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Children of Gettysburg 1863® Announces Spring/Summer Hours of Operation

Mar 24, 2025

Children of Gettysburg 1863®, the interactive children’s history museum, will begin its spring/summer hours Tuesday, April 1, 2025. The museum adventure in the historic Rupp HouseTM will be open daily, 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. Museum adventures will begin every 30 minutes from 10 a.m., and the last museum adventure of the day will begin at 5:30 p.m. Hours are subject to change. Visit GettysburgFoundation.org or call 877-874-2478 to check operating hours and weather, emergency or early closures.

As Gettysburg’s only children’s history museum designed specifically for young historians, Children of Gettysburg 1863® immerses visitors in the compelling stories of children, teens and young adults who lived in and around Gettysburg during and after the 1863 battle.

Located at 451 Baltimore Street in downtown Gettysburg, Children of Gettysburg 1863® will operate on its spring/summer schedule into the fall through Oct. 14, 2025.

woman and child enter historic yellow two-story house with brown trim

Admission tickets are issued for children/youth ages 12 and younger when accompanied by a ticketed adult. For information and tickets for Children of Gettysburg 1863® and the experiences, exhibits, tours and events offered by the Gettysburg Foundation, visit GettysburgFoundation.org or call our Guest Relations team, 877-874-2478 or 717-334-2436.

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