A Holiday Tradition Continues at Eisenhower National Historic Site
Nov 22, 2023
Eisenhower National Historic Site is happy to share that once again they will deck the halls, throw some tinsel on the tree and bring the Eisenhower home alive with the spirit of the Christmas season.
The Christmas season was a favorite time of year for the Eisenhower’s. Mamie Eisenhower celebrated all holidays, but Christmas was her time to shine with decorations and warm festivities. In this spirit, the staff and volunteers of Eisenhower National Historic Site will once again decorate the Eisenhower home this December. Decorations will include several original Eisenhower Christmas decorations on display at the farm, as well as the nativity scenes at the Gettysburg National Military Park Museum & Visitor Center.
Free open house holiday tours of the Eisenhower home are available on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays throughout the month of December. On those days, visitors can take a self-guided, walk-through tour of the home between the hours of 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. The tours start in front of the Eisenhower home. Dress for the elements when visiting the site, as 40 visitors may be in the home at once, so visitors should be prepared to wait outside if the house is at capacity when you arrive. Visitors on site by 2 p.m. will be permitted to tour the home. Visitors arriving after 2 p.m. may not be accommodated before closing for the day.
Limited onsite parking is available. Inclement weather or icy conditions will result in cancelled tours. Check the weather forecast, the park website and social media channels for the status of tours before visiting.
While no home tours will be offered Sunday through Wednesday, the grounds of Eisenhower National Historic Site remain open sunrise to sunset daily.
The entrance to Eisenhower National Historic Site is located at 250 Eisenhower Farm Road, off the Emmitsburg Road, in Gettysburg, Pa.
Eisenhower National Historic Site is showcasing the Eisenhower Nativity dioramas originally exhibited in the East Room of the White House during Dwight D. Eisenhower’s presidency. View the Eisenhower Nativity dioramas on display in the Main Lobby inside the Gettysburg National Military Park Museum & Visitor Center throughout the month of December 2023 through Jan. 8, 2024.
Eisenhower National Historic Site preserves and interprets the home and farms of the Eisenhower family as a fitting and enduring memorial to the life, work, and times of General Dwight David Eisenhower, 34th president of the United States, and to the events of far-reaching importance that occurred on the property.
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