Before they can hit the water in your bathtub, every adorable rubber duck is baked, buffed, and float-tested in this Bronx family-run business. These braided rugs start out as giant spools of colored raw yarn at this Rhode Island factory, and at least one has found its way into Mickey Mouse's Disneyworld home. These ship's clocks have been hand-assembled in Massachusetts since 1897 and have caught the eye of some discerning collectors, including President Obama, Elvis Presley, and the Grateful Dead.

At Tupperware's one million square foot facility in South Carolina, every single Thatsa Tupperware bowl is hand-burped. It takes tons of stainless steel a year to keep up with demand for this blinged-out top-of-the-line barbecue. At this snappy Arkansas facility, it takes mounds of raw rubber and some really cool science to create thousands of rubber bands per minute.

With a washing machine and dryer setup that's bigger than your house, North America's largest towel manufacturer weaves 50,000 multi-colored towels every day. Infused with fresh mango puree and topped with dried mango slices, this tropical soap is great for your skin and looks good enough to eat. Layered like a sandwich that combines firm feathers with ultra-light down, these pillows are individually hand-massaged before getting the thumbs-up from quality control. Literally pressured into shape at this Pennsylvania factory, find out why a five-ply metal saut pan is the secret to cooking like a pro.