Name: Gettysburg Museum of History
Rating: 4.7 (2614 reviews)

Framed piece of John Wilkes Booth's blood-stained splint with a period letter, his photograph and a museum display card

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The Only Known Piece Of John Wilkes Booth’s Splint Applied By Dr. Mudd After Shooting Lincoln

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Framed lock of Abraham Lincoln hair display with historical documents, portrait photo, and explanatory cards

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A Lock Of Abraham Lincoln’s Hair Taken By His Undertaker After Death

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Rated 5 Stars As Both Tourist Destination & Seller!!

Gettysburg Museum of History is rated 4.7 out of 5 based on 2,614 reviews from around the Web.

2026-10-28

Fantastic place to spend some time looking at interesting artifacts. The staff was very friendly and helpful. And it's free!

Empty G.
2026-10-22

Just came into the museum, was awesome place. The 2 Burnett workers were Hilarus and very friendly.

Jeffrey P.
2026-07-29

One of the best museums in Gettysburg..

Evan P.
2026-07-02

Great museum and collectibles looking to start my own little museum someday

Cool G.
2026-04-28

Very interesting!

Angela B.
2026-03-30

Interesting place.

Jesse P.
2025-10-19

Take your time, so much to see

Scott G.
2025-09-08

Very nice. The walk ways are a Little narrow Ave is hard to pass people but it's a nice place with nice people!

Michelle G.
2025-08-07

It was full of cool things to look at and had story notes that explained was you are looking at and I believe it was free to get in

Louis H.
2025-07-17

Wonderful place of history, videos, artifacts etc

Karen M.
2025-07-11

A must see if in Gettysburg

Jeff W.
2025-06-18

Very packed with history.

Roger S.
2025-06-04

Wonderful, inside museum and outside auto tour are incredible. Should be a must do for everyone

Kat
2025-05-22

A must visit! Its small but absolutely packed with items from all of American History. I found out about this place from the YouTube Channel "The History...

A.J. K.
2025-04-05

Found this museum via @thehistoryunderground YouTube channel (highly recommend for anyone who enjoys history) and I couldn’t wait to see it in person. It’s a...

Vanessa H.
2024-10-17

Has everything and more. A full day to tour everything inside and out. Cafe inside, gift shop and the cyclorama.

Charlene H.
2024-10-08

Muy detallados los sucesos que acontecieron

Nelson B.
2024-07-09

What an awesome experience. Wish we had more time thier

Mike H.
2024-06-09

Free museum that is outstanding. So many items/artifacts crammed into such a small place. This is a must see for everyone.

Lee C.
2024-06-08

Great place to visit if you love history, and it's free,but I away donate something to help keep the place open

Jaime R.
2024-03-23

Great museum for everyone. Real artifacts with true history. I would recommend this over any other museum. You won't find another museum with this much...

Joe C.
2024-03-21

Fast and quality shipping. What they do is so important, and I thank them for that

Scott W.
2024-02-15

Excellent place to visit and see history

Dave N.
2024-01-19

(Translated by Google) Where to start ??? A simply great place, I've been to a lot of museums in my life and some very big ones. But this is probably never...

Simon S.
2023-11-20

Interesting

Jason V.
2023-11-18

MIND BLOWING PLACE. Got an autographed book by Jared and Erik!

Vincent C.
2023-09-24

Love history.

Luis T.
2023-08-12

Legit dealer to get Third Reich collectibles

Michael T.
2023-07-19

Staff was alsome

Joseph A.
2023-07-13

Great actual artifacts.. so much to see and learm about there...and the employee there was very friendly..definite have to go see...

Rose E.
2023-07-06

Man, what an amazing collection of historical artifacts. A must stop for any history lover!!!

US 1.
2023-07-01

Having been to the YouTube channel prior to our visit was helpful and instigated us making it a point to visit the museum.

Tom R.
2023-06-29

nice worth going to

Matt W.
2023-06-14

Awesome stuff, authentic, great collection.

Lisa B.
2023-06-13

Some unbelievable artifacts here and admission is totally free!

Sammy J.
2023-05-28

Really enjoyed this campground! The petting farm was really cool and the staff was nice. but good vibes here :-)

Ashley P.
2023-04-12

Place was awesome some many amazing things in one place.

Roger M.
2023-03-27

Amazing museum!

Joland B.
2023-03-20

Worth the three hour drive.

Tigah H.
2023-02-21

Looks great if you love history as much as me.

Erich R.
2023-01-12

Amazing gem of a find. Didn't realize how many historic things to see. A must visit!!

Mark Z.
2022-12-01

Well worth the time to go an explore this museum!

Jim O.
2022-09-17

Awesome museum

Judy K.
2022-06-07

Incredible private collection of historical items. Well worth a visit.

Josh N.
2022-02-22

I can't wait to get there I heard there's a lot of nice vehicles and history there and I have a lot of the history in my house so I can't wait to get there

Jeffery trate T.
2021-10-19

Lots and lots to see. Some of which is for sale. Stop in and check it out.

Dylan B.
2021-09-01

Impressive amount of detail from many historical periods. Great learning experience!

Christine N.
2021-08-26

Awesome museum with so many cool historical items! A LOT bigger than it looks on the outside

Nunya B.
2021-08-09

This place is awesome. There is so many great things to see and Erik is such a great host and gladly answered all my questions.

Dennis U.
2021-07-30

They have awesome stuff. Would go back again

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Lincoln Assassination

The Only Known Piece Of John Wilkes Booth’s Splint Applied By Dr. Mudd After Shooting Lincoln

The Only Known Piece Of John Wilkes Booth’s Splint Applied By Dr. Mudd After Shooting Lincoln

A Lock Of Abraham Lincoln’s Hair Taken By His Undertaker After Death

A Lock Of Abraham Lincoln’s Hair Taken By His Undertaker After Death