Planning Your Visit

Museum Store
The Western Maryland Interpretive Association manages the museum store located in the visitor center. This non-profit cooperating association and battlefield partner provides interpretive materials and enhances the preservation of the park through donations. Their new on-line bookstore opens the week of May 18, 2002. The Internet address is http://store.yahoo.com/antietammuseum.

Fees
An all-inclusive park entrance fee of $4.00 per adult, $6.00 per family, is required. Children 16 and under are free. Look into annual National Park Service passes. They may save you money.

Audiovisual Program
"Antietam Visit," an award-winning film, is shown every thirty minutes, except at 12:00 noon and 12:30. This 26-minute movie recreates the battle as well as President Abraham Lincoln's visit to the Union commander General George B. McClellan.

Every day at 12 o'clock noon, a new one hour "Antietam Documentary" is shown in the visitor center auditorium. This new program was partially filmed in the park and is narrated by James Earl Jones.

Tours
The best way to view the battlefield is to take the self-guided driving tour. The tour road is 8½ miles long with 11 stops. Most visitors drive the route, but walking and biking are encouraged. Audiotape tours, which enhance the self-guided tour, may be purchased or rented from the bookstore.

Interpretive Programs
During the summer season scheduled talks are conducted daily either by rangers or costumed interpreters. Check at the Visitor Center for a daily schedule.

Accommodations
Sharpsburg is a small farming community of about 900 residents. There are no hotels in town. However, there are a few local Bed and Breakfast Inns that are close to Antietam Battlefield.

For further information on hotels, restaurants, and local attractions, call or write:

Washington County Convention & Visitors Bureau
Elizabeth Hager Center
Hagerstown, MD 21740
Phone: (301) 791-3246
Toll Free: (888) 257-2600

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		Park Location 1 mile north of Sharpsburg, MD, on Route 65. Click here for a map of the area and directions to the park.
		The Visitor Center The Visitor Center houses the museum, an observation room, a 134-seat theater, bookstore, and research library. The Visitor Center is open every day except Thanksgiving, Christmas,and New Year's Day. Hours: June-August, 8:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.; September-May, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
		Museum Store The Western Maryland Interpretive Association manages the museum store located in the visitor center. This non-profit cooperating association and battlefield partner provides interpretive materials and enhances the preservation of the park through donations. Their new on-line bookstore opens the week of May 18, 2002. The Internet address is http://store.yahoo.com/antietammuseum. Fees An all-inclusive park entrance fee of $4.00 per adult, $6.00 per family, is required. Children 16 and under are free. Look into annual National Park Service passes. They may save you money. Audiovisual Program "Antietam Visit," an award-winning film, is shown every thirty minutes, except at 12:00 noon and 12:30. This 26-minute movie recreates the battle as well as President Abraham Lincoln's visit to the Union commander General George B. McClellan. Every day at 12 o'clock noon, a new one hour "Antietam Documentary" is shown in the visitor center auditorium. This new program was partially filmed in the park and is narrated by James Earl Jones. Tours The best way to view the battlefield is to take the self-guided driving tour. The tour road is 8½ miles long with 11 stops. Most visitors drive the route, but walking and biking are encouraged. Audiotape tours, which enhance the self-guided tour, may be purchased or rented from the bookstore. Interpretive Programs During the summer season scheduled talks are conducted daily either by rangers or costumed interpreters. Check at the Visitor Center for a daily schedule. Accommodations Sharpsburg is a small farming community of about 900 residents. There are no hotels in town. However, there are a few local Bed and Breakfast Inns that are close to Antietam Battlefield. For further information on hotels, restaurants, and local attractions, call or write: Washington County Convention & Visitors Bureau Elizabeth Hager Center Hagerstown, MD 21740 Phone: (301) 791-3246 Toll Free: (888) 257-2600