ADMIRAL NIMITZ STATE HISTORIC SITE - NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE PACIFIC WAR

The 'Admiral Nimitz State Historic Site', which includes the 'National Museum of the Pacific War' is located in Fredericksburg, Texas, the boyhood home of Admiral Chester Nimitz, Allied Pacific Commander during World War II. The museum is dedicated to telling the story of the Pacific Theater of Operations during the war.
The complex includes The National Museum of the Pacific War — George Bush Gallery, the Admiral Nimitz Museum, the Japanese Garden of Peace, the Pacific Combat Zone, the Plaza of the Presidents, the Surface Warfare Plaza, the Memorial Wall, the Veterans Walk of Honor and the Center for Pacific War Studies.
The Admiral Nimitz Museum was once a steamboat-shaped hotel operated by Nimitz' grandfather, a former seaman in the German Merchant Marine.

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See also

★ National D-Day Memorial

★ National World War II Memorial

★ National World War II Museum

★ United States Marine Corps War Memorial (Iwo Jima)

★ List of Texas state parks

External links

★ Official Museum Website

★ Texas Historical Commission: National Museum of the Pacific War