![]() The museum opened in 1967 after a group of businessmen went to Nimitz and proposed establishing the museum in his grandfather’s hotel on Main Street. Pacific Fleet, was born in Fredericksburg, which partly explains the rationale for locating the National Museum of the Pacific War in town. It’s the home of the stellar National Museum of the Pacific WarĪdmiral Chester Nimitz, commander-in-chief of the U.S. Two blocks away, in the Marktplatz, the Vereins Kirche (“Society Church”) is a replica of the town’s first public building, which served as a church, school and community center for decades. To immerse yourself in the German heritage of the area, visit the Pioneer Museum, a 3.5-acre complex on Main Street where hundreds of everyday articles are shown in 11 buildings, two of which occupy their original site from as early as the 1850s. ![]() Named after Prince Frederick of Prussia, Fredericksburg still evokes cultural elements of its ethnic past in the form of food (Opa’s smoked sausage, German-style beer at the Fredericksburg Brewing Company, the Old German Bakery…), historic buildings, Texas German patois, and customs like its annual Oktoberfest and Schuetzenfest (shooting fest). Fredericksburg was founded by German immigrants in 1846 Before heading to the Texas White House, take a look at LBJ’s reconstructed birthplace, then walk across the road to the Johnson family cemetery where the former president and Lady Bird are buried along with several generations of the Johnson family.Ħ. Start at the Visitor Center to pick up a free driving permit and then head off to the Junction School, where the former president attended class in this simple one-room building. ![]() Lockheed Jetstar, one of five used by LBJ on visits to his Texas ranch on the PedernalesĪllow even more time (perhaps two hours) to explore the LBJ Ranch District. These include a dog-trot cabin, where the president’s grandfather brought his bride in 1867, two barns (one built by a relative) and a windmill, water tank and cooler house-essential structures on any well-managed ranch. Before heading west 14 miles to the LBJ Ranch, tour the buildings of the Johnson Settlement on the edge of town. The house has been restored to the era of the 1920s. From there, pick up a site map and head over to Johnson’s boyhood home, where he lived between the ages of five and 26.
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