The
Dr Pepper museum is located in
Waco, TX,
USA, and manages to be a real museum and not just a
glorified gift shop/
tourist trap. They have a few
interactive exhibits, but just looking at all the cool
stuff and reading the interesting bits of
history is the best part. That, and finally being able to buy that bottle of
Imperial cane sugar Dr Pepper (which you would think would be available in the
soda fountain or at least
chilled, but it's not). Most of the
urban legends about
Dr P are addressed, as well as
pressing questions like where the
period in "Dr." went. The
gift shop is good too, I picked up a nifty
pen and some other things--and should have bought the
Dr Pepper cookbook for my
cool mom.
This is the
mecca of real
Dr Pepper fanatics! Don't go to
central Texas and not go there, lest ye be doomed to an eternity of
flat Coke in punishiment. It's easy to find in downtown
Waco, just follow the signs.
Admission is low, plus there is a
student discount, and you can find a
coupon in the local
tour guide. I'll add some more information once I find my
newsletter, or the
www.drpeppermuseum.org website is operational again.