Visitors to the Rupp House are encouraged to explore through sight, sound, touch and even smell! You can open drawers, push buttons, pick up a soldiers' haversack...and much, much more!
Some exhibit hightlights include:
“Roads to Gettysburg” video introduction: Discover how two powerful armies ended up in Gettysburg and learn what the citizens of this small town went through as the battle loomed.
“What Would You Pack?” computer interactive:
It’s July 1863, and you have only minutes to leave your
home as the fighting rages around you. What do you take on your
journey? Make your selections and see how your choices rate.
“The View from Cemetery Hill”: Friends
of the National Parks at Gettysburg is committed to preserving
the resources associated with Gettysburg National Military Park
and the Battle of Gettysburg. View some of the organization’s
projects and see for yourself the dramatic difference these projects
have made in the preservation some of our nation’s most
hallowed ground.
“Build Your Own Monument” computer
interactive: Add your own monumental creation to a virtual Gettysburg
battlefield and discover what happened in July 1863 on certain
sections of the field. You can preserve your own monument by printing
a copy at the Rupp House or by E-mailing it to yourself.