Start by downloading the Action Tour Guide app, which will function as your personal tour guide, audio tour, and map all in one. Purchase one tour per car, not per person. Everyone listens together! Note: This 19+ mile-long tour covers the essentials of Gettysburg Battlefield in 2-4 hours.
As you approach your first stop, absorb a comprehensive overview of the Civil War's origins, leading to the fierce inaugural clash at McPherson Ridge. Witness the site of a critical tactical misstep at the Railway Cut and ponder the restored unity of the nation at the Eternal Light and Peace Memorial. Ascend an Observation Tower for a panoramic view of the storied landscape.
Navigate through seminal locations like Seminary Ridge, a makeshift Union hospital turned battlefield, and the dense Pitzer Woods, transitioning into the second day's brutal skirmishes. Drive by Warfield Ridge, the scene of General Longstreet's aggressive maneuver, and the strategic heights of Little Round Top. The tour continues across the foreboding Valley of Death and past the Devil's Den, each name reflecting the grim history of the sites.
Witness the toll on civilians at Abraham Trostle Farm and follow the Union's harrowing retreat at Plum Run, leading you to the grand Pennsylvania State Memorial. The narrative brings you along Culp's Hill and Cemetery Hill, culminating in the third day's desperate confrontations, including the legendary Pickett's Charge and the High Water Mark of the Confederacy.
The tour concludes solemnly at Soldiers' National Cemetery, inviting you to honor the fallen Union soldiers and contemplate Abraham Lincoln's timeless Gettysburg Address.
Recommended: Purchase one tour per car. Everyone can listen at the same time!
After booking, you can check your email before downloading the Action Tour Guide app, enter your unique password, and access your tour. The preceding steps require good internet/wifi access. Simply follow the audio instructions and the route from there.
New, extra validity — now, it’s yours for an entire year! Use multiple times over multiple trips.
This is not an entrance ticket to attractions along the route. Check opening hours before your visit.
Points of Interest along the Gettysburg Battlefield Auto Tour:
- Gettysburg National Military Park Museum & Visitor Center
- McPherson Ridge
- The Railway Cut
- The Eternal Light Peace Memorial
- Oak Ridge Observation Tower
- Battlefield Sallie Memorial
- Seminary Ridge Museum
- North Carolina Memorial
- Virginia Monument
- Longstreet Observation Tower
- Eisenhower National Historic Site
- Warfield Ridge
- Little Round Top
- Devil's Den
- The Wheat Field
- The Peach Orchard,
- The Abraham Trostle Farm
- Plum Run
- The George Weikert Farm
- State of Pennsylvania Monument
- Spangler's Spring
- East Cemetery Hill
- The High Water Mark
- National Cemetery
- Lincoln's Gettysburg Address Memorial
Benefits Over Live Guides and Group Tours:
- This is a flexible and self-led tour that uses location-sensing technology as you drive.
- The tour features in-depth audio narration that plays as you drive.
- You can purchase just one tour for the entire car and use it as many times as you wish.
- The audio tour is valid for one year after download, and you can use it as often as you want within that time.
- Once downloaded, the tour works completely offline, and you can tour your way by choosing when to start, stop, fast-forward, or rewind.
- If you need any help, you can always reach out to a real person via call, chat, or email.
