Museums, Tours & Attractions

As the Gettysburg battlefield has become a stage upon which commemoration of the Civil War experience takes place, the Borough of Gettysburg has played host to presidents, returning veterans and their families, and a growing number of visitors each year. A variety of tours and attractions have been developed to deepen and broaden the visitor’s experience.

A Lincoln’s Place • 460 Baltimore Street (717 334 6049)

American Civil War Museum • 297 Steinwehr Avenue (717 334 6245)

Explore & More Child Museum • 20 East High Street (717 337 9151)

Eisenhower National Historic Site • (717 338 9114)

Farnsworth House Theatre • 401 Baltimore Street (717 334 8838)

General Lee's Headquarters Museum • 401 Buford Avenue (717 334 3141)

Gettysburg Battle Theatre • 571 Steinwehr Avenue (717 334 6100)

Gettysburg National Military Park • Katie Lawhon, Public Relations Director (717 334 1124)

Gettysburg Scenic Railway • 106 North Washington Street (717 334 6932)

Gettysburg Tour Center • 778 Baltimore Street (717 334 6296)

Ghosts of Gettysburg • 271 Baltimore Street (717 337 0445)

Guided Historic Walking Tours • Tours given by Licensed Town Guides • Recounting the Civilian Experiencd • Lincoln Square (717 337 3491)

Hall of Presidents • 789 Baltimore Street (717 334 5717)

Historic Gettysburg Self Guided Walking Tour • With its sampling of Gettysburg’s battle-related sites, this walking tour illustrates the impact of the Battle of Gettysburg on this small rural community during those fateful days of 1863. Though known internationally as a Civil War battle site and the location of President Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address, Gettysburg was already 77 years old in 1863. The Borough of Gettysburg is located on the site of Samuel Gettys’ farmstead, part of the Marsh Creek Settlement which was carved from the wilderness between 1736 and 1760 by Scots-Irish families in the northern part of Adams County, and German families in the southern areas.

Historic Church Walking Tours • (888 882 1541)

Jennie Wade House • 548 Baltimore Street (717 334 4100)

Lincoln Train Museum • 425 Steinwehr Avenue (717 334 5678)

Majestic Theater Performing Arts and Cultural Center • 29 Carlisle Street

Rupp House History Center • 451 Baltimore Street (717 334 7292)

Patriot Point Theater • 241 Steinwehr Avenue (717 337 0080)

Ronn Palm's Museum of Civil War Images • 229 Baltimore Street

Schriver House Museum • 309 Baltimore Street (717 337 2800)

U.S. Christian Commission Museum • 242 Baltimore Street (717 399 0339)

USCC Log Chapel • 112 Chambersburg St. (717 339 0339)

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Site funded in part by the Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission. Photography by Bill Dowling. Main Street Gettysburg, Inc., a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization registered with the state of Pennsylvania, is committed to preserving and revitalizing historic Gettysburg for the benefit of businesses, citizens, and visitors. 717 337 3491; email Main Street Gettysburg.