| Ben & Jerry's Wins Say TakeGreatPictures.com Readers! Results Are in for Favorite Vacation Photos Ops
THE ORIGINAL BURGER FROM LOUIS' LUNCH IS #1 MOST PHOTOGENIC BURGER; BEN & JERRY'S IS TOP SNACK TOUR
The days may be short and the weather chilly, but TakeGreatPictures.com readers are already thinking about summer vacations, road trips, burgers, and tasty treats. In a recent survey posted on TakeGreatPictures.com for six months, readers were asked to choose which famous snack tours and hamburgers they'd most like to photograph.
The results are in, and Ben & Jerry's is tops. 30% of TakeGreatPictures.com readers say they'd most like to photograph the famous ice cream operation in Waterbury, VT. The Hershey's Great American Chocolate Tour in Hershey, PA and the Jelly Belly Candy in Fairfield, CA tour placed second and third, respectively.
When it comes to burgers, The Original Burger at Louis' Lunch in New Haven, CT is still the champ- 26% of TakeGreatPictures.com readers would most want to photograph the back-to-basics patty that is grilled vertically and served between two slices of toast with nothing more than cheese, tomato, and onion. Coming in second is the deep-fried burger at Dyer's Burgers in Memphis, with the the peanut-buttery Guber Burger of the Wheel-Inn in Sedalia, MO placing third.
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Polls originally ran in the "Your Turn" section of TakeGreatPictures.com. Complete poll results are below.
| Which snack tour would you most want to photograph? (2408 votes) | | 1. Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream Tour- | Waterbury, VT | 30 % | | 2. Hershey's Great American Chocolate Tour- | Hershey, PA -- | 23 % | | 3. Jelly Belly Candy Tour- | Fairfield, CA -- | 19 % | | 4. World of Coca-Cola Tour- | Atlanta, GA -- | 17 % | | 5. Cape Cod Potato Chips Factory Tour- | Cape Cod, MA -- | 11 % |
| Which famous hamburger would you most want to photograph? (1673 votes) | | 1. The Original Burger- Louis' Lunch- | New Haven, CT -- | 26 % | | 2. Deep Fried Hamburger- Dyer's Burgers- | Memphis, TN -- | 22 % | | 3. The Guber Burger- Wheel-Inn- | Sedalia, MO -- | 20 % | | 4. Steamed Cheeseburger- Ted's Steamed Cheeseburgers- | Meriden, CT -- | 18 % | | 5. The Butter Burger- Solly's Grille- | Milwaukee, WI -- | 14 % |
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