Travel & Vacation: Ben & Jerry’s Factory Tour (Waterbury, VT)

Ben & Jerry’s Factory Tour

On our way back to the airport in Vermont we made a quick stop by the Ben & Jerry’s Factory in Waterbury, Vermont.  The girls found the tour fascinating and they especially liked the ice cream sample at the end! 🙂  The factory we visited makes all the pint size ice cream for Ben & Jerry’s.  They do 160,000 containers of one flavor every day.  If I remember right they were making “Coffee Caramel Buzz” the day that we went through the factory.  We couldn’t take pictures while we were actually in the factory but here are some of the highlights.  If you are every in that area it is a pretty fun and quick tour to go on with the kids.

We parked in front of a neat “Infarmation” sign that describes the steps for making Ben & Jerry’s ice cream

Do you see what the big containers are labeled in front of Jake and Brina?  From left to right – Sugar, Milk, Milk, Cream, and Cream (definitely an ice cream factory)

We all got a good laugh from this one!  It is the “original Vermont fly swatter”.  It is a stuffed cow tail.

Display with pint size containers of Ben & Jerry’s euphoric flavors

Karlie and Brina loved exploring and learning all the neat things about the Ben & Jerry’s factory. They especially enjoyed their “Hot Chocolate” ice cream sample! 🙂

Our family at the end of the factory tour.  We got to sample a test flavor – Hot Chocolate!

The top 10 Ben & Jerry ice cream flavors with Cherry Gracia being #1

Great moments in Ben & Jerry’s ice cream history.  Some of them were pretty interesting.

The girls thought the ice cream van was pretty cool

This was something cool the girls & I had never seen before either.  Outside the factory they had these signs to remind you to be careful when walking to the parking lot because there may be ice.  Yes, the indicator was visible when we were walking by but thankful we made it without any incidents!

The “Travel and Vacation” series is an insight into our trips together as a family and ways we relax.  Life is short and we were thrilled to have the opportunity to build memories with family and explore of of the most amazing places during our time away.  Explore with a good attitude, look for fun, and it will be an awesome trip jammed packed with positive memories.  It is refreshing having some time away from the regular routine.  Make it a once in a lifetime opportunity to meet new people and learn.  You just might see or try something new that takes your breath away!