THE MUSEUM AND VISITOR CENTER

Begin your visit to the park at the Gettysburg National Military Park Museum and Visitor Center with its 22,000 square-foot museum gallery of interactive programs, multi-media presentations, and exhibits featuring relics from one of the largest museum collections in America. Tour the battlefield park from here with a licensed battlefield guide in your car or on a bus, or explore the battlefield and cemetery on your own. Whatever you choose, this is the place to start your Gettysburg experience!

PARK EVENTS AND RANGER PROGRAMS

Gettysburg National Military Park offers a complete day of Ranger Programs during the summer months (mid-June through mid-August) that focus on the Battle of Gettysburg, the National Cemetery and Gettysburg Address, activities for young visitors, evening campfire programs, and special Ranger-led Battlewalks. Weekends are special with living history groups and band concerts. Ranger Programs continue during the winter months with our Mid-Winter Lecture Series and the 2012 Gettysburg Seminar. Get informed! Visit our Ranger Programs page, 2012 Schedule of Park Events and Plan Your Visit pages.

STAY UPDATED WITH PARK HAPPENINGS!

Gettysburg National Military Park is taking an active part in commemorating the 150th Anniversary of the Civil War. Stay in touch through our two park blogs- "From the Fields of Gettysburg" covers many park topics including news and history, Civil War personalities, causes and Reconstruction, and just about anything related to our park and its place in American history. "The Gettysburg School Bus", the blog from the Office of Student Education covers topics of interest to teachers, educators, and students alike. And follow us on FACEBOOK, where you can hear about park events as they happen!

THE DAVID WILLS HOUSE

The 1863 home of Gettysburg attorney David Wills was the center of post-battle activity where citizens and military authorities worked long hours in recovery efforts for Gettysburg residents and to develop a proper burial ground for the Union dead, though it may be best known as the place were President Lincoln stayed on the eve of delivering the Gettysburg Address. Operated in cooperation with the Gettysburg Foundation, the Wills House is open to the public and features exhibits about Gettysburg, the aftermath of the battle and establishment of the Soldiers' National Cemetery.