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Ethel M Chocolates Factory and Cactus Garden


TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #13 of 36 attractions in Henderson
Traveler Description:
Two tours in one: see first-hand how the famous Mars chocolate bars are made, then tour the beautiful botanical garden featuring more than one hundred...... more » Two tours in one: see first-hand how the famous Mars chocolate bars are made, then tour the beautiful botanical garden featuring more than one hundred varieties of cacti. « less
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Attraction type: Tour, Factory tour, Garden, Specialty shop
Activities: Group tours/walking tour, Shopping
Address: 2 Cactus Garden Dr. Henderson, NV
Tel: 702-435-2641

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2 of 5 stars
ral338 156 contributions
Nov 17, 2008
1/1 found this review helpful

I was very disappointed here. It isn't a tour; actually it's a viewing gallery of some of the workspace, with some displays on the wall about the history of chocolate. We arrived at 3:30 and production had already stopped, all we saw were a few people cleaning up. They give one sample piece: it's tasty but very expensive to purchase.... more

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4 of 5 stars
firemonkeyrn 6 contributions
Phoenix
Aug 12, 2008

I visited the Ethel M Chocolate Factory and Cactus Garden during my stay in Henderson. It was a quick drive, convenient, and easy to locate. Upon arrival, I discovered that the factory is currently being remodeled, so production is temporarily suspended. Therefore, the "tour" consisted mostly of looking through glass windows into an empty factory. Fortunately, however, the factory is... more

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5 of 5 stars
cocoapuffer 1 contribution
Nevada
Feb 21, 2008
0/2 found this review helpful

After living in Las Vegas for just over 10 years now, I have not seen the factory, but the chocolates are 2die4!!! My husband won a box on the local radio station several years back and it was a 1 1/2 pound box he then gave to me.......ok, I kinda had a gun to his head, so to speak. lol.... more

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2 of 5 stars
cjbmom1995 1 contribution
Connecticut
Jul 29, 2007
2/6 found this review helpful

The Chocolate tour was about 100 steps with 3 windows to look through.. Wish it was longer. The tour is free because a piece of chocolate is $1.50 a piece. I paid $5.00 for one chocolate covered strawberry and my sister paid $10.00 for a chocolate covered apple! If you really want Ethel M Chocolate save yourself the aggravation of... more

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3 of 5 stars
TouristMD 1,532 contributions
Baltimore, Maryland
Jun 24, 2007
1/1 found this review helpful

This place was kind of neat. In the "tour" part you walk down a hallway with windows looking in at the chocolate miaking machinery. Just make sure to go in the morning during the weekdays to make sure you get to see them in operation. There are also signs with information on the history of chocolate and the chocolate making... more

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3 of 5 stars
Rebekajean 69 contributions
The Woodlands, Texas
Jun 18, 2007
1/1 found this review helpful

Not exactly what we were expecting but worth it if you have never been. The chocolate factory tour is self guided and most of the action was in the back, but there were workers in the area and they were very willing to answer questions. The tour is short but at the end you are offered a sample of their... more

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5 of 5 stars
juliegal 3 contributions
San Francisco, CA
Feb 12, 2006
3/4 found this review helpful

I go to Las Vegas at least once a year, and never leave without visiting the Ethel M candy store, located on the strip in the arcade that houses the M&M shop. There's also an Ethel M at the Las Vegas airport. Ethel M makes luscious chocolate covered bonbons in fabulous flavors like raspberry, chocolate, mocha and my favorite, a... more

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2 of 5 stars
coastermeister 129 contributions
Princeton, Alabama
Jun 12, 2005
9/13 found this review helpful

The cactus garden was great but the factory tour was a dud. Just a very short walk along one glass wall and a small free sample- you didn't even get to pick as the hostess handed you the samples from the tray. Interesting choices in candies but very expensive. In my opinion See's and Russell Stover's is better and much... more

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1 of 5 stars
dslovesvegas 4 contributions
dallas
Dec 26, 2004
16/20 found this review helpful

This place is a total waste of time. The "tour" consists of walking down a hallway which is about forty feet long while you peer through glass onto the factory floor where absolutely nothing is going on at all. The hallway then ends into the gift shop where they try to sell you overpriced chocolates. Avoid this place at all... more

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1 of 5 stars
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rye, ny
Oct 13, 2004
9/12 found this review helpful

We visited the factory last year on the weekend and saw no manufacturing. This year we went in the morning and during the week. It was a disappointment. You saw very little of the manufacturing. Out in the store we were given one piece of chocolate. The prices have gone up. We did not see the catus garden on this... more

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Ethel M Chocolates Factory and Cactus Garden Address

2 Cactus Garden Dr., Henderson, NV
Tel: 702-435-2641