{"id":11261,"date":"2019-04-15T07:45:36","date_gmt":"2019-04-15T11:45:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/?p=11261"},"modified":"2019-06-08T10:20:26","modified_gmt":"2019-06-08T14:20:26","slug":"hersheys-chocolate-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/2019\/04\/15\/hersheys-chocolate-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Hershey\u2019s Chocolate World: Riding The Free Chocolate Tour"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Is it a roller coaster? \u201cNo,\u201d replies the patient ride attendant at the free, 30-minute <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hersheys.com\/chocolateworld\/en_us\/things-to-do\/hersheys-chocolate-tour.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cHershey\u2019s Chocolate Tour\u201d at Hershey\u2019s Chocolate World<\/a> in the company town of Hershey, Pennsylvania. Is there a river of chocolate? \u201cYes,\u201d she says. Which is true in matter of speaking, but not quite in the Willy Wonka way I dreamed.<\/p>\n<p>The line weaves through a timeline of Hershey company history and past signs of how the company sources its ingredients. Then you board carriages shaped something like Hershey candies for a journey into the chocolate-making process.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11280\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11280\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/picHersheysChocolateWorldPennsylvania190414_0503w.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-11280\" src=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/picHersheysChocolateWorldPennsylvania190414_0503w-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\u201cHershey\u2019s Chocolate Tour\u201d at Hershey\u2019s Chocolate World, Hershey, Pennsylvania, April 14, 2019. (Greg Cook)\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/picHersheysChocolateWorldPennsylvania190414_0503w-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/picHersheysChocolateWorldPennsylvania190414_0503w-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/picHersheysChocolateWorldPennsylvania190414_0503w-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/picHersheysChocolateWorldPennsylvania190414_0503w-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/picHersheysChocolateWorldPennsylvania190414_0503w.jpg 1170w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11280\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u201cHershey\u2019s Chocolate Tour\u201d at Hershey\u2019s Chocolate World, Hershey, Pennsylvania, April 14, 2019. (Greg Cook)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cTaste the love!\u201d robot cows sing. \u201cAll over the world!\u201d It\u2019s not a factory tour, but an educational\/advertising cartoon of one, with robot candy characters, a human video docent and model factory machines illustrating the manufacturing process\u2014including simulated cascades and vats of flowing chocolate. At the end, \u201cenjoy a complimentary Hershey&#8217;s product sample.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11281\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11281\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/picHersheysChocolateWorldPennsylvania190414_0531w.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-11281\" src=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/picHersheysChocolateWorldPennsylvania190414_0531w-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\u201cHershey\u2019s Chocolate Tour\u201d at Hershey\u2019s Chocolate World, Hershey, Pennsylvania, April 14, 2019. (Greg Cook)\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/picHersheysChocolateWorldPennsylvania190414_0531w-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/picHersheysChocolateWorldPennsylvania190414_0531w-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/picHersheysChocolateWorldPennsylvania190414_0531w-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/picHersheysChocolateWorldPennsylvania190414_0531w-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/picHersheysChocolateWorldPennsylvania190414_0531w.jpg 1170w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11281\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u201cHershey\u2019s Chocolate Tour\u201d at Hershey\u2019s Chocolate World, Hershey, Pennsylvania, April 14, 2019. (Greg Cook)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>If you hanker for more, Chocolate World also offers paid attractions: \u201cCreate Your Own Chocolate Bar,\u201d \u201c4D Chocolate Movie,\u201d \u201cChocolate Tasting Experience.\u201d The heart of Chocolate World, though, is a giant store selling a dazzling array of Hershey candies, clothing and souvenirs.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>If this is the kind of coverage of arts, cultures and activisms you appreciate, please support Wonderland by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/wonderlandlandfanclub\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">contributing to Wonderland on Patreon<\/a>. And <a href=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/subscribe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sign up for our free, weekly newsletter<\/a> so that you don&#8217;t miss any of our reporting.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11284\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11284\" style=\"width: 683px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/picHersheysChocolateWorldPennsylvania190414_0416w.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-11284\" src=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/picHersheysChocolateWorldPennsylvania190414_0416w-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Hershey\u2019s Chocolate World, Hershey, Pennsylvania, April 14, 2019. (Greg Cook)\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/picHersheysChocolateWorldPennsylvania190414_0416w-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/picHersheysChocolateWorldPennsylvania190414_0416w-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/picHersheysChocolateWorldPennsylvania190414_0416w-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/picHersheysChocolateWorldPennsylvania190414_0416w-370x555.jpg 370w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/picHersheysChocolateWorldPennsylvania190414_0416w.jpg 1170w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11284\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hershey\u2019s Chocolate World, Hershey, Pennsylvania, April 14, 2019. (Greg Cook)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11269\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11269\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/picHersheysChocolateWorldPennsylvania190414_0626w.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-11269\" src=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/picHersheysChocolateWorldPennsylvania190414_0626w-1024x704.jpg\" alt=\"Hershey\u2019s Chocolate World, Hershey, Pennsylvania, April 14, 2019. (Greg Cook)\" width=\"900\" height=\"619\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/picHersheysChocolateWorldPennsylvania190414_0626w-1024x704.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/picHersheysChocolateWorldPennsylvania190414_0626w-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/picHersheysChocolateWorldPennsylvania190414_0626w-768x528.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/picHersheysChocolateWorldPennsylvania190414_0626w-370x254.jpg 370w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/picHersheysChocolateWorldPennsylvania190414_0626w.jpg 1170w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11269\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hershey\u2019s Chocolate World, Hershey, Pennsylvania, April 14, 2019. (Greg Cook)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11270\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11270\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/picHersheysChocolateWorldPennsylvania190414_0631w.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-11270\" src=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/picHersheysChocolateWorldPennsylvania190414_0631w-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Hershey\u2019s Chocolate World, Hershey, Pennsylvania, April 14, 2019. (Greg Cook)\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/picHersheysChocolateWorldPennsylvania190414_0631w-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/picHersheysChocolateWorldPennsylvania190414_0631w-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/picHersheysChocolateWorldPennsylvania190414_0631w-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/picHersheysChocolateWorldPennsylvania190414_0631w-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/picHersheysChocolateWorldPennsylvania190414_0631w.jpg 1170w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11270\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hershey\u2019s Chocolate World, Hershey, Pennsylvania, April 14, 2019. (Greg Cook)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11275\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11275\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/picHersheysChocolateWorldPennsylvania190414_0442w.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-11275\" src=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/picHersheysChocolateWorldPennsylvania190414_0442w-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\u201cHershey\u2019s Chocolate Tour\u201d at Hershey\u2019s Chocolate World, Hershey, Pennsylvania, April 14, 2019. (Greg Cook)\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/picHersheysChocolateWorldPennsylvania190414_0442w-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/picHersheysChocolateWorldPennsylvania190414_0442w-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/picHersheysChocolateWorldPennsylvania190414_0442w-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/picHersheysChocolateWorldPennsylvania190414_0442w-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/picHersheysChocolateWorldPennsylvania190414_0442w.jpg 1170w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11275\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u201cHershey\u2019s Chocolate Tour\u201d at Hershey\u2019s Chocolate World, Hershey, Pennsylvania, April 14, 2019. (Greg Cook)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11276\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11276\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/picHersheysChocolateWorldPennsylvania190414_0450w.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-11276\" src=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/picHersheysChocolateWorldPennsylvania190414_0450w-1024x711.jpg\" alt=\"\u201cHershey\u2019s Chocolate Tour\u201d at Hershey\u2019s Chocolate World, Hershey, Pennsylvania, April 14, 2019. (Greg Cook)\" width=\"900\" height=\"625\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/picHersheysChocolateWorldPennsylvania190414_0450w-1024x711.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/picHersheysChocolateWorldPennsylvania190414_0450w-300x208.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/picHersheysChocolateWorldPennsylvania190414_0450w-768x533.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/picHersheysChocolateWorldPennsylvania190414_0450w-370x257.jpg 370w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/picHersheysChocolateWorldPennsylvania190414_0450w.jpg 1170w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11276\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u201cHershey\u2019s Chocolate Tour\u201d at Hershey\u2019s Chocolate World, Hershey, Pennsylvania, April 14, 2019. (Greg Cook)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11278\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11278\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/picHersheysChocolateWorldPennsylvania190414_0480w.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-11278\" src=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/picHersheysChocolateWorldPennsylvania190414_0480w-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\u201cHershey\u2019s Chocolate Tour\u201d at Hershey\u2019s Chocolate World, Hershey, Pennsylvania, April 14, 2019. (Greg Cook)\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/picHersheysChocolateWorldPennsylvania190414_0480w-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/picHersheysChocolateWorldPennsylvania190414_0480w-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/picHersheysChocolateWorldPennsylvania190414_0480w-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/picHersheysChocolateWorldPennsylvania190414_0480w-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/picHersheysChocolateWorldPennsylvania190414_0480w.jpg 1170w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11278\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u201cHershey\u2019s Chocolate Tour\u201d at Hershey\u2019s Chocolate World, Hershey, Pennsylvania, April 14, 2019. (Greg Cook)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11279\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11279\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/picHersheysChocolateWorldPennsylvania190414_0499w.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-11279\" src=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/picHersheysChocolateWorldPennsylvania190414_0499w-1024x605.jpg\" alt=\"\u201cHershey\u2019s Chocolate Tour\u201d at Hershey\u2019s Chocolate World, Hershey, Pennsylvania, April 14, 2019. (Greg Cook)\" width=\"900\" height=\"532\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/picHersheysChocolateWorldPennsylvania190414_0499w-1024x605.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/picHersheysChocolateWorldPennsylvania190414_0499w-300x177.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/picHersheysChocolateWorldPennsylvania190414_0499w-768x454.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/picHersheysChocolateWorldPennsylvania190414_0499w-370x219.jpg 370w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/picHersheysChocolateWorldPennsylvania190414_0499w.jpg 1170w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11279\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u201cHershey\u2019s Chocolate Tour\u201d at Hershey\u2019s Chocolate World, Hershey, Pennsylvania, April 14, 2019. (Greg Cook)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11282\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11282\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/picHersheysChocolateWorldPennsylvania190414_0547w.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-11282\" src=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/picHersheysChocolateWorldPennsylvania190414_0547w-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\u201cHershey\u2019s Chocolate Tour\u201d at Hershey\u2019s Chocolate World, Hershey, Pennsylvania, April 14, 2019. (Greg Cook)\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/picHersheysChocolateWorldPennsylvania190414_0547w-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/picHersheysChocolateWorldPennsylvania190414_0547w-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/picHersheysChocolateWorldPennsylvania190414_0547w-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/picHersheysChocolateWorldPennsylvania190414_0547w-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/picHersheysChocolateWorldPennsylvania190414_0547w.jpg 1170w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11282\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u201cHershey\u2019s Chocolate Tour\u201d at Hershey\u2019s Chocolate World, Hershey, Pennsylvania, April 14, 2019. (Greg Cook)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11283\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11283\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/picHersheysChocolateWorldPennsylvania190414_0562w.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-11283\" src=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/picHersheysChocolateWorldPennsylvania190414_0562w-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\u201cHershey\u2019s Chocolate Tour\u201d at Hershey\u2019s Chocolate World, Hershey, Pennsylvania, April 14, 2019. (Greg Cook)\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/picHersheysChocolateWorldPennsylvania190414_0562w-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/picHersheysChocolateWorldPennsylvania190414_0562w-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/picHersheysChocolateWorldPennsylvania190414_0562w-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/picHersheysChocolateWorldPennsylvania190414_0562w-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/picHersheysChocolateWorldPennsylvania190414_0562w.jpg 1170w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11283\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u201cHershey\u2019s Chocolate Tour\u201d at Hershey\u2019s Chocolate World, Hershey, Pennsylvania, April 14, 2019. (Greg Cook)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11274\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11274\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/picHersheysChocolateWorldPennsylvania190414_0580w.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-11274\" src=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/picHersheysChocolateWorldPennsylvania190414_0580w-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\u201cHershey\u2019s Chocolate Tour\u201d at Hershey\u2019s Chocolate World, Hershey, Pennsylvania, April 14, 2019. (Greg Cook)\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/picHersheysChocolateWorldPennsylvania190414_0580w-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/picHersheysChocolateWorldPennsylvania190414_0580w-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/picHersheysChocolateWorldPennsylvania190414_0580w-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/picHersheysChocolateWorldPennsylvania190414_0580w-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/picHersheysChocolateWorldPennsylvania190414_0580w.jpg 1170w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11274\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u201cHershey\u2019s Chocolate Tour\u201d at Hershey\u2019s Chocolate World, Hershey, Pennsylvania, April 14, 2019. (Greg Cook)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11273\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11273\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/picHersheysChocolateWorldPennsylvania190414_0583w.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-11273\" src=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/picHersheysChocolateWorldPennsylvania190414_0583w-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\u201cHershey\u2019s Chocolate Tour\u201d at Hershey\u2019s Chocolate World, Hershey, Pennsylvania, April 14, 2019. (Greg Cook)\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/picHersheysChocolateWorldPennsylvania190414_0583w-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/picHersheysChocolateWorldPennsylvania190414_0583w-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/picHersheysChocolateWorldPennsylvania190414_0583w-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/picHersheysChocolateWorldPennsylvania190414_0583w-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/picHersheysChocolateWorldPennsylvania190414_0583w.jpg 1170w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11273\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u201cHershey\u2019s Chocolate Tour\u201d at Hershey\u2019s Chocolate World, Hershey, Pennsylvania, April 14, 2019. (Greg Cook)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11265\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11265\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/picHersheysChocolateWorldPennsylvania190414_0590w.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-11265\" src=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/picHersheysChocolateWorldPennsylvania190414_0590w-1024x708.jpg\" alt=\"\u201cHershey\u2019s Chocolate Tour\u201d at Hershey\u2019s Chocolate World, Hershey, Pennsylvania, April 14, 2019. (Greg Cook)\" width=\"900\" height=\"622\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/picHersheysChocolateWorldPennsylvania190414_0590w-1024x708.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/picHersheysChocolateWorldPennsylvania190414_0590w-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/picHersheysChocolateWorldPennsylvania190414_0590w-768x531.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/picHersheysChocolateWorldPennsylvania190414_0590w-370x256.jpg 370w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/picHersheysChocolateWorldPennsylvania190414_0590w.jpg 1170w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11265\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u201cHershey\u2019s Chocolate Tour\u201d at Hershey\u2019s Chocolate World, Hershey, Pennsylvania, April 14, 2019. (Greg Cook)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11266\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11266\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/picHersheysChocolateWorldPennsylvania190414_0593w.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-11266\" src=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/picHersheysChocolateWorldPennsylvania190414_0593w-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\u201cHershey\u2019s Chocolate Tour\u201d at Hershey\u2019s Chocolate World, Hershey, Pennsylvania, April 14, 2019. (Greg Cook)\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/picHersheysChocolateWorldPennsylvania190414_0593w-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/picHersheysChocolateWorldPennsylvania190414_0593w-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/picHersheysChocolateWorldPennsylvania190414_0593w-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/picHersheysChocolateWorldPennsylvania190414_0593w-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/picHersheysChocolateWorldPennsylvania190414_0593w.jpg 1170w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11266\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u201cHershey\u2019s Chocolate Tour\u201d at Hershey\u2019s Chocolate World, Hershey, Pennsylvania, April 14, 2019. (Greg Cook)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11267\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11267\" style=\"width: 848px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/picHersheysChocolateWorldPennsylvania190414_0610w.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-11267\" src=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/picHersheysChocolateWorldPennsylvania190414_0610w-848x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\u201cHershey\u2019s Chocolate Tour\u201d at Hershey\u2019s Chocolate World, Hershey, Pennsylvania, April 14, 2019. (Greg Cook)\" width=\"848\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/picHersheysChocolateWorldPennsylvania190414_0610w-848x1024.jpg 848w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/picHersheysChocolateWorldPennsylvania190414_0610w-248x300.jpg 248w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/picHersheysChocolateWorldPennsylvania190414_0610w-768x928.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/picHersheysChocolateWorldPennsylvania190414_0610w-370x447.jpg 370w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/picHersheysChocolateWorldPennsylvania190414_0610w.jpg 1170w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 848px) 100vw, 848px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11267\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u201cHershey\u2019s Chocolate Tour\u201d at Hershey\u2019s Chocolate World, Hershey, Pennsylvania, April 14, 2019. (Greg Cook)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11268\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11268\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/picHersheysChocolateWorldPennsylvania190414_0619w.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-11268\" src=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/picHersheysChocolateWorldPennsylvania190414_0619w-1024x637.jpg\" alt=\"\u201cHershey\u2019s Chocolate Tour\u201d at Hershey\u2019s Chocolate World, Hershey, Pennsylvania, April 14, 2019. (Greg Cook)\" width=\"900\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/picHersheysChocolateWorldPennsylvania190414_0619w-1024x637.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/picHersheysChocolateWorldPennsylvania190414_0619w-300x187.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/picHersheysChocolateWorldPennsylvania190414_0619w-768x478.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/picHersheysChocolateWorldPennsylvania190414_0619w-370x230.jpg 370w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/picHersheysChocolateWorldPennsylvania190414_0619w.jpg 1170w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11268\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u201cHershey\u2019s Chocolate Tour\u201d at Hershey\u2019s Chocolate World, Hershey, Pennsylvania, April 14, 2019. (Greg Cook)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11271\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11271\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/picHersheysChocolateWorldPennsylvania190414_0633w.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-11271\" src=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/picHersheysChocolateWorldPennsylvania190414_0633w-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Hershey\u2019s Chocolate World, Hershey, Pennsylvania, April 14, 2019. (Greg Cook)\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/picHersheysChocolateWorldPennsylvania190414_0633w-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/picHersheysChocolateWorldPennsylvania190414_0633w-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/picHersheysChocolateWorldPennsylvania190414_0633w-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/picHersheysChocolateWorldPennsylvania190414_0633w-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/picHersheysChocolateWorldPennsylvania190414_0633w.jpg 1170w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11271\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hershey\u2019s Chocolate World, Hershey, Pennsylvania, April 14, 2019. (Greg Cook)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11277\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11277\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/picHersheysChocolateWorldPennsylvania190414_0456w.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-11277\" src=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/picHersheysChocolateWorldPennsylvania190414_0456w-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Hershey\u2019s Chocolate World, Hershey, Pennsylvania, April 14, 2019. (Greg Cook)\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/picHersheysChocolateWorldPennsylvania190414_0456w-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/picHersheysChocolateWorldPennsylvania190414_0456w-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/picHersheysChocolateWorldPennsylvania190414_0456w-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/picHersheysChocolateWorldPennsylvania190414_0456w-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/picHersheysChocolateWorldPennsylvania190414_0456w.jpg 1170w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11277\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hershey\u2019s Chocolate World, Hershey, Pennsylvania, April 14, 2019. (Greg Cook)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11272\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11272\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/picHersheysChocolateWorldPennsylvania190414_0653w.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-11272\" src=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/picHersheysChocolateWorldPennsylvania190414_0653w-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Hershey\u2019s Chocolate World, Hershey, Pennsylvania, April 14, 2019. (Greg Cook)\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/picHersheysChocolateWorldPennsylvania190414_0653w-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/picHersheysChocolateWorldPennsylvania190414_0653w-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/picHersheysChocolateWorldPennsylvania190414_0653w-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/picHersheysChocolateWorldPennsylvania190414_0653w-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/picHersheysChocolateWorldPennsylvania190414_0653w.jpg 1170w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11272\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hershey\u2019s Chocolate World, Hershey, Pennsylvania, April 14, 2019. (Greg Cook)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Is it a roller coaster? \u201cNo,\u201d replies the patient ride attendant at the free, 30-minute \u201cHershey\u2019s Chocolate Tour\u201d at Hershey\u2019s Chocolate World in the company town of Hershey, Pennsylvania. Is there a river of chocolate? \u201cYes,\u201d she says. Which is true in matter of speaking, but not quite in the Willy Wonka way I dreamed. 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