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Hershey, Pennsylvania: The Hershey Story

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Address:
63 West Chocolate Ave., Hershey, PA
Directions:
I-81 exit 77. Drive south on Hwy 39 for seven miles, turn right onto Park Ave./Hwy 743, drive one block and turn right onto Chocolate Ave. The museum will be on the right.
Hours:
Daily 9 am - 5:30 pm. (Call to verify) Local health policies may affect hours and access.
Phone:
717-520-5596
Admission:
Admission. Free for members.
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The Hershey Story

Reworking of the town's old Hershey Museum, focusing on Milton S. Hershey, his model town and school. Artifact of note: the check Hershey wrote for his ticket on the Titanic. His wife got sick so they cancelled their trip.

Roadsideamerica.com Report... [01/10/2009]
Hershey, Pennsylvania - The Hershey Story: Chocolatey Goodness, Sort Of
The Hershey Story: After an investment of $23.5 million, The Hershey Story has opened to the public in Hershey, Pennsylvania. It's a complete rework of the town's old Hershey Museum. [01/10/2009] Complete Story...

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The $300 check written to White Star Line.

The Hershey Story

The The Hershey Story museum displays the White Star Line check that paid for Mr. and Mrs. Hershey's last minute cancelled voyage on the Titanic in 1911.

[Jody High, 04/23/2021]

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Hershey's Chocolate Factory TourHershey's Chocolate Factory Tour, Hershey, PA - < 1 mi.
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Boy and the BootBoy and the Boot, Hershey, PA - < 1 mi.
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Huge Jake and Finn, Lancaster, PA - 29 mi.

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