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Hershey's Lab

Hershey's Lab Sweet Send Off

The Hershey's Lab will transition to a new experience at the end of this year. Guests have until December 31, 2025, to experience this beloved interactive lab before it transforms into a new space for experimentation in early 2026.

Since opening in 2015, the Hershey’s Lab has inspired curiosity and creativity in thousands of visitors, blending science, engineering, and chocolate in the sweetest way possible. Designed for families and friends to enjoy together, the lab offers self-guided experiments that rotate weekly and encourage exploration through play, teamwork, and sensory discovery. 

Daily sessions are offered at 9:45, 10:30, 11:15, 12:00, 12:45, 1:30, 2:15, 3:00, and 3:45. Complimentary tickets are available at Admissions in the lobby on a first come, first served basis. Space is limited.

What to Expect at the Hershey's Lab
Are you ready to do cool science experiments with Hershey's candy?

  • This lab is fun for all ages and science ability levels.
  • Easy-to follow instructions will guide you through the day's experiment, and Amazeum educators are here to help!
  • The day's experiment may not include chocolate, because there are so many cool things to learn from different Hershey's candy!

Experiments
The Hershey's Lab provides several different self-guided experiments that are fun for families and friends to do as a team. The following experiments rotate on a weekly basis.

Chocolate Adventure: This is a unique interactive board game that will take you on a fun adventure on how chocolate is made.

Sweet Speedway: Test the speed of four difference chocolates. Discover which chocolate is the fastest! 

Science of Chocolate Tasting: Chocolate lovers this is the experiment for you! On this tasting journey, you will explore the world of chocolate using your senses. 

Candy Chemistry: Do you like sour candies that make your mouth pucker and squirm or are you more a fan of silky sweet chocolate? Take a dive into the candy jar with this fun science experiment, and let's see where these treats rank!

Ancient Drinking Chocolate: This is one of our special chocolate experiments that will surprise your taste buds and take you back in time!

Fizzy Fun: Focuses on chemical reactions with Ice Breakers.

Flavor Scientist: This experiment involves the science of taste, ingredients, and changing states of matter as melting chocolate cools into a solid.

Float Trip: Explore density, buoyancy and engineering design using 8 different Hershey's candies.

Slinky Science: Test weight and density in the sweetest way we know how: with Hershey's candy and a...slinky!

Special tickets are required to enter the Hershey's Lab. Didn't get a ticket? Here are some helpful tips for your next visit:

  • Tickets for all sessions are released at the Admission desk upon opening - first come first serve - so come early!
  • Are you a member? Be the first to get tickets during member-only hours on Mondays and Saturdays from 9-10 am.

Your admission to Hershey's Lab is sponsored by The Hershey Company.

Child Enjoying Hersheys Lab With Grandparents
Exterior Shot of Hersheys Lab
Group Of People Making Chocolate In Hersheys Lab
Chocolate Bar Sink vs Swim Prediction Sheet
Bags Full Of Hersheys Chocolate And Candy
Mom And Daughter Seeing If Jelly Beans Will Float
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