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There’s definitely something for everyone among the Gettysburg tourist attractions, whether you enjoy the charm of small town shops or the thunder of motorcycle riding. Most people are surprised at the variety of activities and that they’re not all battle related. The picturesque battlefields do provide a beautiful background for other activities. The battlefields are […]

Gettysburg Train Rides and Museums If you have a train hobby or know someone who does, the Gettysburg train rides and museums should be part of your Gettysburg vacation! Take a Scenic Train Ride You can actually ride a train across the day 1 battlefields and travel north of town with Pioneer Lines Scenic Railway. […]

Local Gettysburg Transportation Gettysburg transportation is the same as most other East Coast small towns. Most small towns have absolutely nothing! The local Gettysburg PA area used to have a convenient town trolley tour that ran a circuit through the heart of downtown attractions, but due to lack of funding, the fixed route was cut […]

Gettysburg Travel Information I’m not a Gettysburg travel agency, and I don’t have much trouble getting into Gettysburg because I live relatively close, but living nearby gives me a better perspective on the transportation issue. Air Travel Gettysburg is centrally located, so you have a choice of airports: Harrisburg International, Baltimore-Washington International, Regan National, or […]

Hotels in Gettysburg This list of my favorite hotels in Gettysburg includes options for every traveling situation from budget travel to travel with pets. I confess that I never stayed at any of them — I live nearby! But I did visit each of the places listed here and check them out for you. My […]

I have a photo of the “Real Ghosts of Gettysburg “on my cell phone. by Ruth Koester (Littlestown PA) I was driving to Gettysburg during a thunderstorm. Although I was concerned due to the lighting, I took a couple of photos during the thunderstorm. I didn’t check my cell phone until a few days later. […]