National Museum of the Pacific War

We loved this museum. A major part is closed for renovation until December 2025, but we still spent two hours here. The Rescue interactive exhibit is really neat, but we enjoyed all of it. We definitely want to come back once renovations are complete.

I was looking forward to seeing the indoor displays, I knew the library was being renovated but didn't know the interior planes were as well. That was a bummer, though the museum did mention you can come back when it's done and see it free. Only slight downside is that I'm from 1000+ miles away. This is an awesome museum for kids who love learning, exploring, and playing games. The museum had a lot of interactive full fledged electronic games, even for adults. There was quite a bit of work put into the games, LOVED the 1-2 player submarine game, that was awesome. I was straight suffering with the humidity outdoors, seeing this museum in summer wasn't a great idea. The location to an excessive amount of food options was however a great idea. There are 2-3 gift shops for this museum, all with different items. It's worth checking out, would HIGHLY recommend you go during cooler months, there's a lot to see outdoors.

This is an excellent museum full of the most important history of WWII. Mainly focused on the Pacific fights, it was very well curated with tons of exhibits and videos. It's a lot bigger than I thought with well-preserved artifacts and photos from the war. I was surprised with all the submarine exhibits and references. The Japanese zen garden was cool, and the dedication memorials outside were really well done. I would highly recommend it, but plan to spend a few hours here to really enjoy it.

We stopped by the National Museum of the Pacific War. We've been here a couple of times over the years and this time. We wanted to tour a specific section but that section was closed for renovations, so we opted to tour the grounds only. If you've never been to this museum, it's worth coming to see. In the past, we've toured it over a 2 day period - there's that much to see and read, bot indoors and outside. If you come to Fredericksburg regularly and haven't seen this museum, you may want to wait until after December 2025 when the closed section's renovations are complete. Until then, they have reduced the admission price.

The staff was very friendly and provided my fiancé and I a map since it was our first time there. They answered all of our questions and let us know of upcoming events as well as gave us information for volunteering. It did have a few crowds of people but there was also a reenactment of a battle happening that day which is probably why. The museum was very informative and taught me more than I ever learned about the war in school. I am planning on taking my cousins here. The gift shop had a great variety of souvenirs, clothes, books and women of WWII items that I appreciated. I have been telling my family and friends all about it and how they should definitely visit.

I love bringing my students here each summer. The entire facility and grounds has so much to offer educationally and is so enjoyable, as well. The staff is always helpful, friendly, and extremely knowledgeable.

Shockingly huge! Very well done museum with hundreds of artifacts. The staff have a wealth of knowledge and provide fun facts to the public. It is a lot of information and aesthetic to take in, so plan to spend a minimum of 2-3 hours inside the building alone. They offer military, first responder, and teacher discounts. The gift shop has a lot to offer for kids as well as adults.

Well, it's worth the day trip from San Antonio. Spent about 3 hours walking thru the downtown and Musuem. Short walk to the PT Boat and Avenger exhibit along with the outdoor amphitheater. Grabbed a wonderful lunch there in downtown along with some amazing chocolate!