Factory Tours Are An Exciting Addition To Any Summer Vacation; Watch It Made In The U.S.A. Is The Perfect Travel Guide

Ever wonder how toothpaste gets in the tube? How the fortune gets into the fortune cookie? How such big flavor gets into one small jellybean? The travel book Watch It Made In The U.S.A. has the answers. "Unusual travel opportunities, and they're closer than you think…" -- Good Morning America

(PRWEB) May 17, 2007 -- This summer, visit some of the best-known American companies and see how they make their products. Avalon Travel Publishing is pleased to announce the fourth edition of Watch It Made in the U.S.A.: A Visitor's Guide to the Best Factory Tours and Company Museums. Along with updates throughout the book, the fourth edition has added 60 more factory tours and company museums, including the Ford Rouge plant in Michigan, CNN's studios in New York City, NASA sites in Florida and California, the National Corvette Museum in Kentucky, Orvis (fly-fishing rods) in Vermont, and Sony Pictures Studios in California.

Perfect for summer vacations

Factory and company museum tours are the perfect addition to any summer vacation. Since most tours are free (and give free samples!), they remain the best vacation value in America. Watch It Made in the U.S.A. can help travelers add unique and memorable experiences to their journeys around the country. With hundreds of tours to choose from, families have a special opportunity to sample free ice-cream at Ben and Jerry's, get a souvenir baseball bat from Louisville Slugger, receive a pack of crayons from Crayola, or munch on a bag of "Belly Flops" from Jelly Belly's jellybean factory.

About the authors

Authors Karen Axelrod and Bruce Brumberg have traveled across the U.S.A. to "kick the tires of the American economy" by enjoying all the amazing factories that make some of most popular and recognizable products in the world. This husband-and-wife team, as seen on Good Morning America, is available for interviews--they'd be happy to share how and where you can celebrate the products we make here in the U.S.A. When not traveling, they live with their children, Hilary and Gregory, near Boston, MA.

"…take time to visit one of these factories--the whole family will enjoy the tour." -- Good Housekeeping

"Forget Willie Wonka--this is the real thing…wonderful." -- Philadelphia Inquirer

For an interview with the authors or to request a review copy, contact:

Hannah Cox

Marketing Manager

Avalon Publishing Group

510.595.3664 x324

Hannah.Cox @ avalonpub.com

Watch It Made in the U.S.A.:

A Visitor's Guide to the Best

Factory Tours and Company Museums, 4th edition

By: Karen Axelrod and Bruce Brumberg

ISBN# 1-59880-000-0

Price US $21.95

Published by Avalon Travel Publishing

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