News Release Date: March 16, 2023
Contact: Jason Martz
GETTYSBURG, PA – Eisenhower National Historic Site is pleased to announce that tours of the Eisenhower home will resume on Saturday, April 1, 2023, for the Spring and Summer season. Individuals, families, and groups with fewer than 20 people can now drive directly to the site.
April Tours of the Eisenhower Home
House tours will be offered Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.
Tour times will be at 10 am, 11 am, 1 pm, and 2 pm.
May Tours of the Eisenhower Home
House tours will be offered Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.
Tour times will be at 10 am, 11 am, 1 pm, and 2 pm.
Special Memorial Day tours will be available on Monday, May 29.
June 1 to August 13 Tours of the Eisenhower Home
House tours will be offered Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday.
Tour times will be at 10:30 am, 11:30 am, 12:30 pm, 1:30 pm, 2:30 pm, and 3:30 pm.
June 1 to August 13 - Free Ranger led programs
Free Ranger led programs will be offered Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday.
Tours of the grounds will begin at 9:30 am and last approximately 45 minutes. Tours begin near the gravel parking lot.
New for 2023: Individuals, families, and groups with fewer than 20 people are no longer required to make advanced reservations or take a shuttle bus to the site. Visitors may now drive directly to the farm. Access is via the Emmitsburg Road at 250 Eisenhower Farm Lane, Gettysburg, PA. General visitor parking and accessible parking is available. Once onsite, please follow directions to the appropriate parking area.
All tours of the Eisenhower home will be offered on a first come, first served basis to the first 40 visitors during each time slot.
Groups with 20 or more individuals should contact visitor services at 877-874-2478.
Note: Due to tight turns and cattle guards, no oversized vehicles (RVs, campers, trailers, coach buses, etc.) are permitted on site.
The grounds of Eisenhower National Historic Site are open daily throughout the year from 30 minutes before sunrise to 30 minutes after sunset.
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. Learn more at www.nps.gov/eise.