The Cape's Most Popular Tourist Attraction

Okay, I know it's a truck but they didn't allow photos on the tour.

Yeah, I don't know how they figure out what makes something the most popular, but on a rainy Cape Cod day, we made the drive to Hyannis for a tour of the Cape Cod potato chip facility. We have made a tradition of taking at least one industrial tour during our summer journeys, so we can check that off our list for this year. And, apparently, we are not that unusual -- more than 250,000 people take the tour each year. Cape Cod Potato Chips began as the dream of two small business owners who set up shop in a small store front in Hyannis in 1980. The big crunch of the kettle cooked chips soon became a local favorite. News of the chips quickly spread as tourist sampled the chips and took bags home to share. The business soon grew out of the store-front and the rest is history. The self-guiding tour takes about 10 minutes and lets you view the various processes that go into making the chips. Best part is the finale when the tour ends up in the gift shop and free sample bags of chips!