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    Andersonville

    National Historic Site Georgia

Guided Tours

Park ranger talking to a group
A park ranger leading a talk at the Wisconsin monument.
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Free Audio Driving Tour
A narrated audio driving tour available on CD or cassette allows visitors to explore both oth the National Cemetery and the Prison Site. The audio tour is loaned out upon request at the museum front desk. This one-hour tour will direct you to special points of interest and is available until 3:15 p.m. daily.

Ranger-Led Programs
Walks and talks which explore the history of Andersonville and prisoners of war are offered as staffing allows. Please ask about the program schedule at the visitor center when you arrive or check out our schedule of events.

Teachers and School Groups
Interested in bringing a classroom to Andersonville National Historic Site? Go to our section For Teachers if you are planning an field trip visit for students.

Military Staff Rides
For visiting military groups, the park offers a variety of resources to enable you to better lead a staff ride on your own. We request that you let us know you are coming so as to not double-book groups.

Group tours
Contact us to schedule a special tour for an organized group. We require at least two weeks notice to schedule special request programs, if we have sufficient staff available.

The tour request form below may be returned by email or fax. We do not accept phone reservation requests.

Group Tour Request form

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Did You Know?

Drawing of a barbershop inside the Andersonville prison

Inside the Andersonville prison was a vibrant free market economy. Prisoner George Fechtner recounted that, “there were a number of barber shops there where men could get shaved, their hair cut and whiskers dyed, and some of them carried on the doctoring business. They would buy their dyeing articles to work with, their soap and other things, from new arrivals.” Other prisoners operated stores, sold firewood, and repaired clothes and shoes.