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Museums

• The David Wills House on Lincoln Square is a National Park Service museum featuring seven galleries, including the restored office where David Wills coordinated the town of Gettysburg’s post-battle recovery efforts and invited a President to deliver “a few appropriate remarks”. See the famous Lincoln bedroom where the President finished revising the Gettysburg Address.

The Schriver House Museum recounts the story of the Gettysburg Bed and Breakfast - The Doubleday Inn B&B recommends touring the Schriver House MuseumSchriver Family. Tours are given by historians in period dress. Explore this beautifully restored Civil War property, which was occupied by Confederate sharpshooters.

The Jennie Wade House recalls the story of Jennie, the only civilian killed during the Battle of Gettysburg. Learn her story as you tour this house that appears much as it did on July 3, 1863.

 

Ronn Palm’s Museum of Civil War Images – Museum displaying original period photographs of Civil War Soldiers with over 3400 images on display. Books, pictures and artifacts are for sale in addition to display items. Open seasonally June – November.

The Seminary Ridge Museum – is located in “Old Dorm” on the Lutheran Theological Seminary campus. Three floors of exhibits focus on the First Day’s fighting, care of the wounded within the building, and a very interesting approach to faith and freedom from the moral perspective. A Gettysburg “must see”!

Gettysburg Tours

GETTYSBURG TOWN TOURS
Gettysburg Bed and Breakfast - The Doubleday Inn B&B can arrange a tour with a Licensed Town Guide for youHistoric Christ Lutheran Church

Historic Church Walking Tours – Many of our town churches served as field hospitals during the Battle of Gettysburg. 90 minute walking tours give you access to the inside of these historic buildings where you will hear accounts of the civilians who were witness to the brutal realities of war. Tours offered seasonally June – August.

• Self-Guided walking tour maps of historic Downtown Gettysburg are available at the Doubleday Inn. Tour length is approximately 2 miles in length and will take you past some of the oldest and most historically significant structures in the town.

Gettysburg Bed and Breakfast - The Doubleday Inn B&B - We highly recommend the Cupola tour at Schmucker Hall for all Gettysburg enthusiastsACHS Research Assistant
Tim Smith leads a group tour at the Cupola of Schmucker Hall
Cupola Tours at "Old Dorm"
The ultimate treat for any Gettysburg enthusiast! Now offered at multiple times daily, these tours allow you to see what Union Cavalry Commander John Buford saw during the opening moments of the Battle of Gettysburg. For an additional fee of $20 per person in addition to general admission to the Seminary Ridge Museum, climb the stairs to the famous Cupola where you will have unobstructed views of Gettysburg and the surrounding countryside in all directions. A truly one-of-a-kind experience!
Gettysburg Bed and Breakfast - The Doubleday Inn, the only Gettysburg B & B located directly on the National BattlefieldSegway Tours are FUN!!!

ADAMS COUNTY TOURS
Enjoy two beautiful driving tours through scenic Adams County. Both are self-guided and cost free. Experience the beauty of our rolling countryside filled with picturesque farms, orchards, and covered bridges. Driving Tour brochures are available at the Inn.

Segway Tours are a great way to see the Battlefield! Offering two itineraries, both recorded audio and live Licensed Battlefield Guide tours are available. Tours leave from West Street in Gettysburg.


WINERY TOURS

The Gettysburg Wine & Fruit Trail – Printable map featuring the locations of 10 local family-owned agricultural businesses. Enjoy a scenic drive and sample some wonderful local produce and wine along the way!

Reid's Orchard & Winery - Located in the beautiful and historic Buchanan Valley, just a short 20 minute ride from Gettysburg through beautiful orchard country. Tasting room at the farm open Thursday, Friday, Saturday & Sunday beginning at 12 pm. Also visit their downtown Gettysburg tasting room in the historic Jennie Wade Birth House on Baltimore Street, open daily at 12 pm

Adams County Winery - located just 15 minutes from the Inn. Taste their selection of fine Pennsylvania wines, including very popular apple and peach fruit wines. The winery is open 7 days per week from 10 AM – 6 PM. You can also visit the winery’s Tasting Room in downtown Gettysburg from 11 AM – 6 PM.

Houser Estate Winery - Enjoy the amazing panoramic views from their mountaintop tasting room. They offer a wide selection of Pennsylvania wines and hard ciders. The winery is open 7 days per week, Monday-Saturday from 11 AM – 5 PM and Sunday from Noon – 5 PM. Their Tasting Room in downtown Gettysburg is open daily from Noon – 5 PM.


Shopping/Recreation

Shopping in Gettysburg and the surrounding area is plentiful, with hundreds of antique dealers, Civil War artifact and souvenir shops, art galleries, bookstores, and farm markets, all just minutes away! Listed below are some of our favorites:

For a complete list of shops in and around Gettysburg visit; Gettysburg Travel

Gettysburg Golf

Within easy reach of Gettysburg are a number of excellent golf courses with affordable rates and which are generally uncrowded, though tee times are always advised. Among The Doubleday innkeeper's favorites are:re:

  • The Links at Gettysburg
    A very scenic upscale course featuring lakes, streams, and red rock canyons about six miles south of Gettysburg.

  • Penn National
    Two highly rated courses, one featuring traditional tree-lined fairways; the other, a classic link-style course with fabulous mountain views. About 20 miles west of Gettysburg in a golf community.

  • The Bridges Golf Club
    Carved into the rolling hills among woodlands and wetlands is this challenging layout, one of the best in the area. Located about 15 miles east of Gettysburg.

  • Carroll Valley Golf Club
    About 8 miles from Gettysburg at the Carroll Valley Resort. This course is wedged beautifully into a narrow valley surrounded by woodlands, especially beautiful in the fall. It is the least expensive of those mentioned.

History beyond the Gettysburg Battlefield

Adjacent to the Battlefield is the Eisenhower Farm National Historic Site. This bucolic farm is where Dwight and Mamie Eisenhower spent many of their later years, hosting world leaders such as Nikita Khrushchev, Winston Churchill, and Charles DeGaulle. The Farm is constantly undergoing display changes so there is always something new to see. Particularly lovely is the month of December, when the house is decorated in the Eisenhower holiday tradition, with original decorations and Christmas cards on display. Tours of the Eisenhower Farm leave from the Park Visitor’s Center.

Historic Gettysburg Train Station - The head house was built in 1859 and served as the western terminus of the Gettysburg Railroad line to Hanover, Pennsylvania. Lincoln arrived here by train on November 18, 1863, invited by David Wills to say "a few appropriate remarks" at the dedication of the national cemetery. The station also served as a field hospital during the Battle of Gettysburg, transporting 15,000 wounded soldiers after the battle. The Historic Gettysburg Railroad Station is free and open to the public with special exhibits through the year.

Adams County Driving Tours - Enjoy two beautiful driving tours through scenic Adams County. Both tours are self-guided and cost free. The Scenic Valley Tour lets you experience PA’s “fruit belt” with long winding roads traveling through extensive apple, peach and cherry orchards set amongst picturesque farms. The Historic Conewago Valley Tour takes you through some of the county’s oldest towns, dating to Victorian and Colonial times. View beautiful landscapes and historic Pennsylvania bank barns as you travel the scenic back roads. Brochures for both tours are available at the Doubleday Inn.

Gettysburg Bed and Breakfast - The Doubleday Inn B&B can help you get reservations with one of the town's many ghost tours

GHOST TOURS

Are there ghosts in Gettysburg? Find out for yourself by downloading a guided walking tour by Phyllis Greineisen. Phyllis recounts some of Gettysburg’s most famous tales, while relating her own personal experiences. Follow her through Gettysburg, walking historically haunted streets and alleyways. If you wish to take a group tour, join one of the many ghost tours in town. We recommend the following ghost tour companies:

Sleepy Hollow Tours leave from the Dobbin House on Steinwehr Avenue. Their tours are not scripted, with each storyteller researching his or her own tales. While looking for ghosts, you’ll get a little bit of history too. Request Phyllis as your story teller, she is absolutely the BEST tour guide we’ve met!!!

• Mark Nesbitt is a well respected ghost hunter and an active paranormal investigator. His Ghosts of Gettysburg is the original ghost tour company in town and is located on Baltimore Street. In addition to the town tour and Seminary Ridge tour, we can also recommend the Carlisle Street tour, which leads you through the campus of historic Gettysburg College. You can read about paranormal happenings in the area of the Doubleday Inn in Mark Nesbitt’s “Ghosts of Gettysburg V”.

Gettysburg Paranormal Investigations – If you’re looking for more than just ghost stories, join Spooky and her team of paranormal investigators for their nightly ghost hunts in and around Gettysburg to see if you are able to catch a spirit of your own! You will experiment with recording devices, heat sensors, K2 meters, and other investigative tools at a variety of locations. Our guests who have participated in these investigations have reported having a wonderful time with Spooky.

Gettysburg &
Regional Links

There are numerous websites future visitors can access to learn about all the Gettysburg area has to offer.
Among the most useful are:

Gettysburg Convention and Visitors Bureau

Gettysburg-Adams County Chamber of Commerce

Gettysburg College

Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

Hershey, Pennsylvania

Baltimore Convention and Visitors Association

Washington D.C. Convention and Visitors Association

Antietam and Harper’s Ferry

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