- Our list of the best things to do in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, features the top 118 nearby activities — including 41 great attractions with user approval ratings of 90% or more!
- Mechanicsburg, PA has a variety of great sights and experiences nearby. Top categories include: Museums & Galleries, Entertainment & Shows, Amusement, and Outdoor Places.
- The results below include the top 21 things to do within the city of Mechanicsburg, PA , followed by 97 popular activities in nearby cities, including Harrisburg, Hershey, York, Carlisle, Middletown, Boiling Springs, Hanover and Thomasville
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When the Hershey Factory could no longer hold the number of guests that wanted to tour it, the company created Hershey's Chocolate World. Visitors can take a ten-minute chocolate tour ride, make their own candy bars, go on a trolley ride around Hershey, participate in chocolate tasting groups, and shop.
19.1 Miles
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783 votes
100 West Hersheypark Drive, Hershey, PA 17033
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In 1910, Milton Hershey was given 12 prairie dogs, and that started the formation of ZooAmerica North American Wildlife Park. Today, the park has over 200 animals all from North America.
19.3 Miles
The Cuban inspired Spa at the Hotel Hershey features hydrotherapy, body scrubs, body wraps, massages, facials, manicures, pedicures, and salon services. The spa offers several chocolate inspired spa experiences such as a cocoa massage, whipped cocoa bath, chocolate bean polish, and cocoa facial experience.
19.4 Miles
In 1937, Milton Hershey planted 3.5 acres of roses. That garden has continued to grow to become a 23-acre park with rare signature trees, and an outdoor butterfly park, known as Hershey Gardens.
19.4 Miles
63 West Chocolate Avenue, Hershey, PA 17033
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The Hershey Story contains 10,000 square feet of interactive exhibits that tells the rags to riches story of Milton Hershey and how he gave back gave to the community. At the building, children can participate in a 45-minute chocolate lab; meanwhile, everyone can eat at the cafe, and shop.
19.4 Miles
Located in York, Pennsylvania, the USA Weightlifting Hall of Fame is a museum and active competition venue with 200 seats and a regulation-size lifting platform. The competition hall is also a film theater that shows clips of historic weightlifters in action.
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The Cocoaplex Cinema is a move theater that offers its visitors the opportunity to view all the latest film releases. The theater offers a number of concessions, including food options like hot dogs, as well as coffee and soda.
19.5 Miles
Milton S. Hershey originally founded Hershey Park in 1905 as a place for his employees to have picnics, and soon started adding thrill rides. The park is open to the public and has 68 rides, including 11 roller coasters.
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Milton Hershey employed nearly 600 workers during the Great Depression, and one of the buildings they created was the Hershey Theater. The theater containing four different types of marble, bas-relief ceilings, and gold arched ceilings fashioned after St. Mark's Cathedral is used for Broadway shows, concerts, a…
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100 West Hersheypark Drive, Hershey, PA 17033
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A more intimate venue than its stadium counterpart, the Star Pavillion at Hersheypark Stadium is popular for more intimate performances. The pavilion can accommodate 8,000 fans for its summer concert series events.