Daily Ranger Guided Programs & Events

Gettysburg History Hike (90 minutes)
Hike from the Visitor Center to Cemetery Ridge where fighting raged on July 2 & 3, 1863. Get an overview of the battle, visit the site of Pickett’s Charge, explore the Bloody Angle, and walk in the footsteps of the men who struggled there.
Meet at Ranger Site 1, behind the Museum and Visitor Center.
10:00 A.M.

National Cemetery Tour (45 minutes)
Explore the meaning and cost of the Battle of Gettysburg, and of Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address. Find out how the National Cemetery was established, who is buried there, and why Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address still has meaning for us today.
Meet at the Taneytown Road entrance to the National Cemetery.
11:00 A.M., 3:00 P.M., 5:30 P.M.

100 Nights of Taps (30 minutes)
Gather in the National Cemetery to learn more about the men buried there and Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address. Listen as the notes of taps fill the air in Gettysburg as the famous 24-note call is sounded in honor of those who died during the three-day battle.
Meet at the Soldiers’ National Monument, Gettysburg National Cemetery.
7 P.M.