Factories

Do you think your job stinks? Welcome to the only Limburger cheese plant in America.

Try an original egg cream at this museum located inside one of the last surviving old-fashioned seltzer factories in America.

This striking clock tower was once part of the Singer sewing machine factory.

Sample some of Iberia’s best tinned fish at this century-old cannery just north of Porto.

Over a million artifacts fill this factory-turned-museum that explores the history of American windmill production.

A small statue shaped like the grill of a Rolls-Royce marks the suburban location where the company’s first automobiles were manufactured.

This former cigarette factory was built in a style inspired by Islamic architecture.

A tribute to the disposable cups that were once manufactured here, this 68-foot-tall statue would be difficult to throw away.

Tour the oldest family-owned cigar-rolling factory in the country—then learn how to roll your own.

A museum dedicated to the history of sugar cultivation on Réunion island.

This cross marks the site of a 16th-century Portuguese gunpowder factory.

This former factory contains an amazing collection of around 400 mint-condition Nissan cars.

An enormous factory from the late 1800s sits abandoned on Cleveland eastside.

A chemical factory damaged by two earthquakes and an explosion that became abandoned after bankruptcy.

The "floating factory" was a highlight in the career of the Italian architect known for his unusual use of reinforced concrete.

A gorgeous, nostalgic café housed in a lofty old warehouse, lit only by petroleum lamps.