Student Tour Itinerary Guide

Bring your student groups to Gettysburg, PA and see how you can make your own history here.
From interactive museums and hands-on demonstrations to civilian stories, unique battlefield
tours, agricultural experiences and a multitude of group-friendly dining options, you will find
that Gettysburg and surrounding Adams County is an ideal student destination. Destination
Gettysburg can assist in the planning process with sample itineraries, images, group rate
information and site-tours.

Make Your Own History

Day One

• 1:00pm: Gettysburg National Military Park Museum & Visitor Center: Cyclorama,
  film and museum experience
• 3:30pm: Shriver House Museum
• 6:00pm: Dinner at the Dobbin House with General & Mrs. Grant
• 8:30pm: Haunted Orphanage Ghost Tour

Day Two

• 9:00am: Eisenhower National Historic Site: Ag-Science Program
• 12:00pm: Lunch at the Refectory with Biggerstaff’s Catering
• 2:00pm: Mending the Wounded Program at the Seminary Ridge Museum
• 6:30pm: Dinner and entertainment with Jeff Greenawalt

Day Three

• 8:00am: Carriage Ride Battlefield Tour with Horse Tours of Gettysburg
• 11:30am: Farnswoth House: A Day in the Life of a Soldier (includes lunch)
• 1:30pm: Depart Gettysburg

Through Lincoln’s Footsteps

Day One

• 2:30pm: Gettysburg Lincoln Railroad Station
• 3:15pm: David Wills House
• 4:00pm: Soldiers’ National Cemetery with President Abraham Lincoln
• 5:30pm: Dinner at Gettysburg Eddie’s
• 7:30pm: Gettysburg, the Musical at hotel

Day Two

• 9:30am: Licensed Town Historians – Lincoln Downtown Walking Tour
• 12:30pm: Lunch at One Lincoln
• 1:30pm: Depart Gettysburg

History & Adventure in Gettysburg

Day One

• 9:30am: Strawberry Hill Nature Preserve: Animal Ambassador program
• 11:30am: Lunch at Inn at Herr Ridge with General & Mrs. Lee
• 2:00pm: Licensed Guide Battlefield Tour
• 5:30pm: Dinner at General Pickett’s Buffet
• 7:00pm: Gettysburg Goofballs program at hotel

Day Two

• 9:00am: Jennie Wade House Museum
• 11:00am: Shriver House Museum
• 12:30pm: Lunch on own downtown
• 2:00pm: Ice cream at Mr. G’s Ice Cream
• 5:30pm: Dinner at Tommy’s Pizza
• 7:00pm: A Night at the Museum, 1863 at the Gettysburg Heritage Center

Day Three

• 9:00am: Land of Little Horses Farm Park
• 12:30pm: Lunch at Eagle & The Owl
• 2:00pm: Depart Gettysburg

Gettysburg the Movie

Day One

• 4:30pm: Seminary Ridge Museum, Gettysburg: Cupola Tour
• 6:15pm: Dinner at the Refectory with General & Mrs. Lee
• 9:00pm: Ghost Tour

Day Two

• 9:00am: Gettysburg Heritage Center: White Glove Experience
• 10:30am: Victorian Carriage Battlefield Tour with Horse Tours of Gettysburg
• 12:45pm: Farnsworth House Inn: Eat in camp & Become a Soldier program
• 3:15pm: Shriver House Museum
• 4:15pm: Jennie Wade House Museum
• 5:15pm: Explore downtown on own
• 7:00pm: Dinner at the Dobbin House with Civil War Magic & Fireside Stories

Day Three

• 8:00am: Early Bird History & Haunts tour
• 10:30am: Gettysburg, the Musical
• 12:00pm: Lunch at The Historic Fairfield Inn
• 1:30pm: Depart Gettysburg