Archive for the ‘Gettysburg news’ Category

Segway Tours: The Most Popular Thing to do in Gettysburg!

Well, this is a little embarrassing. As of yesterday, Segway Tours of Gettyburg is now the MOST popular thing to do in Gettysburg, according to the travel site, TripAdvisor.com!Wow. We never really expected to have a higher rating than the battlefield itself! Of course, a vote for SegTours IS a vote for the battlefield too […]


Open House – Segway Obstacle Course

For the last two days, the Gettysburg Civil War Museum and the Gettysburg Diorama have conducted an open house for local businesses and residents.SegTours joined in the fun by offering a free introduction to our Segway obstacle course for those attending the open house.In two afternoons, approximately 75 local folks got a chance to see […]


It must be Spring!

It doesn’t take much to get us excited in Gettysburg, does it? After a long and miserable winter, we’re thrilled to see the first sign of Spring — the porta-potties have returned to Pitzer Woods! We don’t know whether they were hibernating or migrating (and we don’t want to know) but their winter hiatus is […]


Segway Obstacle Course at the Gettysburg High School Mini-THON

This Friday night, March 19th, Gettysburg High School will be hosting the Penn State Four Diamonds Mini-THON and we’ll be offering a Segway obstacle course as part of the event. The Four Diamonds Fund is an organization which seeks a cure for childhood cancer and supports families of children who have cancer. The Mini-THON starts […]


The Season is Drawing to a Close

Last weekend marked the Dedication Day and Remembrance Day ceremonies in Gettysburg, the last big events of the season. And what a beautiful weekend it was! Dedication Day ceremonies (the 146th anniversary of the Gettysburg Address) on Thursday featured speeches by Academy Award-winning actor Richard Dreyfuss and other dignitaries. Remembrance Day (Saturday) hosted one of […]


Autumn is Glorious in Gettysburg

It may surprise you to know that October is one of the busiest months of the year for Segway tours in Gettysburg — and these photos might help you to understand why: The tourist season is largely over and the weather is turning colder but if you’ll bundle up a little you’ll discover that it […]


Obstacle course weekend

Thanks to all who came out to visit us at our Segway obstacle course in Gettysburg on Memorial Day Weekend! We had a lot of fun and the weather was great. We are considering doing it again on another summer weekend. Following are some photos from the four day event.


Segway Obstacle Course!

SegTours, LLC is proud to announce this very special attraction over the Memorial Day Weekend. Come learn to ride a Segway at our special training area and obstacle course! Segways are self-balancing, easy, and a lot of fun! Our staff will teach you how to ride and our training area will allow you to test […]


Goodbye, old friend!

100 yards south on Taneytown Road and within eyesight of our location is the old Gettysburg Visitor’s Center which closed in April 2008 in favor of the new VC on Baltimore Pike.The NPS service has long planned to tear the old building down in its ongoing plan to restore the battlefield as much as possible […]


The Real “Rebel Yell”

You’ve seen plenty of still photographs from Gettysburg and maybe even early motion pictures of Civil War veterans in a parade.  But did you know that there is a video with audio of Gettysburg veterans talking?  To hear the actual voices of Civil War veterans is a jaw-dropping experience and, if you’re like us, it […]