Blue Bell Ice Cream Factory and Cow Statue - Brenham, TX
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Located at the eastern edge of Brenham, Texas, the main factory of Blue Bell ice cream offers guided tours on how their product is made, along with short videos on the company's history. The nearby Visitor Center offers many flavors of ice cream.
Waymark Code: WMNPC4
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 04/13/2015
Views: 11
Blue Bell Creameries, founded in 1907, is the manufacturer of Blue Bell brand ice cream. Although it's found in only 23 states (mostly in the southern US), it is the 3rd highest-selling ice cream brand in the nation; it has also been eaten aboard the International Space Station and at Camp David.
Their main factory, located on 1101 S. Blue Bell Road in Brenham, TX, offer guided tours of its facilities during the work week. As stated by one of its announcements:
"Folks of all ages seem to like our plant tour, but it may be 'cause they get to eat some of our famous ice cream when it's over. Since you can't eat Blue Bell over the Internet, you might want to tour our facility and taste the fruits of our labor for yourself. Besides, we have a little museum full of rare Blue Bell and Brenham historic photos that you'll enjoy seeing. Plus, we have a short movie about our history and how we make ice cream that is pretty darn good, too."
There are no tours on weekends, but there is a nearby Visitor Center and Country Store that is open on Saturdays where one can shop around and find a large assortment of ice cream flavors for purchase.
Most folks who come here also stop and take a picture by the "cow and girl" statue located next to the parking lot. It is a bronze monument representing Blue Bell's logo that was created in the 1970's and is still found on all its products to date.
Price of Admission: 6.00 (listed in local currency)
Weekday Hours: From: 8:30 AM To: 3:00 PM
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Weekend Hours: Not listed
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