One of the best museums around. (The other is the WW2 museum in Fredericksburg- amazing!!) Authentic, hands on history of the German settlers who brought their families and culture to the wilds of the Texas hill country in the years following Texas independence. You can thank them for accordions in Tejano music and the delicious sausage you’ll find in every BBQ plate in the state. Don’t miss this charming stop for a taste of Texas.

Learn how Texas was settled starting in the historic town of Fredericksburg. Youll find antiques, heirlooms and authentic German Architecture. Its a quicker tour than the Pacific War Museum but a great way to start your tour of the city.

Great history of Fredericksburg with authentic structures. Inexpensive and easy to self tour. I particularly enjoyed the kral recollections of real people.

This place was awesome. Very well preserved pioneer homes and artifacts.

Very informative! We had a great time checking out how the first settlers lived.

Great outdoor history museum. It was really hot, but it was some shaded areas and they gave us a paper fan There is a very informative video, all very traditional and well maintained. The store is super cute and I bought A Peach goat milk lotion that I love!! The smell is amazing and great to the touch.

Very interesting place and wonderful information concerning the settling of the Fredricksburg area. Several building on the property to enter and view. Wear comfortable shoes, as it is a walking tour of the site. There is a cost to enter grounds, but visitor center is informative also. Great staff and very knowledgeable also.

Interesting informative. A great place to have your children learn of the past

Very cute and educational! Great place to take kids 5+ (lots of things that little ones would want to touch but cant) and you get a student discount!

Loved it. Staff was very friendly. A lot of great history.

Great first stop in FB. Small, but a good bit of history. Souvenirs and super friendly staff. Also have maps for the rest of your trip.

This is a must see. If you truly want to understand the origins of Fredericksburg, then you must visit this museum.

Very good place to see.....friendly staffs. Im surprise they add subtitle on movie... Thats awesome for deaf people like us...

Consists of buildings of the History of Fredericksburg with some original items. Well kept. Visible History.

Was here with 3rd grade twins. We had a blast. The scavenger hunt was great.

A must see when visiting Fredericksburg. The video before the tour is very informative on the history of this little town. Five starts for customer service!

Very educational and clean. Easy access for able body and handicapped.

Very interesting and educational. I enjoy history so this was up my alley. Very nice layout. Only disappointment was it was hard to maneuver around in crushed granite with a wheelchair and I couldnt get in to see alot but they did give me a discount before we started and made us aware. My husband had to push me because it was too hard on my own. I will love to come back and tour this place again when I am on my feet.

This is a wonderful place to visit in Fredericksburg, TX to learn about the local history. Nice self-guided tour in and out of old building with plenty of interesting displays and artifacts. Best to visit during sunny and warm weather but if raining, they have got you covered with umbrellas for loan.

I love history. Very cool place

This is a cheap spot to stop by and learn how people lived back in the time that the Germans settled in this area. The video is a great place to start to give you a great idea of the area and time before you explore the rest of the grounds. All of the people there were very knowledgeable. The last working the counter interacted with our kids very well. Even taught them some German! Its not a must see but it is still a fun and informative stop for a pretty cheap price. Its a good starting point for your Fredricksberg trip.

What a great place to learn the history of the Pioneers of Fredericksburg. You can actually go inside the 1800 houses with interactive speakers. Great tour and very affordable prices.

I only came to the gift shop, but it was clean and had cool things! The museum also looked interesting and educational, so hopefully Ill be able to see it next time! They also have friendly staff!

Nice place to relax and study your history.

Small but impressive. I wish we could have spent more time there. The lady there was so nice to us.

Beautiful! Great to walk at your own pace. We had a great time will be returning next time we visit Fredericksburg.

Great to learn about the foundings of Fredericksburg. Clean bathrooms/ gift shop area. Kid friendly.

Great hill country museum.well keep,great staff.awesome history lesson.

Lot of history in one place. Well preserved. Recomended

It was great to see and learn more about Fredericksburgs early history

Love the German history of this museum. Take the tour and enjoy the past.

Experience the early days of Fredericksburg with an historical film and walking through buildings with narrations from people who actually lived there.

This is a delightful little museum where you get to walk around the grounds and explore inside the buildings of 1800s German pioneers. There are glass displays and/or furniture inside, and some have audio commentary that activates on sensor. The woman at the info booth was incredibly informative. There is also a decent-sized gift shop and clean restrooms. I spent about 1 to 1.5 hours here and its well-worth the ticket price. If you dont want to pay the admission you still have access to the main building which has one small exhibit room and the gift shop/restrooms.

Very friendly staff and nice way to appreciate some historical information from US / Texas history

A neat attraction. Many photo ops. The ladies at the desk are very sweet.

Great place great staff great history

Very nice museum. I learned a lot about the founding of Fredericksburg. The buildings are well-displayed. The price is reasonable. I spent an hour here.

Really friendly Staff! Learned a lot about the history of Fredericksburg.

A great place to visit.

Very well maintained interesting muesum . A great glimpse into the lives of the early Fredricksburg residents. The lady at the front was excellent .

This is a really cool history lesson.

Learning about immigrants from Germany stableshin

What a great museum! Lots of local history on display. Wonderful set up, friendly staff. Well worth a visit!

Full of Fredericksburg history, thoroughly enjoyed the experience!

It was fun for the whole family and educational!

While the Kamalich house was under repairs, everything else was wonderful. Great for kids 8 and up. Well worth the reasonable admission cost .

A great collection of antiques but a more important story of the history of the area. I highly recommend taking your time to enjoy.

Laid out well.

Learned a lot. Well done! Different from settlers elsewhere. Well spent 2 hours.

Biting insects and lack of ac made the interesting exhibits less nice.

Very friendly and informative staff

Nice tour seen some cool old houses.

Went for the singing tree program. It was fantastic. The people handing out the drinks and food were very sweet and kind, Santa and Mrs Claus were greeting people at the gate. It was an all around awesome experience.

This is great chance to learn some history and be sure to take the kids.

Cute little museum for a few hours of walking and looking at all the artifacts. The employees there were super nice especially because my husband and I came about an hour before they closed. Would highly recommend! Well definitely come back our next trip and make sure we get there for a little more time.

Cool museum with several historic buildings and audio narration by ancestors of the original owners. Very sweet and helpful lady working front desk.

It was a great time for wedding Anniversary

Love this place and enjoyed chatting with the lady that works there! So much wonderful history.

Awesome place. A lot of history found there. Staff always ready to assist. Clean restrooms. Nice gifts to purchase for yourself and others. Prices small or larger depending on your choice. Take a tour. The Pioneer Museum should be on your lists of places to visit in the beautiful historic Fredericksburg Texas.

Great museum - learned a lot about Fredericksburg that I didnt know (for being a native Texan). Really liked the short video about the German settlers and also liked the auto-recordings in each bldg - really made it nice. Was also nice they offered free use of umbrellas since it was raining!!

A little glimpse into the people, life, & structures of Germans moving to and establishing Fredericksburg.

Love history.

Spend some time here exploring a well presented history of part of the Fredericksburg area...

Cool history!

So much fun, and only $7.50 for adults. Very informative, and each historic building has audio about the home/building read aloud by actual descendents of the settlers who once lived there. The recordings start when you enter each building. Learned a lot! We were there for a little over 1.5 hours, but couldve easily stretched it to two. If youre in the area, DO IT!!

Excellent experience, make you consider your present situation.

Beautiful place to visit full of Texas history.

Great place, Lacey did a nice job with the tour.

Break from the crowds and learn some interesting history about the almost accidental founding of Fredericksburg.

Having access and to the historic homes and buildings with period furnishings was great, but overall this is still a small historic site. Combine this with something else in Fredericksburg to make your visit more worthwhile.

Nice museum lot of great information even more if you are willing to pay a small nominal fee

We LOVED this place! Definitely stop if youre interested in seeing things from early Texas history, very entertaining

Love this place and the history. 7yr old son enjoyed as well

Informative and nicely done.

The video was very informative and it was nice to tour actual historical homes. I had a great talk with the museum shopkeeper.

Nice and well kept. Good historical place to visit

Very interesting and well maintained!

If you love history, you will love this

Wonderful presentation of the local history. Good layout and information. Definitely enjoyed it.

Very cool place to visit. The grounds / homes are well kept and the lady up front was so helpful explaining everything.

One of my favorite places in all of Fredericksburg. Each house is like walking in time. My personal favorite was the 1930-1950 house. Doesnt cost a lot, and there is so much to see.

You dont feel rushed as you wander from building to building and look at all the amazing antiques and listen to piped-in narration in each building. The video of tge immigration of Germans to Texas was very interesting, as well.

A good place to see an american pioneers life.

Interesting history

The Averill House Vineyard crew on the search for great wine enjoyed this town!

Pretty cool place. History in the gift shop too if you dont want to pay the museum admission, dont have time, or its too hot.

Very interesting displayed of actual living conditions. Being able to actually walk into frontier homes and see and feel the size gives you an appreciation of what life was like. Best part was that we learned that these settlers had the same family name as ours even though we were from another part of the country.

Great experience and a very cheap price. Really gives you a background of be area and helps you appreciate to culture of the area. I would recommend for any tourist coming to the area. When we were there they had fresh biscuits made on an open fire, live local music, rope making demonstration, blacksmith demonstration, and cowboys actually camping on the grounds!

Great local history and good exhibits with restored homes and blacksmith and other period buildings.

Must visit for those seeking out the story behind the German Texas settlers. Original buildings ans artifacts curated by knowledgeable and welcoming Historic Society staff.

Love the Pioneer Museum in Fredericksburg, Texas. Their staff was very nice and responded all my questions in regards the German heritage. I really appreciate this cultural museum.

Friendly staff very informative

Wonderful and interesting place to visit. You self guide yourself around the site with numerous buildings to visit. Very worthwhile place to come to and gives you great insight as to what it was like to live as early pioneers to Texas.

We were here over Spring Break so there were a lot of extra things to do for the kids that werent normally there. Our girls had a great time! They tried some campfire cooking, made knot dolls, saw the blacksmith, looked in all the buildings, and made some rope. Before we knew it we had spent over three hours there. Definitely worth the stop!

Awesome museum, love the video of how Fredericksburg started. The audio in each exhibit explaining the history. Professionally done.

Great history. Gained a lot of knowledge and insight to the pioneer days.

Living History. Beautifully arranged houses and buildings. Perfect place to understand german settlement in Texas.

Great piece of Texas history. Made me admire the determination of the settlers of Fredericksburg.

Great, great experience. The museum starts with a short movie explaining the arrival of settlers of German descent. A walking tour allowed us to navigate at our own leisure all of the historical buildings.

Very well designed and really informative.