National Museum of the Pacific War, Texas, United States
5.0 (3.841 reviews) Sunday: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Spent 2-3 hours Ranking #1 in Fredericksburg Military Museums • History Museums
Insightful and Interesting
Open Wednesday - Monday. Formerly the Nimitz Museum, the complex is now the only museum in the Continental United States centered on World War II's Pacific campaign. Since 1968, the Museum has expanded to occupy a six-acre campus and gained a reputation as one of the premier military museums in the nation. Over the years the Museum was upgraded and enlarged, and the campus grew to accommodate the Memorial Courtyard, the Plaza of Presidents, and the Japanese Garden of Peace. We opened the expanded George H. W. Bush Gallery in 2009. The Gallery's state-of-the-art 33,000 square foot exhibition features 40 media installations, approximately 900 artifacts in 97 climate-controlled cases, 15 macro-artifacts, and hundreds of photographs. Two blocks east of the main campus is the Pacific Combat Zone. Recently reopened after an $8 million renovation. The PCZ is also home to our popular WWII Pacific Combat Program that takes place on set weekends throughout the year.
Address
340 E Main St, Fredericksburg, TX 78624-4612
Mobile
Website
http://www.pacificwarmuseum.org/
Working hours
Monday : 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday :
Wednesday : 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday : 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday : 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday : 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sunday : 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Current local date and time now
Sunday, April 28, 2024, 16:04
User Ratings
5.0 based on (3.841 reviews)
Reviews
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4Yenter T 5:00 PM Apr 3, 2021
For Deaf tourists.
No discount for Deaf admission. On the ticket admission person was awkward to communicate with Deaf tourists. (They need take the training how to communicate with Deaf tourists). It takes about 3 hours to tour the museum (multi-sites place). All movies and clip shows do show closed captioned mostly! Unfortunately, one live show (submarine), no interpreter provided. Recommend: Any person who is very crazy about the war history, it’s worth visiting there! Parking is difficult because they do not have the parking space. But you can park cross the street to the Tourism Center for free. (Photo) the place where the man talks about the submarine.
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5Woodruffja 5:00 PM Oct 21, 2021
A Museum Not to be Missed
If I had but a single word to describe the National Museum of the Pacific War in Fredericksburg, Texas it would have to be “stunning.” I was impressed by the extent of its collection, as well as with the care taken to curate its artifacts and present them in a way that would appeal equally to visitors looking for an understanding of grand strategy and those wanting to encounter stories of individual sacrifice and triumph. I was especially pleased that the curators chose to “show” the story of World War II in the Asia/Pacific Theater and let visitors come to their own conclusions of various moral debates, rather than opting to “tell” visitors what their conclusions ought to be. The exhibits do not gloss over the horrors of armed conflict but they provide ample reasons why the Allied participation in the 20th Century’s titanic conflagration was justified. A suggested itinerary for visitors able to devote only two hours is readily available at the reception desk. Visitors interested in more depth can spend the better part of a full day. Both sorts of visitors can leave the museum well satisfied with the experience as both my wife and I did. Timed reservations are suggested. Abundant on street parking is available.
