Visitor Center Opens Doors to Adams County Residents Monday

On four designated Community Appreciation Days each year, Adams County residents enjoy free admission to the Film, Cyclorama & Museum Experience at the Gettysburg National Military Park Museum & Visitor Center. This fourth appreciation day of the year falls on Veterans Day, when U.S. military veterans and Adams County residents will be admitted free of charge.

Visitors can start with a film presentation of A New Birth of Freedom, immediately followed by the sound and light show on the spectacular 377-foot Cyclorama painting of Pickett’s Charge completed in 1884. Then visit the 12-gallery Gettysburg Museum of the American Civil War.

The Gettysburg National Military Park Museum & Visitor Center is located at 1195 Baltimore Pike, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Veterans Day Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.―the last film and cyclorama show will begin at 4 p.m.

Local visitors should be prepared to show proof of Adams County residence, such as a driver’s license, to obtain tickets. Visitors are encouraged to arrive early.

GETTYSBURG NATIONAL MILITARY PARK

Gettysburg National Military Park preserves, protects and interprets for this and future generations the resources associated with the 1863 Battle of Gettysburg during the American Civil War, the Soldiers’ National Cemetery and their commemorations. To learn more about Gettysburg National Military Park, visit nps.gov/gett.

 GETTYSBURG FOUNDATION

Gettysburg Foundation is a 501(c)(3), non-profit philanthropic, educational organization operating in partnership with the National Park Service to preserve Gettysburg National Military Park and the Eisenhower National Historic Site, and to educate the public about their significance. The Foundation operates the Museum & Visitor Center at Gettysburg National Military Park, as well as the David Wills House, the George Spangler Farm & Field Hospital, the Rupp House History Center and the Gettysburg Lincoln Railroad Station^TM. For information about visiting Gettysburg, or how you can become a Friend of Gettysburg, visit www.GettysburgFoundation.org or call 877-874-2478.