Hershey Park Part II: Market Place Shops at Hershey’s Chocolate World
As you finish up your chocolate tour, and walk down the ramp, you get a birds eye view of the shops below.
The Market Place Shops have just about everything you can imagine. The gift shop carries clothing and stuffed animals, coffee cups to every kind of candy that Hershey makes. They also have a food court that serves pizza, sandwiches, soups etc. I was there too early so the food court hadn’t opened for the day. While you are strolling around…there are areas to purchase baked goods such as brownies and cookies…and an ice cream and milkshake spot too. I didn’t spend too much time in the gift shop area, as I was more interested in the candy section. There is more candy in this place than you could ever imagine.
If you are a true chocolate lover, you will be in heaven. They have shelves upon shelves of their chocolate, in all shapes, sizes and quantities. Prices appear to be reduced slightly from the stores, but the main advantage to buying your candy here, is that it is fresh. The candy is made right there in Hershey, PA.
Hershey's Chocolate
Perhaps you are more of a peanut butter lover. Don’t worry, they have you covered here as well. From your basic Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups to Peanut Butter Syrup that you can pour over your favorite ice cream.
Reese's Varieties
Or maybe you like the other variety of chocolates that Hershey is famous for. Whatever your desire, if it’s a Hershey brand candy, you will find it here.
More Hershey's Chocolate
I’m sure you are wondering, what about the most famous of Hershey candy. The Hershey Kiss. Well, you can get every type of Kiss that Hershey makes. The prices for the Kisses were 4 bags for $12.00.
Hershey's Kisses
Ok, so you aren’t a chocolate lover (do they exist?) Hershey’s makes more than chocolate. How about some hard candy or maybe some licorice?
More Hershey's Candy
You definitely need to know what your heart desires before you enter Hershey’s Chocolate World. There are so many options that you may have trouble deciding what you want. Oh yeah, if you plan on buying a lot of chocolate, you may want to bring a cooler or plan on stopping back in before you head home. Especially if you don’t want melted chocolate.
While you are there, check out the new Kit Kat Café where you can get some candy at a discounted rate:
Kit Kat Cafe
Ready for a little fun? The first person to comment answering all 5 trivia questions below correctly will win a little Hershey package of treats I’ve put together. 
1. How many Hershey’s Kisses does it take to equal 10 lbs?
2. What did Milton Hershey sell before he got into the chocolate business?
3. What two Hershey products start with the letter “Z”?
4. What candy bar was introduced in 1936 and is named after a street in Reading, Pennsylvania?
5. What is a glosette?
Good Luck and Have Fun!
1. How many Hershey’s Kisses does it take to equal 10 lbs?
Approx. 320
2. What did Milton Hershey sell before he got into the chocolate business?
Caramel.
3. What two Hershey products start with the letter “Z”?
Zagnut and Zero.
4. What candy bar was introduced in 1936 and is named after a street in Reading, Pennsylvania?
5th Avenue.
5. What is a glosette?
1Hershey’s Canadian brand of chocolate covered raisins, almonds, or peanuts.
I believe these are correct (from Brad above) with the exception of #1, it should be:
1. Approx. 950-1000
2. Caramel.
3. Zagnut and Zero.
4. 5th Avenue.
5. Hershey’s Canadian brand of chocolate covered raisins, almonds, or peanuts.
Great article. Who needs the hard candy? …bleech…you’re in a chocolate factory
I’m all about the Reese’s section.
That’s weird that the food court was closed…seems like if there are people there they should have it open…people are always hungry
Hoe quick was the tour? You mus have been the first group…what time did you start?
2Oh my gosh chocolate at a discount!!!! Do you know all that I could bake with it! And it is only like an hour away! Might need to force the hubby to take me there for our next vacation (lord knows when that will be
lol)
3This was such a cool post! Thank you!
1. Roughly 950.
42. Caramel!
3. Zero and Zagnut
4. 5th Avenue
5. Hershey’s Canadian confection of chocolate covered almonds, peanuts, or raisins.
Congratulations to Bear Silber for being the first person to get all of the questions right. Thank you to everyone else who commented.
@Bear, I was there at 9:30am before the actual park opened. The chocolate tour itself only takes about 15-20 min. I did stop back in before I went home to buy candy, it was probably around 9pm, but I basically bought the candy I wanted and headed out. Tired after a fun day of rides.
5@ Erin-Thank you!
Don’t miss the next segment-Hershey Park Part III coming next week.
6@Heather – Sick!!!! I wish the tour was longer,
So what’s do I get
7@Bear-I’m working on it. Trying to figure out how to get chocolate to you in CA w/o it turning into hot fudge.
8@Heather – Haha, I’d say just go with it and we’ll see what happens
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