See How Your Favorite Indiana Products Get Made
Indiana is the Crossroads of America, and it is also where a lot of the country's candy, cars, RVs, and beer actually get built. Several Hoosier factories open their doors to the public, so you can watch it happen. Here are the factory tours worth planning a trip around, all of them running for visitors in 2026.
Albanese Candy, Merrillville
Start with the sweetest one. Albanese, home of the World's Best Gummi Bears, lets you watch candy production for free through a row of eight glass viewing windows off its giant factory store in Merrillville. It is self-guided, no reservation needed, and there are samples and a chocolate fountain waiting. Larger groups of 12 or more can call ahead for a guided version.
For the full story on how this family shop became a global candy name, read our feature: Indiana's Sweetest Secret: Albanese Candy Factory.
South Bend Chocolate Company, South Bend
South Bend Chocolate Company runs a guided walk through its working chocolate production facility, about 45 minutes, seven days a week, with samples and a Chocolate Museum on site. Tours are booked through sbchocolate.com.
Toyota Indiana, Princeton
One of the biggest tours in the state is also free. Toyota's Princeton plant runs a tram tour through its body-welding and vehicle-assembly shops, roughly 45 minutes, plus an interactive visitors center. You need to reserve ahead, for ages 6 and up in closed-toe shoes, at tourtoyotaindiana.com or by phone. The plant builds Toyota's SUVs and minivans.
Jayco RV, Middlebury
Elkhart County is the RV Capital of the World, and Jayco in Middlebury is where you can actually watch one get built. Guided plant tours run on a set weekly schedule, currently Tuesdays and Thursdays at noon Eastern, starting from a restored 1880s-farmhouse visitor center and heading out to the active assembly lines. Pre-registration is required through jayco.com.
Kokomo Opalescent Glass, Kokomo
Kokomo Opalescent Glass is the oldest art-glass maker in the country still in operation, and its weekday tours let you watch artisans work sheet and opalescent glass. Adult tickets run about $6 and are booked by calling ahead. One note: the hot-glass portion is paused for now while the shop recovers from storm damage, so confirm what is running when you call.
Upland Brewing, Bloomington
For the 21-and-up crowd, Upland's Bloomington production facility runs brewery tours with tastings, including tours of its sour program poured straight from the barrels. These are reservation-based rather than fixed daily times, booked through Upland's Eventbrite or by email, so grab a spot before you go.
Hoosier Craftsmanship on Display
Gummy bears, chocolate, an SUV, an RV, hand-worked glass, a barrel-aged sour: Indiana makes all of it, and these tours put you a few feet from where it happens. Next time you are road-tripping through the state, build one in and take some Hoosier-made goods home with you.
