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Gettysburg & Pennsylvania Dutch Country

Battlefields & Amish Country

The pivotal Civil War battlefield beside Pennsylvania's Amish farmland.

At a glance · 5 reasons to go

Why Gettysburg & Pennsylvania Dutch Country.

  1. Tour the Gettysburg battlefield and museum.

  2. Stand where Lincoln gave the Gettysburg Address.

  3. Amish farmland, buggies, and markets in Lancaster.

  4. Hearty Pennsylvania Dutch cooking.

  5. American history and rural tradition together.

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This corner of Pennsylvania pairs the hallowed Gettysburg battlefield — the turning point of the Civil War — with Lancaster's Amish country, where horse-drawn buggies still rule the lanes. Sobering history, then simple farm life.

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