Voted the No. 1 ghost-tour company in the world by Haunted America Tours, Ghosts of Gettysburg Walking Tours offers several walks, among them the Baltimore Street tour. During this easy walk, you will visit the Adams County courthouse, a building Confederate troops occupied for five days in 1863. During the Battle of Gettysburg, it was pressed into use as a hospital, and legend has it that the ghosts of certain deceased patients roam the building to this day. Other stops along the way include a church where so many amputations occurred that a blood-drainage hole was cut into the floor. The Baltimore Street Walking Tour lasts about 75 minutes, and the walking distance is three-quarters of a mile. Ghosts of Gettysburg closes for the winter and resumes tours in March.
Ghosts of Gettysburg
271 Baltimore St.
Gettysburg, PA 17325
(717) 337-0445
ghostsofgettysburg.com
This company offers several candlelight walking tours, one of which will take you off the beaten path and into the dark alleys of Gettysburg. You will be shown haunted houses and hear tales of the supernatural from Bob Wasel, author of the "Haunted Gettysburg" book series. The tours are light, easy walks and are handicap-accessible. Dogs on leashes are welcome on the tour. The tours take place rain or shine; if it does rain, the company provides umbrellas.
Haunted Gettysburg Tours
27 Steinwehr Ave
Gettysburg, PA 17325
(717) 334-1200
hauntedgettysburgtours.com
Gettysburg Ghost Tours promises that its tours include “less walking and more talking," with entertaining and lively guides. The Black Cat tour is a candlelit, back-alley foray into the spookiness of the Lincoln Cemetery, the Haunted Creek Bed and the orphanage. The Battlecry Tour visits the battlefields of “No Man’s Land,” haunted hotels and more. Gettysburg Ghost Tours walks last and hour. Umbrellas are provided if it rains, and special packages are available for groups of 10 or more. The walks are wheelchair-friendly and are conducted year-round.
Gettysburg Ghost Tours
47 Steinwehr Ave
Gettysburg, PA 17325
(717) 338-1818
hauntedgettysburg.com
Built in 1862, the Lightner Farmhouse was used as a hospital after the Battle of Gettysburg. Today, it is a charming bed and breakfast with two suites that can accommodate families and five additional, period-decorated rooms. The inkeepers offer several special packages, including a mapped bicycle tour of famous battlegrounds, a walking tour of spooky sites on the Lightner property and, in February, a “walk in the footsteps of President Lincoln as he came to Gettysburg to deliver the famous Gettysburg Address.”
The Lightner Farmhouse
2350 Baltimore Pike
Gettysburg, PA 17325
(717) 337-9508
lightnerfarmhouse.com
