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AREA GUIDES ing historic city cousins as being a destina- tion brimming with national history. Due to the city’s crucial roles during the West- ward Migration, the American Civil War, and the Industrial Revolut-ion, there is much to learn an discover in Harrisburg. The Penns-ylvania Canal and the Pennsylvania Rail-road helped turn Harris-burg into one of the most industri- alized cities in the country. Today, Harrisburg and the Capital Region including Hershey, offers residents and visitors many benefits; the world’s tallest splashdown am-usement park ride, lots of fishing, biking, hiking, as well as its zoos, caves, theaters, and sporting events. Harrisburg is one of the oldest American state capital cities in the Northeast. This is one of the reasons it enjoys such prominence as a cultural and arts-related destination. The Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts offers education, science, and performing arts to the public. The 1,700-seat Forum concert and lecture hall is located in the capital complex and is home to the Harrisburg Symphony Orchestra. Nearby in Hershey, this chocolate-coat- ed candy kingdom has grown from Milton S. Hershey’s company town to an interna- STATS HOTEL Holiday Inn Harrisburg West ROOMS 218 Comfort Suites Hershey Harrisburg 80 Radisson Penn Harris Hotel & Convention Center Hershey Lodge 250 665 EXHIBITION FACILITIES tED LucK WILDWooD coNFErENcE cENtEr/HAcc total exhibit space largest hall meeting rooms 8,000 sq. ft. 1,000 sq. ft. 7 WHO YOU GONNA CALL? Hershey Harrisburg Regional Visitors Bureau (877) 727-8573 www.hersheyharrisburg.org Black Meetings & Tourism March/April 2010: www.blackmeetingsandtourism.com 87