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National Museum of the Pacific War


TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4.0 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #3 of 36 attractions in Fredericksburg
Traveller Description: Formerly the Nimitz Museum, the complex is now America's only museum centered on World War II's Pacific campaign.
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Attraction type: Military museum, History museum
Activities: Group tours/walking tour, Walking
Address: 340 East Main Street Fredericksburg, TX 78624
Tel: 830-997-4379
Fax: 830-997-8220

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18 Apr 2009

Part of this is a traditional museum, with a lot to read and take in. However, the outside garden area is very well done and quite moving, as is the Japanese Peace Garden. You can do your visit over two days if it all gets a bit much. We opted to go back to the combat zone the following day.... more

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5 of 5 stars
globeseeker007
22 Dec 2008
1
person found this review helpful

For those of you, like myself, who toured this museum some years ago, you should tour it again, as I have. Attractions have been added. There are two parts to the museum. One is the inside part which has photos and other memorabilia pertaining to the war in the Pacific during WW2. A short walk from there is the other... more

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5 of 5 stars
Corpus Christi, Texas
14 Apr 2008
3
people found this review helpful

What a hidden Gem! I was unaware of this museum until we got to Fredericksburg for some time away from our hectic lives. I am normally not interested in museums or history. OK, so in this case as a Navy veteran of 25 years I might not be the average customer. But this was great. I spent 3 hours and... more

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5 of 5 stars
san antonio, tx
17 Mar 2008
3
people found this review helpful

This is really two museums, the older Nimitz Museum whose entrance is on the corner of US 87 and US 290, and the National Museum of the Pacific War, whose entrance is on the next block north from 290. You can go from one to the other easy enough with one ticket, as we did, starting with the Nimitz and... more

20 May 2006
5
people found this review helpful

This is a world class museum. I spent 3 hours there and I don't think I saw more then half of it. Its and end to end history lesson regarding the Pacific War, and by the time I left, it had whet my appetite to learn more about this momentous time in world history. Don't miss it. more

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5 of 5 stars
Mesquite, Texas
30 Apr 2005
5
people found this review helpful

This museum's exhibits are of top quality and the chronological presentation is very easy to follow! Everyone in my group found it to be one of the most deeply moving experiences we have had in a museum of any kind! Worth every cent and fills you with greater understanding and a very deep appreciation of everything that our men did... more

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National Museum of the Pacific War Address

340 East Main Street, Fredericksburg, TX 78624
Tel: 830-997-4379 Fax: 830-997-8220