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Gettysburg
USA · Pennsylvania
Gettysburg is a small town in south-central Pennsylvania, famous as the site of the decisive Civil War battle of July 1863. Gettysburg National Military Park preserves the battlefield, and the Soldiers' National Cemetery is where Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address. Visitors come for battlefield tours, the museum and visitor centre, historic buildings and the surrounding orchard country.
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Things to do in Gettysburg
- 2-Hour Gettysburg Battlefield Guided History Bus Tour with a National Park Guide · 2 h · from $44 · 4.7/5 (2,616 reviews)
- Civil War Ghosts: Echoes of the Fallen Gettysburg Ghost Tour · 1 h · from $26 · 4.6/5 (1,161 reviews)
- Gettysburg Railway Historic Train Rides · 1 h 15 min · from $41.99 · 4.0/5 (257 reviews)
- Gettysburg Battlefield Self-Guided Driving Audio Tour · 4 h · from $16.99 · 4.4/5 (1,059 reviews)
- Spirits of Jennie Wade Ghost Night Tour in Gettysburg · 1 h 30 min · from $20 · 4.8/5 (384 reviews)
- Civil War Ghosts Boos and Booze Haunted Pub Crawl · 2 h · from $29 · 4.4/5 (96 reviews)
Practical facts
- Local time
- UTC-4 · 2 h ahead of Costa Rica
- Region
- Pennsylvania
- Main language
- English
- On the map
- 39.83° N, 77.23° W
Near Gettysburg
- Frederick · 49 km away
- Harrisburg · 57 km away
- Hershey · 71 km away
- Baltimore · 80 km away
- Lancaster · 82 km away
- Washington DC · 104 km away
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Where to stay
Best Western Gettysburg
10/10 · 1113 reviews
Brickhouse Inn B&B
9.8/10 · 353 reviews
Lightner Farmhouse B&B
9.8/10 · 205 reviews
Gettysburg Battlefield Bed & Breakfast Inn
9.8/10 · 68 reviews
Baladerry Inn LP
9.8/10 · 47 reviews
Historic Downtown Gettysburg Entire Home with Free Parking
9.8/10 · 12 reviews
Inn at Herr Ridge
9.7/10 · 40 reviews
The Inn at White Oak
9.7/10
Lincoln Logs
9.6/10 · 14 reviews
The Brafferton Inn
9.5/10 · 147 reviews