# BONUS: What is Industrial Tourism?

- Show: [Manufacturing Happy Hour](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour)
- Published: 2022-08-02
- Length: 11m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2022-08-02-bonus-what-is-industrial-tourism
- Listen: https://manufacturinghappyhour.com/industrialtourism

## Summary

Host Chris Lueke defines industrial tourism as the practice of visiting active or decommissioned industrial sites, citing brewery tours and factory visits as common examples. He details three specific case studies from his travels: Steel Stacks (formerly Bethlehem Steel) in Pennsylvania, which hosts festivals and movies; Copen Hill in Copenhagen, a waste-to-energy plant that doubles as a year-round ski slope; and the Silesian Art Museum in Katowice, Poland, located inside a former coal mine shaft. Lueke notes that these sites attract diverse demographics, from nostalgic professionals to younger travelers seeking educational experiences.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2022-08-02-bonus-what-is-industrial-tourism#t=0) Introduction: Industrial Tourism Definition and Audience
- [0:41](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2022-08-02-bonus-what-is-industrial-tourism#t=41) US Examples: Steel Stacks and Sloss Iron Furnaces
- [0:41](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2022-08-02-bonus-what-is-industrial-tourism#t=41) Copen Hill: Waste-to-Energy Plant and Ski Slope
- [0:41](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2022-08-02-bonus-what-is-industrial-tourism#t=41) Katowice: Silesian Art Museum in Former Coal Mine

## Topics

- [Sustainability & circular products](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/sustainability-and-circularity)
- [Industrial & consumer product design](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/industrial-design)
- [Marketing & brand](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/marketing-and-brand)
- [Logistics & fulfilment](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/logistics-and-fulfillment)

## Most relevant to

established companies

## Mentioned

- Bethlehem Steel (company)
- Steel Stacks (product)
- Sloss Iron Furnaces (product)
- Furnace Fest (product)
- Copen Hill (product)
- Rockwell Automation (company)
- Silesian Art Museum (product)

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