Great Adventures Around the World | Ice Cream Adventures

Are you one of those people that can easily finish off a pint of ice cream in one sitting? If so, then you may want to add a trip to the Ben and Jerry’s Ice Cream Factory to your Great Adventure “To Do” list! It’s the next installment in our food-related adventures, the previous post being the Hershey Park adventure.

Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield met in the 7^th grade and soon became the best of friends. Fifteen years later they invested $12,000 ($4,000 of which they had to borrow) into their very first ice cream shop. The rest, as they say, is history. 

Located in Waterbury, Vermont, the Ben and Jerry’s Factory Tour is both educational and fun! The tour is reasonably priced (if not down right cheap!). Adult tickets are $3.00; senior tickets will cost you $2.00 and children 12 and under are FREE!  During the tour you will learn each step of the ice cream making process….a process Ben and Jerry like to call “From Cow to Cone.” Cows, as you probably know, are a very necessary part of the equation, after all, it is their milk that makes the cream (a very important ingredient in ice CREAM, don’t you think!?).  It is wonderful to note that both Ben and Jerry are BIG SUPPORTERS of local, family owned, dairy farms. 

The Factory Tour is just one of many things to do when you visit Ben and Jerry’s ice cream empire. During the summer months you can spend some time with the cows, picnic, or participate in one of the many scheduled outdoor activities. Of course, there is a gift shop that sells all types of gifts and collectibles as well as Ben and Jerry’s apparel. On Saturday nights stop by the factory for the FREE outdoor movie festival. The movie festival features family friendly movies such as “Back to the Future”, “Harry Potter”, and “Shrek Two” (all you need to bring is yourself and a chair!). Can you think of a better way to relax on a lazy Saturday evening? 

Last but not least, no visit to the Ben and Jerry’s Ice Cream Factory would be complete without stopping by the Scoop Shop. Help yourself to an old favorite such as Chunky Monkey or New York Super Fudge Chunk or be adventurous and try a new flavor! For those of you with super sized stomachs….why not order the 20 scoop Vermonster Sundae. Yes, I said TWENTY SCOOPS!!!! My stomach hurts just thinking about it. While you are there, why not submit a new flavor idea into the suggestion box. Maybe you know of a creative and new ice cream combination that nobody has ever thought of before! Oh…one more thing….be sure to sign up to become ChunkSpelunker. What exactly is a ChunkSpelunker…..? You will have to visit the factory to find out!

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