Coca-Cola Museum Visit in Atlanta-taste other Coke brand sodas from all over the world-see old signage and history-very cool

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Another part of my Atlanta trip was the Coca-Cola Museum. I was pleasantly surprised that it was actually worth walking through and seeing. I personally will drink any cola out there, but given the choice, I pick Coke Zero nowadays personally, but I am not really biased. When Rum & Coke is your drink of choice, the cola tends to be acceptable, no matter what it is. :)
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An old memorabilia sign featuring "Sprite Boy". Did you know he was somewhat of a mascot or character that promoted Coca-Cola. He was retired from advertising in 1958, just a few years before the actually soda named "Sprite" was released by them to lessen confusion. (Read the sign in the image if you zoom it after clicking on it)
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Some other old signage some of you might recognize, or want for your "man cave", garage or game room.
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Another nice set of signs.
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Interesting investment that would've been probably trillion of dollars today.
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Old ways of delivering Coca-Cola...
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Bought the company for $2300, sold it for $25M. Probably thought that was an amazing return at the time.
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My girlfriend standing in front of a whole display talking about a woman named "Diva Brown" who apparently tried to peddle a copycat Coca-Cola for some time. It didn't fair well for her.
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As the sign says, only 2 people know the actual formula and each only know part of it for security reasons.
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It is stored in the very vault, which they won't even let you touch. The secret is safe!
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More memorabilia....
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Coca-Cola originally had to be dispensed by pharmacists, or what was known back then as "druggists". 1 ounce of syrup and 6 ounces of water are the ratio still used today.
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Bottles from all over the world...

I have so many more pictures but think I might be losing my audience. I will post a part 2 of this posting tomorrow to close it out. If you'd like to see my other posts from Atlanta (not related to Coca-Cola), feel free to have a look at:
https://steemit.com/travel/@inspire1/more-atlanta-views-cnn-hq-hard-rock-cafe-and-general-area or:
https://steemit.com/travel/@inspire1/in-atlanta-from-philly-watching-the-philadelphia-eagles-vs-atlanta-falcons-with-my-girlfriend-met-a-real-nfl-player-with-a-real or:
https://steemit.com/travel/@inspire1/9y6owmaz - this one actually is in the trending page right now (my first time ever making it there)

Thanks for looking! Please feel free to comment or ask questions, I write back!

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Seen it! Worth visiting.

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Definitely underestimated it. I thought it was more of a tourist trap. When I post the rest of the pictures tomorrow, I will show the various soda fountains where you can taste soda from all over the globe that are not sold in the USA.

@brendanvanbreda didn’t you also visit this museum? Check out the review

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I think you forgot to mention which museum in this reply. Which one are you talking about?
EDIT: Never mind - I see you are asking a friend if they visited here, not me...

ow, i think it gives you lot of fun and exprience

It sure did. Gives your perspective of something that we think of as modern, but is actually over a hundred years old.

Oh fancy. Ok, thanks. I have 1 share there already. I need to get into that SBI more. It looks like another good piece of steemit that I am not using and I need to be.