Food & Drink Factory /MUSEUM Tours South

1. Golden Flake Tour  #1 Golden Flake Drive  Birmingham, Alabama 35205
Company Store Hours M 8-4:30PM Friday 7-2PM Closed Holidays
Phone 1-800-239-2447
Must follow Rules 1-14
Must request and fill out a form for tour date and time
9:30, 11, or 12:30PM
The tour lasts about 45 minutes and is FREE
https://goldenflake.com/tours/

2. Bush's Beans Best 3901 US -411 Dandridge, TN 37725
The Museum Bush's Story
865-509-3077 -FREE
https://www.bushbeans.com/en_US/visitors-center

3. OLIVE and Sinclair Chocolate Company
1628 Fatherland St Nashville, TN 37206
tours are offered on Saturdays only from 10-5PM and last 30-40 minutes.
Tickets are $5 per person and include samples, as well as a complimentary hairnet.
Tickets are sold online with no cash.
https://www.oliveandsinclair.com/factory-tours/

4. Jack Daniel's Distillery Tours 133 Lynchburg Highway  Lynchburg, TN
Tours daily 9AM-4:30PM
A. Dry County Tour 1 hour 10 minutes cost $15.00
b. The Flight of Jack Daniel's Tour 1 hour 30 minutes, where you'll sip a flight of five Jack products for $20
c.The Angel's Share tour 1 hr 30 min costs $25 Tour and Barrelhouse 1-14 and taste whiskey drawn from individual barrels.d. The Taste of Lynch burg two-course experience includes the standard tour and distillery and whiskey tasting and down-home meal at Miss Mary Bobo's. Length 3 hours cost $100 per person
https://www.jackdaniels.com/en-us/visit-distillery

5. George A Dickel Distillery 1950 Cascade Hollow Rd  Normandy, TN 37360
Tours Tuesday-Saturday 9-4PM the last tour starts at 3:30PM
931-857-3124
Learn how George Dickel Tennessee Whisky is Handmade the hard way on this one-hour tour through a fully operational distillery and barrelhouse. Cost $12
https://www.georgedickel.com/distillery-tour-information


6. Mayfield Dairy Farms 4 Mayfield Lane, Athens, TN 37303
1-423-649-2653  
Tour hours:
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday - 9am to 5pm. The first tour is at 10 am, and the last tour is at 4pm. With tours every hour.
Saturday - 9am to 2pm. The first tour is at 10 am, and the last tour is at 1pm. With tours every hour.
Wednesday* - 9am to 5pm (*Ice cream and gift shop only – no tours)
Sunday – Closed
http://www.mayfielddairy.com/about-us/take-a-tour#visit-us-in-athens-tn

7. Bud's Best Little Cookie 2070 Parkway Office Circle Birmingham, Al 205-987-4840
Pardon our Progress….we are working on some exciting projects in our plant so that we can produce more yummy cookies than ever. Please check back with us in the spring to see when we will start booking tours.
http://www.budsbestcookies.com/tours.html

8. Belle Chevre's Creamery 18849 Upper Fort Hampton Rd Elkmont, Al 35620
Tasting Samples at a tasting bar, a 9-minute Documentary film
cost $12 per person
Tour times: Friday 10 and 1PM
Saturday 11m 1 & 3PM
No tours Sunday-Thursday but visit their Cheese Shop and Tasting Room
256-732-4801
http://www.bellechevre.com/creamery-tours-events/tours/

2010 October 11, Monday, Jack Daniels Distillery Lynchburg, Tennessee

This was our trip to Lynchburg, TN to the Jack Daniels Distillery. 

My husband slept late and we did not leave until about 9:30 A.M. we arrived in Fayetteville, Tn, at 11 A.M. stopping at Honeys Bar and Grill to eat lunch. 

Honeys Bar and Grill

I ordered a slaw hamburger and my husband ordered a regular hamburger, onion rings and we both ordered ice tea with lemon. 

I took pictures of the Lincoln County Courthouse,CSA markers, two cannons that were brought here from Fort Morgan in Mobile Bay, the war memorial, and the old Lincoln Theater. 

Lincoln Theater. 

Lincoln County Courthouse, CSA markers, two cannons 

We then headed down highway 64 east to Lynchburg, Tennessee. 

We met two couples from Ohio driving a Chrysler town and country just the same color and year model as the one we were driving. The driver laughed and said, “ I hope you guys do not get mixed up in which van you are driving.” I laughed and said, “I sure we would notice that the tag is from Ohio.”

We parted ways and headed to the visitor’s center where we got tickets to go watch a movie about the life of Jack Daniels and the start of Jack Daniel Whiskey.

The movie had already started and the room was pitch black so I sat in the first set that she could fit into. My husband squeezed next to me and I could here his heart beat with every breath he took and the man next to me I leaned over and said I am sorry if I am too close but it is dark in here and I was afraid to move.

After the movie, we were ushered outside into a small bus and were carried to the top of the hill where the tour began.

We were all asked to line up for a group picture, which could be downloaded, from the Internet free of charge a few days later. 

I was telling my husband that years ago you had to actually walk up that hill, and the woman behind me said she remember that. 

The area where we got off the bus was the charcoal area and our tour guide Jesse James ask if anyone wanted whiskey sprayed onto their arm. Several said yes and boy was it strong.

The guide explained about the making of whiskey but I was a too busy taking picture of everything.

We followed him to the spring from where all the water is used in making of the whiskey. The water came from a spring inside the cave. The cave becomes smaller the futher back,  until it becomes a small hole.

Jack Daniels Tour 

Jack Daniels Tour at the spring

Jack Daniels Tour standing next to Jack

Jack Daniels Tour relaxing 

Jack Daniels Tour sitting on the wall

Mr. James took pictures of several people in our group, each with their own cameras.

We were then taken to the old office of Mr. Jack Daniels where we were told the story about the safe.

Jack Daniel got up early one morning and went to his office. Jack needed to get into his safe but forgot the combination. Jack got angry and kicked the safe with his foot, breaking his toe.

His toe got infected, had to be removed, later his foot, then his leg and later he died. 

Jack Daniel was only 5feet 2inches tall, not a very big man.

There were several pictures hanging in the office, and old potbelly stove, and in one room was the grain used in making Jack Daniel Whiskey, Rye, Wheat, and Corn.

We walked to the brewing house where the brewing machines were shut down for the yearly cleaning. 

We went threw several buildings up and down several flights of stairs. 

The last building we went through was the barrelhouse. This is where the whiskey is stored until it is sold. The whiskey that was stored on the bottom was the best whiskey, because it does not get as hot. 

We were told the story about Moore County being a dry county and how Jack got started making whiskey. Jack never married and left his distillery to his favorite nephew Lem Motlow. 

Motlow was the brains behind the making a success of the name Jack Daniels.

Barrel of Jack

Motlow House 

After the tour, we were given a glass of ice-cold lemonade. (Very good)

We toured the museum taking pictures and then we went outside to take some more pictures.

We walked down to a bridge connecting the distillery to the small historic town of Lynchburg, Moore Co., Tennessee. 

I walked across the bridge while my husband stayed behind waiting for me. I walked around the town taking pictures of the courthouse, Moore County marker, veteran’s marker, and several stores. 

As we were leaving, I took a picture of Lem Motlow old home place.

We headed west to Winchester Tennessee where we stopped to take a few pictures.

Driving thru Winchester 

Oldham Theater in Winchester Tennessee

We then headed toward Huntsville the long way. My husband stopped along the highway (Davey Crockett Hwy/64 hwy.) so I could take pictures of John Ruch, Kentuck, Polly Crockett, Jesse Bean, and Falls Mill all in Belvidere, Tennessee.

We then rode through New Market stopping to take pictures of the Skirmish of Limestone Road, The Town of New Market, and Buckhorn Tavern.

2 miles NW on Old Limestone Road during a Skirmish August 5, 1862
Federal General Robert L McCook was killed by men of Capt Frank Gurley's Confederate unit. In retalation the Federal forces burned and pillered the area. 

We stopped at Cheaders in Huntsville to eat supper. I ordered a Caesar salad, taco soup (mostly whole tomatoes) and ice tea. My husband ordered grilled shrimp, ribs, and a couple of sides. 

I was not impressed with the fool. 

We stopped at T&T Grocery to get gas and then home. I uploaded my pictures onto the computer and then to Flickr. 

Ready for my next day trip. Where will it be?

🚙2015 ~ Tuesday, July 14, Day Trip to Tullahoma Tennessee

My husband followed me to Champion Chrysler in Athens, we left the van to get the oil changes and for them to see why the back seat would not return to the sitting position.

We ate breakfast at I-Hop in Athens, I ordered a banana, pecan waffle with whipped cream and diet Pepsi, and my husband ordered hotcakes, two eggs over easy, and bacon with diet Pepsi.

Great breakfast which costs us $20.56 plus tip.

banana, pecan waffle with whipped cream

hotcakes, two eggs over easy, and bacon

We left Athens traveling up I-65 north exiting onto hwy 64 at Frankewing, traveling hwy 64 to Fayetteville, taking hwy 50 through Mulberry just past Lynchburg 50 turns into 55 all the way to Tullahoma.

Our first stop was Beechcraft Staggering Museum 570 Old Shelbyville hwy. Hours are from 8:30AM until 4:30 PM, cost per person is $10.00.

We entered the lobby, paid, and visited the museums, there were three rooms of Beechcraft airplanes, a cabin, several miniature planes, and lots of memorabilia.

We saw inside the lobby a bright Yellow Gilmore NC230 Beechcraft airplane.

Inside the museums were many different styles, colors, and sizes of Beechcraft-built airplanes, some with markers giving more information and many with names and the number of the aircraft.

Yellow Gilmore NC230 

Beechcraft Museum

Beechcraft Museum

On the cabin was a marker that read: The Louise M. Thaden Office and Library Building dedicated to Louise M. Thaden, pioneer aviatrix, who held altitude, solo endurance, and speed records in 1929. The first woman to enter and the only woman ever to win the Bendix Race, in Staggerwing C17R in 1936, Harmon Trophy recipient in 1936, and inspired the creation of the Staggerwing Museum Foundation Inc. June 14, 1974.

Inside the museum in the hallway is a photo of Mrs. Thaden and the 15835 airplane.

 Mrs. Thaden and the 15835 airplanes.

The Louise M. Thaden Office and Library Building 

We traveled to 401 S. Jackson Street to the Fine Arts Museum but the museum was closed for July. 

I took pictures outside, a historic marker, statues, and flowers.

Jane, Emma, AFFA Ann Baillet the three sisters, businesswomen, and artists owned and operated J & EA Baillet Millinery Shop where they created original fashionable ladies' wear and hats. 

Tullahoma History Trail 

Ballet Home is now the city's regional Fine Arts Center, sisters Jennie and Affa Baillet and their parents lived and worked here beginning in the 1870s. Jennie was an artist and the family operated a millinery store downtown. They watched much of what happened in Tullahoma during its prosperous years between 1875 and 1925.

Fine Arts Center

Fine Arts Center

We travel to 101 Mitchell Blvd to the Science Museum cost $5.00.

Outside we first saw the Goethert Observatory on the door is a marker that reads:

Goethert Observatory

Dr. Bernhard H. Goethert

October 20, 1907 - March 29, 1988 

Dedicated January 17, 2002 

Dr. Goethert was a distinguished scientist, engineer, and educator, and instrumental in the creation of The University of Tennessee Space Institute and the UTSI Observatory.

UTSI donated this observatory to the Hands-on-Science Center

For the scientists and engineers of the future.

Goethert Observatory 

GOODRICH 

In May 2008, the Landing Gear division of Goodrich completely refurbished the Goethert Observatory. This work included major repairs to the structure and restoration of a  ten and twelve-inch telescope.

The Landing Gear Division of Goodrich is next door to the Hands-on-Science Center. Past donations include a complete landing gear display and the property that is now home to HOSE.

Along the path in front of the observatory were the planets Mars, Earth, Venus, Mercury, Saturn, Neptune, etc

Inside we saw floating above us the planets, NASA’s Space Station, & N201C Marion Cole airplane. We saw a turkey, bobcat, coyote, fox, beaver, and a bear.

On the ceiling were kids' handprints red, orange, blue, yellow, and purple, some were from the fifth-grade children of Robert E. Lee School 2007. 

We saw fossil coral found in Wagner Creek, Dioptase silicates, and many different sizes, shapes, and colors of quartz Geode.

We saw the Elements Table, The periodic table of elements.

We saw the world’s heaviest & longest species of pine cones.

We saw many hands-on activities including pipes of the pan, the shadow room, how clear can you see this, putting on a pair of glasses, and tossing a ball toward a target.

We saw the intestines of the human body and the tissue of the brain.

We saw many different colors, and shapes of linking toys.

We saw a staircase that went to a mural door. 

We filled a paper balloon with hot air.

I stood behind a Bug Eye bug statue to get my picture made.

Science Museum

Science Museum

Science Museum

We saw three shelves of miniature airplanes, that were tested/developed 10 miles away at the USAF Arnold Engineering Development Center AEDC.

We saw US 1903 Wright Flyer US 127 Ryan Spirit of St Louis, US 1932, Gee Bee, US Goodyear Blimp, US P-51 Mustang, US Doc3 Douglas, Navy Hellcat, Army AC P-51 Mustang, Army AC B-25 Mitchell, and many more.

Live animals: a snake, a spider, and a lizard.

We talked to a couple of the curators, one curator was from Indiana, and the other was a local.

I asked if they had ever visited the George Dickels Distillery the woman said she had a friend who worked there. The curator said the tour is great and she said you will have to hurry because the last tour ends at 3:30PM.

We got lost trying to find George Dickels Distillery, we arrived at 3:00PM and walked inside.

The tour will not start until 3:30PM which is the last tour of the day. We bought a 7UP and a piece of chocolate candy and we sat down at a table to eat the candy and drink the 7UP.

I went outside and took pictures of the building with a sign that read: Provisions General Merchandise George A Dickels & Co Cascade General store US Post Office.

I took a picture of the statue of George Dickels, the distillery, the Charcoal Ricks plaque, & the cabin. Inside I took pictures of our waiting room, the US Post Office Dickels, Tennessee, Souurmsh car, with writing on the side that read: Established 1870 Cascade Distillery George A Dickels & Co-Founder, proprietors Geo & Augusta Dickels, and I took a picture of a couple of quilts.

The group of six were all taken on a forty-five-minute tour of the distillery. Our guide took along an umbrella there was a great chance of rain. Our guide said if it starts lighting the tour will end but it did not rain.

On the tour, we were shown the process of making the whiskey, and the barrel house.

At the end of the tour, we were offered to taste several different whiskeys at the cost of  $10.00.

Hubby had to drive home so we did not taste any whiskey.

They spell Whisky without the e.

George Dickels Distillery

The cabin 

Taking the tour 

We were in Lynchburg when it started to rain and it poured buckets of rain for several miles.

We stopped in Frankewing to eat dinner at Sarge’s Shack where I ordered a sirloin steak, saluted mushrooms, and a salad with house dressing, Hubby ordered Rib Steak, baked potato, salad, and Texas toast. It was very good and we both ordered a diet Pepsi to go.

We got onto I-65 to Athens where we picked up our Chrysler Van now 7PM the salesmen were closing up shop.

We traveled home and were home within the hour.

Had a great time in Tullahoma, the day started out very hot and humid over 90+ degrees after the storm the temperature dropped to 73?