Antietam National Battlefield Self-Guided Audio GPS Driving Tour

Antietam National Battlefield Self-Guided Audio GPS Driving Tour

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4h
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Overview

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 exploration: take your time at various landmarks
Total tour duration of 2 to 4 hours, designed for easy stops along the route

Activity location

Antietam National Battlefield Visitor Center
- 5831 Dunker Church Road
- 21782, Sharpsburg, Maryland, United States

Meeting/Redemption Point

Antietam National Battlefield Visitor Center
- 5831 Dunker Church Road
- 21782, Sharpsburg, Maryland, United States

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Antietam National Battlefield Self-Guided Audio GPS Driving Tour in English

4h
Opening hours: Tue 0:00-23:30
English

Travelers

Language options: English

Price details

P 604.10 x 1 TravelerP 604.10

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What's included, what's not

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

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Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Activity itinerary

Antietam National Battlefield Visitor Center

10m
Admission ticket not included

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.

Dunker Church

10m
Admission ticket not included

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.

Clara Barton Monument

10m
Admission ticket not included

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.

Mansfield Monument

10m
Admission ticket not included

Learn the tragic story of Union General Joseph Mansfield, who was mortally wounded shortly after arriving on the battlefield while leading troops into combat.

Philadelphia Brigade Monument

10m
Admission ticket not included

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.

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.

Antietam Battlefield Observation Tower

10m
Admission ticket not included

Climb for panoramic views of the battlefield and gain a deeper understanding of how the battle unfolded across the surrounding farms and fields.

Irish Brigade Monument

10m
Admission ticket not included

This striking monument honors Irish immigrants who charged Confederate positions at Bloody Lane and suffered staggering casualties in the process.

Burnside's Bridge

10m
Admission ticket not included

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.

Monument to William McKinley

10m
Admission ticket not included

Visit the monument honoring future U.S. President William McKinley, who earned recognition here by delivering food and coffee to soldiers under fire.

Antietam National Cemetery

10m
Admission ticket not included

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.

23rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry Regiment Monument

10m
Admission ticket not included

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.

Location

Activity location

Antietam National Battlefield Visitor Center
- 5831 Dunker Church Road
- 21782, Sharpsburg, Maryland, United States

Meeting/Redemption Point

Antietam National Battlefield Visitor Center
- 5831 Dunker Church Road
- 21782, Sharpsburg, Maryland, United States

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