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Historic Homes & Buildings

Two Mile House (circa 1820)
1189 Walnut Bottom Road • Carlisle, PA 17013
717-249-7610
The Two Mile House is a Federal-style limestone building that features 12 rooms, 10 of which contain fireplaces that feature Doric-style pilasters and a central panel with oval medallion. The Two Mile House is open to the public from May through September on Wednesday afternoon from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., or by appointment. more... map

Bosler Library
158 West High Street • Carlisle, PA 17013
717-243-4642
Bosler is a community library that offers a variety of collections, services and programs with 98,000 books, magazines and videos. more... map
Hamilton Library, The
21 North Pitt Street • Carlisle, PA 17013
717-249-7610
The Cumberland County Historical Society's Hamilton Library is a closed stack, archival library that contains an extensive collection of original documents and manuscripts as well as over 30,000 published volumes. map

Army Heritage & Education Center
950 Soldiers Drive • Carlisle, PA 17013
717-245-3971
The Army Heritage & Education Center preserves and interprets the story of the American Soldier and educates a broad spectrum of audiences on the soldier's story during war and peace. more... map
Cumberland County Historical Society Museum
21 North Pitt Street • Carlisle, PA 17013
717-249-7610
Open to the public, the Cumberland County Historical Society's museum features 16 galleries, which include a folk art gallery housing a nationally significant collection and the Indian School gallery with the nation's largest repository of Carlisle Indian School artifacts and archival material. more... map

Kings Gap Environmental Education Center
500 King's Gap Road • Carlisle, PA 17013
717-486-5031
Kings Gap offers a panoramic view of the Cumberland Valley and environmental education programs from the pre-school environmental awareness program to environmental problem solving programs. 16 miles of hiking trails interconnect three main areas and are open year-round. map