Pa. Hershey Park, founded in 1907 by chocolate mogul and philanthropist Milton Hershey, originally was built in the hills of southeastern Pennsylvania to provide amusement rides, a swimming pool, picnicking, boating, and canoeing for his employees. An absolute must is visiting Midway America, a theme area celebrating amusement parks of days gone by. Hershey's Chocolate World, the official visitors' center of Hershey Foods. More than 1,500 artifacts from the real NASA space jaunts are displayed, including the Apollo trainer, which gives a claustrophobic idea of what our astronauts experienced in preparing for the early Apollo missions.
Visitors also get a chance to land the space shuttle or take a trek across the red planet.
For heartier souls, the Space Shot blasts participants 150 feet into the air. Choose from seven area dude ranches, where you can experience the cowboy life, or kick back, relax, and simply enjoy the Texas Hill Country scenery. Rodeos are held at least twice weekly from Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day weekend. Or lace up your hiking boots and venture into some of the most spectacular country you'll find in the Flathead National Forest and the Bob Marshall, Great Bear, and Mission Mountain wilderness areas. Twenty-one islands and 12 miles of mainland Lake Superior shoreline comprise the Apostles.