{"id":4164,"date":"2016-02-21T15:51:45","date_gmt":"2016-02-21T20:51:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-cheap-travel\/?p=4164"},"modified":"2016-02-22T09:23:50","modified_gmt":"2016-02-22T14:23:50","slug":"pez-visitor-center-in-orange-conn-offers-sweet-self-guided-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-cheap-travel\/?p=4164","title":{"rendered":"PEZ Visitor Center in Orange, Conn., Offers Sweet Self-Guided Tour"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-cheap-travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/PEZ-Visitor_Center1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-4166 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-cheap-travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/PEZ-Visitor_Center1-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"PEZ-Visitor_Center\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-cheap-travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/PEZ-Visitor_Center1-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-cheap-travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/PEZ-Visitor_Center1-125x93.jpg 125w, https:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-cheap-travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/PEZ-Visitor_Center1.jpg 448w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>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&#8217;s head on top. The 6,000 sq. ft. facility features PEZ memorabilia, a PEZ touch screen video game, a motorcycle built with PEZ candies, interactive historical timelines, a candy production area, a viewing area, and a factory store.<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: block; float: left; padding: 5px;\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\/\/ <![CDATA[\ngoogle_ad_client = \"ca-pub-0542617997214413\";\n\/* Cheap-Travel-Side-Ad *\/\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"4615336226\";\ngoogle_ad_width = 336;\ngoogle_ad_height = 280;\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><br \/>\n<script src=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\/\/ <![CDATA[\n\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><\/div>\n<p>Like the candy and tour, the admission price is sweet, too: $5 for regular admission, $4 for children three to 12, seniors 60+, and per person for groups of 10 or more. Kids under three gain free admission.<\/p>\n<p><em>The PEZ Visitor Center is located at 35 Prindle Hill Rd., Orange CT. Tel. (203) 298-0201. For more information, visit the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pez.com\/visit_us\/\" target=\"_blank\">PEZ Visitor Center page<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related articles:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-cheap-travel\/?p=2168\">Ben and Jerry&#8217;s Ice Cream tour in Waterbury, Vt.<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-cheap-travel\/?p=4094\">Touring the Slater Mill in Pawtucket, R.I.<\/a><br \/>\nTaking a <a href=\"http:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-cheap-travel\/?p=2600\">Fenway Park Tour<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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&#8217;s head on top. 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