A couple weekends ago we took a trip to Lancaster, Pennsylvannia (i.e. Amish Country). One of the days we decided to go to Hershey, PA (technically Derry Township). The touristy stuff there obviously revolves around the Hershey company or its namesake and founder.
Hershey’s Chocolate World is a very clean, excessively corporate, attraction. Most of it is obviously targeted at kids. It features a “simulated factory tour,” which is a ride where animatronic cows sing to you how they make chocolate, a gigantic gift shop, and is the home base for a town-wide trolley ride.
The trolley ride was led by what I’d have to guess is one of the biggest Milton Snavely Hershey fanboys out there, but in between his fawning we got to see the town and the school which the Hershey’s founded in lieu of having children (Mrs. Hershey had MS). The school is simply amazing for a high school, especially one that charges no tuition.
The gift shop, tour, and trolley ride probably took about 2.5 hours, so while it wasn’t the highlight of the trip, it was entertaining and concise. I’d highly recommend it if you are bringing kids. More photos can be found here.