History museum · Derry Township, Dauphin County
The Hershey Story
Hands-on exhibits trace Milton Hershey's life and the company town he built, and a chocolate lab lets visitors make their own treats and taste chocolates from around the world.
What you will find
- Museum or exhibits
Make a day of it
Nearby
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Hersheypark
Chocolate Town's big amusement park, with more than a dozen roller coasters, a water park, a vintage carousel among the classic rides, and the ZooAmerica wildlife park next door.
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Hershey's Chocolate World
A whimsical ride through a simulated chocolate factory, make-your-own candy bar sessions, tastings and an enormous candy shop make the chocolate maker's visitor center a sweet family stop.
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ZooAmerica
An 11-acre zoo devoted to North American wildlife, from black bears and gray wolves to river otters, with animals grouped by region, right next to Hersheypark.
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Hershey Gardens
Milton Hershey's 1937 rose garden has grown into a hilltop botanical garden with seasonal displays, a children's garden and a glassed-in atrium aflutter with tropical butterflies.
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AACA Museum
Vintage cars from the horseless-carriage era to the muscle-car years fill the Antique Automobile Club of America's museum, which also holds a gallery of rare Tucker sedans and a museum of buses.
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Indian Echo Caverns
Guided walks lead through limestone chambers and past an underground lake in a cave beside Swatara Creek, where the hermit William Wilson lived alone for nearly 20 years in the early 1800s.
