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Hoyarugby t1_j64ho5v wrote

To each their own, I was the kind of kid that loved going to battlefields (yes I know VF was not a battle, I volunteered there as a teenager). One of my fondest childhood memories is my dad taking me to Gettysburg and doing a guided tour there. Love me some people dressed up in 18th/19th century costumes holding muskets

Wonder if the Valley Creek trail is back open, it got shut down last year after that massive rainstorm that flooded 676 washed big parts of it out

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tuenthe463 OP t1_j64iu2f wrote

You are absolutely correct. I visit VF often, go for long hikes by myself or with friends or with my dog. I'm talking about promoting it as a tourist destination. It's just not. There's literally nothing to do but walk around and look at a few monuments.

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Hoyarugby t1_j64l5mq wrote

Some people see walking around and looking at monuments as a tourist destination! Not going to be adventure tourism, but "heritage" tourism is a thing

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sutisuc t1_j659rrc wrote

Gettysburg is really in a class of its own as far as battlefields go for sure

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Hoyarugby t1_j65h4ua wrote

Best battlefields in the US are Antietam and Shiloh. By far the best preserved battlefields - Gettysburg is great and has more infrastructure than the rest, but the majesty of the moment falls a bit short when you see the McDonald's drive through at the center of the Union lines on Cemetery Hill

Highly underrated battlefield is Malvern Hill. Almost completely unchanged from 1862 other than a bit more tree cover

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tuenthe463 OP t1_j64llrd wrote

Last Summer six of my college buddies got together and did a long weekend in Gettysburg, half day in the visitor center and then a private battlefield tour. I'm with you, buddy.

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Hoyarugby t1_j65hbem wrote

A few years ago I managed to convince some of my old HS friends to take a day trip out there with me as the impromptu tour guide. I had a great time but I think I was the only one lol

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T-Bird19 t1_j68f1ca wrote

If that's the one that starts by the covered bridge, yeah it's open again.

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