An adequately guided tour to production facilities offers numerous opportunities, including first-hand knowledge of the companies. This knowledge may include the ways through which they became what they are today, their history, processes and operations that helped them in building their name in the industry, as well as among people. Although many factories offer the opportunity to know their processes to the general public, the most prominent ones offer a unique experience, without limiting the visitors to a simple tour behind a guide. Therefore, the brands listed below, not only let us see their interior but also offer incredible experiences of their world.

We all visit amusement parks, museums and cultural sites to gain a wide variety of knowledge related to history, culture or religion, but visiting a production facility offers a unique kind of adventure. These may include whiskey tours, automotive tours and chocolate tours. Here are the ten factories that offer unique experiences.

1. Boeing Aircraft Factory in Everett, United States

The building, where the entire Boeing line of aircraft is produced, is located about 50 km from the city of Seattle. It covers the area of 13.3 million cubic meters and is considered as the largest building in the world by volume. This place offers a magnificent tour to aviation, engineering and industrial design lovers.

The tour is done in groups and is led by a guide. Visitors walk through the aisles of the assembly lines of planes, and you can witness almost 40,000 employees working in the fuselages, turbines, queues, wings, fins, electrical and hydraulic systems, and landing gears departments.

2. Enjoy a Whiskey Tour at the Jack Daniel's Distillery in Lynchburg, Tennessee, United States

In this factory, you can visit for approximately 1 hour. In this tour, you can learn the history of the brand and its creator, visit a museum of its famous drink, and witness the main facilities of the distillery and the manufacturing process of the famous whiskey.

The visit ends at the White Rabbit Room, a space that has been rebuilt to simulate the bar that Jack, himself, once owned in Lynchburg. Just remember that to receive the samples, you must be over 21 years old. However, the visit is suitable for all ages.

3. Try Dozens of Sweet Flavors at the Jelly Belly Factory in Fairfield, United States

This candy factory offers free guided tours where you can learn all about its famous sweets. Visitors make the tour on a train that takes them to different production line stations of its more than 50 different flavors. At the end of the tour, that lasts approximately 40 minutes, you will receive a diploma of candy specialist and a discount coupon to be used in its stores.

4. Learn all about the world's most famous drink at World of Coca-Cola in Atlanta, United States

If you want to know the secret ingredient of the most famous drink in the world, you have to visit this factory to see the vault where the most-demanded formula in the world is stored. The Coca-Cola Museum has a 4D room, a video room where you can see the best Coca-Cola commercials in the world and another room where you can taste the more than 120 flavors that the company produces in 5 continents. According to a strategic report issued by Coca-Cola HBC, there is a separate department of Coca-Cola working solely on introducing new bottle designs according to consumer demands and needs.

5. Visit the Headquarters of the Volkswagen, Automotive Industry Giant, In Wolfsburg, Germany

In Autostadt, the city of automobiles, you can learn all about the history of the automobiles and the production process of the largest and most important factory of the German brand. The hall has six pavilions, one for each brand, including Volkswagen, Bentley, Skoda, Lamborghini, Audi and Seat. Each unit offers a showroom of its cars from different eras and provides an introduction to the company.
6. Tour the Harley-Davidson Museum - Milwaukee, United States

To take this tour, you will have to arrive early as, during high seasons, the influx of the public is high. You can visit most of the premises of the factory and know the in-depth processes that are carried out by this company. You will have the opportunity to see the robots that manufactured or assembled the parts of several famous models of the Harley Davidson motorcycles.

7. Try Chocolates from All around the World in the Chocolate World of Hershey's, Pennsylvania, United States

If you go to this factory, prepare yourself to have a tour of the chocolate universe in small electric cars as if it were an amusement park. Divided into five exhibitions, this museum tells the story of cocoa, as well as the innovations in its production process and the different products created by Milton Hershey. You will also have the opportunity to taste chocolates from around the world.

8. Ice Cream at the Ben & Jerry's Factory - Waterbury, Connecticut, United States

One of the most famous ice cream brands in the world opens its doors for you to know its traditional manufacturing processes. The entrance only costs $4, and there you will know the story of two friends who, on the edge of poverty, created a company that is one of the industry giants. As always, you can try some of its different flavors and visit the souvenir shop.

9. Visit the Gibson Guitar Venue in Tennessee, United States

See how the legendary guitars of this brand are created. Here, you can witness a huge selection of materials, paint, frames, strings etc. You can see the complete process of manufacturing these wonderful instruments without anything kept hidden from you. In the end, in the souvenir shop, you will have the opportunity to buy your personalized guitar.

10. Live In a Block-Made Mode in LEGOLAND, Denmark, the United States, Dubai, Malaysia or Germany

If you want to know the original factory in Billund, Denmark you will have to write to the company and prove that you are a true fan, in addition to going in a group of at least eight but not more than 35 people. If that option does not work, you have LEGOLAND, the amusement park made entirely of LEGO blocks. Created in 1968, every year, millions of visitors visit this attraction and see the replicas of famous cities around the world. It is also found in other countries and continents of Europe, the United States, Asia and the Middle East - but the original LEGOLAND is still in Billund, where everything was born. 

Simply, you can always visit an amusement park or go for an adventure, but the joy of gaining knowledge, while witnessing the operations and processing or the products that we use in our daily lives, is a unique adventure itself.

Conclusion

With the myriad of information available on the internet, we find ourselves losing the opportunity of experiencing life at the world’s famous production facilities. So grab your bags and take a tour to one of these factories! Amaze yourself with the knowledge that these facilities have to offer!

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