Gettysburg Museum and Visitor Center
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The Gettysburg Museum and Visitor Center is a Gettysburg National Military Park facility, with a museum about the American Civil War, the 1884 Gettysburg Cyclorama, and the tour center for licensed Battlefield Guides and for buses to see the Gettysburg Battlefield and Eisenhower National Historic Site.
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Established | April 2008 (2008-04)[1] |
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Location | Gettysburg NMP, Adams County, Pennsylvania, United States |
Coordinates | 39.815261°N 77.23011°W / 39.815261; -77.23011 |
Visitors | 2 million[2] |
Founder | Gettysburg Foundation |
Owner | National Park Service[1] |
Public transit access | Gettysburg National Military Park, rabbittransit |
Nearest parking | Entrances from Baltimore Pike |
Website | www |
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The museum displays artifacts, including cannon, firearms, and uniforms, and includes an exhibit gallery and theater.[3] Additional facilities are a "computer resource room",[1] a bookstore with gifts, and a restaurant.[4]