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Day429

Day 429 — German Texas & Enchanted Rock — Fredericksburg & the Hill Country

Full day5h 30m planned
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392Deco, Greenwood & the Gathering Place393Free Day394Southwest to OKC395The National Memorial396Cowboys & Cattle397Free Day398South to Dallas399Dallas & Dealey Plaza400Fort Worth & the Stockyards401Free Day402South to Waco403Magnolia & the Mammoths404Free Day405South to Austin406The Capitol & the Bats407SoCo & Barton Springs408Live Music & BBQ409Free Day410East to Houston411Space City412The Museum District413Free Day414Down to Galveston415The Island416Free Day417Down the coast to Corpus418Bayfront & the Lexington419Padre Island National Seashore420Free Day421Northwest to San Antonio422The Alamo & River Walk423The Missions424Free Day425North to the Highland Lakes426Lake LBJ427Caverns, Granite & Bluebonnets428Free Day429German Texas & Enchanted Rock430Free Day431West to Big Bend432The Chisos & the Window433The Rio Grande434Marfa & the Stars435Free Day436Northwest to El Paso437The Border City438Free Day439East to Guadalupe440The Roof of Texas441Into New Mexico

Main Street, the Pacific War, and a granite dome.

  1. 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM· 3h

    National Museum of the Pacific WarMuseums & HistoryAnchor

    An unexpectedly superb museum in Admiral Nimitz's hometown, telling the whole Pacific theater.

    340 E Main St, Fredericksburg, TX

  2. 2:00 PM – 4:30 PM· 2h 30m

    Enchanted RockOutdoor & Water ActivitiesAnchor

    Climb the huge pink granite dome that hums and creaks at night.

    Bring: hiking shoes · water

    16710 Ranch Rd 965, Fredericksburg, TX

What the colours mean

On this day

  • Museums & History1
  • Outdoor & Water Activities1

And how much each one matters

  • AnchorAlways do — the reason this stop is on the map
  • Worth itDo most of these
  • BonusQuirky bonus, if it's happening while you're here