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Skip the Line: Gettysburg Heritage Center and Museum Admission Ticket

Skip the Line: Gettysburg Heritage Center and Museum Admission Ticket

Overview

How did the Battle of Gettysburg affect the small bustling town, & the people who called it home? As you travel through the Heritage Center, discover what life was like before, during and after the battle. This story of courage & turmoil is told through engaging 3-D videos, interactive displays, text panels containing excerpts from letters & diaries, artifacts & memorabilia. The popular, "Cellar Experience," is included in the tour. Experience what it was like for the townspeople who were confined to their basements, listening as the battle was fought around them. The tour concludes with the Award-Winning movie, "Gettysburg: Animated Map," which was produced by the Civil War Trust. The movie, which covers the three days of fighting, is a good orientation & overview on the battle. Bordering the Gettysburg National Military Park battlefield, the Heritage Center is an educational & entertaining experience for families and groups of all ages. Allow 1-2 hours.

City: Gettysburg

Wed 23 Jul

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Starting at $10.00

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Wed 23 Jul

Starting at $10.00

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What's Included

Watch the award-winning orientation movie, Gettysburg Animated Map

Self-Guided Tour of the Gettysburg Heritage Center and Museum

Discover the visual and interactive experience from both the town and battle perspectives

Route and map

Meeting point

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Gettysburg
297 Steinwehr Ave,

This tickets provides direct entry into the attraction

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Additional Info

Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Last entrance into the museum is 1 hour prior to closing

What To Expect

Gettysburg Heritage Center

The Gettysburg Heritage Center Museum offers a new and unique look at the Battle of Gettysburg. The two-part self guided tour provides a VISUAL & INTERACTIVE experience from both the town and battle perspectives. Utilizing artifacts, historical documents, interactive displays, and 3-D productions, visitors will gain a better understanding of the events that took place in Gettysburg before, during and after the battle. How would you react if you were found in this situation? What the people of the town do during this battle and invasion – freeze, flee or fight? Hear their stories! They were ordinary people doing extraordinary things in a time when their home was in turmoil. Located in the lobby of the Heritage Center is one of Gettysburg’s finest gift shops, offering an extensive selection of quality gifts: Books - Collectibles - Apparel - Souvenirs - Educational Materials - Replica Weapons - Art - Home Decor - Toys & Games

Cancellation Policy

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

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J5081MRwilliaml

Oct 2024

My family and I booked the 2 hour (guide-driven) battlefield tour and Robert (Bob) Steenstra was randomly assigned as our licensed tour guide. In all my years of touring historic sites in the United States and Europe, Bob stands out as the most informed and dynamic guide I have experienced. He is clearly an expert and the manner in which he presents history is engaging and mesmerizing. Bob made history come alive and presented the battlefield history from all vantage points and perspectives. It would be impossible to engage a better tour guide. He made the Gettysburg trip one of my very favorites.

cathycI7253LE

Oct 2024

Highly recommend this tour. You can do the normal driving audio tour but the guided tour gives you another whole new experience. Our guide Eric added enthusiasm and knowledge to our adventure but also was engaging and asked us there any specific place that we would like to visit or do the normal tour? Being a civil buff I wanted to cover more of areas we don’t normal get to. He drove the car and was very informative on each area and we got to explore roads we never would have gone down. Every time we come to Gettysburg we discover more and more. Not only was he knowledgeable he also was related to a wounded union soldier in one of the areas we went through on the battlefield. He was more invested in teaching us about this historic town and battlefield. I highly recommend Eric.

Geoffrey_S

Oct 2024

Changing and repaying with different company upon arrival. The company used by your corporation was not as good as the one we switched to