Pepsi was first known as the not-as-eloquent "Brad's Drink," a carbonated beverage concocted and sold by 1893 by Caleb Bradham in his North Carolina drugstore. He renamed the drink "Pepsi-Cola," a nod to the pepsin and kola nut ingredients that helped digestion. The Pepsi-Cola company was officially incorporated in North Carolina in 1902, and by the following year, Bradham had registered the trademark and began selling the product at his drug store. By 1905, Pepsi-Cola was being sold out of glass 6oz bottles, and within a few years, the franchise was in 24 states.

Despite growing the business to record levels, Bradham himself, however, enjoyed limited success in the long run. In 1923, Bradham and his Pepsi-Cola Company declared bankruptcy due to a drastic drop in sugar prices, (which unfortunately occurred right after Bradham had purchased a staggering amount of sugar at a significantly higher price), and the company was sold. Bradham returned to operating his drug store. Pepsi itself, obviously, prospered to international levels, and is still the second-most popular soft drink in the world, and the undisputed most popular beverage in North Carolina.

Today, Pepsi lovers can pay homage to the cola's roots at "The Pepsi Store,” in Bradham's original downtown drug store. The Pepsi Store is part museum, part souvenir store, and part soda shop, and the small space features a huge variety of all things Pepsi. Visitors can pull up to the soda fountain "bar" for a freshly poured fountain drink, and enjoy the wide collection of memorabilia that adorns every corner of the shop.

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Where can you visit the drugstore where Pepsi was first made?

A. Durham, NC - 417

B. New Bern, NC - 294

C. Nashville, NC - 959

D. Red Brush, NC - 780