Eisenhower National Historic Site

• Home tours are first come, first served. Due to limited space, they are limited to 40 visitors per tour.
• Visitors are advised to be on-site at least 15 minutes prior to the home tour they would like to attend.
• Visitors should check-in at our visitor contact station on-site and reserve a spot before their home tour program.
• Groups of 10 or more should reserve tour times outside of our regularly schedule home tour schedule. Click here to learn more on scheduling your group of ten or more. 

The third annual Eisenhower National Historic Site Easter Egg Roll will take place from 10 am to 2 pm on Saturday, April 4, 2026 (with a rain date of Monday, April 6)

In 1953--after a hiatus during World War II--Dwight and Mamie Eisenhower brought the beloved Easter Egg Roll tradition back to the South Lawn of the White House.

To commemorate the original Eisenhower Easter Egg Roll, this event encourages young visitors and families to engage in fun-filled activities and learn about Eisenhower family Easter traditions at the White House. Kids will have the opportunity to decorate their own wooden egg and take part in an egg roll on the lawn of the Eisenhower home here in Gettysburg.

This event has been made possible through our continued partnership with the Gettysburg Foundation.

For more information on this year’s event, and to learn more about the Eisenhowers and the Easter Egg Roll, visit us at www.nps.gov/eise.

How did Gettysburg and the Great War shape Dwight Eisenhower and the United States?

Explore this story and more at Eisenhower National Historic Site’s World War I Weekend on May 2 and 3, 2026. The National Park Service will offer special programming related to Dwight Eisenhower, Gettysburg's own Camp Colt, and the American experience in World War I.

This event will include a small living history contingent, as well as participation from the U.S. Navy History and Heritage Command. In addition to special World War I programs, the Eisenhower home will be open for its regularly scheduled house tours on both Saturday and Sunday. Tours will take place hourly from 10 am through 2 pm. 

In addition to regularly scheduled tours of the Eisenhower home, additional talks will be offered on the United States and World War I. A full schedule will be posted here: World War I Weekend at Eisenhower National Historic Site (U.S. National Park Service)

Admission to Eisenhower NHS is free. Visitors may drive directly to the site. Please use 250 Eisenhower Farm Rd for GPS or visit here for directions. Visitors should enter the site from Emmitsburg Rd. Please follow signs for on-site parking.

How did Gettysburg and the Great War shape Dwight Eisenhower and the United States?

Explore this story and more at Eisenhower National Historic Site’s World War I Weekend on May 2 and 3, 2026. The National Park Service will offer special programming related to Dwight Eisenhower, Gettysburg's own Camp Colt, and the American experience in World War I.

This event will include a small living history contingent, as well as participation from the U.S. Navy History and Heritage Command. In addition to special World War I programs, the Eisenhower home will be open for its regularly scheduled house tours on both Saturday and Sunday. Tours will take place hourly from 10 am through 2 pm. 

In addition to regularly scheduled tours of the Eisenhower home, additional talks will be offered on the United States and World War I. A full schedule will be posted here: World War I Weekend at Eisenhower National Historic Site (U.S. National Park Service)

Admission to Eisenhower NHS is free. Visitors may drive directly to the site. Please use 250 Eisenhower Farm Rd for GPS or visit here for directions. Visitors should enter the site from Emmitsburg Rd. Please follow signs for on-site parking.

• Home tours are first come, first served. Due to limited space, they are limited to 40 visitors per tour.
• Visitors are advised to be on-site at least 15 minutes prior to the home tour they would like to attend.
• Visitors should check-in at our visitor contact station on-site and reserve a spot before their home tour program.
• Groups of 10 or more should reserve tour times outside of our regularly schedule home tour schedule. Click here to learn more on scheduling your group of ten or more. 

Regularly scheduled tours of the Eisenhower home will take place Thursdays through Mondays, from Thursday, May 28 through Monday, October 26. 

• Home tours are first come, first served. Space may be limited depending on crowd sizes on the day of your visit.
• Visitors should check-in at our visitor contact station on-site and reserve a spot before their home tour program.
• Groups of 10 or more should reserve tour times outside of our regularly schedule home tour schedule. Click here to learn more on scheduling your group of ten or more.  

Gettysburg National Cemetery is the final resting place for over 500 Americans who died serving their country during World War II. From Pearl Harbor to D-Day, the stories of these fallen servicemembers represent tremendous courage and bravery of Americans during World War II. Join an Eisenhower NHS park ranger to visit their graves, explore their stories, and connect with the "greatest generation."

These programs are 45 to 60 minutes in length and meet at the Taneytown Rd entrance to Gettysburg National Cemetery. 

In 1918, Captain Dwight Eisenhower commanded a tank training camp on the historic Gettysburg battlefield. Explore the grounds of Camp Colt with a NPS ranger to discover this important story in Eisenhower's life and career.

These programs are one hour long and meet at the Gettysburg National Cemetery Parking Lot on Taneytown Rd, Auto Tour Stop 16 on the Gettysburg National Military Park Auto Tour. 

• Join Eisenhower NHS Park Rangers for free guided walking tours of the historic Eisenhower farm landscape.
• These programs are one hour long. Meet the ranger in front of the Eisenhower home.
• Note: these programs do not include a tour of the Eisenhower home. They are grounds tours only.