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My friend and I intend to visit Gettysburg in a few weeks. I would appreciate any reccomendations on
hotels, restaurants and guides. My last visit was in the late sixties so I am sure things have changed.

thanks....
 
Give Tim Tyler a call. He recommended an excellent hotel, and a couple of terrific places to eat when I met him there, and each was very nice.:smile2:
 
"The Gettysburg Hotel" and "The Pub" right across the street. Also if your looking for any hard to find toy soldier sets be sure to visit "The Gettysburg Antique Center".
 
nysoldiers said:
My friend and I intend to visit Gettysburg in a few weeks. I would appreciate any reccomendations on
hotels, restaurants and guides. My last visit was in the late sixties so I am sure things have changed.

thanks....
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I've stayed a the Hilton Garden on route 30, nice and clean and quiet, there's a great Italian restaurant on route 30 towards the center of town, there is also another one on the opposite end of route 30 on the right towards where the action was on day 1 (both owners must be hiding out in Gettysburg as part of the witness protection program, the food is incredible at both places IMO). There is also a nice micro brewery near Lee's HQ, plus as Paul mentioned a nice pub across from The Gettysburg Hotel and The Irish Brigade gift shop.

There's also a very nice pub in the center of town near the rotary across the street from the Lincoln Hotel, too bad you're heading down in a few weeks as I'm heading down there for a few days tomorrow.

As far as guides, you can hire one at the visitors center, that is a stop worth making along with the new museum on Seminary Ridge.

Can't wait to get there tomorrow......
 
nysoldiers said:
My friend and I intend to visit Gettysburg in a few weeks. I would appreciate any reccomendations on
hotels, restaurants and guides. My last visit was in the late sixties so I am sure things have changed.

thanks....
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Combat recommended to me the Wynham (spelling?) a few years back. Its located on the outskirts of town, but still close by car to the battlefield. I also stayed at the Gettysburg hotel, which is in town. I highly recommend a personal guide that rides in your car. However, you need to make this arrangement 2-weeks in advance. I went during the summer and maybe in the fall, its not as busy, but you should call ahead. I envy you east coast guys, with all that history in relative close distance. Have fun!
 
I forgot to add "Dunlap's" on Buford avenue. Nothing fancy, but good food and very reasonably priced. No bar, but BYOB
 
I want to echo GoForBroke's recommndation of a personal guided tour in your car. It will give you a great perspective of the batlle for the rest of your trip and future trips as well .
It shouldn't be too difficult to book this time of year. I took the personal tour on my second visit and should have taken it on my first visit

Regards
Kirk
 
nysoldiers said:
My friend and I intend to visit Gettysburg in a few weeks. I would appreciate any reccomendations on
hotels, restaurants and guides. My last visit was in the late sixties so I am sure things have changed.

thanks....
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Hotels:
-I would recommend the Wyndham. It's new, clean and very nice. The place reminds me of "The Shining" when no one is there. It's a few miles outside town, but you can still be to the battlefield within ten minutes.
-The Gettysburg Hotel is on the town square. It was renovated - for good or ill - a short while back for the 150th anniversary. Great location, but I've heard it can be a bit noisy from all the traffic in the square.

Food:
-Dobbin House is a great place to eat. Very historic. Lunch is downstairs (watch your step it's dark and the stairs are uneven).
-The Farnsworth Inn is also nice, but the quality of the food and service has suffered recently. They do have a nice display of props from the movie "Gettysburg."
-The Cashtown Inn is a nice place for lunch or dinner, but it is a few miles outside of town. Lee and Longstreet met up here on the way to Gettysburg.
-Sidney's - a newer place and harder for the tourists to find at the country club, but good food (closed on Monday): http://www.restaurantsidney.com/#!/main

Things to do:
-The vistor's center is a must and it is a good idea to hire a guide there who can accompany you around the battlefield.
-They recently renovated the Wills House where Lincoln spent the night before the Gettysburg Address. Just across the street from the Gettysburg Hotel.
-Horseback riding tours seem to be popular although it's freezing cold here today. They may be seasonal. If you have kids, they might enjoy the ghost tours - but again it's going to be cold at night.
-If you are really ambitious, they offer sedgway tours of the battlefield. They look fun:
http://www.segtours.com/
-The Antique Center on Baltimore Street - a great selection of toy soldiers and oddities. If you need a glass eyeball, they can set you up.

If you are a fan of the French-Indian War, Lord Nelson's Gallery has a fantastic selection of art, reproductions and books on the subject. It's worth a stop.
 
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Thank you all very much for the great info.
After Gettysburg my next historical trip will be to Saratoga but waiting until spring time.
 
For myself I have the fortune to have an annual convention in Harrisburg every year. Thus I always take a few days in Gettysburg before or after.

In terms of motel I stay in these two.

Travelodge corner of Baltimore and Steinweir. Built on the site of the Wagon Wheel Hotel during the battle. You can step out of the front door and walk over to east cemetery hill or into the national cemetery. My wife loves this place the best for the microwaves in some of the rooms.

Quality Inn on Steinweir. This is my favorite. If you get the right room your room will look out upon the field of Pickett's Charge. At night I take a walk across to the high water mark. They have the best breakfast. It's served in Victorian house that is on the property. The bar is a hangout for battlefield guides as well as a few well know authors. I even ran into Robin Williams (the comedian) there one night.

Food wise someone above gave a good list. I've never cared for the Farnsworth House for dinner but I always enjoy eating on the patio for lunch. I make a point in doing so every time I'm in town. Once I was sitting eating and at the table next to me was a father and son. The son asked if anything happened where they were. The father said no so I leaned over and pointed out the bullet holes in the brickwork of the building. I gave a short description of the fighting around that area. The you boy seemed to really enjoy his lunch a lot more after that.
 
So how was your visit? Now is one of the nice times to visit. Not as many people around and you can view things a little easier without the foliage. Another great place to visit is the Horse Soldier. They are right across the street of Gettysburg Toy Soldier. Another thing you should try to see is the David Acheson Rock (140th PA). Really neat. Hope you had a great visit. Brad
 
braddinpa said:
So how was your visit? Now is one of the nice times to visit. Not as many people around and you can view things a little easier without the foliage. Another great place to visit is the Horse Soldier. They are right across the street of Gettysburg Toy Soldier. Another thing you should try to see is the David Acheson Rock (140th PA). Really neat. Hope you had a great visit. Brad
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Thanks for asking.....my friends and I visited this past week before Thanksgiving. The weather was pretty lousy, cold and damp, but the park was virtually empty.
The last time I visited was in 1968 as a student from Washington DC. The new/renovated museum and cyclorama were wonderful. We had a three hour guided tour
of the battlefield and then wandered about on our own. I could have spent more time but we were on a rather strict schedule. We hit terrible traffic on the way back
to New York/Long Island taking us over 8 hours instead of the usual 4 to 5 hours with a rest stop.
Very enjoyable and at the same time somber when you think back at the loss of life and limb on those three bloody days.
 
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