Hershey PA

Bob and I had never been to Hershey, PA so it just made sense to us to go visit since we were so close. We never knew how generous Mr. Hershey was. He was only educated to the 4th grade and was very poor. When he married, he and his wife wanted children but couldn't. So they used their fortune to start an orphanage which grew into a school for the disadvantaged. Hershey set up a trust to start the orphanage/school and to keep it going in the future. It is still very alive and well after his death. It is really his legacy, and the town is very proud of it. So when you buy Hershey's chocolate, part of it goes towards this great endeavor.

We visited the museum and also participated in a lab activity that included getting information about where chocolate comes from, and then we got to create our own milk chocolate bar and eat it. We made ours with the natives' tradition of using hot peppers and cinnamon. It was actually pretty good.

I didn't get any pictures of the street lights which are shaped like Hershey kisses. Makes you want to have more.

We also went on a trolley ride to see the town which included seeing the school. I didn't really take pictures of that either because it was a misty day not good for pictures.

If you ever have a chance to visit, be sure you do. There is a theme park open during the tourist season, but it wasn't open in Nov., which was OK with us.

Enjoy a few pictures.

There is a free ride at their visitor center which tells about how their chocolate is made. It even smelled like chocolate.

After the ride you get free samples. MMMM good.

You can also buy candy, but we restrained ourselves.

A house they were building with all kinds of candy.

This is one of their streets.