About this tour
When Ben from our team visited the Brooklyn Seltzer Museum, we found ourselves in a quirky corner of New York where fizzy drinks are treated like art. The 80-minute experience blends museum exploration—vintage equipment, old bottles, digital scavenger hunts—with an actual working factory tour that still relies on century-old machinery. You'll see how modern seltzer gets made, get to spray mates with the stuff, then head back to the museum for puzzles, selfies, and unlimited seltzer and egg cream at the bar. It's nostalgic without feeling dusty, and genuinely fun for people who like industrial history or just appreciate a good fizz.
Highlights
- Vintage glass bottle collection and original seltzer-making machinery on display
- Factory floor tour using 100-year-old equipment still in active production
- Spraying seltzer at friends during the factory section (yes, really)
- Unlimited seltzer and egg cream tastings at the bar—chocolate, vanilla, more
- Digital scavenger hunt and wooden puzzle channel keep brains engaged
- Merch shop with seltzer-themed gifts, pins, stickers, egg cream kits
- Knowledgeable guide walks you through both museum and working factory
- Fully wheelchair accessible throughout all areas and surfaces
What to expect
The experience kicks off in the museum, where you'll wander past glass cases of vintage bottles and old machinery that actually still works. There's a digital scavenger hunt that keeps things moving—it's not passive audio-guide territory. Then you head onto the factory floor, which is the real draw. Watching seltzer get bottled and sealed on antique equipment is mesmerising; the gear genuinely looks like it could've been installed in the 1920s. The spray-your-mate moment is genuinely silly and breaks up the tour nicely.
After the factory, you circle back to the museum bar where the tasting happens. Unlimited seltzer (still crisp) and egg creams in several flavours—a Brooklyn institution we hadn't tried before, and they're sweet, creamy, genuinely good. You'll have time to puzzle, snap selfies, and poke around the shop. It's paced well; 80 minutes feels right, not rushed. The guide knows their stuff and doesn't treat it as pure novelty.
Good to know
If you're into industrial history, quirky Americana, or just want something genuinely different in New York, this lands. It's Instagram-friendly without being Instagram-only. The unlimited tastings are good value, and the seltzer is properly fizzy. The whole thing is fully accessible—wheelchair users can navigate every area, and strollers work fine for small kids. Public transport nearby makes getting there easy.
The wheelchair-accessible toilet isn't currently available, which is important to know upfront. It's a small space, so it can feel crowded if groups overlap. The seltzer-spraying bit is fun but messy—wear something you don't mind getting damp. If you're after a deep-dive history lecture, this skews more playful than scholarly.
Wear clothes you don't mind water on. The tour includes the guide, all tastings, and museum access; the shop is separate. All fitness levels work fine. Best to avoid peak weekend afternoons if crowds bother you.
Tour sold and operated by Viator via Viator. Descriptions on this page are original BugBitten summaries written by our team — not copied from the operator. Prices and availability are confirmed at checkout.