Gettysburg National Military Park

Gettysburg National Military Park is a sightseeing stop in Gettysburg, PA, part of the Washington DC guide. Cost: free.

1195 Baltimore Pike · Gettysburg, PA

Why you should go…

Gettysburg National Military Park preserves the landscape of the Battle of Gettysburg, fought July 1 to 3, 1863. The battlefield and the Museum and Visitor Center on Baltimore Pike are free to visit, and you can follow the auto tour stops past monuments, cannons and Little Round Top, which reopened in 2024 after a rehabilitation. Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address at the national cemetery. Tickets cover the Civil War museum, the film and the Cyclorama painting.

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What's around here?

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