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Antietam National Battlefield Self-Guided Audio GPS Driving Tour
Important Information
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Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
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Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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Explore the Antietam National Battlefield, the site of the bloodiest single day in American military history. This self-guided driving tour traces the pivotal battle of September 1862, allowing you to discover key sites like Dunker Church and Burnside Bridge at your own pace. Utilize GPS-triggered narration that brings historical stories to life as you navigate through serene landscapes that witnessed fierce combat. Reflect on the sacrifices made here and understand how this battle influenced the Emancipation Proclamation and the future of the nation.
- Self-guided driving tour with GPS-triggered narration - Visit historic sites including Miller Cornfield and Bloody Lane - Flexible explorat...
Highlights
From 2 hours to 4 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
From 2 hours to 4 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
GPS Guided Driving Tour in Antietam Battlefield on our driving tour app
Text transcripts of the audio to read anytime.
Listen again anytime to relive the experience, the tour never expires.
Download early and take the tour offline
Go anytime, at your own pace, the tour never expires.
No entrance fee to the Antietam Battlefield, this is a National Battlefield and requires a fee
No human guide this is all guided by our driving walking tour app
Meeting Points
Departure
Antietam National Battlefield Visitor Center
Begin your journey at the heart of Antietam National Battlefield. Explore exhibits, maps, and the park film before setting out across the fields where the bloodiest single day in American military history unfolded on September 17, 1862.
Return
Antietam National Cemetery
End your journey at the final resting place of nearly 5,000 Union soldiers. It was here that the true cost of Antietam became impossible to ignore.
Itinerary
1
Antietam National Battlefield Visitor Center
Begin your journey at the heart of Antietam National Battlefield. Explore exhibits, maps, and the park film before setting out across the fields where the bloodiest single day in American military history unfolded on September 17, 1862.
10 minutes
2
Dunker Church
This simple white church became a landmark for Confederate artillery and witnessed some of the fiercest fighting of the battle. Destroyed twice and rebuilt twice, it remains one of Antietam's most iconic sights.
10 minutes
3
Clara Barton Monument
Honor the woman who would later found the American Red Cross. Clara Barton arrived at Antietam with medical supplies and worked tirelessly under fire treating wounded soldiers.
10 minutes
4
Mansfield Monument
Learn the tragic story of Union General Joseph Mansfield, who was mortally wounded shortly after arriving on the battlefield while leading troops into combat.
10 minutes
5
Philadelphia Brigade Monument
Explore the site of one of the Union Army's most devastating ambushes, where over 2,200 soldiers became casualties in less than twenty minutes.
10 minutes
6
Bloody Lane
Perhaps the most haunting stop on the battlefield. This worn farm road became a natural trench where thousands fought and fell in one of the bloodiest four-hour periods of the Civil War.
10 minutes
7
Antietam Battlefield Observation Tower
Climb for panoramic views of the battlefield and gain a deeper understanding of how the battle unfolded across the surrounding farms and fields.
10 minutes
8
Irish Brigade Monument
This striking monument honors Irish immigrants who charged Confederate positions at Bloody Lane and suffered staggering casualties in the process.
10 minutes
9
Burnside's Bridge
One of the most famous bridges in American history. Here, approximately 500 Confederate defenders held off more than 12,000 Union troops for three crucial hours.
10 minutes
10
Monument to William McKinley - Antietam
Visit the monument honoring future U.S. President William McKinley, who earned recognition here by delivering food and coffee to soldiers under fire.
10 minutes
11
Antietam National Cemetery
End your journey at the final resting place of nearly 5,000 Union soldiers. It was here that the true cost of Antietam became impossible to ignore.
10 minutes
12
23rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry Regiment Monument
Stand where Union artillery supported Burnside's assault and learn how two future U.S. Presidents—Rutherford B. Hayes and William McKinley—served together at Antietam.
10 minutes
Antietam National Battlefield Self-Guided Audio GPS Driving Tour
About
Explore the Antietam National Battlefield, the site of the bloodiest single day in American military history. This self-guided driving tour traces the pivotal battle of September 1862, allowing you to discover key sites like Dunker Church and Burnside Bridge at your own pace. Utilize GPS-triggered narration that brings historical stories to life as you navigate through serene landscapes that witnessed fierce combat. Reflect on the sacrifices made here and understand how this battle influenced the Emancipation Proclamation and the future of the nation.
- Self-guided driving tour with GPS-triggered narration - Visit historic sites including Miller Cornfield and Bloody Lane - Flexible explorat...
Highlights
From 2 hours to 4 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
From 2 hours to 4 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
GPS Guided Driving Tour in Antietam Battlefield on our driving tour app
Text transcripts of the audio to read anytime.
Listen again anytime to relive the experience, the tour never expires.
Download early and take the tour offline
Go anytime, at your own pace, the tour never expires.
No entrance fee to the Antietam Battlefield, this is a National Battlefield and requires a fee
No human guide this is all guided by our driving walking tour app
Meeting Points
Departure
Antietam National Battlefield Visitor Center
Begin your journey at the heart of Antietam National Battlefield. Explore exhibits, maps, and the park film before setting out across the fields where the bloodiest single day in American military history unfolded on September 17, 1862.
Return
Antietam National Cemetery
End your journey at the final resting place of nearly 5,000 Union soldiers. It was here that the true cost of Antietam became impossible to ignore.
