How to Visit Gettysburg (Pennsylvania), Museum and Battlefields

If you are planning your trip along the east coast of the United States, and you are interested in the United States history, specifically, for its Civil War, visit Gettysburg It can be an interesting option to remember that time.

Gettysburg We find it northwest of Baltimore, and west of philadelphia.

Specifically, 133 kilometers from Washington, just under two hours.

En Gettysburg it took place in julio de 1863, the most important battle of the American Civil War, in which 165.000 soldiers fought for three days (75.000 Confederate and 90.000 Union), and in the end there were more than 50.000 casualties, including dead and wounded.

This battle marked the beginning of the offensive of the Union troops.

Gettysburg Museum and Visitor Center

En our visit to Gettysburg, interest will focus on visit the battlefields, but the visit must begin with Gettysburg Museum and Visitor Center, which was remodeled in 2008.

The new Visitor Center is a century-old barn that has been remodeled to house this center.

It is located in the center of the so-called Gettysburg National Military Park, on Highway 15, just outside the town towards the south.

What the Gettysburg Cyclorama is like

La main attraction of the Gettysburg Visitor Center is cyclorama a 360 degree circular painting which was created in 1884, and where battle scenes are detailed, currently complemented with special effects.

Also projected is a 22 minute movie duration, “A New Birth of Freedom”, told by Morgan Freeman, which tells the story of the battle.

The combined display of cyclorama and the movie is made every 15 minutes in summer, and every 30 minutes in winter.

El Visitors Center is complemented by a great museum dedicated to the American Civil War, with 11 rooms where numerous material from the period is exhibited and different interactive videos are projected that allow you to understand the history of the battle.

Gettysburg Museum Visit Schedule

The Gettysburg Visitor Center Visiting Hours They are from 8 in the morning to 17 p.m.

Admission to the Gettysburg Visitor Center is free, but you have to pay admission to visit the museum, see the Cyclorama and the aforementioned film “A New Birth of Freedom.”

The Gettysburg Museum ticket prices  They are $18,75 for full-grown adults, $13,75 for youth ages 6 to 12, and $17,75 for seniors+65, with free admission for children under 6 years old.

En Gettysburg There are other small museums created around the battle.

Eg Jenny Wade House or the Shriver House, in which the lives of the civilians who lived in those houses during the battle are remembered.

National Military Park, Gettysburg Battlefields

The gettysburg battlefields They occupy 2.300 hectares grouped throughout the area called Gettysburg National Military Park, in which you can see the Cemetery and over 1.400 monuments and memorials.

In this large park there are several points of special interest, although the place most visited by tourists is the Devils Den Rock a rocky area.

Another highlight is Little round top, located at the top of a hill, which allows you to have interesting panoramic views of the battlefield.

Both areas remain as they were in 1863, the year of the battle.

Map: How to get to Gettysburg

Gettysburg is located two and a half hours west of Philadelphia and one and a half hours from Baltimore.