Antietam National Battlefield, Delaware

Plan Your Visit

If you have one to two hours:
- Explore the museum exhibits in the visitor center.
- View the 26-minute introductory film "Antietam Visit" which is shown on the hour and the half- hour, except from noon to 1:00 p.m.
- Join a Park Ranger for a battlefield talk.
- Browse the Museum Store.
- Take the self-guided 8 1/2 mile auto tour through the battlefield. The tour has 11 stops and begins at the Dunker Church.

If you have more time, two to four hours, add the following:
- See the one-hour "Antietam Documentary" shown every day in the visitor center from noon to 1:00 p.m.
- Buy an audio tape/CD or join a Park Ranger for a more detailed auto tour.
- Join a Park Ranger for additional battlefield talks and walks.
- Take a self-guided hike on the Cornfield, Final Attack, Union Advance, Antietam Remembered, Sherrick Farm or Snavely Ford Trails.
- Stop by the Pry House Field Hospital Musuem (Check at the visitor center for hours)

Directions

Traveling East on Interstate 70:
Exit 29A onto Rt. 65 south. Ten miles south on the left is the Visitor Center.

Traveling West on Inte