Nearby Attractions

Gettysburg National Military Park is located within the Susquehanna and Journey Through Hallowed Ground National Heritage Areas. In addition to the battlefield, explore the nearby national park sites.

 

National Heritage Areas

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  Journey Through Hallowed Ground NHA

  A 180-mile long, 75-mile-wide region stretching from Gettysburg, Pennsylvania to Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello in Charlottesville, Virginia.

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  Susquehanna National Heritage Area

  The Zimmerman Center for Heritage is the headquarters of the Susquehanna NHA and serves as the trail’s Pennsylvania visitor center.

 

National Park Service Sites

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  Gettysburg National Cemetery

  The final resting place for more than 3,500 United States soldiers killed at Gettysburg and site of Lincoln's Gettysburg Address.

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  David Wills House

  Where Wills planned for a Soldiers' National Cemetery after the battle & where Lincoln put the finishing touches on his Gettysburg Address.

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  Visit Eisenhower National Historic Site

  Visit the home and farm of General & President Dwight D. Eisenhower and his wife Mamie. This was the only home the Eisenhowers ever owned.

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  Catoctin Mountain Park

  A 5,810-acre rehabilitated Blue Ridge hardwood forest park with native and presidential history.

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  Monocacy National Battlefield

  The battlefield commemorates and preserves the location of the July 9, 1864, Civil War battle-“The Battle That Saved Washington.”

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  Antietam National Battlefield

  The Battle of Antietam ended the Confederate Army's first invasion into the North & became known as "The Bloodiest Day in American History."

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  Harpers Ferry National Historical Park

  In 1859, Harpers Ferry was the scene of the electrifying John Brown Raid, a critical event in the months leading up to the Civil War.

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  Chesapeake and Ohio Canal NHP

  The C&O Canal preserves 184.5 miles of America's early transportation history.

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  Hampton National Historic Site

  A microcosm of the nation, it reflects two centuries of American social, historical, and economic development.

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  Fort McHenry Nat. Monument & His. Shrine

  The valiant defense during the Battle of Baltimore and inspiration of Francis Scott Key to write the words of the U.S. national anthem.

 

National Trails

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  Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail

  The corridor expresses Washington’s vision of a “great avenue into the Western Country.” The Civil War is also reflected in microcosm.

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  Star-Spangled Banner Nat. Historic Trail

  The Trail tells the stories of the events, people, and places that led to the birth of the U.S. national anthem.

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  Appalachian National Scenic Trail

  A 2,190+ mile long footpath that traverses the scenic, wooded, pastoral, wild, and culturally resonant lands of the Appalachian Mountains.