Evening Tours
Time:
4:00 p.m. (November 1st-22nd)
Length: 60 minutes
Price: $25 per adult, children ages 10-17 - $10 - ages 9 and under are free.
Monday - President Abraham Lincoln’s Visit
Tuesday, Wednesday and Sunday - Civilian's Experience (Town Tour)
Thursday - Battle in the Streets Tour
Friday - Tavern Tour
Saturday - Mystery Tour / Untold Tales
PRESIDENT ABRAHAM LINCOLN’S VISIT
Experience President Lincoln's 25 hours in Gettysburg by walking where he walked and seeing what he saw. Learn about the planning of the Soldiers National Cemetery and the Dedication Ceremony. Hear the civilians' stories of what they saw and heard those 2 days in November.
Tour: Monday
Civilian's Experience (Town Tour)
Come walk with us as we take you on a trip through Gettysburg’s history and discover details of the town during the battle. Listen to the stories of the civilians, who felt the bullets whistle by, heard the piteous sobs of the wounded and smelled the dead as they decomposed in the July heat. Find out how many civilians were killed or wounded. Learn how fewer than 2,300 men, women and children cared for the 22,000 wounded soldiers who were left behind when the 2 armies moved on. Hear the memories of President Lincoln’s visit in Nov. 1863.
Tour: Tuesday, Wednesday and Sunday
TAVERN TOUR
Balloon rides, murder, tanks, Medal of Honor... some of Gettysburg’s colorful and unusual history happened in taverns. Stroll with a Gettysburg Licensed Town Guide to the sites of some of Gettysburg’s most historic taverns and hear unusual but true stories that took place at these legendary watering holes. Your Guide will regale you with stories about presidents, fires, Civil War activities and Temperance societies. While you will not be consuming any food or drink during the tour, at the conclusion your Guide will provide you with a 10% food voucher from the Garryowen Irish Pub and the Sign of the Buck, a voucher for 50% off a wine or cider flight" at Reid's Winery Tasting Room & Cider House. and a voucher for a complimentary beverage (house wine or draft beer) from the Gettysburg Hotel. We are very pleased to partner with these local businesses.
Tour: Friday, Begins In front of the Gettysburg Hotel
BATTLE IN THE STREETS
The first shot in the three day Battle of Gettysburg was fired at 7:30 a.m. on July 1. 1863. Citizens were in a turmoil with a growing flood of wounded men being brought into town. Between 3:30 and 4:30 p.m. the Union lines to the west and north of Gettysburg crumbled and soldiers converged into one blue mass moving through the town with Confederates on their heels. There was fighting in the streets, alleys and yards, as the town's people sought refuge in their cellars as the war was brought to their doorsteps. Walk the streets and alleys with a Guide and hear the stories of the civilians who lived through these violent days as the battle spilled into the town of Gettysburg.
Tour: Thursday Begins In front of the Gettysburg Hotel
MYSTERY TOUR / UNTOLD TALES
Meet a Guide for a Mystery Walking Tour of Untold Tales. You might hear about a murder in Gettysburg that has never been solved! You will hear tales of secret meetings and strange circumstances surrounding the burials of civilians and soldiers.Your Guide will also tell you tales that could be folklore or could be true you must decide!
Tours: Saturday