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Journey Through Hallowed Ground

Route: Intersection of U.S. 15 and PA Route 394, Business Route 15 and U.S Route 15 to the PA/MD Border Line in Adams County

Your journey through Gettysburg is more than a road trip through a history book. This trip takes you to some of the most storied land in America, where history lives and breathes, and reflects on three themes – Land of Conflict, Reunification and Rebuilding, Land of Leadership, and Place of National Beauty and Rural Character.

Follow the route into Lincoln Square in the downtown Gettysburg Historic District, where the president is believed to have put the finishing touches on the Gettysburg Address when he stayed at the David Wills House.

Then travel through the Gettysburg National Battlefield Park, where your family is surrounded by the fields bloodied in that monumental turning point. To the east are views to Little and Big Round Top and to the west are views of South Mountain. Also close by is the Eisenhower Farm, where President Eisenhower retreated and entertained foreign dignitaries.

Length: 14.5 miles
Time to Allow: 2 days

Kayaking Western PA
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Last year, at the age of 52, my wife and I, and friends started kayaking the streams, rivers and lakes of Western PA. We came across this old dam on Henry Run while kayaking the Clarion River this past Memorial Day weekend. There are numerous remote, scenic areas that can only be explored from the water, not to mention the relaxation experienced floating down a lazy stream. PA has stunning beauty if we just stop and look around.
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Best Memorial Day ever
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The weekend prior we did Jim Thorpe, PA, the coolest little town in the state. For Memorial Day we went to where it all began: Philly! The Liberty Bell, Independence Hall, our beloved Phillies and, of course, a "Whiz Wit" at Pat's. The next day was the amazing Art Museum, and, oh yeah, shocking my girlfriend at LOVE Park!
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National Road
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When we head East for vacation, we always take this old road. The scenery is beautiful, and we like seeing the old highway markers. It's a lot less stressful than the big highways.
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Gettysburg National Military Park Museum and Visitors Center
Admission to the Cycloram, Film and Museum Experience, Gettysburg National Military Park Museum and Visitor...
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Eisenhower National Historic Site
General and President Dwight D. Eisenhower and his wife, Mamie, owned only one home, their Gettysburg...
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American Civil War Museum
The only museum in Gettysburg to recount the Civil War in its entirety. Outdoor activity includes complimentary...
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David Wills House, Lincoln's Gettysburg Address. Web site coming soon, call them at 1-800-486-5735.
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Baladerry Inn
Private, quiet location at the edge of the Battlefield and three miles to the center of Gettysburg. Circa...
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