Gettysburg

While my friends were here we decided to head up to Gettysburg, PA-a place I had never been before. That was a great decision because it was an incredible experience! There is SO much to see there, I wish we would have had more time to spend there. I guess I will just have to go back! We started off at the museum at the visitor center. They have a museum there has lots of information and artifacts from the Civil War period, I learned a lot more about the war. They have a great documentary about the Civil War and how awful it was and some of the things that went on during that time at Gettysburg. It is heart wrenching! After you watch the film they take you upstairs to the Cyclorama, which is a painting that goes in a circle and is 43 ft high and 377 ft in circumference. It was beautiful and so realistic, I felt like I could almost reach out and touch one of the people in it. This doesn't do it justice, but here is what a little part looks like.
There is a lot to see outside of the museum as well. They have a big cemetary and lots of statues and monuments to honor states and people who were big contributors to winning the war. We only got to hit a few of them but someday I would like to complete the Auto-Tour and see everything there is to see.