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.Gallery 30-26 York Street. For shopaholics. As an artistic and
literary landmark in Gettysburg for over 38 years, Gallery 30
enjoys a long and storied history. Opened in 1979 as two local
women’s humble vision of a “half bookstore, half gallery” in
downtown Gettysburg, Gallery 30 has take many twists and
turns on its odyssey to becoming the awe-inspiring gallery of
American fine art and crafts that you know and love today. To-
day Gallery 30 represents a myriad of local and regional artists,
authors and artisans while striving to enrich Gettysburg’s vi-
brant artistic community.
Gettysburg Lincoln Railroad Station & Museum. 35
Carlisle St. Free. The Gettysburg Lincoln Railroad Station
stands tall over downtown Gettysburg to tell the stories of a
prosperous town ravaged by war and rebuilt by the determina-
tion of its citizens. Built in 1859 to serve as the western termi-
nus of the Gettysburg Railroad line to Hanover, Pennsylvania;
the station served as a field hospital, a departure point for thou-
sands of soldiers, and a place of greeting for President Lincoln
when he came to deliver his Gettysburg Address.
On the Battlefield

Seminary Ridge Museum $10 if interested. Three floors of
artifacts and interactive exhibits and museum shop.

Cupola Tour $20 .Guided tour of the museum building’s attic
and famous Cupola, which Union Gen. John Buford used to
survey the terrain before the battle. Take photos, survey the bat-
tlefield, and learn about the first day's fighting from this unique
vantage point

Gettysburg Museum & Visitor Center. 1195 Baltimore Pike.
Free to enter building. Most exhibits have a charge to view.
Book Store, Museum shop, refreshments, maps, tour guides.