Dr. Pepper Museum and Book


Item Number: 325

Time Left: CLOSED

Value: $72

Online Close: Apr 12, 2019 10:00 PM CDT

Bid History: 1 bid - Item Sold!

Description

This listing is for 2 adult and 2 child admission tickets to the Dr. Pepper Museum in Waco, Texas. Also included is the book, The Ledgend of Dr. Pepper by Jeffery L. Rodengen.  Thank you to the Dr. Pepper Museum for your support by your donation.


 


The Dr Pepper Museum & Free Enterprise Institute opened to the public in May 1991 and has hosted over 1,700,000 visitors. It is located in Waco, Texas and is the home of the Nation’s oldest major soft drink.



The Museum is housed in the 1906 Artesian Manufacturing and Bottling Company building located in downtown Waco. The 100 year-old building is listed in the National Register of Historic Places as the “Home of Dr Pepper.” The Museum receives the support of Keurig Dr Pepper and its affiliated bottlers but is not owned or operated by them.
Located at the corner of Fifth Street and Mary Avenue in the turn of the century manufacturing district, the vacant bottling plant was in a sad state of repair in a neighborhood comprised mostly of abandoned warehouses that was officially declared as “blighted” by the City. The Waco Chamber of Commerce and the City of Waco hoped that the Museum would be a catalyst for renewed energy and growth in the area, with the potential for restaurants and shops in the old warehouses down the street similar to the “West End” district in Dallas.