Plan Your Visit

If you have one to two hours:

- Explore the museum exhibits in the visitor center.

- View the 26-minute introductory film which is shown on the hour and the half- hour, except from noon to 1:00 p.m.

- Join a Park Ranger for a battlefield talk.

- Browse the Museum Store.

- Take the self-guided 8 1/2 mile auto tour through the battlefield. The tour has 11 stops and begins at the Dunker Church.

If you have more time, two to four hours, add the following:

- See the one-hour "Antietam Documentary" shown every day in the visitor center from noon to 1:00 p.m.

- Buy an audio tape/CD or join a Park Ranger for a more detailed auto tour.

- Join a Park Ranger for additional battlefield talks and walks.

- 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, 460 kb) that you can complete while touring the battlefield and aswering questions.

 

Military Groups

Scout Groups

 

OTHER HELPFUL/LOCAL WEBSITES AND INFORMATION

Area Accommodations For information about accommodations, write to: Washington County Convention & Visitors Bureau Elizabeth Hager Center Hagerstown, MD 21740, Maryland Memories, Phone: [phone] Toll Free: [phone]

www.HeartOfTheCivilWar.org
This new web site helps visitors experience the Heart of the Civil War - Washington, Frederick, and Carroll Counties. The web site was financed in part with state funds from the Maryland Heritage Areas Authority. To find out more about visiting the Heart of the Civil War Heritage Area visit the web site, or to request a travel packet, email [e-mail] or call 800-999-3613.