Gettysburg National Military Park
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Gettysburg
Battlefield stories · Historic town · Local heritage
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A place worth knowing
Make room for Gettysburg.
Begin with a well-planned history visit, then spend time in town learning about the people who lived through the battle. Gettysburg invites a thoughtful pace with room for context and reflection.
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Eisenhower National Historic Site
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Visitor details ↗Gettysburg Beyond the Battle Museum
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Visitor details ↗Eat & drink
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Central Pennsylvania & Susquehanna Valley
Harrisburg
Capitol architecture · Susquehanna views · Midtown art
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Photo credits & visitor sources
Real Pennsylvania photographs. Photo dates vary; images illustrate places, not current weather or operating conditions.
- Split-rail fence beside a cornfield at the Gettysburg National Military Park, in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, which protects and interprets the landscape of the 1863 Battle of Gettysburg during the American Civil War. The park is managed by the National Park Service — Carol M. Highsmith. Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress No known restrictions on publication. Resized and converted to WebP; displayed crops may vary.
- Pennsylvania State Capitol, Harrisburg, PA.jpg — w_lemay. https://www.flickr.com/photos/59081381@N03/52441200411/ CC BY-SA 2.0. Resized and converted to WebP; displayed crops may vary.
- Replica of the Boy with the Leaking Boot statue near the pond and conservatory at Hershey Gardens, a 23-acre botanical display garden, including the conservatory, 3,500 rose bushes, a children's garden, and a butterfly atrium, in Hershey, Pennsylvania. The gardens were opened (at just 3.5 ares) in 1937 by the community's namesake founder, chocolatier Milton S. Hershey. The original, 1913 statue was purchased by Milton and Catherine Hershey for their home — Carol M. Highsmith. Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress No known restrictions on publication. Resized and converted to WebP; displayed crops may vary.
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County outlines: U.S. Census Bureau TIGERweb, Pennsylvania FIPS42. Six WTDO areas are editorial discovery groupings.