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Watch It Made in the U.S.A.: A Visitor's Guide to the Best Factory Tours and Company Museums

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I bought both this book and "Inside America" (theother book that Amazon lists...I reviewed that too..don't bother withit!). This book is really nice. It was so well thought out: 1. There are color pictures of what you would see in some of the factories. 2. It tells you whether you actually get to TOUR the factory or whether you will be looking through a window or a watching a video. 3. Tells whether you get freebies. 4. At first I was disappointed because there were so few entries for CT and NJ but when I read the beginning of the book they explained EXACTLY the reason for some states having so few and how they picked the tours for the book. 5. Each tour has like 4-5 paragraphs dedicated to describing it. 6. Tells cost. 7. Tells you anything "special" you might need to know like: the CRAYOLA tour in PA is first come first serve so you might get there and not be allowed in (I personally know of 5 people this happened to... so I specifically checked to see if this would be mentioned). 8. This was geared towards the average person...and specifically families.

I'm crazy when it comes to details and I was thrilled that these people were too. I was very impressed when things would be in parenthesis saying they double checked all information but that you should still call ahead. END

A terrifically fun travelbook that will lead you to factory tours you would never otherwise have found. The entries are full of detail, including hours, addresses, phone numbers, and any special details (e.g., whether or not you need reservations, whether the tours are first-come-first-served, etc.).

Having been on several tours that aren't listed, I can't say that this guide is anywhere near definitive, but what's here is a great start and can spice up a vacation.

Of particular interest, most of these tours are suitable for parents with children, and most of them are FREE!

When we are planning trips, this is one of our standard reference books. Watching some of these things being made is great fun. In fact, it is not uncommon for us to go out of our way to see some factory and we have always been glad we have done so.

This book is well organized and well written. It is easy to understand. The facts in this book are well researched. I know for a fact that there are some tours that are not listed in this book. However, that doesn't mean this book isn't worth every penny, it is.

Enjoy.

This book is great and full of exciting places to visit. One of our favorites was the Herr's Potato Chip Factory in Pennsylavania. We are haeding acroos the US this summer and plan to visit some of the places in this book.

Collaboratively researched and written by the husband & wife team of Karen Axelrod and Bruce Brumberg, Watch It Made In The U.S.A.: A Visitor's Guide To The Companies That Make Your Favorite Products is a unique and very highly recommended travel guide featuring more than 300 fully updated and contemporary factory tours and corporate visitor centers and exhibitions from Dole in Hawaii, to the Jelly Belly Center in Wisconsin, to Cruzan Rum in the U.S. Virgin Islands. From product exhibits ranging from the Jell-O Gallery in New York to the Kool-Aid "Discover the Dream" in Nebraska, Watch It Made In The U.S.A. offers colorful descriptions of the tours, admission fees (which are often free!), days and hours of accessibility, age and group requirements, disabled access, and more. This newly revised and expanded edition includes a Caribbean section as well as information when there are other nearby attractions to the showcased factor and exhibit sites.

This colorful and creative book is not just fun to read, its useful. When my wife and I plan out a vacation, we determine the shortest route (a must with 2 small children), then consult WATCH IT MADE IN THE U.S.A. to see what fun and family friendly tours we can enjoy along the way. This book in well organized and easy to read. A must for family vacation planners!

This book is for anyone that travels on the roads of the U.S.A. If you are one to do road trips and you like visiting places "on the way" or "out of the "way", this book can help you plan your trip. Do a "tour theme" vacation and see as many tours as you can heading towards your destination or heading back home. It not only allows you to see how things are made that are household products with which you are very familiar, but planning your trip around these tours allows you to see more of the country that you probably wouldn't have seen if you stayed on the Interstates. I travel in a RV and was sorry I didn't obtain this book before leaving on a recent trip to the West Coast, for there were a few that were close that I wasn't aware of. No one book has it all but this book, along with AAA tour books is a plus.

What a great book! It is a visitors guide to the companies that make some of our favorite products like jelly beans, beer, whistles, and motorcycles. We will be traveling across the country and look forward to use this book as a reference for interesting companies which offer tours to the public. For each tour it lists general information, the cost, freebies, if a reservation is needed, the days and hours tours are offered, phone number, directions, nearby attractions and much more.

A wonderful listing of factories and tours throughout the USA. If you enjoy watching "Cliff" (Mailman from the old Cheers program) visiting unique/different factories where they make common things we all know and love, on the TRAVEL CHANNEL, you will definitely want this "must have" guide. Get yours today and start visiting!

This book was published in 2002. It definitely needs to be updated. I called five tour phone numbers listed in the book. Three of them were disconnected. One of the five stated they haven't given tours in years. The fifth one was the Coors factory in Golden, Colorado. They still give tours all year long. I kind of figured they still did since Coors commercials are so frequently seen on television. I feel it was a waste of money. With the economy the way it is now in 2010, a lot of these factories are no longer in business or it is too costly to give tours to the public.