Travels with a Sweet-Tooth

According to the TripAdvisor website, www.tripadvisor.com, they have come up with a list of US attractions that satisfy a sweet-tooth.

Not all of these include chocolate, but I thought the list was pretty interesting anyway.

Here you are (drum roll please) the top 10 US destinations for the lovers of all things sweet!

  1. Hershey's Chocolate World, Hershey, Pennsylvania
     
    Chocoholics rejoice.  Jump aboard a free tour ride on a simulated journey through the chocolate making process.  Of course, samples are part of the experience.
     
  2. Jelly Belly Factory Tour, Fairfield, California
     
    The Jelly Belly factory offers free 40-minute tours of their candy-making process.
     
  3. Food on Foot Tours, New York City, New York
     
    A three-hour guided tour to some of the city's sweetest offerings of cookies, cupcakes, candy and more.
     
  4. M&M's World, Las Vegas, Nevada
     
    Visit their four-story retail outlet and see M&M dispensers dishing out every color of M&M's possible.  And shop ‘til you drop.
     
  5. Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream Factory, Waterbury, Vermont
     
    30-minutes of your time will include a movie about the history of the company and a guided tour of the ice cream making process.
     
  6. Gourmet Walks, San Francisco, California
     
    Take in the artisan chocolatiers with a three-hour guided tour.  Three hours may not be enough!
     
  7. New World of Coca-Cola, Atlanta, Georgia
     
    Explore Coca-Cola’s history and check out the samples of Coke from around the world.
     
  8. Bellagio Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada
     
    This hotel boasts the world's tallest chocolate fountain! Guinness World Records records the fountain at 27-feet tall and uses more than 2,100 pounds of dark, white, and milk chocolate. 
     
  9. Angell & Phelps Chocolate Factory, Daytona Beach, Florida
     
    Tour Angell & Phelps Chocolate Factory and get a glimpse of candy making the old-fashioned way.  The factory opened in 1925.
     
  10. Eli's Cheesecake World, Chicago, Illinois
     
    Take the guided tour of their bakery and learn about the history and cheese making process the way Eli’s has for last 30 years.

Enjoy!

Bryn Kirk

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