December 6, 2021 | By Sallie Lewis
Inside the Pearl Harbor Exhibit at the National Museum of the Pacific War in Fredericksburg, the sound of a submarine pings in the darkness.
May 27, 2021 | By Sallie Lewis
On a warm afternoon in early May, Gen. Michael Hagee, CEO of the Admiral Nimitz Foundation, sits in his office in a historic house across the street from the National Museum of the Pacific War on Austin Street.
May 6, 2021 | By Amanda Ogle
Fredericksburg has a long history of attracting enterprising people looking for land and new opportunities. During the 1840s, thousands of Germans immigrated to Texas and, under an effort led by the Society for the Protection of German Immigrants in Texas, the town was founded on May 8, 1846, by Baron Otfried Hans von Meusebach.
February 19, 2020 | By Matt Joyce
The National Museum of the Pacific War will shed light on a troubling time in American history this Saturday with a Day of Remembrance to commemorate the stateside internment of Japanese Americans during World War II.
February 18, 2020 | By Matt Joyce
The Nimitz Hotel building has occupied a prominent corner on Fredericksburg’s Main Street since its construction in 1852, first as a waystation for frontier travelers and then as a museum honoring a hometown hero of World War II.
April 15, 2016 | By Clayton Maxwell
I know a museum has triumphed when I leave a bit stunned, new realizations having just taken hold.
July 16, 2015 | By Kathryn Jones
In a darkened room, veterans wearing World War II caps embroidered with command insignia peer down at a tabletop video screen.
February 6, 2015 | By
With machine guns, tanks, explosives, and a flamethrower, Fredericksburg’s National Museum of the Pacific War extends its portrayal of World War II to the battlefield with the Pacific Combat Living History Program.
June 22, 2010 | By Joe Sherfy
Most weekends of the year, crowds flock to Fredericksburg to enjoy the Hill Country ambiance, shop along historic Main Street, or savor impromptu wine tastings.
Published 10 times per year by the Texas Department of Transportation, Texas Highways, the official travel magazine of Texas, encourages travel to and within the Lone Star State and tells the Texas story to readers around the world.
