What's Your Gettysburg Passion?
If we were asked to use one word to describe visitors to Gettysburg and surrounding Adams County, that word would be PASSIONATE. You return over and over to do something new or relive the history that is Gettysburg. You bring your children, grandchildren, parents, friends and relatives. Now, during the 150th Anniversary of the American Civil War, the passion of our visitors seems to have ignited stronger.
We want to hear from you, our visitors, about your passion for Gettysburg. Send us your name, a photo of you and "your Gettysburg passion" to sfox@gettysburg.travel.
By submitting your passion, you are giving the Gettysburg Convention and Visitors Bureau permission to share your passion on our website and in our advertising, letting others know why they should come to Gettysburg.
For some, the passion will be the history, others the events, maybe antique shopping - or just the small town charm. Whatever it is, we want to hear about your passion for Gettysburg!
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 I will never get tired of going to Gettysburg with my children and grandchildren, there is aways something to do and new parts of the battlefield to see. We have been there in every season and have never been disappointed. This is my granddaughter under the stones at Little Roundtop, she was two then, nows she is seven and loves to come to Gettysburg along with her younger sister and brother. This my favorite photo of her at my favorite place to go, the ray of sunshine is no mistake thats what she is. Just wanted to share this with you. Richard Eakin
Glenshaw,PA
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 I visited Gettysburg for the third time in the last twelve years from my home in the Chicago area this past July 3-5; stayed at a hotel in York after flying into BWI; made easy connections; and enjoyed a beautiful drive up I-83 along the way. On July 4, a friend of mine drove up to York for the first time from northern Virginia. We spent most of the day in Gettysburg dining, shopping, at the Visitors Center, the Soldiers Cemetery and on a ghost tour. Unfortunately, we did not have time to squeeze in a battlefield tour. However, we had a great time and loved every moment of it. Now that she's both a great sport and a budding Civil War buff, you know what that means: can't wait 'til our next visit! Christmas in Gettysburg, perhaps?
Timothy Booker
Dolton,IL
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Sometimes I still see the buzzards flying over the open yellow fields. I am curious to know what they are looking for. What do they see? Some souls, perhaps, still lying there, still waiting for a life not lived.
I lie in my bed at night after a difficult day. I imagine a peaceful place where I can be. I see the hills of the Round Tops, and remember the feeling of standing on the ground of the 20th Maine's victory. I want to be there, taking in the fresh air, stealing the energy that still exists there behind the rocks. I want to stand outside the gate of the Rectangular Field and look across the wide-open space, hoping for a sign of life or even death. Something that will show me what has happened here. Something that will let me know for sure. The silence is deafening; the peacefulness almost tragic. Too beautiful to be associated with death and destruction, too pleasant to be the grave of thousands of men. I have not been able to forget this place from the very first time I saw it. The memory is part of me now. I can't stay away for long. So I return again and again. I keep making this pilgrimage of tranquility. Enrica Dalessandro
Hasbrouck Heights,NJ
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 I have always loved Gettysburg. The way I describe it to my friends and family is this way. When you enter Gettysburg, you just don't go to a plaque saying the Battle of Gettysburg took place here. It's the whole town and surrounding area. There are monuments put precisely where that regiment or unit fought. And to stand on the same hallowed ground that men and even boys stood and died for there rights. It was brother against brother, father against son, friend against friend. There is a new visitors center where everything is all in one place - the museum, cyclorama and the movie. And all at a reasonable price. I highly recommend the battlefield tour guides that they offer. It's well worth your money. Every time I see the cyclorama, it brings tears to my eyes.
There are also private tour groups that you can take or do it o n your own with a map and CD. In addition to the park, there are many shops, restaurants and sleeping accommodations. If you’re into camping, there are many campgrounds in the area. The town also has special events for the anniversaries and other events related and non-related to the battle. I would also recommend the many ghost tours that they offer. My favorite is the "Ghostly Images of Gettysburg" midnight tours. You will never be bored in Gettysburg. Phillip Bigg
Bethlehem,PA
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