Gettysburg Heritage Center: Interactive Civil War Experience

Immerse yourself in the Battle of Gettysburg at the Gettysburg Heritage Center. Experience the impact on the town and its people through interactive exhibits, artifacts, and a captivating cellar experience. Don’t miss the award-winning animated map movie!

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • 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 Utilizing artifacts, historical documents, interactive displays, and 3-D productions, visitors will gain a…
What's Included
  • Award-winning orientation movie: Gettysburg Animated Map
  • Self-guided tour of Gettysburg Heritage Center and Museum
  • Experience interactive exhibits from town and battle perspectives
What's Not Included
  • Transportation to/from attractions
Additional Information

How did the Battle of Gettysburg impact the vibrant small town and its inhabitants? Journey through the Heritage Center, exploring the ambience of the town before, during, and after the infamous battle. This tale of bravery and chaos unfolds through captivating 3-D videos, interactive exhibits, text panels featuring snippets from letters & journals,…

Location
Gettysburg Heritage Center
297 Steinwehr Ave,
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Sunora_k
Oct 20, 2024
Gettysburg Fun and History - Took my two grandboys to Gettysburg. Visited the Heritage Museum. The boys enjoyed the displays, the 3 D movies, the props. We decided we did not have enough time that day so we are coming back
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J5081mrwilliaml
Oct 11, 2024
Excellent tour with Bob Steenstra - 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.
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Cathyci7253le
Oct 7, 2024
Worth every penny! - 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.
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Tonya
Oct 3, 2024
Tackett Tour - Very nice place, very friendly stuff, and museum was very nice had a lot of stuff to see and videos to watch. Really enjoyed it all.
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639lillians
Sep 23, 2024
Civil War Journey - The film showing the war was amazing it gave great insight to what we were going to see at the battlefield. The museum had many artifacts and people explaining what they were used for. Definitely a must see on your trip.
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Vackar16
Sep 7, 2024
WONDERFUL!! - We loved our private tour of the battle fields with Chris Brenneman. He is an expert on the Battle at Gettysburg and loves to share his information. Chris makes the scenes come alive. I learned a lot and now want to visit other battle sites and learn more. It was a tour I will never forget.
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Suemuto
Aug 16, 2024
The Heritage Museum - My husband and I thoroughly enjoyed this museum. The 3D experience was great. The theater experience of being in a basement, looking out the windows as the Gettysburg civil war raged on, was a highlight. The last theater experience before exiting into the gift shop was great as well. The staff working in the gift shop were both helpful and friendly. This is a must museum when visiting Gettysburg.
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126patriciao
Aug 7, 2024
GETTYSBURG BATTLEFIELD AT A CLOSE-UP. - We were extremely pleased with our tour guide Tom. We met at the Heritage Center on time and we proceeded to the Gettysburg battlefield for a 3 hour tour. Tom could not have been a better guide, he knew his history and related it us in a cohesive manner. Would definitely recommend this tour. Tom even drove our car, so that we would not be distracted.
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Flutegarden06
Sep 8, 2024
Nice collection - The museum has a nice collection and informative movies. I did expect more from the cellar experience- I thought you would feel shaking so we were actually disappointed after the all the hype on the reviews - you basically just watched a film from a basement window. It’s definitely worth a visit though.
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Geoffrey_s
Oct 5, 2024
Bus tour was not near the museum area. - Changing and repaying with different company upon arrival. The company used by your corporation was not as good as the one we switched to
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