This Hill Country community is one of our favorite getaways thanks to its proximity to great natural attractions, a fun, historic atmosphere, and numerous dog-friendly accommodations in this capital of the Texas bed and breakfast world. US 290 runs through the heart of Fredericksburg’s downtown district, becoming Main Street within the city limits. Originally the …
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Fredericksburg is the capital of Texas’s bed-and-breakfast business. Within Gillespie County, hundreds of bed-and-breakfast properties invite guests to enjoy a pampered getaway at prices far lower than those in hotel suites. What’s a Gastehaus? Fredericksburg, Texas is best known as the home of the gästehaus or guest house, a bed-and-breakfast where visitors are given the …
Suddenly the quiet of the Hill Country afternoon is shattered by the sounds of warfare. A Japanese kamikaze aircraft screams toward an American destroyer while US fighters desperately try to shoot it down before it strikes home. Nearby, similar battles rage as the War of the Pacific is recreated on film and tape for visitors …
Fredericksburg, Texas once had its own special version of the Easter bunny story dating back to 1847, when John Mueseback and the other men of the small settlement rode out to make a peace treaty with the Comanches–the Easter Fires. Mueseback was the leader of the German immigrant families who had settled in the Pedernales …
Enchanted Rock looms over the Texas hillside like a massive bald mountain, an enormous dome of pink granite that rises 325 feet above the small stream flowing at its base. Covering over a square mile, the formation is second in size only to Georgia’s Stone Mountain. Over the years, rumors about the rock have been …