Things to Do & Trip Ideas

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Gettysburg National Military Park
Campfire Programs at Gettysburg
- Type: Things To Do
- Subtype: Guided Tours
- Locations: Gettysburg National Military Park
- Duration: 45-60 Minutes
- Reservations: No
- Pets: Yes
- Location: Pitzer Woods Amphitheater, near Auto Tour Stop #6.
- Time Of Day: Night
Rangers present evening campfire talks on a wide variety of topics on the Battle of Gettysburg and the American Civil War. Programs take place at 6:30 PM at the Pitzer Woods Amphitheater, near Auto Tour Stop #6. Our 2025 Summer program schedules will be announced soon. We will update our website and social media platforms once all details are ready. Thank you for your patience.
Gettysburg National Military Park
Gettysburg Battle Walks
- Type: Things To Do
- Subtype: Guided Tours
- Locations: Gettysburg National Military Park
- Duration: 120-180 Minutes
- Reservations: No
- Pets: Yes
Throughout the Summer, Gettysburg National Military Park staff lead special battle walks that explore aspects of the history of the battlefield in more detail than the usual daily ranger programs. Our 2025 Summer program schedules will be announced soon. We will update our website and social media platforms once all details are ready. Thank you for your patience.
Gettysburg National Military Park
Daily Ranger Programs at Gettysburg
- Type: Things To Do
- Subtype: Guided Tours
- Locations: Gettysburg National Military Park
- Duration: 30-120 Minutes
- Reservations: No
- Pets: Yes
- Season: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall
Our 2025 Spring and Summer program schedules will be announced soon. We will update our website and social media platforms once all details are ready. Thank you for your patience.
Gettysburg Winter Programs
- Type: Things To Do
- Subtype: Guided Tours
- Duration: 45-60 Minutes
- Reservations: No
- Pets: No
- Location: Gettysburg National Military Park Museum and Visitor Center
- Season: Winter
- Time Of Day: Day
Featuring some of the best Rangers, historians, and authors from across the country, the Winter Lecture Series will return to the Gettysburg National Military Park Museum and Visitor Center in 2025!
Minute Man National Historical Park
Visit Hartwell Tavern
- Type: Things To Do
- Subtype: Living History
- Duration: 5-90 Minutes
- Reservations: No
- Pets: No
- Location: Hartwell Tavern: Park at 112 North Great Road, Lincoln, MA follow path to Tavern.
- Season: Summer, Fall
- Time Of Day: Day
Hartwell Tavern is a restored 18th century home located along the Battle Road in Minute Man National Historical Park. July 22, 2024 - mid October, 2024 this site will be closed for trail improvement work.
Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine
Weapons Demonstration
- Type: Things To Do
- Subtype: Historic Weapons Demonstration
- Duration: 10-15 Minutes
- Reservations: No
- Pets: Yes
- Season: Summer
- Time Of Day: Day
Learn about the weapons of the War of 1812 from the park's living historians!
Fort Necessity National Battlefield
Historic Weapons Demonstrations
- Type: Things To Do
- Subtype: Historic Weapons Demonstration
- Duration: 5-10 Minutes
- Reservations: No
- Pets: Yes
- Location: Fort Necessity
- Season: Summer
- Time Of Day: Day
Black powder weapons demonstrations are given daily throughout the summer at Fort Necessity as staffing permits.
Perry's Victory & International Peace Memorial
Catch a Historic Weapons Demonstrations
- Type: Things To Do
- Subtype: Historic Weapons Demonstration
- Duration: 5-20 Minutes
- Reservations: No
- Pets: Yes
- Season: Summer
- Time Of Day: Day
Come see how men dressed and fought in the War of 1812.
Travel the Tour Road at Wilson's Creek
- Type: Things To Do
- Subtype: Scenic Driving
- Duration: 15-120 Minutes
- Reservations: No
- Pets: Yes
- Location: Wilson's Creek National Battlefield Tour Road
- Season: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall
- Time Of Day: Day, Dawn, Dusk
A 4.9-mile paved road for driving, walking, or cycling loops through Wilson's Creek National Battlefield, once of the most pristine Civil War sites in the nation. Along the tour road you'll see historic structures and farm fields, artillery placements, the historic Wire Road, and the iconic Bloody Hill.
Wilson's Creek National Battlefield
March with the Missouri State Guard
- Type: Things To Do
- Subtype: Self-Guided Tours - Walking
- Duration: 25-90 Minutes
- Reservations: No
- Age: 6 and Older
- Pets: Yes
- Location: Stop 3 on Wilson's Creek National Battlefield Tour Road
- Season: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall
- Time Of Day: Day, Dawn, Dusk
Follow in the footsteps of Missouri State Guard soldiers! Cross Wilson's Creek on a historic bridge and peek into a cabin near where Major General Sterling Price set up his headquarters. Continue the adventure at Bloody Hill, the battlefield's most iconic location.