The town of Hershey, PA, doesn't smell like a candy bar anymore; all manufacturing has moved to Mexico (what else?), but Hershey Corporation's headquarters remain in town along with the eponymous Hershey Park and its large amusement area. For fun and games, try the excellent local golf courses.
Today I followed a group of collegiate golfers around Hershey Links. It is worth a trip off the interstate if you are traveling through central Pennsylvania looking for a challenging, well-conditioned course. Formerly known as Wren Dale, the nearby Hershey Resort added the track to its two resort courses and changed the name to Hershey Links. The course, by Hurdzan and Fry, is seven years old and was carved out of beautiful former farm land with many deep ravines that split some dramatically contoured holes. The course is very well tended, quite manicured for a public facility. Those who can't get the ball airborne on every shot are in for a day of frustration. Others who can take advantage of generous fairways and find the greens in regulation will need a confident putting stroke to have a sweet day.
If you can tolerate the traffic around Hershey when the amusement park is in full swing, and if you don't mind waiting in line at many of the local restaurants, stick around for a few days and play Hershey Links as well as the Robert Trent Jones East and West Courses at The Hershey Resort. I'll be walking the East Course tomorrow and will report back later.
Hershey Links is characterized by forced carries over deep ravines to sloping greens.