Worth it...but you need 4+ hours! Or 2 days…read more In depth, fair some might find it too balanced if you're UNwoke. The part about Admiral Nititz tells us a lot about real leadership.

If you love history, this is a fantastic museum thoroughly covering the WWII's Pacific theater. The…read morechronological organization of the museum begins with the key building blocks for the war in the Pacific theater during WWII. The exhibits include interesting memorabilia, contrasting perspectives, and military equipment. Multimedia displays help bring to life the stories and events, especially for younger ones and visual learners. Be sure to visit the separate building focusing on the life of Admiral Nimitz, an excellent tribute to a very unique man. Time budget: minimum 3 hours Value: At first blush $26/person seemed unreasonable. But overall the value is good considering the quality of the exhibits. Overall cleanliness: excellent Bathroom cleanliness: excellent

This was a cool museum to visit in Fredericksburg. It takes…read morevisitors through the way of life of early German settlers (pioneers). We did a self-guided tour and enjoyed exploring the schoolhouse, church, etc. Pictures and artifacts from pioneer times were interesting to see. Very informative and educational visit.

Excellent history museum that is self guided, I learned a lot about the German settlers and what…read moretheir life was like. It wasn't easy! Staff are excellent and explained how to get around. They have an old school house, home, blacksmith shop and more. See what life was like in the good old days when they had no air conditioning, no running water and no dentists or electricity. A must see for anyone interested in history. Included in admission is entrance to the Verein church down the road.

Thea museum is fun. A quick walk-through, but it's really fun. So I do recommend it's not so big to…read moreactually take your time and read the plaques and take a lot of photos. Before you enter the museum here in this little gift shop so you are able to buy little interesting things if you wanted to. And then as you're going through the museum, you end up in another gift shop so you have two opportunities to buy weird objects. But we did enjoy it if we ever end up in Texas again we would honestly do it again

It is something to do when it's hot. The AC works except in the wax room. It smells awful!!!…read moreThey encourage you to take pics with King Kong which involves getting on knees and climbing up thru the hand. Well my dress had a dark brown wet stain on it as I stood up. Looked like poop -it wasn't but it sure looked like it. Bathroom out of order but they let me in and stain still there. So $25 for 2 to get in and I possibly ruined a brand new dress. Wasn't impressed at all by the place.

If you're a country music fan, you have to stop here. Way more than we ever could have imagined…read more Ask for Rita, she is so knowledgeable and friendly. I'm attaching photos but there is so much to see.

Wow!! I was so impressed! They have so many beautiful pieces especially the costumes.read more

With reenactments, rare items from WWII, and stories about WWII; it is well worth coming to…read moreFredericksburg, Texas. One can spend a day or longer at the museum.

An exploration of military history right on Main Street in Fredericksburg, the birthplace of…read moreCommander in Chief of United States Pacific Naval Fleet Admiral Chester Nimitz. The society recently erected the statue of Admiral Nimitz, which is quite impressive. Nimitz played a major historical part in Naval history during World War II, specifically the Pacific War. Two years after the bombing in Pearl Harbor the Pacific War led to the defeat of the Japanese at Guadalcanal in 1943. This is a nice park to stroll through. Lots of history and memoriam dedicated to all of the fallen soldiers and other who contributed during the Pacific War. Also, nobody complained that we walked our dog through the park with us (no potty though please). See the adjacent Pacific War Museum and their website for more information: http://www.pacificwarmuseum.org/

My wife and I stopped in and met "Joe"…read more Great guy with a plethora of information. He was very helpful and gave us so many things to do. We took a tour around the lake and then headed over to a place called "Gios" Italian in Llano. So much fun. Thanks "Joe" Definitely added to our trip

Be sure to check out the Lake Buchanan/Inks Lake Chamber of Commerce when you're in the area. They…read morehave numerous brochures and great ideas of things to do in the area.

Mind Body Activation Oct 26-28, 2024…read more Qigong Breathing Healing Lymphatic Draining training Myospiral Release training I've trained with this company before that typically hosts it's workshops in hotels across the country. They decided to revamp workshops taking them out in nature to pavilions. Interesting choice! Unfortunately for us, Central Texas was still in a heat wave at the end of October. The first day was unbearable for us by the afternoon. Although the huge big fans on the ceiling helped, we could have really used those huge mister fans as well. Our Pavillion experience: I am going to start the grumpy old man... event manager I guess would be a good title for him, or land manager, or maintenance man. Typical German grumpy old man. And when I say old, he's probably closer to my age. None the less, grumpy. I can bring up the German part too, as my father grew up in Fredericksburg, a hundred years ago. My dad and his dad probably knew each other, you know small towns. The Germans are known as "Square Heads". Stubborn, and don't like outsiders. So back to the story... by second day, I had to go find him. We were out of hand soap, paper towels, and toilet paper. WTH?! They were out of soap?... really? You have a 3-day event booked and you don't make sure that all this is prepped up in advance?! By the third day, there was hand soap plus all the paper products just left on the counter for us to fend for ourselves. Ridiculous. Bathrooms were not maintained and cleaned. This dude was worthless. He just wanted to ride around on his cart and cut tree limbs... didn't want anything to do with us wo-wo hippy looking folks. Epic fail. 0 stars for the grumpy old man. The pavilion itself is beautiful with beautiful views. The traffic noise is distracting. The screens that go up and down are absolutely killer! They help keep the pavilion cool when down, or lift up for that breeze to flow through better. There seems to have been a kitchen as well. I would recommend the venue for events... just be sure to check on who's in charge of event maintenace making sure there is someone willing to make sure event is well ran.

Knowledgeable people, interesting exhibits and not busy. Nice supply of small souvenirsread more

What a great place to visit. We attended a nephews birthday party here and we were able to enjoy…read morethe museum and area. It was a great place to visit, especially if you like dinosaurs! The staff were great, knowledgeable and attentive in the museum. Fun party for children and adults! We will definitely come back to visit.

Crowned and collar lizard dinosaur. it's a must see in the Bandera area a real jewel life-size…read moredinosaurs in the yard.

This is a very nice museum in the Texas Hill Country. We had attempted to come here once before but…read moreit had been closed. We were happy that on this attempt we were able to go inside and see the gallery. The price is $7 a person unless you are a first responder or military. The docent did a good job of explaining the layout of the museuem and pointed out some interesting facts about the building itself as well. There are a few different sections of the library such as the painting galleries, the open floor in the beginning and the Texas history section where children can explore and interact with the exhibits. It's not a large museum but there were a lot of paintings and statues to look at. Definitely recommended. Parking is easy and there are also statues outside as well.

I suppose that as a born and bred Texan I should be ashamed to admit that I don't care for western…read moreart--well, I'm not; I just don't care for it. As I child I was inundated with images of cowboys fighting Indians which disturbed me as I'm a member of the Nez Perce Tribe. And then there were pictures of cowboys sitting by the campfire, riding the range, sitting atop a bucking horse--on and on and on. Ho Hum! So it was with some trepidation that I went with a friend to the MOWA today. He is an artist and I went mainly for the purpose of listening to him comment on the finer points of the art--shading, lighting, etc. And I was ready to see row after row of heroic cowboys slaughtering the heathen Redskin. What I found was pleasantly surprising. Yes, Native Americans were well represented, but in only one sculpture was there the typical cowboy and Indian fight. In fact, one large painting portraying the Native American ceremony of Summoning the Buffalo was as moving as it was beautiful as I remember participating in such a ceremony with I was a child. The collection is not vast but the quality of all the artwork was excellent; they were framed artfully and lit properly. Of particular interest was a wagon made by the Studebaker company--yes, the same Studebaker that generations later produced automobiles. And there are docents ready and willing to add greatly to your experience. No need to go on a group tour; these folks are there every day to make the West come alive. A word needs to be said about the building. It was the last public project designed by the noted architect, O'Neil Ford whose well-known projects in San Antonio consisted of La Villita, the Tower of Americas and Trinity University to name a few. While the exterior is indeed stunning with its heavy wooden beams and stacked limestone retaining walls, the interior has 23 boveda domes made of lightweight Mexican brick (a sample is available for handing). As you can see from the attached photo, the domes are art in themselves. So the next time you're in Kerrville--or like me, a resident--do visit the Museum of Western Art. Take it from one who doesn't particularly care for the genre--you'll enjoy it.