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Ko’olau Distillery, Oahu: Tour prices, times, parking & visitor tips

Ko'olau Distillery is Oahu's first and only whiskey distillery, a veteran-owned operation tucked into a Kailua industrial park in the foothills of Hawaii's Koʻolau Mountains. This guide was updated in August 2026. You can book your distillery tour in advance through Viator. Quick facts DetailInformationAddress905…

Southern Food and Beverage Museum, New Orleans: Complete guide with hours, prices & tips

The Southern Food and Beverage Museum (SoFAB) is a culinary history museum in the Central City neighbourhood of New Orleans, Louisiana. This guide covers current opening hours, ticket prices, transport and parking, accessibility, and practical tips for a first-time visit. This guide was checked and…

Smithwick’s Experience, Kilkenny: practical guide for first-time visitors

The Smithwick's Experience is a guided brewery tour tracing 300 years of Ireland's oldest ale, right in the centre of Kilkenny. This guide was updated in July 2026. Some older write-ups still quote adult tickets at €18, but the current adult price is €20, with…

Pressoria, Champagne: practical guide for first-time visitors

Pressoria is an interactive sensory museum housed in a former Pommery pressing centre in Aÿ-Champagne, exploring champagne through all five senses. This guide was updated in July 2026. The site's restaurant is currently closed and won't reopen until September 2026, though the rest of the…

Visiting the Farsons Brewery Experience, Malta: practical guide for first-time visitors

The Farsons Brewery Experience occupies the former 1950 Farsons Brewery in Mriehel, telling the story of the three families behind Malta's best-known beers. This guide was updated in July 2026. The adult ticket now includes a complimentary digital photo, a detail most third-party ticket listings…

John Watling's Distillery in Nassau, the Bahamas.

Why a 1789 estate built for a colonial governor is now Nassau’s best rum tour

In 1789, the Royal Governor of the Bahamas granted a hilltop plot above Nassau harbour to a loyal colonial official named John Brown. The estate he built — Buena Vista — has been a private home, a governing chamber and a hotel that once appeared…

The Deanston Distillery in Perthshire, Scotland.

Visiting Deanston Distillery, Doune: practical guide for first-timers

Deanston Distillery is a working Highland single malt Scotch whisky distillery located in a converted 18th-century cotton mill on the banks of the River Teith, at Teith Road, Deanston, near Doune in Perthshire. This guide covers opening hours, tour and tasting prices, transport and parking,…

Monks, mountains and Muscat: a wine and olive oil tour through the hills above Chania

Crete has been making wine since the Minoan era — a history of roughly 4,000 years. The island grows its own distinctive grape varieties, many found nowhere else in the world. The hilly Kissamos region west of Chania is one of its core wine-producing areas,…

Dr Pepper Museum, Waco: Visitor guide with ticket prices, hours and must-know tips

The Dr Pepper Museum is dedicated to the history of the nation's oldest major soft drink, situated in the original 1906 bottling plant in downtown Waco, Texas. This 2026 visitor guide covers opening hours, ticket prices, transport or parking, accessibility, and practical visitor tips. This…

Mount Gay Visitor Centre, Bridgetown: Visitor guide with ticket prices, hours and must-know tips

The Mount Gay Visitor Centre is a rum tasting and heritage facility located at Exmouth Gap on the Mighty Grynner Highway in Bridgetown, Barbados. This guide covers opening hours, ticket prices, transport and parking, accessibility, and practical visitor tips. If you'd sooner skip the detail…