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The PEZ Visitor Center in Orange, Conn., offers a historical, sweet and ultimately fun self-guided tour of this beloved product that is famous for its mechanical candy dispenser with a famous character’s head on top. The 6,000 sq. ft. facility features PEZ memorabilia, a PEZ touch screen video game,...
One of the best ways to get an authentic taste of spring in Vermont is to visit maple sugar houses, as well as restaurants and local events where you can watch maple syrup being produced. Here is a sample of traditionally memorable Vermont maple sugaring experiences, surely not to...
The terrain looks good for cross country skiing and snow shoeing at nordic centers in the beautiful Mt. Washington Valley of New Hampshire, according to our friends at the Mt. Washington Valley Chamber of Commerce in North Conway, N.H. Here are some updates, as of Feb. 18, 2016… Bear...
The free Anheuser-Busch Complimentary Tour at its Merrimack facility in Merrimack, N.H., takes visitors through a Seven-Step Brewing Process. Here, visitors of all ages can learn about the history and the making of Budweiser starting with its unique ingredients, en route to the final product. At the end of...
If you are looking for developed cross country skiing trails in Maine that don’t break the bank, then the Nordic Heritage Center in Presque Isle should keep your budget from icing over. This beautiful facility, located in unspoiled and frequently pristine Aroostook County, features a 6,500-square-foot lodge, 20 kilometers of cross-country...
If you feel it’s crunch time in figuring out how to travel more cheaply in 2016, then the free, self-guided Cape Cod Potato Chip Factory Tour in Hyannis, Mass., should help chip away at figuring out how to travel more cheaply. Bad puns aside, this is a fun way to see...
Chocolate lovers, your prayers for the most delicious chocolates can be answered by visiting a Cistercian monastery in Wrentham, Mass., that has its own on-site candy making facility. Mt. Saint Mary’s Abbey is not only home to approximately 50 nuns, but also Trappistine Quality Candy. Because monks and nuns strive...