Gettysburg Museum of History

This museum is great. It does not just have civil war stuff either, but items from all periods of history. I love it.
The owners are also terrific and true to history and not popular culture and refuse to take down confederate flag items, thank goodness not everyone has gone insane.

Don’t let the small size of this Museum fool you. I read the reviews before I went so I wasn’t surprised when I saw how small it looked from outside (and even inside). But the number of artifacts this Museum has is mind blowing. And the fact that it is free, is great. There are 5 small rooms (I think) filled with civil war, World War I/​II, JFK exhibits. As with other museums, it completely depends on you how much time you want to spend here, but I would say about an hour would do the justice to this place. I asked the owner of the museum on how many years did it take him to collect all the artifacts, he said 40 years. So although the museum is about 6 – 7 years old, the collection has been in the making for that long. Parking might be a tad difficult to find especially during summer (I suggest that you park at Gettysburg Parking Plaza which is 5 minutes walk from this museum).

The Gettysburg Museum of history, and it sounds weird to say this, is the best kept secret in Gettysburg. It shouldn’t be. This should be on your itinerary whenever you visit town. The museum covers at least 2000 years of history. For just a very small donation, which is not mandatory, you can walk around and see all this great history. It is a place packed full of artifacts from every era you can imagine. It has been featured on American pickers and is well worth a stop. Located on Baltimore Street so parking can sometimes be a hassle. But it is within walking distance of most of downtown. Don’t miss this one of a kind museum and a chance to support a local business.

This collection is amazing! We couldn’t believe the depth and breadth of memorabilia and artifacts from so many different eras, made by a private collector! We initially stopped in to this FREE museum because we are American Pickers fans but it was the best museum stop that we took. Not only did it have a huge collection of Civil War/​Gettysburg items, but it covered every war and every significant person in American history. Although the National Visitor Center was interesting and informative, this museum should not be missed. You can definitely tell that the curator believes in what he does. We were honored that he shared his collection with us.

Warning: this appears to be a neo-​Confederate website. It appears to only offer Confederate artifacts, and the people who post here are absolutely appalling. If you want an evenhanded discussion of Civil War history, without racist rants against liberals and Obama, you’ll have to look elsewhere.

As a history buff and huge fan of the history channel, I couldn’t come to Gettysburg and not visit this place. Unlike some museums that hide the brutal and creepy artifacts this place don’t! I was surprised at the amount of not only awesome civil war items but world war 2, Bonnie and Clyde and jfk to name a few. As a marine, I felt honored to see the military skull art and my favorite item in the whole place which was a Japanese flag that was in the pocket of a Japanese soldier and recovered by a marine. It had the bullet holes and blood on it. The gentle you always see on tv was there and was happy to talk about all his treasures. I purchased a piece of it and took a photograph. Even my wife was into the many many items. I look forward to my next visit.

My family and I spent a day in Gettysburg, and the morning we left we only had time for a couple of stops… I’m glad one of them was this place! We were greeted by the owner as soon as we entered, and it didn’t take long before we had all found something to look at. There were cases and cases of Civil War artifacts, including firearms, jackets (some complete with bullet holes) and bullets from the nearby battlefields — and that was only the first room! We found dozens of obscure artifacts, such as locks of George and Martha Washington’s hair, a clock from Hiroshima stopped by the atomic bomb, an X-​ray of Michael Jackson, and an Evil Knievel jacket. In one of the rooms, if you look closely, you can find the signatures of every United States president. There were also plenty of artifacts and items for sale too. There was no admission for entry, which I was surprised at when we left — with all of the stuff inside, they could easily charged for admission and a visit there would still be worthwhile. The museum was featured on American Pickers, and some of the artifacts were shown on Pawn Stars — and I can see why!

I’ve been to several museums and this has to be thee best museum I’ve ever been to. The amount of stuff he had in there was just amazing and it was all his no funding from the societies it was him going out and doing what he was passionate about. He has civil war stuff, Hitler’s xray, WW 2 stuff and it’s all real. Stop and take a look and remember it’s not a funded museum so donate on your way out or buy something to help them out.

A great museum, stuffed to the gills with a wide variety of unique American history artifacts. You start with cases full of stuff from the Civil War, and then before you know, are studying Joe Kennedy’s underwear, infamous doorknobs, and Elvis’ handgun. Check out items seen on TV on American Pickers, and the final resting place of the Custer wax figure.

A definite must see. Spent the weekend in Gettysburg and this was the best thing we saw. The artifacts they had on display were awesome. I guarantee you will see items there that no other museum would dare to display.

Really neat place with relics/​artifacts from the Civil War, JFK, Elvis and much more.