Gettysburg Diorama & History Center — Attraction in Gettysburg

So the dioramas are amazing and the staff are very nice, but the gift shop encourages hate & political division which our union already suffers enough from. I did not support them by paying for the whole light and sound experience due to this. If you are not fond of the Confederate flag being used outside of a historical education/reenactment context and instead as a method of making your fellow Americans, particularly Black Americans feel unwelcome, do not patronize this establishment. Do not "heritage not hate" me about one of the most recognized symbols of the pro-segregation, nativist, and Klan movements, I know more about history than you do. Apologies for the somewhat inflammatory review, but symbols that perpetuate our union's division and represent treason and slavery are not to my taste. (By the way, the preservation and growth of slavery was explicitly defined as the aim of secession in the Confederate constitution and that of each Confederate state. Like I said, I know history. Do not try to...

Perfect start to your Gettysburg battlefield visit. Mom and Dad had toured Gettysburg with a guide previously. The kids (10, 13, and 16) had not been and were not overly excited about visiting "a large field with statues." We all thought that the layout and 30-minute presentation helped tremendously with actually visualizing the 3-day flow of the battle as well as highlight the key units and individuals that are honored, today. The presentation uses a combination of narration, spotlights, lights in the diorama, one brief instance of strobe lights (of which the owner warned us), and a good surround sound for battle sounds. It was not particularly gruesome but did not ignore the lives lost, so our youngest needed extra hugs thinking of all the casualties. The presentation closes with the idea of wanting to preserve the history and honor the memory of all soldiers so the country could continue to grow and achieve new heights as one,...

My girlfriend and I admittedly went here for the kitsch value and it delivered. The diorama looks like an enormous labor of love. And the show is probably about what you're expecting: small spotlights direct your attention to the relevant portions of the diorama as the narrator describes the battle with some ambient sound effects . What is an effectively a power point presentation projects some visual aids on the wall above the diorama.

If you're up on your civil war history more than we are you'd probably get more out of it as there were a lot of names thrown around and it was a bit much to keep track of 20 years since my last American History class. That being the case, we felt the show was kind of long at 30 minutes. But if history is your jam you'd probably disagree.

All-in-all we thought it was well worth the $7 ticket. If you think this sounds up your alley it almost certainly is. And if you don't you're...