Tour the Eisenhower home throughout the spring, summer and fall seasons. The seasonal schedule of home tours and driving directions are available at nps.gov/eise. In winter, take a self-guided tour of the grounds of this historic property.

Step into President Dwight D. and First Lady Mamie Eisenhower's weekend retreat and property in retirement. Explore the grounds during your self-guided tour of the property.

Enjoy a self-guided tour of the grounds on the property during the wintertime.

Visitors may drive directly to the historic site where on-site parking is available. Shuttles departing the Gettysburg National Military Park Museum & Visitor Center are required for groups of 20 or more visitors.

Closed for the Season

Walk the grounds, hear the stories and feel the emotions of life–and death–at this historic farm suddenly transformed into a field hospital. Living historians and docents provide insight and authentic accounts of experiences on the farm during the battle.

Walk the hallowed grounds and take a moment to reflect on those who have given–and are willing to give–“the last full measure of devotion.” President Lincoln delivered his immortal Gettysburg Address in dedicating the cemetery as the final resting place for more than 3,500 Union soldiers.

Take the path from the Gettysburg National Military Park Museum & Visitor Center or the short drive to the cemetery park lot to visit and pay respect to the fallen solders in their final resting place.

Join us on the platform for an exclusive "after-hours," behind-the-scenes program of the Gettysburg Cyclorama painting. Programs are offered on select dates throughout the year.

Learn more about the Gettysburg Cyclorama.

Interactive Children's History Museum Adventure

Explore Gettysburg's most family-friendly adventure. Experience Gettysburg through the stories of children, teens and young adults who lived here during and after the 1863 battle.

Admission tickets are issued for children and youth ages 12 and younger with a ticketed adult.

Enjoy living history and special programming on select dates throughout the year.

NEW in the Gettysburg National Military Park Museum & Visitor Center!

Experience Gettysburg's history like never before! Journey back to 1863 in this cinematic, immersive virtual reality experience. Virtual reality technology transports you to 1863 when Gettysburg bustling railroad station became a site of war, survival and presidential history. Become immersed in history as you are introduced to historic figures, bringing to life their important connections and stories during the Battle of Gettysburg and its aftermath. Witness President Lincoln's arrival to Gettysburg for the dedication of the national cemetery where he delivered his iconic Gettysburg Address.

Your virtual reality journey through history awaits!

In commemoration of Gettysburg National Cemetery, this solemn event features a luminary candle on each of the 3,512 Civil War soldier’s graves. Names of the fallen soldiers are read throughout the evening.

Join us for the 23rd Annual Remembrance Day Illumination, free and open to the public and dependent on favorable weather conditions.