Eisenhower National Historic Site - Plan Your Visit

Operating Hours and Seasons

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.

Local Partners & Information Resources

Gettysburg Convention and Visitors Bureau

Getting There

Car
Visitors arriving from the north and south can use US 15. From the east and west, visitors can use US 30. Shuttle buses to the site depart from the Gettysburg National Military Park Visitor Center, approximately one mile south of Gettysburg on SR 134 (Taneytown Road), and US 15 business route (Steinwehr Avenue).

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. The Center opens at 8:00 a.m. Tickets may be purchased on a first come, first served basis for the next available tour.