Gettysburg, Pennsylvania Attractions
Unusual landmarks, museums, roadside attractions, and hidden wonders in Gettysburg and the surrounding area.
New Reports
Abe Lincoln Meets Perry Como
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Bronze statues of 19th century Abraham Lincoln and what sure looks like an awestruck 20th century pop singer.
Sights for Oddball Excursions
Doug Bast's House of History
Boonsboro, Maryland
Historical museum displays a real human arm with lodged bullet, and a bullet carved to resemble Abe Lincoln, among other odd exhibits.
National Museum of Civil War Medicine
Frederick, Maryland
This museum has much to recommend, including amputations, embalming, a mummified human arm, and ghosts.
Gettysburg Museum of History
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Erik Dorr's personal collection of historic relics includes a bloodstained piece of Hitler's suicide couch, Marilyn Monroe's bra, and JFK's underpants.
Lincoln Train Museum
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Miniature trains, plus nostalgia and pop culture memorable -- but the real draw here is the opportunity to ride aboard a replica Lincoln Funeral Train with your host: Abe's ghost.
Jennie Wade, Biscuit Martyr: See the Bullet Hole
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
20-year old Jennie Wade was baking biscuits when a stray bullet killed her. Pose with her statue out front, tour the house, stick your finger in the bullet hole. Open since 1906.
In and Around Gettysburg
Choice field reports and tips. Or check out: Complete list of Pennsylvania attractions.
- Harrisburg: National Civil War Museum
- Gettysburg: Lincoln Train Museum
- Gettysburg: Gettysburg Museum of History
- Gettysburg: Civil War Tails: Miniature Catfight
- Gettysburg: Abe Lincoln Meets Perry Como
- Frederick: National Museum of Civil War Medicine
- Boonsboro: Doug Bast's House of History
- Gettysburg: Jennie Wade, Biscuit Martyr: See the Bullet Hole
- Gettysburg: Soldier's Orphanage Dungeon Tour
- Gettysburg: Dobbin House Tavern: Slavery Museum [tips]
- Gettysburg: Friend to Friend Monument
- Gettysburg: Statue of the Pregnant Gravedigger [tips]
- Gettysburg: Last Survivor Monument
- Gettysburg: Gettysburg - Sit with Abe Lincoln [tips]
- Gettysburg: The Gettysburg Cyclorama [tips]
- Gettysburg: Lucky Nose of Col. O'Rorke [tips]
- West Gettysburg: Land of Little Horses Farm Park [tips]
- Emmitsburg: Big Jinxed 9/11 Statue Of Flag-Raising Firefighters [tips]
- Hanover: Potato Chip Tour, Neon Sign [tips]
- Orrtanna: Mister Ed's Elephant Museum
- New Oxford: Krampus, Yule Cat, Christmas Witch [tips]
