2025 News

During the Federal government’s lapse in appropriations, the Gettysburg National Military Park Museum & Visitor Center and its complex, owned and operated by the Gettysburg Foundation, will remain open during regular hours to welcome and serve visitors. The Museum & Visitor Center is open daily from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

While many services typically provided by the National Park Service (NPS) are paused during the shutdown, the Gettysburg Foundation is continuing to operate the Museum & Visitor Center and provide access to a wide range of visitor experiences, including:

• Film, Cyclorama & Museum Experience: View A New Birth of Freedom followed by the dramatic light and sound show of the 360-degree Gettysburg Cyclorama painting. Then, explore artifacts, interactive exhibits and short films that bring the stories of the battle to life in the Gettysburg Museum of the American Civil War.
• Licensed Battlefield Guide Tours: Continue by bus and car. Car tours require reservations.
• Shopping & Dining: The Museum Book Store and Battlegrounds Café & Grille remain open for shopping, snacks and meals.
• McKenna Foundation Resource Room: The Resource Room is open with Gettysburg Foundation volunteers available to help guests explore Civil War ancestry and begin research.
• Tickets & Maps: Visitors may purchase tickets to Foundation programs and obtain maps at the Ticket Counter and Friends Desk.

National Park Service Facility Status:

• Open: All roads within Gettysburg National Military Park will remain open to vehicle, pedestrian and bicycle traffic. The Gettysburg National Cemetery will remain open. The grounds at Eisenhower National Historic Site remain accessible from sunrise to sunset.
• Closed: The Eisenhower National Historic Site’s home tours are closed.
• Unavailable: Educational programs, interpretive services and information desks operated by the NPS are paused. NPS rangers and volunteers are not available.
• Law Enforcement: NPS protection rangers will continue patrols to ensure the safety of park resources and visitors.

Lost and found items should be turned in to the Security Desk in the Museum & Visitor Center located at 1195 Baltimore Pike, Gettysburg.

Members of the media may contact Bruce McConnel, Vice President of Marketing Communications, at bmcconnel@gettysburgfoundation.org for more information.

Tickets, maps and visitor updates can be found at GettysburgFoundation.org.

Updated Oct. 1, 2025, at 1:30 p.m.