The Hershey Story

This was terrible!!! They destroyed a time honored tradition with the cheap 3D effects and «extra singing cows» I’ve been coming here since childhood, as my mother and her parents had (who were former Hershey factory workers) after this years tour, I may never return again! My 13 year old twins even hated it! I’m saddened and beyond disappointed with their «New, Improved changes» there was a reason our entire family made annual trip from New York to Hershey and it’s been destroyed! We loved that Hershey had remained timeless and traditional and every ounce of that had been ruined with cheap commercializations! After over 50 some years of generations visiting Hershey, we won’t visit again!

Loved this little museum!
We had a groupon that was 2 people for 25 $ (and that included the chocolate tasting). It was very hands on and engaging, and all the museum is very well maintained.
The chocolate tasting is worth it in my opinion, you get a sample of 6 distinct drinking chocolates from around the world and learn a little bit about each one — very fun and tasty!
I would definitely recommend to anyone that likes chocolate, or went to the park during their trip. It’s basically a more in depth version of chocolate world, with some really cool items from Mr. Hershey’s life.

Very cute place where you can do 6 hot chocolate tasting. I enjoyed my time here! BUT bare in mind that it is a small place so you wont be able to spend so much time here.

I found a Groupon for half off admission and chocolate tasting. This was a perfect way to spend a rainy morning. Wandered the exhibits with 2 teens for 2 – 3 hours and tasted the chocolate as part of the package. Not the Hershey tour of the past but a good way to learn of M Hershey and the town he built. Spoiler alert — not chocolate waterfall and no Oompa-​loompas. But a good day and delicious chocolate.

It was fun. Very interactive. I think kids would find it very fun! Was able to participate in the tastings of 7 different chocolates from around the world. It was very tasty and pretty cool. I unfortunately was not able to do the chocolate lab. I would go back to try the chocolate lab out, but not visit the museum again.

I had a free ticket to come here from the Hershey Lodge where I was staying, so figured I had nothing to lose! Parking is easy and plentiful in the garage behind the building.
The museum is very interesting! I really didn’t know much about Hershey’s life and how he developed the company. Fun fact of the day; he almost got on the Titanic, but had to leave earlier, and so took a ship on another line and never used that White Star ticket… The museum is nicely structured and presents a balanced view of the company by even including labor/​union issues of the 20^th century.
Definitely worth a stop if you are staying on a Hershey property and have tickets included! $ 10 a person could add up for families, but not an outrageous admission fee since I’m guessing they are pretty dependent on private funding.

Great little museum about Milton S Hershey and how he started his candy empire. I believe that many of the exhibits features here may previously have been at the Hershey Museum next to the old arena on the main Hershey property.
My first thought was to wonder why they would move the museum off site and put it in downtown Hershey, but the more that I thought about it, I like how this serves as an invitation for visitors to venture into town and explore more of Hershey beyond the park and the Giant Center. If you do the museum and the cocoa tasting, it takes about an hour and a half to go through the museum.
The museum is pretty nostalgic with quite a few historical pieces, including a mechanical kisses wrapper and chocolate conch that actually run (though obviously no chocolate made here!) — it’s just enough to keep the kids interested as you walk through.
Two other highlights to keep an eye out for– first, the timeline on the long wall that shows a history of Hershey’s products — not just new introductions, but also those that have been discontinued. Second, there are a number of audio interviews with (what I believe to be) actual factory workers from the early years describing their experience. Definitely worth a listen, and a good capture of first-​hand historical data.
After the museum, consider eating dinner at the Devon seafood restaurant next door. You won’t even have to move your car!

Came here early morning got to walk around the museum. It had a lot of learning info about Milton Hershey. Some hands on stuff. Also saw how old back in the day wrappers were different and so much cheaper. They had a gift shop also w cute stuff. I got a book there. After we did the chocolate tasting there. We had 6 shot glasses of different chocolate drinks from around the world. Some were bitter tasting and some were amazing. I love the Carmel flavor. After I asked if they sell it in a mug to drink more or to buy. The girl told me it’s just for tasting bc they get it from other countries imported in. I wish they had more to buy it was so good ! I did get a groupon deal two for $ 23 that included the museum and chocolate tasting. Otherwise each alone would of been $ 10 each. It had free parking also.

Had an afternoon to spare and decided to hit up all the Hershey attractions, I wish this was part of all the other Hershey buildings so you didn’t have to park, get out, drive 1 mile and do the same thing.
However Hershey Story was a cool museum, small but effecient in providing you with knowledgeable and background on Milton Hershey’s story and rise to fame in the chocolate world. Costs about $ 15 and you can complete it within and hour or so, not to bad.
The do also have a Chocolate Lab which is awesome for kids and adults that let you design and build your own chocolate bar.
The deli inside this place is a joke of management, I’m guessing the manager had an entire table with her laptop, notes, books, doing paperwork in clear view of customers and there was 8 tables that were all dirty and un-​bussed, she kept walking behind the counter and I asked her if she could bus a table so I could sit down and in the rudest fashioned she said «were getting to it»… I’m like ma’am you’ve been sitting on your ass for the past hour doing jack $@#.
They also forgot my coffee, were out of three things I ordered and also had no gluten-​free bread. Hershey Story: my professional advice is to fire this Restaurants Manager.

This was our first Hershey-​related stop on our trip to Hersheypark this weekend. It was a good starting point. We got a Groupon deal for both of us to go to the museum and have the chocolate tasting and wound up only paying $ 13 for the whole thing! The chocolate tasting included drinking chocolates from all over the world, and we were recommended to try from most to least bitter, so essentially they just kept getting better with each successive taste. The tasting and the museum took about an hour. It would have taken longer if we had stopped and read everything, watched each video, etc. It was nice to start our trip by learning a lot about the man who started it all.
It’s great to learn how he loved to give back to his community, and cared deeply about getting people to work and play in the town.
A trip to Hershey, PA is not complete without a stop at the Hershey Story museum.

Very nice we all loved going there specially my kids. Lots of things to do and tons of rides and the best part is there is so much nice rides for kids under 7 years Very amusing and entertaining. We really didn’t want to leave :(

I enjoyed the museum and I appreciated the fact that they tried to get my 3 and 5 year old involved by sending them of the treasure hunt. It was really interesting to read about Hershey and I am kind of in awe of that man.
We did the chocolate flight downstairs (recommend, less of a treat and more of a educational experience) and then continued on do the special exhibit. The man there, George I believe, was so nice and informative. We chatted with him for awhile and learned why the town no longer smells of chocolate (the beans are now roasted at Baltimore harbor — and that town needs an odor improvement) and he told us how his mother had bought cocoa mulch which smelled sweet for a few weeks and then again when it rained. Let’s bring that back!!!

The museum is great lots of interactive things for kids to do. We enjoyed the chocolate lab we learned about chocolate and where it came from. And the store inside the gift shop was nice. Well worth the price of admission.

The Hershey Story building is totally separate from the craziness of Hershey Chocolate World. It’s much more like a museum than a building filled with children hyped up on sugar and dancing Hershey Kisses and Chocolate Bars.
The building is dedicated to educating people about Milton Hershey himself, his school for underprivileged kids, the initial building of the chocolate factory and the many many things he did around the town. It celebrates the legacy that he has left behind.
Included in this museum is a small gift shop, the Zooka Café and the Chocolate Lab (See the reviews on those places for more details.)
There are a few interactive computer screens that you can use to show specific events in his life. There are a few displays that have been set up to mimic what life would have been like in the factory’s for employees, but most of the things here are documents enclosed in glass cases. One of the cooler things you can see here is the check that Mr. Hershey wrote to the White Star Line to reserve his and his wife’s ticket on the Titanic. She became ill and they had to cancel their trip back to the States… and we all know what happened with that.
There are little gems of knowledge all over the building, it’s not geared towards the children as much as the other places around town, but it’s a great option to do some learning versus eating copious amounts of chocolate.
PS… tickets are $ 10.00, but come free with a stay at the Hershey Lodge or Hotel.

Gift shop is very nice, but expensive. I was expecting they would have more of their old time chocolate available to purchase.

Great way to end our last day at Hershey.
The museum is interactive with a lot of exhitbits on Milton Hershey and the Hershey chocolate company. It was cool to see the old Hershey products and packaging. Wish that was more of the focus.
There was a new exhibit that tried to emulate what it was like to work in the Hershey factory. This was a ton of fun because every exhibit had an interactive component. Once you completed the journey you got to pick what area of the factory your would want to work in.
Best part of our visit was a trip to the Chocolate lab. This is at an extra cost to the museum, but I thought it was fun. You got to make your own chocolate bars and learn about the process of making chocolate. I think it was worth it to see my husband in a hair and beard net lol!
We also did the chocolate tasting at Café Zooka. One tasting can be done by two or three people. It was a fun way to taste the difference in levels of cocoa. And a great way to sample chocolate from around the world.

Didn’t get to spend much time here, but the museum and gift store were very nice. It appeared to have been rennovated since the last time I was in Hershey (approximately 9 years ago), and looked extremely fun for younger children and their families.

It was ok. A lot of the story I already knew from being in Eastern PA for so many years. Since I recently read a book on the 1893 Chicago Exposition, it was kind of cool to see a link to Milton Hershey, but I wouldn’t pay to go again. The only reason we went was because I woke up this morning and had a Groupon deal for both the museum and the Hershey Garden. Figured since it was supposed to be a nice day, we might as well do it.
Staff is very friendly, no problems there. The chocolate tasting was included in our deal, normally it’s an extra $ 10 per person. As I figured, DH liked the milk and I preferred the dark chocolates. Funny thing is, there was one in the middle that we both despised. When we went to put the shot glasses away, we saw that we weren’t the only ones.
I do NOT recommend this for young children. MAYBE teens, if they are interested in reading about historic stuff, but that’s it. It really is aimed at adults.

I’ve lived in Hershey for almost 4 years and will be moving out of the area soon, so I figured I had to stop in and finally see the Hershey Story museum. And I’m very, very glad I stopped in! The museum is very well-​designed and gives you lots of information about how Milton Hershey got into the chocolate business and why he chose Hershey. It also shows you how he developed the whole town and gave everything he and his wife had to start the Milton Hershey School, which is an amazing place. Wonderful museum for a great man!
P. S. Don’t forget to try the chocolate tasting in the café area. It’s pretty cheap and you get to try different drinking chocolates from around the world — so yummy!

We went here before actually going to Hershey park to get the history behind the candy bar! I learned so much about Milton Hershey, especially about his School for Boys that he started and left most of his money too. It is a school for orphaned boys and claimed as his biggest contribution and greatest legacy! How sweet is that!
Anyway, do this to learn more about the history of Milton Hershey and how he started the town and made it what it is today!