Reviews

One of the most beautifully well preserved battlefields in North America, this National Military Park encompasses nearly four thousand acres around the town of Gettysburg and preserves the battle that took place over the first three days of July 1863. Visitors to the park should start by visiting the museum and getting maps and information about the battlefield and the numerous ways of touring the battlefield. Tours can be self guided, a private tour guide can be hired, or there are many battlefield walks facilitated by National Park Service Rangers throughout the year. The park is open throughout the year but services can be limited in the winter months and large crowds are to be expected in the summer and especially in July around the anniversary of the battle. Please dress appropriately for the level of activity planned when visiting and bring plenty of water, sunscreen and bug spray in the summer.

My husband and I decided to make a day of it before heading to Philadelphia. It was a great idea. I haven’t been there since my grade school field trip. Many things have changed and has been updated but still glorious. Spent hours doing the auto tour and viewing the monuments. Definitely will go back to see what we missed. There’s never enough time when enjoying & learning apart of history.

My third visit to Gettysburg within a year. Battle lines are clear and I am free to examine other details which I did not see on my first two visits. Due to COVID, the secret stairway up the Pennsylvania monument is closed, so it isn’t possible to get a bird’s eye view of the whole battlefield... still, arriving just after sunset in August, it was a very different experience than early morning daylight in December or June.