Downtown Gettysburg Self-Guided Audio Walking Tour in Gettysburg booking from $9.99

Downtown Gettysburg Self-Guided Audio Walking Tour

Overview

Think you know the whole story of Gettysburg? Think again! This self-guided walking tour of downtown Gettysburg brings to life the civilians swept up in the chaos of the Civil War’s deadliest battle. Discover tales of hardship and heroism as ordinary people found themselves caught in extraordinary times.

After booking, check your email to download the separate Audio Tour Guide App by Action, enter your unique password, and access your tour. These steps require good internet/Wi-Fi access. From there, follow the audio instructions and the route.

Buy once, use for one year! Ideal for extended visits and return trips over the next 12 months.

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City: Gettysburg

Sat 21 Jun

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What's Included

Easy-to-use app: download Action’s Tour Guide App onto your phone

Engaging storytelling: Uncover unique tales and thrilling history for a memorable journey!

Perfect narrator: nothing can beat listening to a great voice. Proven with tons of rave reviews!

Offline maps: no signal, no problem! Works perfectly without cellular or wifi.

Comprehensive route and stops: See it all, miss nothing, leave no stone unturned!

Go at your own pace: Start anytime, pause anywhere, enjoy breaks for snacks and photos freely!

Learn more: dive deeper into any story you enjoyed with extra stories.

Additional Info

Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
How to access: Once you book a tour, you’ll get a confirmation email and text with instructions: • Download the separate tour app by Action • Enter the password • Download the tour MUST DO while in strong wifi/cellular Works offline after download
How to start touring: Open Action’s separate audio tour guide app once onsite. • If there is just one tour, launch it. • If multiple tour versions exist, launch the one with your planned starting point and direction.
Go to the starting point No one will meet you at the start. This tour is self-guided Enter the first story’s point and the audio will begin automatically Follow the audio cues to the next story, which will also play automatically. Enjoy hands-free exploring. If you face audio issues, contact support. Stick to the tour route & speed limit for the best experience.
Travel worry-free: Use the tour app anytime, on any day, and over multiple days. Start and pause the tour whenever you like, taking breaks and exploring side excursions at your own pace. Skip anything you don’t care about or explore bonus content for everything that interests you
Savings tips: Walking tours: couples can share one tour by splitting headphones
Buy once, use for one year! Ideal for extended visits and return trips over the next 12 months.

What To Expect

Jennie Wade House

As Confederate troops advanced on Gettysburg in 1863, Jennie Wade and her mother fled here to stay with Jennie’s sister Georgia. They were terrified of the coming battle and what it would mean for their town. When the fighting erupted a few days later, the family huddled together and prayed no one would break down their door with bayonets drawn. Buy once, use for one year! Ideal for extended visits and return trips over the next 12 months.

Gettysburg National Cemetery

Teams of soldiers went out and buried these men where they had fallen, Union and Confederate alike. Most graves were only 12 inches deep. The army had other battles to fight and no time to properly bury their dead.

Gettysburg Heritage Center

While the Civil War battle here made a name for this town, there are far more stories to tell than just those of soldiers and armies. With this walking tour, get ready to find out what the Civil War Gettysburg meant for everyday people caught up in it all. Note: This 1+ mile-long tour covers the essentials of Downtown Gettysburg in 1-1.5 hours.

Gettysburg Museum of History

This is one of the largest private collections of Civil War artifacts in the entire country, featuring more than 4,000 total artifacts. Collections like this one were obtained legally, but Gettysburg has seen its fair share of looting over the years. Even with the joint effort of residents and the government in 1863, some bodies and bits of gear were left on the battlefield. Whether they were in shallow graves or just hard-to-find places, those remains simply disappeared over time.

Shriver House Museum

This was home to Hettie Shriver, a mild-mannered woman whose story was all too familiar to Gettysburg residents after the battle. When the fighting first broke out, Hettie decided to flee with her family to her parents’ farm three miles south of town.

David Wills House

David Wills was an attorney and a pillar of the Gettysburg community. He was also the man responsible for organizing the creation of the Gettysburg National Cemetery!

Lincoln Statue at Wills House

The man standing next to Lincoln doesn’t have a name — and that’s exactly the point! He’s “the common man.” The idea is to illustrate the continued importance of Gettysburg and Lincoln to everyday folks in the modern era.

G.a.r. Hall

This is the Grand Army of the Republic Building or GAR for short. The government established it after the war to support Union veterans. Here, veterans would gather, share stories, and look after one another in times of need.

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Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Reviews (9)

kporter9876

Mar 2025

Not surprisingly, most Gettysburg tours are of the battlefield. I was doing one of those through a guided tour company so I was looking for a partner tour of the city, and came across this one. I've done many audio tours and this was just okay. There are 20 stops but a couple of them are directional or promotional. And for the others, the stories were okay but not really substantive. Most feel like something you'd read on a plaque rather than feeling like you are getting behind-the-scenes/in-depth info like many others I've done. It occupied my time and showed me some things in the town, but nothing really special.

Response from Host

Mar 2025

Hi there, thanks for sharing your thoughts on my Downtown Gettysburg Self-Guided Walking Tour. I’m glad it helped you explore key spots in town as you walked the historic streets. This tour focuses on downtown Gettysburg—highlighting its history, landmarks, and stories—making it a great companion to the Battlefield tour, which offers deeper coverage of the battles and details you wanted. If you're interested in more battlefield stories, my Gettysburg Battlefield Self-Guided Driving Tour dives into those moments with rich narratives and insights. I’d love for you to check it out. Thanks for the feedback—it helps me improve updates!

James_H

Apr 2024

For $10, an interesting tour especially if you have limited time. It is a one-way walking tour, so be prepared for the walk back. It ends at the train station which had an interesting VR presentation. Walking back, I found that the tour did have at least one significant miss - the Sweney or Farnsworth house with many bullet holes on the outside wall. I thought it would have been good to include.

Response from Host

Apr 2024

Thank you James! Since my tour checks out the bullet holes at the Jennie Wade House in Stop 6, I took Farnsworth out but I’ll consider adding it back in! If you liked your walk around Gettysburg’s downtown, you might enjoy my Ultimate Gettysburg Self-Guided Bundle Tour too, which offers multiple tours around the town and battlefield. Hope to see you again soon!

Sue_G

Oct 2023

Difficulty navigating between the map and the audio. The tour did not correlate with our location. We gave up on using the audio tour

Response from Host

Nov 2023

Hi Sue, I'm sorry you had trouble navigating the tour. We value your feedback and would love to get to the bottom of the issue. Please let us know what went wrong, and we'll do our best to make it right. Remember, the tour is yours for good, so you can always give it another try from home. If you'd like to swap it for our other 100+ tours, just let us know, and we'll make it happen. Thank you for trying us out, and we hope to have the chance to make it up to you!

Downtown Gettysburg Self-Guided Audio Walking Tour

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