The Columbus Dispatch

Pennsylvan­ia offers fun holiday options

- — Steve Stephens sstephens@dispatch.com

Pennsylvan­ia holiday travelers will find many beautiful displays in the Keystone State, including Kennywood’s Holiday Lights in Pittsburgh and Christmas in Hershey at Hersheypar­k and the town of Hershey.

The event at Kennywood Park features a 100-foot Christmas tree, the largest on record in Pennsylvan­ia, covered with more than a quarter-million lights. Call 412-461-0500 or visit kennywood.com/holidaylig­hts for more informatio­n.

Visitors to Hershey will find the Christmas Candylane attraction, with 4 million lights and rides on the new Sidewinder roller coaster and other coasters and rides, weather permitting. At Hershey Sweet Lights, visitors to the town can see more than two miles of lighted street displays. Holiday entertainm­ent and festive shows will also play at the Hershey Theater and other venues. For more informatio­n, call 844-330-1811 or visit www. HersheyPA.com. snowy) City will find dozens of holiday activities during “Holidays in the Loop.”

Downtown Chicago has plenty of things to see and do all year long. Yuletide is no exception, with the outdoor Christkind­lmarket Chicago, the 50th-anniversar­y animated holiday windows at Macy’s flagship State Street store, ice skating in Maggie Daley Park and holiday double-decker bus tours by the Chicago Architectu­re Foundation, among many other events and activities.

For more informatio­n, call 312-782-9160 or visit loop chicago.com/holidays.

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