Eisenhower National Historic Site - Facilities
VISITOR CENTERS
Eisenhower Reception Center
Open
Open daily: 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The site is closed on
Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year"s Day.
Due to a lack of on-site parking and space limitations in the Eisenhower
home, visits can only be made by a shuttle bus leaving from the Gettysburg
National Military Park Visitor Center.2008 Shuttle Bus Departure
Schedule:
Winter
January 2 10:00 am, 11:30 am, 2:00 pm, 3:30 pm
January 3 - February 15 10:00 am, 2 pm
February 16 - March 21 10:00 am, 11:30 am, 2:00 pm, 3:30 pm
March 22 - March 23 Every hour, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
March 24 - March 28 10:00 am, 11:30 am, 2:00 pm, 3:30 pm
Spring
March 29 - April 4 Every hour, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm.
April 5- June 13 Weekdays: Every hour, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm.
Weekends and Memorial Day: Every half hour, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Summer
June 14 - August 17 Every half hour, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Fall
August 18 - October 26 Weekdays: Every hour, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm.
Weekends, Labor Day and Columbus Day: Every half hour, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
(Sept. 20 - 21: World War II Weekend: buses every 15 minutes and on site
parking, weather permitting)
October 27 - November 2 Every hour, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm.
November 3 - November 30 Weekdays: 10:00 am, 11:30 am, 2:00 pm, 3:30 pm.
Weekends and Fri. after Thanksgiving: Every hour, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm.
December 1 - December 31 10:00 am, 11:30 am, 2:00 pm, 3:30 pm
House is decorated for Christmas, December 1 - 31. Dec. 13: Christmas
Holiday Reception, buses every hour, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm.
Exhibits
The reception center, at one time the Secret Service Office, now houses a bookstore and restrooms. The center has exhibits of Eisenhower"s life, from his boyhood days in Abilene,through the military and presidential years, to his retirement years at his Gettysburg farm.
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NRS
Outdoor Research
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