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August 24, 2007

Coke opens $100 million museum in Atlanta

  • World of Coca-Cola expected to lure tourists with a 3-D ride and tasting room.
    • By DANIEL YEE
    Associated Press Writer

    Photo courtesy of World of Coca-Cola [enlarge]
    Coke’s new World of Coca-Cola museum is twice as large as the beverage company’s old museum, and is expected to draw 1.2 million visitors in its first year. Admission is $15.

    ATLANTA — At the new World of Coca-Cola, Joan Crawford and Clark Gable greet visitors from a 74-year-old advertisement. A 3-D movie ride takes audiences on a journey to find the secret recipe of one of the world's most popular drinks. A nearby bottling line fills keepsake bottles before visitors' eyes.


     
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