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Visit Gettysburg

Start Here at the Official Gettysburg Visitor Center

Begin your visit at the official Gettysburg Visitor Center: the Gettysburg National Military Park Museum and Visitor Center, located at 1195 Baltimore Pike, just south of historic downtown Gettysburg. The Museum and Visitor Center features the exclusive Cyclorama, Film and Museum Experience. Before you arrive, purchase advance Cyclorama, Film and Museum Experience tickets.

Arrange Battlefield Tours at the Gettysburg Visitor Center

At the Gettysburg National Military Park Museum and Visitor Center, you can plan a battlefield tour by selecting from several options: a Gettysburg Licensed Battlefield Guide bus tour; a personalized Licensed Battlefield Guide car tour; or a self-guided audio CD tour, available for purchase in the Museum Bookstore.

Important! If you would like to reserve a Licensned Battlefield Guided bus or car tour, we recommend that you reserve your tour in advance!

The Museum and Visitor Center at Gettysburg also sells tickets, for President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s home — now the Eisenhower National Historic Site — and the David Wills House in downtown Gettysburg (another National Park Service site).

Explore National Park Service Ranger Programs at Gettysburg

A variety of National Park Service Ranger-led programs are held throughout the year at Gettysburg National Military Park. Check our Gettysburg events calendar for schedules.

Dining, Lodging and Other Gettysburg Visitor Accommodations

The town of Gettysburg contains numerous dining and lodging accommodations. For additional information on other attractions in Gettysburg and Adams County, Pa., ask the Gettysburg Convention & Visitors Bureau representative at the Information Desk in the lobby of the Museum and Visitor Center.

If You Are Visiting For The First Time

  • The Gettysburg Experience

    Immerse yourself in the Gettysburg experience by purchasing a ticket to the Cyclorama, Film & Museum. Click here for ticket information. Allow 1.5-2 hours.
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  • Battlefield Tours

    Reserve a Licensed Battlefield Guide, take a Battlefield Bus Tour, or tour on your own using the CD that can be purchased at the ticket window at the Park Museum and Visitor Center.
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  • Refreshment Saloon

    Experience dining, 19th-century style, in the Refreshment Saloon.
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  • Soldiers’ National Cemetery

    Set aside some contemplative time to walk the Battlefield and to visit the Soldiers’ National Cemetery.
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  • Take a Walking Tour

    Learn more about the experiences of the battle participants with a tour of the battlefield.
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New Tour Series

Memorial Day weekend will mark the debut of an exciting new tour offering at the Gettysburg National Military Park Museum and Visitor Center. The Gettysburg Perspectives Special Battlefield Tour Series is a collaboration between the Gettysburg Foundation, Licensed Battlefield Guides and the Gettysburg Tour Center. Each 3-hour bus tour in the series will explore a different “perspective” on the Battle of Gettysburg and will be presented from 4p.m. to 7p.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday, May 25th, 26th and 27th, by guides licensed by the National Park Service and authorities on the topics of their tours.

Click here to learn more.

Summer Ranger Programs

Mark your calendar: Free National Park Service Summer Ranger programs begin June 11.