CELESTIAL SEASONINGS (BOULDER)
Celestial Seasonings, one of the largest specialty tea manufacturers in North America, offers free daily tours. See how the tea is made, packaged and distributed all over the world and sip free samples.
COORS BREWERY (GOLDEN)
Coors beer has been synonymous with Colorado since 1873. Coors Brewery, the world’s largest brewery, is situated near Clear Creek River and offers a 30-minute self-paced tour that ends in the fresh beer room for a sample and a sit on ice-cube benches.
ENSTROM (GRAND JUNCTION)
Catch a glimpse of how the famous Enstrom almond toffee is handmade at this family-owned candy store that was founded in 1929. The company also makes toffee popcorn, truffles and gourmet chocolate.
HAYSTACK MOUNTAIN GOAT DAIRY (LONGMONT)
A one-hour visit includes an educational session about artisanal cheese making, tour and guided five-course technical cheese tasting.
HONEYVILLE (DURANGO)
What started as a man transferring his honey in a pickup to town in the 1920s has become a company with beehives all across the Rocky Mountains. At the Honeyville Factory Store in Durango, observe a live glass beehive and watch how honey is bottled.
MEIER SKIS (GLENWOOD SPRINGS)
Meier Skis are completely handmade from 100 percent Colorado-grown wood, including aspen and beetle kill pine. Tour the company’s 3,000-square-foot factory with one of the crew.
MOOTS CYCLES (STEAMBOAT SPRINGS)
Observe how high-performance titanium road, mountain and cyclocross bicycle frames are handcrafted on a one-hour tour.
SUNCREST ORCHARD ALPACAS & FIBER WORKS (PALISADE)
Alpaca fiber is softer than cashmere and warmer than wool. Meet the alpacas that provide the goods and see how the fiber is turned into yarn in a mini mill. The farm store sells a wide array of products made on-site.
