

Got a teen whose interested in manufacturing? They’ll be fascinated by this detailed two-hour, 3 ½-mile foray behind the scenes of how the brand’s famous plumbing products are created. Open Monday – Friday, children under 14 not permitted, free

Sweet Pete’s Candy Shop (Jacksonville, Florida)

Willy Wonka vibes are strong at this mansion that takes guests from room to room of candy-making demos. You’ll get to design your own chocolate bar, choosing from more than 16 toppings. Check availability online; $6.45 per person

Henry Ford Rouge Factory Tour (Dearborn, Michigan)

One truck per minute rolls off the assembly line at this famous automotive factory — and your crew gets a birds-eye view of the goings-on from a 1/3-mile observation deck. There’s also a gallery of cool cars, like a 1965 Ford Mustang, to check out. Check dates online; $22 for adults, $16.50 for ages 5 – 11, free for younger kids

Turkey Hill Experience (Columbia, Pennsylvania)

While the dairy producer’s actual factory is closed to the public, this children’s museum-like attraction gives families the inside scoop on ice cream-making, plus unlimited free samples. Your kids can create their own virtual flavor, and then star in a commercial promoting it . Open daily; starts at $10.50 per person

World of Coca-Cola (Atlanta, Georgia)

Since you can’t tour an actual Coke bottling plant, this attraction is the next best thing. Its Bottle Works exhibit, showcasing real equipment, explains the packaging process. And you’ll get a chance to taste different kinds of sodas from around the world. Open daily; $19 for adults, $15 for ages 3 – 12, free for younger kids

Tillamook Creamery Tour (Tillamook, Oregon)

From a viewing gallery above the factory floor, you’ll see how milk becomes cheese. Then hit the dining hall for gooey faves, likes grilled cheese and mac ’n cheese. Your fam can even share a “flight” of ice cream. Open daily; tour is free, you can add tasting experiences for a charge

Warner Bros. Studio Tour (Los Angeles, California)

Your crew will be star-struck hanging out at a working movie studio. During the hour-long guided portion, you’ll see backlots, movie sets and maybe even spy someone famous. Then you’ll have two more hours to explore on your own — plenty of time to snap a pic of your family in front of the fountain from Friends . Open daily: $69 for adults, $59 for ages 5 – 10

The Great Utz Chip Trip Tour (Hanover, Pennsylvania)

Kids will discover how potatoes get turned into chips at this famous maker’s plant near the Pennsylvania-Maryland border. They can watch factory workers from an observation gallery; closed-circuit TV monitors provide close-ups. Everyone receives a free sample of chips at the end. Open Monday – Thursday, free

Ben & Jerry’s Factory Experience (Waterbury, Vermont)

With a tentative re-opening planned for the end of June 2022, this beloved attraction wets appetites with a short movie about how Ben & Jerry got their start. From there, it’s off to the mezzanine where you’ll watch how the ice cream is made. Samples of ice cream (sometimes a flavor that’s exclusive to the factory) is the proverbial cherry on top. On your way out, visit the “ice cream graveyard” of flavors that are no longer made. Check back for ticket info

The Crayola Experience (Easton, Pennsylvania)

There are many activities to take part in at The Crayola experience, including a live show where a "crayonologist" demonstrates how crayons are made. The 65,000-square-foot attraction also includes a toddler and a big-kid playground, interactive games and a studio for art projects, among manny other stations — they recommend blocking out three or four hours for a visit. Open daily. Admission is $25 if you buy tickets in advance; a timed ticket is required for all visitors ages 3 and up. There are also Crayola Experience locations in Chandler, Arizona; Mall of America, Minnesota; Orlando, Florida and Plano, Texas, but offerings may vary

Taza Chocolate Factory Tour (Somerville, Massachusetts)

Specializing in stone-ground chocolate, this candy maker explains the production process and hosts a sampling. On weekends, there’s a scavenger hunt-themed tour for kids under age 10 . Open Wednesday – Sunday; $8-$12 per person

The White House (Washington, DC)

Though not a factory in the traditional sense, White House tours are back, and you can meander around the famous Blue Room, Red Room, State dining room and — best of all — the Rose Garden. But you can’t wait until the last minute to book. Twenty-one to 90 days before you’d like to visit, you need to request one of the free tours by contacting your congress member’s office. Tours are only available on Fridays and Saturdays

Blue Bell Creamery Factory Tour (Brenham, Texas)

Look high above the factory floor to see ice cream being packaged in different types of containers. An employee is on-hand to answer all the kids’ questions about the process, so encourage them to ask away. Open Monday – Friday; free

American Whistle Company (Columbus, Ohio)

A kitschy stop on a Midwest road trip, this factory doles out loads of engaging info about a topic you probably never considered — how whistles are made. Everyone receives a whistle to take home. Open Monday Friday; $6 per person

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Many tourists have gone on a brewery or distillery tour  or been through the chocolate  wonderland that is the Hershey's Chocolate Tour in Pennsylvania. But guitar factories, cigar makers, motorcycle plants, and other fascinating sites are also open to visitors. This survey of more than 30 tours — all free or less than $10 a person, unless otherwise noted — can add an educational element to your next vacation and may also offer free samples, along with fun memories. The COVID-19 pandemic changed many companies’ policies regarding tours. Check official websites for the most recent information before planning a visit.

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Moose Munch and More at Harry & David's

Medford, Oregon Folks who have wondered how that addictive sweet-salty Moose Munch snack is made can take a Harry & David tour . It offers a look at the mail-order company (dating back to the 1930s) and its treats, including baklava and truffles. The tours include a bakery treat and a chocolate.

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In Tune with Martin Guitars

Nazareth, Pennsylvania Martin guitars have been played by Johnny Cash, Joan Baez, Paul Simon, and Beck, among many others. Though Martin, which dates back to the 1830s, has a production plant in Mexico for its less-expensive models, its headquarters in Nazareth, Pennsylvania, is where it makes its top-of-the-line guitars and ukuleles. Fans of its legendary guitars can actually see them made there on factory tours five days a week .

Chips, No Dip at Utz Potato Chips and Snacks

Hanover, Pennsylvania Visitors can experience the sights and smells of snack-making during a free tour of the Utz Potato Chips and Snacks factory. A self-guided tour of the 600,000-square-foot facility — the Utz Potato Chip Trip — takes an average of 30 to 45 minutes. A glass-enclosed observation gallery looks down on the entire production process, while an audio program and closed-circuit TV monitors help guide visitors through.

Some Special Beer at Summit Brewing Co.

St. Paul, Minnesota Summit Brewing Co. , bills itself as the maker of "A More Meaningful Brew." Visitors can find out what that means when they "witness the miracle of brewing" and have a few samples from these Midwest pioneers who made their name with copper kettles instead of covered wagons. The tour includes a flight of four 7-ounce beers.

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Say 'Cheese' at Beecher's Handmade Cheese

New York City It might be crass to call this a factory tour, but Beecher's Handmade Cheese  in New York City's Flatiron District (a sister to the famed flagship in Seattle's Pike Place Market) features a glass-walled cheese-making kitchen where visitors can watch centuries-old craftsmanship. Guests can also grab a sandwich in the café or have a glass of wine downstairs in the Cellar, where rows of Beecher's cheeses ripen to perfection.

For the Science-Minded at Experimental Breeder Reactor-I

Arco, Idaho For those with an interest in science, nuclear energy, or electricity, a free tour of Idaho's pioneering Experimental Breeder Reactor-I  explains how electricity is generated from nuclear energy. Located between Idaho Falls and Arco, the (EBR-I) Atomic Museum is a National Historic Landmark where usable electricity was first generated from nuclear energy in 1951.

Snuggle Up at Vermont Teddy Bear

Shelburne, Vermont Those with a soft spot for stuffed animals can tour the Vermont Teddy Bear factory  and see how those well-dressed cuties are made. During the guided tour, which lasts about 30 minutes, visitors watch bears be crafted by hand and see the Bear Hospital, where "Dr. Nancy" does repairs.

Got Milk at Knigge Farm

Omro, Wisconsin There's no shortage of milk at Knigge Farm , the first dairy farm in the country with robotic milkers. They also have 600 acres of alfalfa, corn, soybeans, oats, and wheat, along with 130 milk cows and 170 heifers, calves, and steers. A half-hour guided tour features a free-stall dairy barn where cows are milked robotically 24 hours a day. Guests can also feed the calves if it's mealtime.

Frosty Goodness at Ben & Jerry's

Waterbury, Vermont Who hasn't turned to a pint of Ben & Jerry's for comfort at some point? Fans can see where that sweet solace is made at the Ben & Jerry's factory tour and ice cream shop . The 30-minute tour takes visitors through the process — the production area is viewed from a glassed-in mezzanine — and ends on a decidedly sweet note, offering everyone the sample of the day. 

Note: Tours of Ben & Jerry's remain suspended and the gift shop is closed until mid-July 2022, according to the company's website. 

Knock on Wood at Wisconsin Wagon Co.

Janesville, Wisconsin The Wisconsin Wagon Co.  produces more than a dozen handmade wooden products such as the signature Janesville Coaster Wagon, along with serving trays and more. An hourlong tour takes visitors through the manufacturing process, which includes metalworking, woodworking, finishing, and assembly operations. Tours are for groups of 15 or more and require reservations.

Go Nuts at Bates Nut Farm

Valley Center, California Bates Nut Farm is a family farm established in 1921. Today the fourth- and fifth-generation families offer a glimpse into the business and a "Nuts For You" Tour  for groups of 15 or more by reservation. It touches on the history of nut-growing in California and offers a behind-the-scenes look at the roasting, packaging, and storage facilities on site, along with seasonal snacks.

A Sweet Deal at Jelly Belly

Fairfield, California Videos at  Jelly Belly factory tours  provide visitors a peek into the jelly-bean-making process, while a self-guided walk along an elevated, quarter-mile-long tour lane provides a bird's-eye view of the operation. There are also interactive exhibits and free samples.

Sparkle On at Mount Rushmore Gold Factory

Rapid City, South Dakota At the Mount Rushmore Gold Factory , free factory tours put the spotlight on skilled artisans who demonstrate the ancient process of lost-wax casting and show how diamonds are cast in molten gold. Diamond cutting is also demonstrated on the free tour. At the factory store, visitors can take advantage of factory-direct prices.

Olive Love at Queen Creek Olive Mill

Queen Creek, Arizona Queen Creek Olive Mill is a thriving agri-tourism destination with 7,000 trees, a market, and an eatery. During the 45-minute Olive Oil 101 Tour , guests get to taste the oil created on site. They also learn about the qualities, standards, and health benefits of olive oil, as well as the 10-year history of the farm.

A Cup of Joe at Stone Creek Coffee

Milwaukee, Wisconsin Stone Creek Coffee  features a free weekly tour of its 1880s factory on Sundays. The Milwaukee craft coffee roaster, founded in 1993, gives visitors an inside look at the craft, from the coffee-growing seasons to the art of specialized roasting, in its green storage area, roasting facility, cupping lab, and training center — along with free coffee.

Plastic Fantastic at the Pez Visitor Center

Orange, Connecticut Tours of the Pez Visitor Center  are self-guided and viewing windows offer a look at the production floor. Video monitors explain the process that produces the more than 3 billion Pez candies sold annually. That's just in the United States, and not to mention the quirky dispensers.

Carry a Tune at the Kazoo Factory, Museum & Gift Shop

Eden, New York Kazoos and road trips go together — at least, kids used to think that was so. Take a nostalgic trip into the history of the musical instrument that seemingly everyone can play with a tour of the Kazoo Factory, Museum & Gift Shop of Eden . History, trivia, and manufacturing are explored in self-guided and hosted tours.

Plumb Amazing at Kohler

Kohler, Wisconsin Home handymen, plumbers, and interior designers alike will find something of interest at the Kohler factory tours  at the plumbing supplier’s home. The tours last about three hours and are available weekdays. Visitors get a look at the production of china lavatories, bathtubs, and more. 

Furniture, By Hand at George's Furniture

Marietta, Pennsylvania Pennsylvania's Lancaster County has a strong craft tradition that continues today with companies like George's Furniture , headquartered on a small farm outside the village of Maytown. In the woodshop, skilled artisans make solid hardwood furniture by hand to custom specifications. Items such as chairs, beds, tables, and cupboards are crafted out of walnut, cherry, oak, or hard maple.

Bath Time at All Natural Soap Handmade by Herbaria

St. Louis All Natural Soap Handmade by Herbaria  is a company marking its 20th anniversary this year. Visitors are invited to take the free, brief tour of the factory/store and hear all about both the botanical ingredients and the chemistry that go into soap-making. This destination is said to be "worth a trip for the smell alone!" Groups of 10 or more require advance notice.

Let There Be Light at Yankee Candle Village

South Deerfield, Massachusetts The Yankee Candle Village , the company's flagship location in South Deerfield, Massachusetts, is a bit more theme park/shopping center than factory. But amid special events, visitors can see 400,000 candles in more than 200 different scents and view candle-making in a recreated 1830s shop.

Hallmark Moments at the Hallmark Visitors Center

Kansas City, Missouri The Hallmark Visitors Center  offers a free look at the company's history, which spans more than 100 years, and a display featuring 40 years of ornaments. Visitors can also take a selfie with one of the Emmy Awards presented to the company for its "Hallmark Hall of Fame" productions. Reservations required.

Color On at the Crayola Experience

Multiple locations The Crayola Experience  in Easton, Pennsylvania (there are also locations in Chandler, Arizona; Minneapolis; Orlando, Florida; and Plano, Texas) is a 65,000-square-foot destination designed to spark imagination and creativity by touching on color, chemistry, and technology. Admission is $28 for guests ages 3 and older, but families can expect to spend three to four hours exploring more than 25 attractions, which include the Crayon Factory, a live theater show that explains how crayons are made. Visitors can save $3 by booking online.

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Take a Made in America California Factory Tour

California is a great place to see guitars being made, visit a winery , or tour a candy factory . You can see a working mill as well as woodworking tools being manufactured, visit a working nut farm, or see where popular tableware is produced.

California Factories That Offer Tours

Alembic | Rohnert Park, CA

Alembic invites you to visit the factory and see how they make their fine hand-crafted, ready-to-play, and custom basses and guitars. Alembic also produces pre-amps and accessories. Tours are available with advance notice on the first Wednesday of the month

When Alembic started back in 1969, our goal was to create the finest quality American made instruments ever known.  Alembic

Bates Nut Farm | Valley Center, CA

Educational tours, weekdays from January through September. Spend time on the farm and learn how nuts are grown and harvested, the history of nut agriculture in California, tour the roasting, packaging, and storage area, enjoy a hayride, and more.

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Blue Ox Millworks | Eureka, CA

Tour a working mill that has made pieces for made pieces for state parks, historic cathedrals, Russian East Orthodox churches, two governor’s mansions, and even the White House twice. You’ll see all the woodworking trades that have made Blue Ox Millwork famous.

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Heath Ceramics | Sausalito, CA

Visit the sweeping semi-circle factory where Heath Ceramics has been making dinnerware , drinkware , and serveware in the USA since 1959. Factory tour sizes are limited so reservations are required.

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Intel | Santa Clara, CA

Intel offers self-guided visits, group tours, student tours, and field trips at the Intel Museum where you’ll learn about Intel’s history, the science behind the semiconductor industry, and much more.

Jet Propulsion Laboratory | Pasadena, CA

Visitor day tours for groups of 10 or less, public group tours, educational tours, and virtual tours. Guests may also visit the von Karman Visitor Center, the Space Flight Operations Facility, and the Spacecraft Assembly Facility.

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Lance Camper Mfg. Corp. | Lancaster, CA.

A behind-the-scenes look at Lance Campers for shoppers, owners, RV enthusiasts, and anyone who wants to learn how Lance campers are made. By appointment, tours are scheduled on the first and third Wednesday of each month.

Sherline | Vista, CA

Sherline manufactures lathes and woodworking tools at a 66,000-square-foot facility that hosts production, assembly, and administrative offices. They invite visitors to take a factory tour, Monday-Friday, excluding holidays.

Taylor | El Cajon, CA

Enjoy a showcase of Taylor guitars when you visit the USA headquarters in El Cajon, CA.

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U.S. Borax Visitor Center | Boron, CA

One of the biggest and richest deposits of borax on the planet is buried deep in the Mohave Desert. Take a trip to the visitors center where you’ll get free admission to historical and geological exhibits on the rim of the active borax mine.

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Made in the USA: Food Factory Tours in Every State

Are you taking a road trip this year and would like to see and do something different? Or maybe just go see something in your own state. Taking a fun Food Factory Tour may be right up your alley.

Here is a list of fun Food Factory Tours in every state. Go see how chocolate or ice cream is made. Maybe you would like to see how beer or bourbon is brewed.

This list has everything from Jelly Belly in California to fruit cake in Texas to maple syrup in New Hampshire. From learning about the history of these companies to all the ingredients used in the foods we eat, these tours are not only educational but fun.

It’s also exciting when we are able to get free samples at the end of the tour.

Food Factory Tours are always fun to go to and they are great things to do especially on a rainy day when you’re on vacation.

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Blue Bell Creamery, Sylacauga, AL

Although not a big tour, you get to see (through a glass window) the “real factory” making ice cream and packaging it into ½ gallon containers.

It’s fun for the kids as they have an ice cream parlor with every flavor of ice cream that they make. You can get a large scoop in a cup for just $1.

The factory is opened Monday through Friday, from 8 am to 4:30 pm. They also have a country (gift) store on the premises. Across the street, they have picnic tables and a grassy area for your convenience.

Alaskan Brewing Company, Juneau, AK

Alaskan Brewing Company brews and bottles 20 varieties of beer at their facility in Juneau. Tours are given through the Alaskan Tour Hallway from May through September.

These tours begin at Downtown Brewery Depot where you take a shuttle to where the beer is made. You get to see their 10 barrel system and how they make the beer as well as hear all about the history of the company which was the first brewery in Alaska.

Tours are for ages 8 and up and are $25 which includes free samples of their beer including some limited edition or rough draft brews. Tours last about 1 3/4 hours and it’s recommended to book them in advance.

Cerreta Candy Company, Glendale

Come see how this family-run business makes delicious chocolate. This 30 minutes guided tour is $5 and shows you how chocolate is made along with the soft flavourful centers.

Purchase a VIP pass for $12.50 and in addition to the tour your kids make a chocolate pizza with toppings like M&Ms, chips, pretzels and of course white chocolate “cheese”!

These tours are given from Monday to Friday at 10 am and 1 pm.

Markham & Fitz’s Chocolate, Bentonville

Take a tour of Markham & Fitz’s facility and see how their chocolate is made from the cocoa bean to their chocolate bars.

Tours must be scheduled and are $20 per person. You will taste each part of the process from the nid, liquid chocolate to the finished bar.

Tours take about an hour and you will receive a chocolate bar at the end.

The store has everything from cookies, cakes, all kinds of chocolates to all types of chocolate drink.

Jelly Belly Factory, Fairfield

The Jelly Belly Factory offers several tours as follows:

• Watch videos of the process and take a self-guided walking tour along the factory to see how the jelly beans are produced. At the end enjoy the free samples of their products. This tour is free and can be taken Monday to Friday from 9:15 am to 4 pm.
• Personal guided tours are given 7 days a week (although no productions on weekends) at 10, 11:30, 1 and 2:30 pm. These tours are up to 6 people and are $39 per tour.
• Jelly Belly University Tour is on the actual factory floor with a close up on how Jelly Bellys are made. At the end, you get a “Beanology Degree”. Cost is $59 per person, must be reserved in advance and you will be required to wear lab coats, hairnets, and gloves.

Hammond’s Candies, Denver, CO

Since 1920, Hammond’s has been making candy canes, lollipops and other candies by hand. You can take a 30-minute free tour and see how they pull, twist and shape their candies by hand.

Factory store hours are Monday to Saturday from 9 am to 4 pm with tours given Monday to Friday from 9:15 am to 2:45 and Saturday from 9:15 am to 2:15 pm.

Tours can be booked online (24 hours in advance) or by calling 303-333-5588 ext 110. Reservations are accommodated as walk-ins are not guaranteed and based upon availability.

Connecticut

Pez visitor center, orange.

See the largest selection of PEZ memorabilia in the world including a PEZ motorcycle built by Orange County Choppers in this 4,000 square foot facility.

Take the tour of the production area seen through glass windows and watch videos for how they actually make this famous candy.

Admission is $5 for adults and $4 for seniors and children 3 to 12. Under 3 are always free. You paid ticket received a PEZ lanyard and a $2 credit towards merchandise in the gift shop.

For an additional $3, Monday to Friday, you can also get an in-depth candy demonstration. You must be at least 6 years old and would need to stand through the 20-minute presentation. You also need to wear a hairnet.

The PEZ Center is open Monday to Saturday from 10 am to 5 pm and Sunday from noon to 5 pm.

Dogfish Head Brewing Company, Milton

There are no food factories in Delaware but they sure do know how to make craft beer. Dogfish was established in 1995 and has become a staple of the community.

Brewery & Distillery hours are Monday to Saturday from 11 am to 7 pm and Sunday from noon to 7 pm.

They offer the following tours:

Quick-Sip–A 25-minute free tour around the brewhouse and a free sample flight of 4 beers (they pick 2 and you pick 2) following the tour in the tasting room.

This tour is given on Monday to Thursday at noon, 2 and 4 pm and Fridays to Sundays at 11:20, 12:20, 1:20, 2:20, 3:20 and 4:20.

Off-Centered Tour–An hour-long tour consisting of the brewhouse and their R&D system area where you sample an experimental brew. Then you are off to the packing area where beer is kegged, canned and bottled. When finished you go to the tasting room where you get to choose your sample flight of 4 beers.

This tour is $10 per person and you even get to take home a glass with the Dogfish logo. Tour is given Monday to Thursday at 11 am and 1, 3 and 5 pm in addition from Friday to Sunday every hour on the hour from 11 to 5 pm.

Note: To take either tour, you must wear closed-toed shoes.

Florida’s Natural Growers Grove House Visitor Center, Lake Wales

Although not a factory tour, you get to see several videos all about citrus farming and the process of making juice. You can also take an outdoor tour through the orange groves.

This free tour is open Monday through Friday from 10 am to 5 pm. Free samples of Florida’s Natural Brand juices are available for you to try.

Note: This tour is only open seasonally from October to May.

World of Coke, Atlanta

Located in downtown Atlanta, the World of Coke, although not a factory tour but a total coke experience. Come see where the secret Coca-Cola formula is located and try over 100 different drinks coke sells throughout the world.

 You also get to see the bottling process as well as over 100 artifacts of Coke throughout the years. On the second floor, there is a 4D video that feels like a ride as the seats move. At the end is the Tasting Room.

Admission for adults is $17, Senior 65+ $15, children 3-12 $13 and 2 and under free. Admission is also part of the Atlanta City-Pass.

Opened year-round, hours and days change according to season so check their website . Plan on sending 2 to 3 hours here.

Dole Plantation, Wahiawa

Although not a factory tour, the Dole Plantation is a whole pineapple experience.

You can choose the tour you want depending on your time and what you want to spend. Tours are offered daily from 9:30 am to 5:30 pm.

The following tours can be purchased as a package or purchased separately:

The Pineapple Express Tour Train—A two-mile 20-minute train ride learning all about the history of pineapples in Hawaii. Train tickets range from $9.50 for kids to $11.50 for adults.

Plantation Garden Tour—This is a walking self-guided tour of eight different gardens including coffee beans, exotic fruits, cacao pods  and of course, pineapple. Garden tickets are between $6.25 for kids and $7 for adults.

The Pineapple Garden Maze—One of the largest garden mazes with 2.5 miles of paths covering 3 acres of land of pineapple plants. Maze tickets range between $6 and $8.

Combination tickets can be purchased depending on the experience you are looking from and start at $13.50 and go up to $24.

Ballard Family Dairy Farm & Cheese Factory, Gooding

Located in Southern Idaho is this family-run farm that starts the cheese process with milk from their own Jersey cows. You can take a one hour tour for just $2.50 per person and see the animals on the farm to the whole cheese-making process.

They make several award-winning kinds of cheese in many different flavors from white cheddar to curd cheeses in 7 flavors including garlic her, garlic pepper, dill, tomato & basil, spicy pepper and plain.

So if you are ever in the area stop by for a tour and sample some cheese!

Long Grove Confectionery, Buffalo Grove

Be greeted by a 500-pound chocolate Santa and a 2,500-pound chocolate Statue of Liberty as you enter the Long Grove factory. Start your tour with a video then take a look at how chocolate is made.

Depending on production you may see caramel being make or the staff hand painting molds before being filled. This wholesaler of chocolate products makes over 300 varieties sold throughout the country.

They are famous for Milk Chocolate Pecan Myrtle.

Tours are given Monday through Friday and cost $2 per person. A reservation is required.

Albanese Confectionery Group, Merrillville

World-famous Gummies are made at Albanese Confectionery and you can take a free tour to see how they are made. This self-guided tour can be taken Monday to Saturday from 9 am to 8 pm and Sunday from 10 am to 6 pm.

 After watching a video, you get to look at the factory through 8 different windows explaining how gummies and Gold Label chocolates are made.

And of course, free samples of gummies and chocolates are available at the end for your enjoyment.

Note: There are no tours available during November and December since Santa is there and March and April for the Easter Bunny.

Hensen’s Farm Fresh Dairy, Hudson

Hensen’s Farm offers several kinds of tours during their season which runs from April 1st to October 31st and is open Monday through Saturday. All tours are by reservation only.

The following tours are available:

Hands-On Tour

This 2-hour tour takes you from the farm with a trolley where you get to milk a cow, bottle feed a calf, pet goats and kangaroos and make butter. You also get to sample many products including ice cream. Cost is $15 for ages 4 and up, 3 and under are free. This tour is given at 3:30 Monday through Saturday.

Animal Petting Tour

This also includes a trolley ride to the farm and walking tour to see the animals were you get to pet cows, calves, goats and kangaroos. You also get to make butter and sample products and eat ice cream. This tour is only available on Saturdays at 12:30 pm and costs $12 for ages 4 and up and free for ages 3 and under.

School tours and adult group tours are also available. Call 319-988-9834 to book these tours.

Kansas Underground Salt Museum, Hutchinson

This tour takes you by tram 650 feet underground to see where salt comes from. This is a working salt mine and when there you can feel the salty taste on your lips. The mine is opened Tuesday to Saturday from 9 am to 5 pm (tours start at 9:20 with the last tour beginning at 3 pm) and Sundays from 1 pm to 5 pm (last tour starts at 3).

In addition to the museum, several different tours are offered as follows:

Dark Ride Tour

You first enter an elevator where you go down into the mine where you get the tram. The dark ride tour is in the lighted area of the mine where you learn all about salt mining. You also get to take a piece of salt home with you.

This tour ranges from $12.50 for ages 4 to 12 to $19 for adults.

Salt Safari Shuttle

This is in addition to the dark ride tour and costs an additional $12.50 per person. You get to ride for miles in the unlit area of the mine just being able to see with your lighted hard hats.

Note: Children 4 and under are not allowed in the salt mine. Also, you will be supplied with a hard hat to hear in the mine.

Wild Turkey Bourbon, Lawrenceburg

Kentucky is known for its bourbon, has several manufacturers with Wild Turkey being the largest. You can take a one hour tour of their distillery and rickhouse (where the barrels are aged) for $11 per person. (Current military and Veterans are free if ID).

After the tour, you will receive a flight of different bourbons to try. Tours are given Monday through Saturday beginning at 9 am and the last tour starts at 4 pm.

Note: Minor can take the tour however you need to be 21 to taste any bourbon.

Tabasco Sauce Factory, Avery Island

This is where Tabasco Sauce has been made for over 100 years by the same family. You can take a self-guided tour starting at the Tabasco Museum and continuing for 10 stops from how the peppers are grown to the bottling and packaging of the sauce.

Tours are given 7 days a week beginning at 9 am and the last tour starts at 3:30 pm. They are walking tours and are $5.50 ages 5 to 54 and $4.95 for ages 55+ and veterans.

Wilbur’s of Maine Chocolates, Freeport

Wilbur’s of Maine offers factory guided and non-guided tours of their facility on certain dates of the week changing all the time so you need to visit there website for days and times.

During their guided tour (which is $4.50) you get to see how the chocolate is made but also get to make your own chocolate too. And of course, samples are given!

Spagnvola Chocolatier, Gaithersburg

Spagnvola used to give weekly tours but now only give tours during events. You can take a chocolate-making 101 class where you get an in-depth tour of the factory as well as learn to make different candy fillings and chocolate treats.

This event costs $75 and is 2.5 hours long. Reservations are a must and you can find out details on their website .

Massachusetts

Cape Cod Potato Chips, Hyannis

Come see how Cape Cod Potato Chips are made one batch at a time in custom barrels. Can you believe that they make 30,000 pounds of chips this way every day?

This is a free self-guided 30-minute walking tour. Of course, you get a free sample at the end. And the company recently built a new patio where you can relax and enjoy your chips.

Jiffy Mix, Chelsea

Jiffy Mix offers free one hour tours beginning with a video and then a guided walkthrough of their facility.

You will get free samples and refreshments. They even give you a free gift bag too!

Tours are given Monday to Friday from 9 am to 3 pm. Reservations are required by calling 4734-372-0223.

• Children must be at least in first grade to take the tour.
• You will be required to wear hairnets for part of this tour.

Redhead Creamery, Brooten

You begin your tour at the farm with the cows, you’ll even see where the cows are milked. Then you will see how the cheese process is done.

Tours are $10 and take between 1 and 1.5 hours. It’s a walking tour and is wheelchair accessible. Tours are given on Friday and Saturday at 12:30 pm.

Of course, get ready to try lots of cheese samples!

Mississippi

Lazy magnolia brewery, kiln.

The Lazy Magnolia Brewery offers several tours given on Thursday and Fridays at 6 pm and Saturday at noon, 2 and 4 pm.

Available tours are as follows:

• Front Porch Tour is $10 and includes a tour of the brewery and a pint glass.
• Back Porch Tour is $20 per person and includes a brewery tour, a flight of beer and a pint glass to take home.
• Debutante Tour is $30 and in addition to the brewery tour, flight and pint glass you also get a growler and a growler coolie to take home.

Note: Anyone can take the tour but you must to 21 years old to drink and take home the growler.

The Roasterie Factory, Kansas City

Take a tour and see how coffee is made at this must-see experience while you’re in Kansas City.

Factory tour includes the company’s history, see the roasting floor, see a live brewing demo and taste their cold brews.

Tours are 45 minutes long for a $5 fee and are given as follows:

• Monday to Friday 10 am and 12″30 pm
• Saturday 8:30, 10, 11:30, 1 and 2:30
• Sunday 10:30 and 12:30

You can also take more in-depth classes, check out their website for details.

Hop-On Montana Brew Bus Tour, Whitefish

This tour takes you to 3 breweries, wineries or distillery where you get to see the products that they make and get a flight or pint at each stop as a sample.

Tours run about 4 hours and reservations can be made at their website . Tours cost $65.

UNL Cheese Factory, Lincoln

Come and see this working dairy and find out how they make milk into cheese and ice cream.

Tours are free but must be scheduled 2 weeks in advance by calling 402-472-2973.

At the end of the tour, you can purchase ice cream at a discount.

Kimmie Candy, Reno

Take a free tour of the Kimmie Candy Factory and see how they make their Sunstars candy.

Your first stop is a video to see how the cany is made. Then you’re off to either a mini self-guided tour or a guided full tour of the factory. The choice is up to you but no matter which one you decided your get free samples!

You must call 775-284-9200 to schedule your tour which are given weekdays 10 am, noon and 3 pm.

New Hampshire

Parker’s sugar house, mason.

You need to time this tour right (so call ahead) with Mother Nature but is usually March through the end of April to see how maple syrup is made.

Here you get to see how the Native American made maple sugar the old fashion way to today how Parker’s make it in a wood-fired evaporator.

They have a year-round restaurant (Maple Barn) that gets a high rating and a gift shop that of course sells Maple Syrup all year round.

David Bradley Chocolatier, Robbinsville

You can watch (through observation windows) chocolate being made anytime from Monday to Friday from 9 am to 4 pm. Discover how to make temper chocolate at home from their instructions. Of course, samples are available for your pleasure.

Eagle Ranch Farm Tour (Heart of the Desert), Alamogordo

Take a free 45-minute walking tour of the Heart of the Desert Pistachios and Wines. Here you can see how the products are being made from the start (crop) to finish. The tours explain and show you how pistachios are grown and processed. You see the fields, processing plant, packaging, and shipping.

Tours run daily Monday to Friday at 1:30 pm from September to May and twice a day at 10 am and 1:30 pm from June to August.

Brewery Ommegang, Coppertown

The Brewery opened its doors in Cooperstown in 1997 and has become one of the top craft beers in New York.

You can take a brewery tour for $5 per person. This 30 minute guided tour takes you through the brewhouse, cellars and packing hall. Afterward, you can take a guided tasting (for $10 per person) which included 6 kinds of Ommegang beers.

If you are ever in this area of New York and don’t want to take the tour, the brewery has a 100 person cafe with 20 beers on tap.

A summer concert series has become very popular in recent years with some top names performing.

Tour and tasting hours are Wednesday to Saturday from noon to 4 pm and Sunday from 11 to 3.

North Carolina

French broad chocolate factory & cafe, ashville.

Take this guided tour of the factory and see chocolate being made beginning with the coca bean to how they form the bars and also bonbons. And of course, free samples!

Tours are $12 for adults and children 12 and under are free. They are given Monday to Friday at 2 and 4 pm and Saturdays at 10 am, 12, 2 and 4 pm.

North Dakota

Drekker brewing company, fargo.

Drekker Brewing Company offers free tours on the first Saturday of each month at noon. These tours are given by one of the owners or the brewers so you really get to learn all about how their beer is made starting with the grains to the end.

You get to try samples of the raw products and finish with a tasting of 4 beers. Tours must be reserved in advance.

Although these tours are free, the company asks for a donation that is given to a different non-profit each month in the Fargo community.

Dum Dums (Spangler Candy) Bryan

Take the Dum Dum trolley on a tour of the factory and see the candy packing and warehouse areas. Learn about all the different flavors of Dum Dums and which are the best selling ones.

Tours are given Wednesday to Friday from 10 am to 3 pm (the last trolley leaves 2:30) and from Memorial Day to Labor Day tours are from Monday to Friday.

Tour prices are as follows:

• Adults $6.00
• Seniors $5.00
• Ages 6 to 18 $4.00
• 5 and under are free with paying adult

Braum Family Farm (Braum’s Ice Cream), Tuttle

Come down to the Braum’s Farm and tour the processing plant and bakery. See how they make ice cream, ice cream cones, milk, cookies and so many other products.

Tours are given Monday to Friday at 9 and 11 am. You must reserve and do it early as these tours fill up fast by calling 405-228-4604.

Tours are free and take about an hours and of course, you get free ice cream and bakery items at the end.

Harry & David, Medford

Take the Harry & David tour and see their products being made, including cheesecake, baklava, chocolate truffles and of course their famous Moose Munch.

You will also get to see how they prepare their “towers” and other gifts including preparing their pears for shipping.

Tours are given Monday to Friday at 9:15, 10:30, 12:30 and 1:45. Cost is $5 per person and you receive a $5 discount off $40 of goods at their store.

Reservation for the tour is recommended especially the closer it gets to the holiday season.

Pennsylvania

Hershey Chocolate World, Hershey

Hershey offers a 30-minute ride showing you how their chocolate is made. This is not a factory tour but you will see the process they take and find out all about the ingredients they use.

For more information read about the Hershey Tour and many other fun factory food tours in Pennsylvania.

Rhode Island

Newport vineyards, middletown.

Although not the Napa Valley, Newport Vineyards is the largest winery in New England. They offer complimentary tours of the vineyards and winemaking. Times and days change depending on the season.

After the tour, you are welcome to take a wine tasting for $17 which also includes a souvenir logo glass.

South Carolina

Charleston tea plantation (bigelow tea), wadmalaw.

Come see the tea plants at the only tea factory in America, Charleston Tea Plantation and take one of the many tours they offer.

This tour is a free self-guided walking tour where you look down into the actual tea factory. There are TV screens where the Bigelows explain the tea making process.

A Trolley Tour is also available for $14 for adults and $7 for children 4 to 11 (3 and under are free) and takes you all through the acres of tea bushes explaining all about them. You also make a stop at a greenhouse where you see how the bushes actually grow. This tour is about 35-40 minutes.

South Dakota

Sdsu davis dairy plant & sales bar, brookings.

Visit the South Dakota State University campus in Brookings and discover what great things the students are learning.

They have a Dairy Plant were they learn to make milk, ice cream, cheese, and butter. The Sales Bar 1.5 miles away serves everything that it made. The students are responsible for everything from making the products from raw milk to marketing and sales.

Take a tour and see for yourself this state of the art dairy plant. Taste the products made there and experience what these students are learning.

You can schedule your tour here .

Jack Daniel’s Distillery, Lynchburg

What would a trip to Tennessee by like without going to see where Jack Daniel’s is made?

The Dry County Tour is a tour of the distillery and the whiskey-making process without tasting any of the products. It’s a little over an hour long and costs $15 for adults and $7 for children 10-17. These tours are given Daily including Sundays from 9:00 to 4:30.

The Flight of Jack Distillery Tour is the same as the above however at the end you go to the Barrell House where you get a flight of 5 different kinds of whiskey to taste. This tour is $25 and is 1.5 hours long.

The Angel’s Share Tour is the same as the Flight tour except you will be given the whiskey from the single barrel collection. This tour is $30 and is also 1.5 hours.

Note: With the Flight of JackTou r and the Angel Tour you can be 18 years old to take the tour but must be 21+ to drink the Whiskey.

Collins Street Bakery, Corsciana

For over 100 years Collins Street Bakery has been home to its famous Deluxe TM Fruitcake. Factory tours are given seasonally by appointment in their Downtown Corsicana location.

See how its fruitcake is made and delivered throughout the world.

Sweet Candy, Salt Lake City

Known for its salt water taffy, chocolate covered jelly sticks and fruit sours, this family-owned business has been making candy for over 100 years.

You can take a free guided tour of their factory Monday to Thursdays from 9 am to 4 pm and Friday from 9 am to 11 am. The tour included free factory samples and all tours are by appointment only.

Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream, Waterbury

Take a 30 minute guided tour to one of America’s favorite ice cream factories, Ben & Jerry’s.

Hear about the company’s history as well as see how the ice cream is made. And as expected, get a free sample of ice cream.

Tours are given daily, times vary depending on the season but run consistently throughout the day, the last tour beginning an hour before closing.

Tours are $4 for adults, $3 for seniors and 12 and under are free.

Note: You can’t make a reservation for the tours and during peak season they can get busy having to wait up to 2 hours, however, you can purchase tickets for that day and come back at a later time.

Route 11 Potato Chips, Mount Jackson

Take a tour and see the entire process of how potato chips are made through big windows looking down into the factory (except for the peeling of the potatoes).

Tours are free and available Monday to Saturday from 9 am to 5 pm. After you can get samples of many kinds of potato chips to try.

Theo Chocolate, Fremont

Take an hour tour learning all about the process of making Theo Cholcate from the cocoa beans to the making of the bars. This is an inside view of the actual factory where the chocolate is made. You get to try a wide variety of samples along the way.

Tours cost $12 per person and are given Monday through Saturday however there is no production on Saturdays. Reservations in advance are highly recommended by calling 206-632-5100.

West Virginia

Hatfield & mccoy moonshine, gilbert.

Located in the West Virginia mountains is the Hatfield & McCoy Moonshine Distillery. Stop by and see how their moonshine is made with all-natural ingredients from white corn (grown in West Virginia). It’s made in small batches and its strong at 90 proof!

Twig’s Beverage, Shawano

Start with a movie on the history of the company and learn all about their beverages. See how all their products are made with real sugar the old fashion way and bottled in glass containers.

After the tour take a break at the soda tasting bar and sample Twig’s products. Schedule your free guided tour by calling 715-526-5031 a week ahead.

Jackson Hole Still Works, Jackson

Take a tour and learn about the entire process of how they make their vodka and gin production. All ingredients are grown in Wyoming including the best tasting water from the Tetons.

Tours are given during regular hours daily from 10 am to 6 pm. They are given every day but call ahead to arrange your time at 307-699-8998.

Final Thoughts

There are so many made in America products and I hope you enjoyed the reading about them. So on your next road trip take a break and stop to see some fun food factory tours along the way!

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34 thoughts on “Made in the USA: Food Factory Tours in Every State”

The Jelly Belly tour!! Its added to our next holiday when we visit!

Thanks for the thorough post, gotta add some of these to my bucket list now. I wanna see all the breweries and the orange juice factory haha!

Wow! I have lived in FL, NJ, PA, and VA and I have never gone to any of these places. Definitely going to have to go back and visit.

There are a lot of food factories in PA, they have a whole snack trail plus many more

I’ve toured the Blue Bell factory! It’s always interesting to see the behind the scenes.

Yes it is fun to see how the products are made

What a fun post! Crazy that as many states as I’ve been to, I don’t think I’ve made it to one of these. I’ll definitely be bookmarking this for my next trip.

Yea some states I’ve been to I didn’t go the factories but a great thing to do on a rainy day

Oh, cool! I didn’t even know that my home state, Florida, did the “how to make orange juice” thing, and I definitely want to go sometime!

Yes so many different things to see in all the states!

What a great list! The Hammonds candy factory in Colorado is a good one. I went once. It was a quick tour, but I loved seeing the factory at work. You can also visit the Celestial Seasonings factory in Boulder as well. That one was really cool!

I’ll have to check the celestial Seasonings factory out one day. Yes it is cool seeing these factories and how they make their products.

What a fun idea for a list! We travel in our camper a lot so I need to save this list for when we’re on the road. We’ve been to Cerreta’s a few times! It’s a little small but young kids really enjoy it! They even have conveyer belts like on I Love Lucy. LOL

Us too, we travel in a camper too so we never know where we will end up. Love road trips and the many different places out there that you can discover.

I love this. I am a huge fan of food factory tours, and we love the Ben and Jerry factory in Vermont. It is right near some great ski resorts. We also love to do this in other countries. It is a great way for kids to learn about the culture. Such a fun activity for families!

Yes I agree and it’s good for kids to see how products are made. I also agree the Ben & Jerry factory in Vermont is cool, been there several times.

This is such a great post so many cool places I would love to visit, the oj factory. These would be great options for homeschooling too.

Yes many of the places on the list would be good for homeschooling, there is so much to learn at many these places

Ohhh So good such a yummm derailed blog good to see Thanks good information , keep doing good work skin care products and remedies

Amazing list! I love touring factories – I’ve been to a few places on this list! The Pez Visitor Center is such a hidden gem, great way to spend a few hours!

Yes it is, Its fun to see all the different PEZ dispensers that they have on display!

Wow, what a thorough post! Totally a foodie here so I love this.

This is such a great list! As someone who loves food and travel, a list of state food tours is perfect! Thanks so much for compiling this information.

We travel to a lot of states too that’s why I decided to make this list because you never know where you will be

What a neat read – I had no idea there was a Theo Chocolate just a couple hours north of me. We will have to check this out one day!

Thank you and enjoy your chocolate tour when you can get there!

I love this list, pinned for later 🙂

P.S. The Oklahoma Factory is Braum’s with an M, we used to live there and they make THE BEST ICE CREAM and milk!!!

Thank you for this great list! I grew up going to the Jelly Belly factory but have yet to take my own kids! I had no idea Reno had one, we were just there and looking for things to do with the kiddos. And the Pez and Ben and Jerry’s states will have to go on our travel wish list!

Ben & Jerry is a great tour and the kids love all the ice cream, well the adults love it too, lol

I live in NC and will be checking out the chocolate factory next time I’m near Ashville. Thanks for sharing 😊

Thank you, visiting food factories can be lots of fun!

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Step Behind the Scenes with These Totally Fascinating Midwest Factory Tours

Check out these tours for a firsthand look at how Midwest goods like snowmobiles, chocolate and even parade floats get made.

Amanda Doyle is an author and freelance writer/editor based in St. Louis. She has a BA in journalism from the University of Missouri-Columbia and a master's in environmental studies from the University of Illinois-Springfield.

Manufacturing helped build the Midwest as a global economic and cultural force. These factory tours give insights into the process of creating what we eat, what we put in our homes, how we move around, and the ways we celebrate. Before you go: Check websites for reservation information, cost, age limits and accessibility limitations.

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Askinosie chocolate, springfield, missouri.

Small-batch is a big deal here, as are personal relationships— Askinosie deals directly with every farmer growing their cocoa beans. The company has won numerous national and international awards for their bars, cocoa powders, and confections. Regular 45-minute tours step off Mondays at 3 p.m. For the month before Christmas, founder and CEO Shawn Askinosie leads special Saturday tours at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. And here's a sweet deal: Every tour gets you a 10 percent discount in the chocolate shop.

More to try: Go behind the scenes with DeBrand Fine Chocolates in Fort Wayne, Indiana, or Chocolate Chocolate Chocolate in St. Louis.

Bell's Brewery, Kalamazoo, Michigan

The good folks at Bell's started their now-huge operation in a 15-gallon soup pot in 1985, and they love showing off their humble beginnings. At the flagship facility in Kalamazoo, a 45-minute tour includes a peek at the 15-barrel system that produced the first batches of popular Two Hearted and Oberon brews. The nearby Bell's Comstock brewery also gives regular tours. Keep an eye on the website for special tours like the Hopslam, where guests can try a hop rub.

More to try: The three-hour Hard Hat tour at Wisconsin's New Glarus Brewing Co. includes a behind-the-scenes visit to both the original Riverside brewery and the new Hilltop brewery, plus a beer and cheese pairing. Milwaukee earns its Brew City nickname through a variety of brewery tours . Grand Rapids, Michigan, aka Beer City, also offers multiple brewery production tours .

Cedar Grove Cheese, Plain, Wisconsin

Cedar Grove Cheese, about 35 miles west of Madison, has worked with local dairy farmers for more than 100 years to source milk for its premium cheeses. Factory tours are available on request; visitors learn about the history and art of cheesemaking as well as the economics of small-scale production. The on-site store sells fresh-from-the-vat cheese curds as well as daily cheese specials.

More to Try: In Thorp, Wisconsin, college students lead guided farm tours at Marieke Gouda during the summer; in other months, visitors are still welcome to the farm where award-winning Gouda is made. The National Historic Cheesemaking Center in Monroe, Wisconsin, tells the story of cheesemaking in Green County and sponsors occasional cheesemaking demonstrations. Open seasonally.

Faribault Mill, Faribault, Minnesota

It's a trip to the heart of cozy when you walk inside a woolen mill with more than 150 years of operation under its belt. Faribault Mill sits astride the Cannon River, and with a combination of century-old and modern equipment and processes, the mill creates high-quality throws, blankets, scarves and other accessories. Tours leave Fridays and Saturdays at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Reservations recommended.

Kohler Tubs and Fixtures, Kohler, Wisconsin

You may not have given a second thought to the humble bath fixtures in your house, but you'll never look at them the same way after taking the factory tour at Kohler's world HQ. As you walk through foundry, pottery, and brass-building sections, you'll see the origins of china lavatories and exquisite cast-iron soaking tubs, as well as learn the history of this immigrant-built business and town.

Factory tours are scheduled on request, begin at 8:15 a.m. and last for about 3 hours. The production facility is just one of the tourable parts of the Kohler complex: see the surrounding gardens, adjacent resort hotel, Art Walk and Kohler Design Center through guided or self-guided tours (some areas are limited to resort guests).

Kokomo Opalescent Glass, Kokomo, Indiana

This producer of art glass and other fine-glass products, in business since the late 1800s, takes visitors on a detailed exploration of the inner workings. The company's stained glass and dalle de verre (slab of glass) panes grace churches all over the world, and you can see the process from start to finish in a 75-minute tour. Tours accommodate up to 20 people and are offered Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays at 11 a.m.; advance reservations required.

More to Try: In Logan, Ohio, see how washboards are made on guided tours of the Columbus Washboard Co. Kendrick Forest Products in Edgewood, Iowa, offers seasonal tours that go through Iowa's largest sawmill as well as the custom cabinet shop and other stops.

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Ford rouge factory, dearborn, michigan.

The Ford Rouge Factory Tour guides visitors through the automaker's history and above the assembly line of the company's most technologically advanced plant, which turns out the popular F-150 pickup truck. Catwalks offers bird's-eye views of the plant's floor; a multisensory film experience (think vibrating seats and gusting wind) gives a peek at engineering innovation. Learn about the company's sustainable manufacturing efforts by checking out the building's solar-power equipment and its living roof.

The Parade Company, Detroit

Clowns, flamingos and aliens peek out from around every corner of this Detroit mainstay, the home and production facility for most of what viewers experience during America's Thanksgiving Parade each November. See the parade floats being assembled, but remember to dress for the weather: the warehouse is not overly climate-controlled. Tour times vary through the seasons.

Polaris Snowmobiles, Roseau, Minnesota

Adventure seekers will find the need for speed satisfied by a deep dive into the world of sporty vehicles like ATVs and snowmobiles, both of which come off the Polaris line here. A free, one-hour tour takes guests through the process, from welding to the final painted decoration. No free sample snowmobiles at the end, but it might just inspire your own future purchase! Tours Monday-Friday at 2 p.m.

More to Try: See how Airstream trailers are built on tours in Jackson Center, Ohio. In Forest City, Iowa, learn how Winnebago motorhomes and camper vans are built; tours generally run April through October. John Deere, with multiple ag equipment manufacturing sites in Iowa and Illinois, offers tours that vary by location.

From planes to crayons, these fun factory tours go behind the scenes

Feb 14, 2020 • 7 min read

What’s more fun than breaking open a bright new box of crayons or digging a spoon into a melty pint of ice cream? Getting a behind-the-scenes look at how they’re made, of course.

Whether you’re a super fan or are just generally curious, companies around the US – some that have been in business for decades, and in some cases, for over a century – are offering a fresh new way to experience their goods. Visiting the factory offers insight on how a product comes to life, usually in a hands-on, interactive and fun way. From Cape Cod potato chips to PEZ candies, these 11 factory tours are worth a visit.

PEZ Factory – Orange, Connecticut

The world’s largest PEZ dispenser, vintage Star Wars PEZ and a PEZ motorcycle can all be found in the 4000 sq ft visitor’s center of the company’s candy-making factory . From floor-to-ceiling windows, see the tiny tabs being packaged. (Along with its sister candy-making factory in Traun, Austria, the company produces 5 billion candies each year).

Take time to explore the decades of memorabilia packed into the two-story center, and go on a scavenger hunt for a chance to win a sweet prize at the end.

Ben & Jerry’s – Waterbury, Vermont 

Every ice cream lover should add a Waterbury, Vermont , pilgrimage to their bucket list. The Ben & Jerry’s factory tour gives guests a front-row peek into the ice cream-making process, an overview of the company’s colorful history, and – the best part – a sample of the flavors. Finish the visit with a stroll around the company’s outdoor Flavor Graveyard, an ode to discontinued pints.

If a 30-minute tour isn’t enough, opt for the Flavor Fanatic Experience; the $225, two-hour package includes a private guided factory tour, a tie-dyed lab coat, and a hands-on mixing and tasting session in the Flavor Lab, led by one of the company’s Flavor Gurus.

Cape Cod Chips – Hyannis, Massachusetts

In Hyannis, Massachusetts, find the Kennedy compound, the fast ferries to Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard, and the Cape Cod Potato Chip factory. More than 250,000 visitors each year take the free, self-guided tour, which includes a walk through the facility to see potato chips made in custom kettles, plus relics from the first factory dating back to the 1980s.

At the end of the tour, break open your complimentary chips at an umbrella-shaded table on the sunny patio. (The tour is available Monday to Friday from 9am-5pm.)

US Mint – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

If you have coins in your pocket, there’s a good chance they were minted in Philadelphia . (You can tell by the tiny “P” stamped on one side.) In the city of brotherly love, the US Mint has been producing coins for over 225 years, and visitors can see the process during the self-guided, 45-minute tours available to the public most days.

See the coining operation from 40ft above the factory floor, check out the historic artifacts, like the press used to make the nation’s first coins in 1792, and see the series of seven, 5ft-tall Tiffany glass mosaics created to commemorate the opening of the third US Mint building in 1901. While the Mint sadly doesn’t offer free samples, you can buy commemorative coins and other collectibles in the gift shop.

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Jelly Belly Factory – Fairfield, California

The sixth-generation family-run candy company has been in business since 1898, and making the beloved Jelly Beans since 1976. At the Jelly Belly Factory , self-guided tours lead visitors through a quarter mile-long elevated path, with interactive exhibits and a view of the factory floor. For a flat fee of $39 for groups of up to six, private tour guides will take you through. In the end, everyone gets free samples of the rainbow-hued treat.

Louisville Slugger Factory  – Louisville, Kentucky

You can’t miss the Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory , located in downtown Louisville , Kentucky. The 120ft, 68,000 pound, world’s largest baseball bat leans against the side of the building, marking the entrance. Louisville Slugger has been making its iconic bats since 1884, and the factory and museum give visitors an up-close look at how they’re produced. Walk through the line to see the step-by-step process, explore the Bat Vault, with a copy of nearly every bat the company has ever made, and leave with a souvenir mini bat, free for tour-goers.

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Tillamook Creamery Factory – Tillamook, Oregon

Inside the strikingly modern facade of Oregon’s Tillamook Creamery Factory , the milk produced by the cows on the company’s fourth generation farm is transformed into award-winning cheeses. Get a bird’s-eye view from the observation windows, down onto the factory floor, as the process goes from fresh milk to cheese curds to aged cheddars.

The sprawling, state-of-the-art aging warehouse on site houses upwards of 37 million pounds of cheese, which age from 60 days to 6 years before being sent back out to the warehouse to be cut into bricks and packed up for the grocery store. Don’t leave before sampling all the cheese.

Hershey’s Chocolate Factory – Hershey Pennsylvania

In the central Pennsylvania town of Hershey, the lamp posts are shaped like Hershey’s Kisses and there’s usually a faint whiff of chocolate in the air. To find the source, head straight for the Hershey’s Chocolate Factory . During the free, 30-minute tour, visitors can take an immersive journey through the facility to see how chocolate is made, from cocoa bean to foil-wrapped bar, and finish with a Hershey’s treat.

For $26.95, the create-your-own candy bar tour lets visitors make their own confection, and design a personalized wrapper for a one-of-a-kind souvenir.

Crayola Experience – Easton, Pennsylvania

Crayola has been in business for over a century, making iconic crayons and coloring accoutrements for kids and adults alike. (Color Escapes, ie adult coloring books, were introduced in 2015.) The colorful company has a manufacturing plant in Pennsylvania ’s Lehigh Valley, about halfway between Philadelphia and New York City, and about ten minutes away, visitors can check out the Crayola Experience . Guests can see how crayons are made in a live show, pose for a personalized coloring page, mold a critter or character out of crayon wax, and name a color, taking home a keepsake crayon.

Taylor Guitars – San Diego, California

Seasoned musicians and anyone who appreciates a good Spotify playlist will love the thoroughly educational look into how Taylor Guitars are made. Every weekday at 1pm, free, guided tours are offered at the legendary manufacturer of premium acoustic guitars, used by artists like Taylor Swift, Dave Matthews, and Zac Brown.

The 75-minute tour takes place right on the factory floor, so visitors can soak up each step of the process, from choosing the wood and assembling the pieces to finished product. Don’t miss the guitar room, where myriad models are available to test out. (Tours aren’t offered on weekday holidays, so check the schedule before visiting.)

Boeing – Everett, Washington 

The Future of Flight Aviation Center & Boeing Tour is located just north of Seattle , at the company’s Everett factory. Inside the building – which is the largest in the world, by volume – the aircraft design and manufacturing company assembles the 747, 767, 777 and 787 planes. The 90-minute tour is the only one of its kind in North America, offering a look inside a working commercial jet engine assembly plant, and highlights include the factory tour, plus the Boeing gallery that showcases over 150 products the company makes and is developing, including satellites, submarines, and alternative fuels.

On Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, the facility offers hands-on robotics workshops, introducing visitors to the basics of coding robots for use in the manufacturing process. Tours are so popular, travelers can book day trips from downtown Seattle that include transportation, hotel pickup and dropoff. (Visitors must be 4, or 122 cm tall, to go on the tour.)

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Cameron Young posts 59 at Travelers Championship for first sub-60 round on PGA Tour in 4 years

Cameron Young walks away from the 12th green during the third round of the Travelers Championship golf tournament at TPC River Highlands, Saturday, June 22, 2024, in Cromwell, Conn. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Cameron Young hits from the 13th tee during the third round of the Travelers Championship golf tournament at TPC River Highlands, Saturday, June 22, 2024, in Cromwell, Conn. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Cameron Young lines up a putts on the 12th green during the third round of the Travelers Championship golf tournament at TPC River Highlands, Saturday, June 22, 2024, in Cromwell, Conn. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Cameron Young hits on the 12th hole during the third round of the Travelers Championship golf tournament at TPC River Highlands, Saturday, June 22, 2024, in Cromwell, Conn. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

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CROMWELL, Conn. (AP) — Cameron Young made a par putt from just inside 10 feet for an 11-under 59 on Saturday in the Travelers Championship, the first sub-60 round on the PGA Tour in nearly four years.

Young made two eagles on par 4s, holing out with wedge from 142 yards on the third hole and driving the 280-yard 15th hole within 4 feet.

It was the 13th sub-60 round since Al Geiberger first shot golf’s “magic number” at the 1977 Memphis Classic. Scottie Scheffler had been the most recent at the TPC Boston in 2020 at The Northern Trust.

“I can’t say I was expecting it,” Young said. “I’ve been playing better than the results have shown. Waking up this morning, I wasn’t really thinking I’m going to be 5 under through four. It was a lot of fun to do.”

This didn’t even get Young the distinction of owning the course record at the TPC River Highlands. Jim Furyk shot a 58 in 2016 at the Travelers Championship, the lowest round in PGA Tour history.

Young still moved from a tie for 43rd to a tie for 10th, five shots out of the lead.

Jordan Spieth became a footnote in history as the only PGA Tour player to twice play with someone who shot 59. Spieth also was in the group with Justin Thomas when he shot 59 in the opening round of the 2017 Sony Open.

Young was able to lift, clean and place his golf ball in the short grass because of soggy course conditions and the potential of more rain.

He could have gone even lower. After his eagle on the 15th hole, Young hit his tee shot to 7 feet on the par-3 16th and missed the short birdie putt. On the closing hole, needing birdie to tie Furyk’s record, his drive settled on the steep face of a fairway bunker and Young was unable to get it on the green.

He still made par for the seventh round of 59 or lower this year on tours around the world.

“To have a day like today where things start going in, and it feels like you’re reward for good shots, it leaves me with a good taste in my mouth,” Young said.

He finished at 13-under par and was tied with Tom Kim, who was watching some of Young’s round on a video screen at the practice range as Kim was getting ready for the start of his third round. Kim shot a 65 and led by one over Scottie Scheffler and Akshay Bhatia.

The other six rounds at 59 or lower this year include Joaquin Niemann on LIV Golf and a record-tying 57 by Cristobal del Solar on the Korn Ferry Tour in Bogota, Colombia.

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Joe Alwyn Steps Out in London Following Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour Show with Travis Kelce

The 'Kinds of Kindness' actor attended a star-studded dinner honoring Gucci's global ambassador Jannik Sinner on June 26

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Joe Alwyn stepped out in style as he attended a star-studded dinner in London this week.

On Wednesday, June 26, the actor, 33, joined celebrities including Ryan Gosling , and Salma Hayek , at a private event hosted by Gucci in honor of their global ambassador Jannik Sinner.

Alwyn was pictured arriving at the dinner, held at Mount St. Restaurant in Mayfair, wearing black pants featuring a red and green lining at the bottom, which he teamed with a matching jacket and white shirt.

He covered his eyes with a pair of sunglasses and completed the casual chic look with a pair of burgundy sneakers.

Alwyn's appearance in the English capital came just days after his ex-girlfriend Taylor Swift performed three shows at London's Wembley Stadium and her boyfriend Travis Kelce made his Eras Tour stage debut at the singer's third show on Sunday, June 23.

The  Kinds of Kindness  star's fellow dinner guest Hayek, 57, attended Swift's first show at Wembley on Friday, June 21, alongside Bridgerton  star Nicola Coughlan ,  Stella McCartney ,  Leslie Mann  and  Queer Eye 's  Jonathan Van Ness .

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Alwyn's outing came after he spoke out about his breakup with Swift, 34, for the first time in a Sunday Times Style interview that was published on Saturday, June 15. The couple dated for over six years before PEOPLE confirmed their split in April 2023.

When questioned if he's heard Swift's latest album,  The Tortured Poets Department  — which fans believe may be made up of material inspired by the former couple calling it quits — the actor's response included, “I would hope that anyone and everyone can empathize and understand the difficulties that come with the end of a long, loving, fully committed relationship of over six and a half years."

"That is a hard thing to navigate. What is unusual and abnormal in this situation is that, one week later, it’s suddenly in the public domain and the outside world is able to weigh in," Alwyn continued.

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Swift went public with her romance with Kelce, also 34, in October 2023 when the couple were photographed holding hands in N.Y.C as they attended a  Saturday Night Live afterparty at Catch Steak. The duo had both made surprise appearances on the show earlier in the evening. 

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On Sunday, the Kansas City Chiefs tight end surprised fans by joining Swift for her  "I Can Do It With a Broken Heart" outfit change , dressed in a tuxedo and top hat.

Kelce stepped in for the dancer who usually carries Swift on stage during the segment, beaming as he gently put the singer down on a red couch, as well as dusting his girlfriend's face with powder in a faux touch-up bit.

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Earlier this week, the NFL star opened up about the moment he knew he was starting to "fall" for the pop superstar while speaking on the latest episode of Barstool Sports'  Bussin' With The Boys  podcast released on June 25 (recorded June 19).

Discussing how Swift "understands situations" like the Chiefs winning the 2024 Super Bowl , Kelce shared, "She's very self-aware. And I think that's why I really started to really fall for her, was how genuine she is around friends [and] family. It can get crazy for somebody with that much attention ... and she just keeps it so chill and so cool."

"I can admire it for sure," he added.

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15-year-old Miles Russell set for PGA Tour debut, continuing “rollercoaster of fun”

Miles Russell, who made the cut in a Korn Ferry Tour event earlier this year, will make his PGA Tour debut at the RockeT Mortgage Classic.

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Two months ago, 15-year-old Miles Russell set an incredible record , becoming the youngest player to make a cut in a Korn Ferry Tour event. He eventually finished in a tie for 20th at the LECOM Suncoast Classic, which earned him a spot in next week’s tournament.

He missed the cut despite posting a 4-under par score through 36 holes. But Russell made a lasting impression—so much so that the Rocket Mortgage Classic offered him a sponsor’s exemption to compete in this week’s event at the Detroit Golf Club.

“I was pretty much speechless at the time,” Russell said when he received the call that he would make his PGA Tour debut at the Rocket Mortgage Classic.

“It’s always been a dream to play at the highest level and compete with the best players in the world, and I get to do that this week. I am really looking forward to it.”

Russell has quite a resume. He broke par for the first time at the age of six and then finished second in the Drive, Chip, and Putt finals at Augusta National in 2018 at nine years old.

Since then, Russell has racked up numerous junior titles. He won the Junior PGA Championship last August by seven strokes and then added a Junior Players Championship title at TPC Sawgrass , where he won by three. As such, Russell won the American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) Player of the Year Award, becoming the youngest player ever to do so—besting Tiger Woods in the process. Speaking of Woods, Russell will join Charlie Woods at next month’s U.S. Junior Amateu r, which will also take place in Michigan at Oakland Hills Country Club.

“I don’t know how to describe it other than just a rollercoaster, and it’s just been a rollercoaster of just fun,” Russell said.

“It all happened a little faster than I thought it might, but it’s just what happens when you have good play.”

Russell will undoubtedly continue to have fun this week at Detroit Golf Club, the host of the Rocket Mortgage Classic, regardless of the result. He said he will have to rely on his short game—his strong suit—to get around this tight golf course, but he also noted that staying disciplined will be critical.

“My goal is just to come out here and have fun,” Russell said.

“That’s my main goal: have fun, maybe learn something, and take something to my next event.”

Jack Milko is a golf staff writer for SB Nation’s Playing Through. Be sure to check out @_PlayingThrough for more golf coverage. You can follow him on Twitter @jack_milko as well.

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The PGA Tour's Signature Events Had Worthy Winners in 2024, But Still Need Some Work

Bob harig | jun 23, 2024.

It is nearly impossible for the PGA Tour and its signature events to deliver the type of outcome intended for these tournaments that are meant to enrich the players while bringing together as many of the best in the game as possible for the enjoyment of the fans.

Scottie Scheffler did his best to do his part.

Scheffler’s playoff victory over Tom Kim on Sunday at the Travelers Championship gave him four victories out of the eight signature events, which saw their first year in this format come to an end, with revisions surely to come.

These big-money, small-field events that were borne out of the need to compensate the best in the game at a higher level—and in five of the eight cases offered guaranteed money—have largely met their goal.

Not every tournament will be compelling, not every event will have a big-name winner.

But in seven of the eight signature events—albeit it four of them won by Scheffler—a previous major champion was the winner.

Chris Kirk, who captured the Sentry in January, was the only non-major winner to prevail. Wyndham Clark, who won the 2023 U.S. Open, captured the shortened AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am and 2021 Masters champion Hideki Matsuyama won the Genesis Invitational.

After that it was all Scheffler (Arnold Palmer Invitational, RBC Heritage, Memorial and Travelers) except for four-time major champion Rory McIlroy, who won the Wells Fargo the week prior to the PGA Championship. Scheffler did not play that week. McIlroy skipped this week.

And therein lies one of the potential issues with the signature events—the schedule. In an effort to avoid isolating regular events between the biggest tournaments, the PGA Tour sought to make sure there was at least a run of two such smaller events preceding a signature event—one as a vehicle for qualification but also so a tournament such as the RBC Canadian wouldn’t be stuck between a signature event (the Memorial) and a major (the U.S. Open.)

And yet, that brought on its own problems. It means, for example, that players not in the signature events or the U.S. Open had no place to play the last three weeks.

It also put someone like Scheffler, who tied for 45th at the U.S. Open, in the position of having to decry winning at the Memorial because the event might have compromised his abilities at the major championship.

That issue has already been dealt with as the Memorial is moving to two weeks prior to the U.S. Open next year.

And the Tour has already said that going forward, signature events will have a minimum of 72 players.

Which leads to another discussion point. Why not more?

Why limit these events to so few players when you could easily justify a more robust field?

It’s been suggested that all of the signature events should have 100 players with a 36-hole cut. If the compensation issue is a problem, figure out a way to pay everyone who misses the cut.

That big of a field seems a non-starter so the Tour should at least assure 78 players, something easily accomplished via the current FedEx Cup points list, current-year Tour winners and even the top 50 in the Official World Golf Ranking.

The Tour gives up its “everyman” mantra with these signature events and has upset many of the rank-and-file who are now competing in regular events that pay less than half of the $20 million purses and also significantly less FedEx Cup points (750 to the winner versus 500). At least let a few more of them into the big-time events and see if the schedule can’t be a bit more reasonable so as not to burden the best players.

“It’s been a lot,” said Collin Morikawa, who finished second to Scheffler at the Memorial and also has been a frequent contender recently. “I feel like this year has just felt a little bit more of a sprint, let's call it. But I think that's just because of the season, not having a fall portion or at least not having a fall portion that's counted towards this season.

“I think that's an adjustment, but I have nothing wrong with it. Every other sport they're playing every day, every few days. Granted, our weeks are a lot longer and, we get pretty drained as well, but a lot of these tournaments I would have played no matter what, wherever they were on the schedule, and you kind of work them in. So it kind of worked out in my favor where I wanted to play the week before a major, a lot of 'em lined up like that. So just kind of continue that.”

Bryson's victory tour

Bryson DeChambeau crammed a lot into the week following his U.S. Open victory, including visits to the Today show in New York along with various other appearances where he took the U.S. Open trophy.

On The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon , he took the trophy into the audience.

And then he brought it to Lower Broadway in Nashville in advance of the LIV Golf Nashville tournament, which started Friday and concluded Sunday.

By Saturday, DeChambeau was admittedly running out of energy, even if his golf had not fallen off.

“My brain is not fully functioning so I’m not able to speak coherently all the time,” he said. “But the fans have been fantastic. They’ve been brilliant. Very gracious to have them out there supporting me like that.”

Tyrrell Hatton proved too much on Sunday, winning his first LIV Golf event by six shots. DeChambeau tied for third, seven strokes back in what was a solid effort given the enormity of his victory a week ago and all that transpired.

It was his best finish in nine LIV events this year and only his second top five.

But he was tied for sixth at the Masters and second at the PGA Championship prior to his U.S. Open win.

“I’m impressed,” said Jon Rahm, when asked about the inevitable post-major hangover. “Especially taking into account that he went and did the whole New York news shows. I didn't do that. I played the week after (his 2023 Masters win) in Hilton Head and it was quite difficult and tiring.

“But we saw Scottie (Scheffler) win the week after (the Masters at the RBC Heritage) this year, and Bryson seems to be a guy who naturally has a lot of energy. I would never question him being able to perform.

“I think it becomes more a mental thing, right? Can you focus on still playing good golf even though you’ve accomplished something incredible? I think he’s in good enough shape physically that he can handle it, it’s just being able to do it mentally.

“I think one of the things that is never really talked about enough about players ... obviously like Tiger (Woods) or Jack (Nicklaus), is the fact that they were able to win multiple majors in a season consistently, and I don’t think most people understand how demanding that is mentally, just to get that done, the media obligations you have afterwards amongst all those things.

“It’s definitely impressive to see what some other players have been able to do.”

The last player to win two majors in the same year was Brooks Koepka (U.S. Open, PGA) in 2018. Jordan Spieth (Masters, U.S. Open) did it in 2015, and Rory McIlroy (British Open, PGA) did it in 2014. Prior to that, Padraig Harrington (British and PGA) was the last in 2008.

Woods won multiple majors in a year in 2000 (U.S. Open, British, PGA); 2002 (Masters, U.S. Open); 2005 (Masters, British) and 2006 (British, PGA).

Nicklaus won two majors in a year in 1963 (Masters, PGA), 1966 (Masters, British), 1972 (Masters, U.S. Open), 1975 (Masters, PGA) and 1980 (U.S. Open, PGA).

Arnold Palmer: American hero

Scottie Scheffler is on an amazing roll, having won his sixth tournament of the year on the PGA Tour and matching a feat not accomplished since Arnold Palmer in 1962: six victories prior to July 1. Tiger Woods never did that, nor did Jack Nicklaus.

But Scheffler has a little ways to go in order to match an interesting feat that Palmer accomplished at the Masters: he was in eight consecutive green jacket ceremonies from 1958 through 1965.

Think about it: Arnie won the Masters in 1958, 1960, 1962 and 1964. That made him part of giving the jacket to the winner the following year: to Art Wall in 1959, Gary Player in 1961, Jack Nicklaus in 1963 and Nicklaus again in 1965.

Martin Davis highlights this and many other aspects of Palmer’s life and career in his large book called Arnold Palmer: American Hero . Stripped across two pages are photos of Palmer from each of those Masters ceremonies.

This is the seventh such book Davis has done in a large 11-by-14-inch format that is filled with essays and photos, some never seen before. The book weighs eight pounds and follows other books he’s done in similar fashion on Ben Hogan (two), Byron Nelson, Bobby Jones, Jack Nicklaus and the Ryder Cup.

“We always wanted to do this and I thought it just was the wrong time,” said Davis of a book on Palmer, who died in 2016. “This just seemed like the right time while people still remember him fondly.

“What we do with these books are what I would call love stories. There’s no heavy criticism. They’ve all been formatted the same way, with essays on different aspects of their lives.”

Among them were stories written by players such as Gary Player, Nancy Lopez and Peter Jacobsen, Palmer’s good friend and former LPGA commissioner Charlie Mecham and by his longtime assistant and former newspaper writer “Doc” Giffin, who worked for Palmer for more than 50 years.

In all, there are more than 20 essays in 272 pages with more than 300 photos, which include an analysis of his swing and his putting.

“One of the joys of the book is all the photos. Where do you find them?” Davis said. “A lot of them you’ve seen before, like throwing his hat in the air at the ’60 (U.S.) Open (at Cherry Hills) when he won. There’s a lot of them that have never been published and we probably looked at more than 2,500 photos. And we try to set ourselves apart with very high production values.”

Davis said he worked on the book for more than four years and the end product is chock full of anything and everything related to Palmer’s golf and life.

Among the neat aspects is a section on Palmer’s letter-writing habit that he got into, sending a note of congratulations after players won various events. There’s the telegram he sent Jack Nicklaus after the Golden Bear won the 1986 Masters at age 46 that offered congratulations and also said: “Do you think there’s hope for a 56-year-old?”

One that is particularly poignant was written in September 2016 and addressed to Paul Broadhurst, who Palmer was congratulating on Broadhurst's senior victory at Pebble Beach and sent to his home in the United Kingdom. It was dated just six days prior to Palmer’s death.

A few more things

Scottie Scheffler became the first player since Arnold Palmer in 1962 to win six times on the PGA Tour prior to July 1. The win at the Travelers Championship gives him victories at the Masters, the Players and four signature events. He’s now won 12 times in his PGA Tour career, all since the start of 2022. He is also the first player with six wins in a season since Tiger Woods in 2009. Scheffler will take a few weeks off prior to the British Open. He is not planning to play the Scottish Open the week prior as he did last year. After that it’s the Olympics and then the FedEx Cup playoffs. He has earned more than $27.6 million in prize money this year, surpassing the $21 million record he set in 2021. LIV Golf has a few weeks off before its next event in Spain at Valderamma. That is the week prior to the British Open. Its U.K. event follows the British. Dustin Johnson turned 40 on Saturday but there wasn’t much to celebrate regarding his golf. His 72–70–75 weekend in Nashville saw him post his worst LIV Golf finish in 29 individual events with a tie for 51st. His previous worst was 37th last year in the season-opening event in Mexico when he was coming off an injury. Johnson, a two-time major champion, has missed the cut in three of his last four majors and his best this year is a tie for 43rd at the PGA. Tom Hoge and Christiaan Bezuidenhout earned spots in the British Open via the top 20 in the FedEx Cup standings after the Travelers at 18th and 20th, respectively. The exemption is for anyone in the top 20 not already exempt, up to five players.

Bob Harig is a senior golf writer for Sports Illustrated. He has more than 25 years experience covering golf, including 15 at ESPN. Bob is a regular guest on Sirius XM PGA Tour Radio and has written two books, DRIVE: The Lasting Legacy of Tiger Woods and Tiger and Phil: Golf's Most Fascinating Rivalry. He graduated from Indiana University where he earned an Evans Scholarship, named in honor of the great amateur golfer Charles (Chick) Evans Jr. Bob, a former president of the Golf Writers Association of America, lives in Clearwater, Florida.

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