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FreePennsylvania's state tourism office in Harrisburg, publisher of the official Visit PA travel guide and website.
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National Civil War Museum
National Civil War Museum is a museum in Harrisburg, PA, part of the Lancaster & Amish Country guide. Cost: under $25.
1 Lincoln Cir · Harrisburg, PA
Why you should go…
The National Civil War Museum is a nonprofit institution in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania's Reservoir Park dedicated solely to the American Civil War. Its collection includes more than 25,000 artifacts, manuscripts, documents and photographs, with roughly 850 three-dimensional objects on permanent display. Exhibits span two floors and 66,000 square feet, covering the causes of the war, its battles and its postwar legacy.
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