Hershey Park is in the town of Hershey, PA in South central Pennsylvania close to the state capital of Harrisburg and is three hours from NYC, 90 minutes from Philadelphia, two hours from Washington/Baltimore.

In Hershey You'll find:

Chocolate Town USA, Hersheypark (voted top amusement park by FamilyFun Magazine), Zoo America, the Dutch Wonderland Family Amusement Park, Hotel Hershey, Hershey Lodge and Convention Center, Hershey's Chocolate World Visitors Center often billed as "the sweetest place on earth", this chocolate empire all started with the chocolate bars familiar to all of us.

Hersheypark is the best known attraction, and was built by chocolate entrepreneur Milton S. Hershey in 1907 as a place where his employees could enjoy a Sunday afternoon. Now a major theme park with sixty rides including nine coasters.
Hersheypark doesn't open until May, but on one April weekend every year you can have a preview with the "Springtime in the Park" event, and sample the rides on a "pay-as-you-go" basis.

Other fun includes Hersheypark in the Dark (Halloween) and Christmas in Candyland.

In summer, your admission price to Hersheypark also is good for the ZooAmerica North American Wildlife Park, an 11-acre walk-through zoo featuring five regions of North America. ZooAmerica is open year-round, but closed for some holidays.

At Hershey's Chocolate World Visitors Center a free tour takes visitors through a tropical jungle where cocoa beans are harvested, to an old seaport, and then to a simulated tour of the Chocolate Factory. Following Chocolate as its made.

There's also the Hershey Museum, and Hershey Gardens.

The Hotel Hershey was built in the 1930's, after chocolatier Milton Hershey visited Europe and wanted to create a wonderful place to stay in Hershey that reminded him of the Continent. The Hotel overlooks the town, and has a 360 degree view. It has 300 acres of formal gardens with fountains, pools.

The Hershey Lodge and Convention Center was built in the Pennsylvania Dutch tradition, with post and beam ceilings and a huge fieldstone fireplace. The Lodge has indoor and outdoor pools, kids' activities, and roving Hershey product's characters.

On both properties the chocolate theme dominates: hot cocoa, chocolate bars at check in, etc. Kids stay free in the same room as paying adults.

Hershey PA also has other lodgings such as Best Western, Hampton Inn and Suites, Days-Inn, etc.