When you arrive, if you have one to two hours: - Watch the park movie. If you have more time, two to four hours, add the following: - Buy an audio CD or join a Park Ranger for a more detailed auto tour. - Join a Park Ranger for additional battlefield talks and walks. Talks are conducted daily by park rangers. During the summer season Ranger programs are expanded and scheduled more often. Check at the Visitor Center for a daily schedule. - Take a self-guided hike on the Bloody Lane, Cornfield, Final Attack, Union Advance, Antietam Remembered, Sherrick Farm or Snavely Ford Trails. - Stop by the Pry House Field Hospital Museum (Check at the visitor center for hours) - Click here for a battlefield scavenger hunt (pdf, 501 kb) that you can complete while touring the battlefield and answering questions. Private Tours For persons wishing a personalized tour, the Antietam Battlefield Guides can provide you a private tour of the battlefield. The guide service is offered though the park's cooperative association, Eastern National. The standard tour lasts three hours, but many individuals and groups hire guides for longer periods of time. In addition, guides can provide specialty tours. These include tours on particular units or certain areas of the battlefield, as well as other facets of the Maryland Campaign, such as the Siege of Harpers Ferry and the Battles of South Mountain. Tour rates vary depending upon the length of the tour and the size of the group. For more information, please visit www.antietamguides.com. Keep in mind that tour arrangements should be made in advance by calling our museum store at 301-432-4329.
Area Accommodations For information about accommodations, write to: Washington County Convention &Visitors Bureau Elizabeth Hager Center Hagerstown, MD 21740,Maryland Memories, Phone: (301) 791-3246 Toll Free: (888) 257-2600, or go to their web site at: www.visithagerstown.com. www.HeartOfTheCivilWar.org . |
Last updated: September 29, 2024