More of a gift shop than out right museum. I was excited to see that it had an old fashion soda bar, but was disappointed when the Pepsi was still served using a regular modern fountain. Would have been nice to experience drinking Pepsi the old fashion way. Ended up getting Pepsi in a bottle, which you can pretty much get in any grocery store. Not a unique experience.
Nice tourist place. The people there are well informed about the place.
This is a must visit for anyone coming to New Bern, NC. I remember this store as Hearne's Jewelers in the 1980s but it is now a fun shop where you can learn the history of Pepsi while sipping on a fountain drink and eating a bag of freshly popped popcorn. Several shirts and other souvenirs are on sale and they have done well in giving the shop the early 1900s look.
Iconic place of Pepsi Cola. I went there in Christmas season and it was worth visiting.
Really thought it was cool. Long standing Pepsi extended family!! My parents are both 94 years old. Still Pepsi people!!
I visit the Birthplace of Pepsi Cola every time I visit Eastern North Carolina/home. They have a wide variety of gifts and trinkets including my favorite t-shirt Friends Don t Let Friends Drink Coke . I suggest, at the minimum, stopping in for a fresh fountain Pepsi, with a small only being .50! You can also get some popcorn and enjoy their bistro Pepsi tables and chairs. On your way out, there s a guestbook to sign, too! Parking is available on the streets and I usually park on either Pollock Street or Middle Street for easy access to the store. Enjoy!
This is an interesting place even if you prefer Coca Cola. A gift shop with some unique stuff occupies half of the facility. The other half is Pepsi cafe. Cheap and nice looking. They sell always fresh and fragrant popcorn and of course as much Pepsi as you can drink.
Very informative. Interesting display. Fun stop for a cheap priced fresh pepsi. Wide range of gift shop items
They have every kind of pepsi and mt dew t shirts metal signs glasses. They have a lot of history in this building. They pepsi flot was awesome.
Pretty cool to have a Pepsi at the place where it all started. They also have lots of Pepsi merch as well if that s your thing.
The staff was friendly and the prices were cheap. We visited the store 3 times during our trip to New Bern.
Great store. We visit every year. Very friendly staff.
I love the story behind how Pepsi was created and the memorabilia you can buy here I love this place.
Fun place to visit, insteading to see items from my childhood. Lots of fun facts.
Very disappointed of how commercialized it has gotten
Great place to hear how Pepsi started and have a cold one.
Everything you ever wanted to know about Pepsi, or any souvenir you wanted to buy is here. Crowds of folks filled this place on a Saturday afternoon, and lots trying the fountain drinks available. Popcorn smelled goid too!
Birth place of the best drink in the world what more can I say about this place. In a prime spot n historical New Bern NC
This store is so cute! They say it's hands on for kids but it's really just a souvenir shop! The history to this building is astonishing! Definitely something to check out!
I wanted to visit this place for years; when I did, it didn't disappoint.
It's fun to visit the first time. The building is older, in a good way, with a lot of historical and antique items. There's obviously souvenirs as well as Pepsi and popcorn with a couple tables/chairs. Not necessarily something you want to do again but it's a must see for New Bern.
Fun to learn about the birthplace of Pepsi...and unique products to try.
Fun place to get some history of the iconic brand!!
Great place but you feel more like you're in a gift shop than in a museum environment.
Our ladies day out to the Pepsi place was one of our plans to visit. The staff was friendly. The place is clean and informative.
Fun place with Pepsi and Mt Dew on tap! Lots of souvenirs in a fun little shop.
Neat place the history is written on the wall and recipes are there so u can see how the first Pepsi recipes
Really fun experience. Lots of neat products to buy. I highly recommend getting some popcorn and a fountain drink.
Who doesn't love a bit of history and enjoying a cold drink. Drinks are cheap and staff is always friendly.
Very lovely and if you love PEPSI its a wonderful place to visit. Loved the history
Beautiful town. There are plenty of wonderful small, family owned shops and restaurants to enjoy. Another plus is that Atlantic Beach is less than an hour away.
Disappointed that it doesn't have a assembly line showing the history of how it was started or is processed.
Awesome place!!!! we used this place as a book report subject.
what would the world be like without the introduction of Pepsi Cola ???? I'm glad we will never know.
Very cool shop. Love it wished I lived closer. I loved the ol d fashion bottles of pepsi.
Such a cool place to visit! I come from a family of Pepsi lovers... Great little historical spot and friendly staff
Somewhat interesting, lots of Pepsi & Mountain Dew stuff. Be sure to get a Pepsi float.
Neat to see, but just a basic tourist trap. I thought I'd learn more about the backstory and origins of Pepsi.
What a Great stop. The ladies working were so kind. Stop off and get a fountain drink or bottle of Pepsi!
It's cool to know all the story of pepsi cola... and if you wanto to know that, you need to visit the Birthplace of Pepsi...
Neat store! My grandpa worked for Pepsi for many years so I had to stop by while in town. Lots of souvenirs to purchase and I enjoyed glancing through some of the books on the history of the drink. They have cans for sale with 1893 logo that tastes different than the Pepsi I'm used to drinking. They have a cafe area where they serve Pepsi fountain style or you can even get floats.
Nice little place to go to see the birthplace of Pepsi and get a brief histroy lesson on it. I am not a soda drinker (unless it is rum and coke sorry pepsi).
But neat to see how the company became what it is today. It had a lot of struggling kind of like me writing on this post my fingers HURT (first world problems, and the wifi is so ssssssslllllloooooowwwww).
LOVED IT!!!!!! I BOUGHT LOTS OF MEMORABILIA SOUVENIRS!!!!
Fun stop for tourists of New Bern. Family friendly.
I am not a Pepsi fan , but the history was interesting and the Pepsi products were reasonably priced.
Better than World of Coke in the sense that it's free. The history alone is worth a stop if you're nearby. There is a gift shop and a counter where you can get several different kinds of Pepsi or Mountain Dew. For some reason, regular Pepsi tastes better there.
Absolutely fantastic just a fun place to sit back and soak up the atmosphere of a by-gone era! With a period correct soda fountain, popcorn, and furniture
I enjoyed this place very much I got to try new Pepsi cola products and the had all kinds of Pepsi gear. The staff was very knowledgeable and helpful and courteous. A great representation of/for New Bern North Carolina.
Super cool. It was very interesting seeing where "Brad's Drink" started. Staff was also super friendly and helpful.
It's good but not as good as I imagined it. This is more of a glorified Pepsi store.
I gave the cashier 2 $5 bills equalling $10. She gave me no change back when my total was $6. I was supposed to get $4 back as change. I nicely pointed this out to her and she chose to argue and opened up the drawer and showed me a random $5 bill and random $1. She proceeded to whisper to the other worker afterwards. Poor customer service all around. She had been distracted talking to another customer who had already been helped the entire time I was asking her for stuff.
Nice place great prices, workers on extra slow mode
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