When they’re not partying or parading, visitors to New Orleans can enter a setting where they feel like Lilliputians in a land of giants. Some people who go to Pennsylvania immerse themselves in a chocolate-lover’s dream world. For travelers to Arizona, descending into a once-thriving silver mine brings back the glory—and sometimes gory—days of the Wild West.
These folks are experiencing slices of American life by exploring places where things were, and still are, made and found. Compiled for convenience under the heading “Factory Tours,” these destinations actually include a wide variety of products, produce, and at times pageantry.
