For our short little vacation out to eastern Pennsylvania of the long Thanksgiving weekend, a trip past the town of Hershey, famous for it’s chocolate, surely warrants a quick stop for the holidays. Passing through the town of Hershey, guests are greeted with Hershey Kisses on all of the lampposts, with the promise of that cocoa indulgence we all yearn to taste.

In addition to the town being called after it’s namesake, Hershey’s factory is located here, as well as Hershey Theme Park and the Hershey World experience. Our family was only stopping in for a short visit, and only elected to do the Hershey World portion on this trip.

We happen to visit on Black Friday, which we assumed doing so in the late afternoon would warrant smaller crowds. Everyone is typically out shopping early in the morning, and the Hershey Park would not be busy for the annual Christmas Candylane event till the evening. However, our assumptions were wrong, as Hershey must be the ideal stopping point for many travels along the Pennsylvania Turnpike.

First on our families list of things to do was the Hershey Great American Chocolate Tour. Guests board a ride through a simulated Hershey factory.

Our video of the ride can be viewed below.

Following the ride, and our free sample of Hershey chocolate, we made our way through the giant store with everything chocolate. Want the half pound Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups? They have them. What about a selection of some of the 60 million Kisses they make each day? Done. Everyone can purchase standard Hershey chocolates at any grocer or gas station around the country, but where can you possibly find Mouna Loa Macadamia Nut Hershey Kisses?

We had never seen them before, and took our chance to snag a bag, despite the $4 price tag.

Who needs to see those nasty gingerbread houses when you can see the Hershey chocolate house. The finished house, over 12 feet tall, is covered entirely with HERSHEY’S candies.

Even for a quick stop, the Hershey World experience is an excellent tourist activity, if not to ride the factory tour, but also to grab a quick snack or your favorite chocolate candies.

What is your favorite Hershey products?

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Source: InACents