Chocolate, chocolate and more chocolate, with some cool cactuses thrown in. Sign us up! Take a step away from the Las Vegas Strip and head out to the ’burbs to check out Henderson’s own Ethel M Chocolates Factory & Cactus Garden.
You can go on a self-guided factory tour and see how the proverbial magic is made and then check out the retail store with cases and cases filled with individual, specially made chocolates—it’s like a buffet of goodness. You can even take some boxes of Ethel M creations home as you peruse the retail store.
But that’s not all! Ethel M offers a chocolate-tasting experience where guests learn a bit about how the product is sourced, refined and produced. There is also a chocolate and wine pairing for those 21+, pairing a variety of red and white wines with various chocolates.
After your sweet treat experiences, take a stroll through the property’s 3-acre garden that features more than 300 native species of plants, including cacti and succulents.
Ethel M, a small batch, luxury chocolate maker, is a division of the famed Mars candy company. The division was formed in the 1980s and named after Franklin Mars’ mother, Ethel, and is the only premium and artisanal boxed chocolate in the Mars brand.
2 Cactus Garden Drive. 800.438.4356 or ethel.com
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