During February the word chocolate is pretty much a household word around here.

Talking about chocolate covered strawberries, chocolate chip pancakes, desserts, and treats takes up a lot of our time. Of course it’s a natural progression to spin our chocolate talk right in to Hershey’s talk, which leads to our Hershey Pa trip talk. Our family is definitely a Hersheys family when it comes to chocolate.

Recently our family visited Hershey’s Chocolate World located in Hershey, Pa. (less than three hours away from NYC). Every trip to Hershey seems to begin and end the same way- with a stop at Chocolate World!

Hershey’s Chocolate World is open almost every day of the year, so you can visit it during any season and located before the entrance to Hershey Park. You can’t miss the building, it’s huge!

Once inside Chocolate World you will not be able to miss the sweet smell of chocolate. This free to enter world of chocolate happiness has many choices once inside. Our first choice is always experiencing “The Great American Chocolate Tour Ride”. On the ride you and your family and friends will me moved through the story of Hersheys Chocolate. You will get to see what it looks like inside a chocolate factory complete with chocolate mixing, candy conveyor belts and more. It’s an awesome ride and at the end you will be given a free sample of chocolate!

Besides the ride there are plenty of things to do, so it’s a great idea to check out the site before you visit and decide what activities you would like to partake in. You can even buy tickets in advance to the activities that charge a fee. ALL of the choices are wonderful, so no matter what you choose, you will be more than pleased. Our family loves the Hershey Create Your Own Bar attraction where you create the bar of your own beginning to end- including the added ingredients, name and packaging! You watch the bar being make from melting to wrapping. Did I mention that you will be dressed as a factory worker with apron and hair cover? It’s an awesome experience for both adults and children! While visiting my daughter became a Herhsey’s Factory Worker and went through the Hersheys Kisses station creating her own kisses! She even had to punch her time card at the end of her work day as a Hershey’s Factory Worker! 

Like 4D? Hershey’s Chocolate World has an amazing 4D show! Hershey’s Great Chocolate Factory Mystery in 4D.  We did not have a chance to see the show because of timing, but some families I chatted with raved about the show! It will be a must do on our next trip and I’ll let you know then what it’s all about.

There are plenty more activities for your family to enjoy, including creating a photo bar wrapper, a trolley ride, chocolate tasting adventure and more. 

On our visit we grabbed lunch in the delicious food court and of course enjoyed Hersheys chocolate shakes and cookies! You can get all of your chocolate shopping done while visiting, too! 

They have also added a new section where you can mix up your Hersheys Kisses and play some virtual games on a bigger than life monitor! You may even catch a Hersheys character while visiting Hershey’s Chocolate World! If you have not visited Hershey’s Chocolate World, put it on your Must Do list! 

Currently, HersheyPA is celebrating Chocolate Covered February! It’s a wonderful time to visit, as well as any other time of year! See you there!  Check out Hershey’s Chocolate World at:

http://www.hersheys.com/chocolateworld/

Disclosure: Visiting Chocolate World was part of our media invitation to visit HersheyPA.

Contact Diane Sullivan at ELGeorgia@aol.com or on Twitter at .@3decades3kids.