Factory tours in North Carolina
You can tour 10 factories in North Carolina: Ashe County Cheese Viewing Room, French Broad Chocolate Factory Tour, Grady-White Boats Factory Tour, Highland Brewing Heritage Tour & Tasting and more.
| Tour | Status | What you see | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashe County Cheese Viewing RoomWest Jefferson | Open | Watch cheese being made from the viewing room at the West Jefferson plant; the cheese-making schedule changes weekly | November 11, 2026 |
| French Broad Chocolate Factory TourAsheville | Open | Guided tour of the chocolate-making process at the Riverside Drive factory with fresh samples and the chance to meet the chocolate makers | November 11, 2026 |
| Grady-White Boats Factory TourGreenville | Open | An in-person visit to the Greenville factory to see how a Grady-White boat is built (engineering, fabrication, assembly, finishing); a virtual tour is also online | November 12, 2026 |
| Highland Brewing Heritage Tour & TastingAsheville | Open | A guided walk of the 40-acre campus with stops at the Brewhouse, Pilot Room, Packaging Hall and Taproom, followed by a tasting of six beers | November 12, 2026 |
| Moog Factory TourAsheville | Open | Moog's history, what the synthesizers do and how they are built at the employee-owned production facility | November 12, 2026 |
| Mrs. Hanes' Moravian Cookies Bakery TourClemmons | Open | Tour of Grandma's Kitchen, the mixing room and packing area, watching bakers hand-roll and hand-cut each Moravian cookie, with samples | November 11, 2026 |
| New Belgium Asheville Brewery ToursAsheville | Open | Guided tours of how the beers are made, from a free 45-minute tour ending on the slide to a 150-minute behind-the-scenes route through production spaces | November 12, 2026 |
| Sierra Nevada Brewery Tours (Mills River)Mills River | Open | Brewhouse Tour follows the beer from raw ingredients through fermentation and packaging, with four beer samples; longer Beyond the Pale (90 min) and Beer Geek (3 hr) tours also offered | November 12, 2026 |
| Southern Distilling Company TourStatesville | Open | Experience the distillery and see how its bourbon and rye are made, with a tasting | November 12, 2026 |
| Videri Chocolate Factory TourRaleigh | Open | Self-guided walk through working bean-to-bar factory with tastings; guided tour option | November 1, 2026 |