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The National Museum of the Pacific War is a six-acre museum located in Fredericksburg that is the only of its kind; it is dedicated to honoring the people who fought in the Pacific War. The museum complex consists of the renovated Hotel Nimitz, which houses a museum dedicated to Fleet Admiral Nimitz, Commander in Chief of the US Pacific Fleet during the Second World War; the George H. W. Bush Gallery with the Nimitz Education and Research Center; the Japanese Garden of Peace; the outdoor Plaza of the Presidents which honors presidents who served in the World War II; and the Pacific Combat Zone, a recreated Pacific island battlefield with a boat and base, a Quonset hut hospital, palm trees, Japanese tank, and machine guns. There are regular battle re-enactments named Living History. The Memorial Courtyard is home to the Veterans' Memorial Wall and Walk of Honor.

Address: 311 E Austin St, Fredericksburg, TX 78624, Phone: 830-997-8600

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