The World of Coca Cola Museum is located in Atlanta, Georgia, and is one of the most popular attractions in the city. Coca Cola lovers world wide may or may not know that this popular soft drink was actually invented and first sold in a pharmacy in downtown Atlanta, and tourists today can take a self-guided tour through the Coca Cola Museum Atlanta to learn everything a person could hope to know about the history of Coca Cola.
This history of Coca Cola began in 1886, when it was first presented to the world in Jacob’s Pharmacy in downtown Atlanta. Interested tourists can also make a separate trip to Jacob’s actual residence, located just outside the city. The World of Coca Cola Museum itself is full of fun things to do and interesting things travelers may or may not know about Coca Cola. At the World of Coca Cola in Atlanta, tourists will begin their self-guided tour of the museum on the third floor, and make their way from the earliest days of the drink to modern day Coca Cola information.
The tour of the World of Coca Cola will take travelers first to, “The Pause that Refreshes”, a gallery with a replica late-1930’s Barnes Soda Fountain, where an old-time soda-jerk demonstrates how cokes of the past were prepared and served. The gallery is full of 1930’s era music and memorabilia. Next, the “Perfect Pauses” surround sound theater shows tourists a litany of all of the past commercials and TV advertisements used by the Coca Cola company over the years. The World of Coca Cola in Atlanta then moves guests along to, “The Real Thing” gallery, where the story of Coca Cola and Santa Claus is introduced to guests of the Coca Cola Museum Atlanta.
The final stop on any Coca Cola Museum Atlanta tour
is a stop at the, “Club Coca Cola”, where
visitors can sample every kind of Coca Cola brand drink
ever made, totally free of charge. Some of the samples
are even of international brands not sold in the United
States, which can only be sampled in the U.S. here at
the World of Coca Cola in Atlanta. The walls are
also covered in Coke Art Folk Art, which was prominently
displayed during the 1996 Olympic Games, which were held
in Atlanta.
The World of Coca Cola Museum is open seven days a week, barring any special events. A current schedule is always posted online, as are prices. There is virtually no need to purchase tickets in advance, as the museum is quite large. To avoid crowds, try and plan your trip to the museum on a weekday rather than a weekend.
