August 2025 Visit to Hershey, PA (and Cat’s hairy arms)…

On our last trip to Hershey in 2023 we visited the Museum (learning a lot about Milton, his wife Kitty and the area), so this time we took the free Hershey Chocolate Factory tour, which I’m sad to say does not smell like chocolate anymore. 🙁 When Garland rode this years ago, it smelled of chocolate on the ride, which I’m sure was a ploy to have you buy more in their huge store! It was fun anyway. Even though we went fairly late on a Friday night it was still VERY busy and we had to wait quite a while. I would try this during the week if you can.

Wonder if they use this in parades?
In case you want to learn about the process and don’t want to take the tour! You’re welcome.
That’s a lot of beans!
See I saved you from this – we had been in line for quite a while at this point. 🙂
Hershey is one of the only major chocolate makers in the world that uses fresh milk.
Derry Township was the perfect area – convenient to port cities that imported cocoa beans and sugar, surrounded by dairy farms, and filled with hard workers.
Of course we were wearing red on Friday for “Remember Everyone Deployed”.
I’m sure kids love this ride!
Look at all those kisses!
At first I thought we had WAY too much food but we were still full after our tour – probably saved money by not buying tons of sweets at the Hershey store later. 🙂
We definitely recommend Rising Sun Bar & Kitchen in Palmyra, PA for a great dinner close to Hershey Park.
WHY do my arms look hairy like Gs…I don’t know but I don’t like it! LOL