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Tour of Fredericksburg,
Texas
April 28, 2011
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Downtown
Fredericksburg
Vereins
Kirche
Part of the Pioneer Museum complex, this was
first public building in the
town, and served as
a town hall, school, fort, and a church for all
denominations.
Pioneer Museum
Located on 3 acres of
shaded grounds, life in old
Fredericksburg is vividly
seen through
exploration of historic structures, authentic
objects, photographs, and much more.
Der Lidenbaum Restaurant
Authentic German food in like surroundings,
typical of the many eating establishments found
in downtown Fredericksburg.
Wine Tasting
There are many opportunities to sample and taste
wine, grown locally, a specialty in the Texas
Hill Country.
Fredericksburg Historic District
is a collection of specialty stores,
restaurants, wine bars, boutiques, art
galleries, cheese & coffee shops, and many other
attractions that align Main Street in the center
of town.
Log Cabin
One of the many restored buildings and artifacts
within the expansive
Pioneer Museum complex that
takes one on a wonderful trip back in time.
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Pacific War Museum
PACIFIC COMBAT ZONE: INVASION
BEACH
The
Pacific Combat
Zone occupies a 3-acre
site and showcases the museum's large artifacts in
their unique environments, including an invasion
beach with landing craft and artillery. Here is
shown a damaged Japanese tank.
PACIFIC COMBAT ZONE: PT BOAT
The
Pacific Combat
Zone
is a 3-acre indoor and outdoor exhibit area that
features some of the Museum's most spectacular
artifacts, including a fully restored WWII veteran
PT Boat taking on supplies at a dock.
GEORGE H. W. BUSH GALLERY
The
George H. W.
Bush Gallery features
a 33,000 sq. ft. state-of-the-art exhibit on the
story of WWII in the Pacific and East Asia. From
Pearl Harbor to Tokyo Bay, the epic story of the
Pacific War is told here as nowhere else.
ADMIRAL NIMITZ MUSEUM
The
Admiral Nimitz
Museum
is located in the historic Nimitz Hotel on Main
Street in downtown Fredericksburg, TX. Admiral
Nimitz lived in the hotel, owned by his grandfather,
during his early childhood. This is a starting point
for a full tour of the military museum complex.
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Bush Gallery
The story of
the Pacific side of World War II is presented
vividly through photos, displays, artifacts,
reconstructed life-sized models and descriptive
narrative as one travels through the timeline of the
conflict from start to end.
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Japanese Rex Floatplane
The museum has several aircraft, boats and weaponry
out on display, to bring back vivid memories to the
veterans, and to others a sense of what it must have
been like for both sides during the War.
Bush Gallery
Floor plan and
route to follow through the 33,000 sq. ft. indoor
exhibit which sequentially guides one through the
entire history of World War II in the Pacific from
both the American as well as the Japanese eyes.
Plan Outline Museum Complex
The National Museum of the Pacific War has three
sections: The Admiral Nimitz Museum & the Bush
Gallery (main indoor exhibit), both of which are
self guided, and the Pacific Combat Zone, which is a
block away and is
under guided tour.
Overview Museum Complex
Visitor’s guide to the National
Museum of the Pacific War which includes several
blocks of exhibits, attractions and facilities. A
single price ticket
will enable one to tour and view
the War as rarely seen before.
The tour will include a visit to the
LBJ Ranch, a National Historical Park often called
“The Texas White House”.
LBJ Ranch, located just off the
Perdernales River, includes his Ranch House, Garage,
Hanger, Friendship Walk, and a Visitor’s Center/Gift
Shop.
One can see where business of the
country was conducted during the President’s
“vacation time”.
LBJ had a passion for exotic
automobiles, several of which are on display in the
Ranch garage. |
