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...about the same time, the National Park Service plays host at its own commemorative events at the Gettysburg National Military Park. There are ranger-guided anniversary walks and demonstrations by living-history groups. Don't miss the one-hour "Life of the Common Soldier" program, which allows kids to enlist, march, drill and even receive an honorable discharge. The program is offered daily at 11, but register early--between 10 and 10:30--at the Cyclorama Center. (These five days are expected to be very crowded, so make your hotel reservations early...
...After a couple of hours' tour, continue to Harpers Ferry, site of abolitionist John Brown's notorious raid on the U.S. arsenal. Harpers Ferry, at the confluence of the Potomac and Shenandoah rivers, is a great place for family outdoor activities like canoeing, rafting and hiking. At the Historical Park, visit the restored, pre-Civil War Lower Town, with its many living-history demonstrations. Plan to stay at the historic Hilltop House, a century-old stone inn on a bluff overlooking the Potomac and the Shenandoah. Mark Twain and Woodrow Wilson stayed there...
...minute drive from Harpers Ferry to Manassas National Battlefield Park, where soldiers fought the Battles of Bull Run and where General "Stonewall" Jackson earned his nickname. Then head west to the Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park and its four major battlefields: Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, the Wilderness and Spotsylvania Court House. You'll need at least two days to take it all in, so plan to spend at least one night in a city hotel, inn or bed and breakfast (call the Fredericksburg Visitor Center for complete lodging information). While you're in the neighborhood, visit the James Monroe Museum...
...toward St. Johns and the Petrified Forest. On the way, you'll pass through the Springerville Volcanic Field, the third largest of its kind in the continental U.S. Other possible stops include Rattlesnake Point, an archaeological site with petroglyphs (tours available via land or boat), and Lyman Lake State Park, for swimming, boating, hiking and fishing...
Petrified Forest National Park, where a 28-mile scenic drive takes you through colorful fields of petrified logs, Indian ruins and sweeping views of the Painted Desert, is a must. Don't miss the Rainbow Forest Museum at the park's south entrance: kids love seeing the dinosaur fossils, which date back more than 200 million years, and viewing up close the giant petrified logs on the small trail just outside...