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Big News - We’re moving!

Winter is nearly half over (yahoo!) but we’ve been keeping busy in the off-season, preparing to bring you some really great news!

Segway Tours of Gettysburg is moving out of our little parking lot on Taneytown Road and into a spacious INDOOR location!
That’s right — this year we’ll have more room to spread our wings. [...]


Meet Annabelle

Annabelle is one of the red-tailed hawks that live on the Gettysburg battlefield. She and her mate, Leroy, can frequently be seen around the area of the Peach Orchard and Devil’s Den. They will often swoop down to say “hello” while we are on Little Round Top.
Yesterday, one of our staff, Chuck Stevens, [...]


Free Segway Rides and Obstacle Course

As part of the Gettysburg Bike Week events, we’ll be offering FREE Segway rides at the Gettysburg Civil War Complex this Friday and Saturday, 3pm - 8pm.
This is a great chance to experience the fun of riding a Segway Personal Transporter(tm) under the supervision of SegTours of Gettysburg, the exclusive Segway tour operator [...]


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 [...]


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 at 7pm [...]


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) [...]


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 is [...]


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.