The Gettysburg Museum and Visitor Center is the starting point for any visit to the Gettysburg Battlefield, a site crucial in the American Civil War. The museum and visitor center are located in the Gettysburg National Military Park and have ranger-led programs and are both a depot for bus tours of the battlefield as well as the place to purchase field guides and CDs for self-guided tours.

The museum itself contains artifacts from the Civil War, including firearms, cannons, and uniforms, has a theater, a bookstore that sells gifts, and a restaurant. The museum also contains the Gettysburg Cyclorama, a 360-degree round painting of the battle.

Address: Gettysburg Museum and Visitor Center, 1195 Baltimore Pike, Gettysburg, PA 17325, Phone: 717-338-1243

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