Hershey, PA

This weekend, my family and I had the misfortune of going to Hershey, PA. Now, don't get me wrong...this was something that I was looking forward to and a trip that I had to do before I ever considered leaving PA, I just wasn't ready for the crap (excuse my language) that lay ahead.

First off, the quaint little town of Hershey is long gone, replaced by a Disneyland-esque theme park, huge parking lots, and attendants that clearly come from the high school glee club. The line to merely get into the parking lot took us about 20 minutes...that is one of my largest complaints about the place--the traffic design and layout is ridiculous when anticipating as many people as they do. Anyways, putting that aside, here comes the real kicker: you cannot even take a factory tour! They have some sort of ride/interactive/3-d b.s., but they do not even allow visitors to get near the factory!

We didn't quite know this at first, so we signed up for a trolley ride through town at a stiff $12.95 per person. We assumed this trolley (since it was owned by Hershey) would take us up-close-and-personal with the factory and take us down roads that were forbidden to the public. Nope! The ticket even promised great things when it warned us: This tour contains use of smoke, theatrical noises, and strobe lights. Again, NOPE! Rather than being anything average or beyond, our tour was lead by two high schoolers who spent the entire time singing (none of the songs were relevant) and changing into cross-dressing costumes. It was the BIGGEST WASTE OF MONEY EVER! Also promised were fresh samples...we got one hershey kiss and one mini reese cup. I could have gotten more at the dentist office.

The only reason why this trip wasn't a complete waste is because my family and I will talk about this for the rest of our lives as the biggest waste of time/money that we have even partaken in. So I guess in a way, it is worth it.

Final Say: Only if this is on your bucket list do you really need to go.

Rating: 1/10