Carlisle Sports Emporium For some quality thrills and entertainment outside of the Hershey area head to Carlisle Sports Emporium, a top notch game arcade located just 40 minutes west of Hershey. Here your group will discover ‘The Place to Play’, the emporium stocked with video and arcade games, go-karts, laser tag, mini golf, batting cages, and…
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Great American Chocolate Tour
Great American Chocolate Tour [caption id="attachment_22853" align="alignright" width="425"] Hershey's Chocolate Tour[/caption] Within Hershey’s Chocolate World your group will have the unique opportunity to experience Hershey’s Great American Chocolate Tour, a delicious and free simulated factory ride complete with free chocolate samples (and who doesn’t like free chocolate?). During the tour, you will follow the journey…
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Hersheypark
Hersheypark [caption id="attachment_22841" align="alignright" width="425"] Hersheypark[/caption] All the chocolate-themed family fun you can handle awaits you at Hersheypark, the Milton S. Hershey brainchild that provides you with ‘all things cocoa’, and all things fun. Ride rides, play games, eat great food, watch a live show, or even play in a live show, the options for…
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The Best Months for Field Trips
Deciding when to take your students on a field trip can be a challenge, we know this all too well. For instance, it can be difficult to raise enough money before booking a fall field trip, and the spring can be over-crowded and fairly expensive. Research shows that some of the best times to fly,…
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Educational Student Travel Made Easy
Travel, as a student, whether it is an elementary school, high school, or even college student, is one of the most rewarding and immersively educational experiences to take advantage of. Field trips and cultural outings allow students to learn on a whole new level, experiencing the lessons for themselves instead of merely reading about them…
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Education in South Dakota’s Black Hills
South Dakota’s Black Hills aren’t only famed to be filled with gold, they are also famed to be filled to the very brim with educational opportunities for both students and adults. The Black Hills National Forest holds several different cities, sites, and spots that are perfect for immersive education, historical reenactment, and wildlife curiosities. The…
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Lake Pactola
Lake Pactola For both a relaxing break and exciting recreation opportunity within the Black Hills head straight for the gorgeous Lake Pactola, just 11 miles north of Hill City. Actually a reservoir created by the Pactola Dam, this spot is legendary in both the sense that it is a buzzing beach site in the area…
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Black Hills Central Railroad
Black Hills Central Railroad [caption id="attachment_22779" align="alignright" width="425"] OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA[/caption] One of the most unique and genuinely historic activities to partake in while visiting the Black Hills is hands down the Black Hills Central Railroad, a heritage railroad within the Black Hills National Forest. This vintage steam locomotive track was built by Chicago, Burlington,…
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Days of ‘76 Museum
Days of ‘76 Museum For a more purely educational experience in Deadwood, a popular historic city within the Black Hills area, head to the Days of ‘76 Museum. This iconic Deadwood museum was created to honor the city's first pioneers, the brave 'prospectors, miners, muleskinners, and madams' that flocked to the city in 1876 in…
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Alpine Inn
Alpine Inn For a delicious down-home meal in the Black Hills head to the historic Alpine Inn, a small lodging resort with a big history, well known for its dining experience in particular. This eatery has a German influence in its dishes, offering such things as schnitzel, smoked bratwurst, spaetzle, and strudel. These items are…
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