Factories

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.

Beautiful and terrifying masks displayed in the island’s only mask library.