Valley Forge National Historical Park Self-Driving Tour – Washington’s Headquarters, Pennsylvania

EXPERIENCE

Start by downloading the Action Tour Guide app, which will function as your personal tour guide, audio tour, and map. Purchase one tour per car, not per person. Everyone listens together! Note: This 10+ mile-long tour covers the essentials of Valley Forge in 2-3 hours.

See Valley Forge National Historical Park, a flash-point of the American Revolution. Honor the soldiers who persevered in the face of tremendous hardship during the long winter at Valley Forge.
Start the tour near the visitor center with the cabins where ordinary soldiers weathered the deepening cold. Then head to the camp that was home to a preacher-turned-soldier with a flair for the dramatic: General Peter Devil Pete Muhlenberg.

At Maine Memorial, learn about the bonds that held the colonies together during the revolution. Then, see the impressive National Memorial Arch. Hear about the ills besetting the camp, including waves of desertion which threatened to splinter the army.
Behold George Washington s headquarters, which hide an important history. See the nearby George Washington Monument, where you ll hear the truth about what made this man such an effective general.

On the final stop, see the Patriots of African Descent Monument, where you ll learn the seldom-told story of the first Black military regiment in the history of the United States. The tour concludes near the visitor center.

HIGHLIGHTS

Explore the dark days of the American Revolution when Washington’s army was on t
Visit the remnants of the Continental Army’s winter camp from 1777-1778.
Explore George Washington’s headquarters and learn how he kept the army strong t
Discover the Oneida tribe’s surprising role in the Revolutionary War.

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