Sharpsburg

Antietam national battlefield

antietam national battlefield
Antietam National Battlefield Visitor Center
5831 Dunker Church Road
+1 301 432-5124
$4/person, $6/family, valid for three days
26 Oct-8 May 8:30AM-5PM daily, 9 May-29 May 8:30AM-6PM daily, 30 May-20 Sept 8AM-7PM daily, 21 Sept-25 Oct 8:30AM-6PM
antietam national battlefield
 

The battlefield is maintained by the National Park Service, and you can experience it in a number of ways:

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 1:00PM

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

Take a self-guided hike on the Cornfield, Final Attack, Union Advance, Antietam Remembered, Sherrick Farm or Snavely Ford Trails

Visit the Pry House Field Hospital Museum, +1 301 416-2395, summers: noon-5PM daily.