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Fredericksburg

Elevation : 1,742
Population : 8,847

The fascinating German town of Fredericksburg is one of Texas’ most celebrated destinations. It’s historic, clean, and quaint, with wide streets lined by hundreds of shops. The community is surrounded by charming country bed and breakfasts, wildflowers, orchards, vineyards, beer joints, oak trees, clear streams, and hills. John Meusebach led the town folk against the Comanches in 1846 and successfully established a lasting peace, and ever sincethere always seems to be something going on in and around Fredericksburg. Rustic Luckenbach looms nearby in the woods, old German customs such as Oktoberfest, Schuetzenfests, and Kinderfest are regularly celebrated, and quarter horse racing often takes place at the fairgrounds, which happens to be next door to the Lady Bird Johnson Park and the city’s 18-hole municipal golf course.

Fredericksburg Golf Courses :

• Lady Johnson Municipal Golf Course

NOTES
Before you go, make your bed and breakfast reservations at Gastehaus Schmidt (830-997-5612). For lunch consider Ken Hall’s Barbecue Place (830-997-2353) 3 miles south of town on US 87. It’s worth stumbling through Luckenbach (888-311-8990) for cold beer, people watching, and the chance to hear live music under the huge oak trees. Just 10 miles northwest of town is the Hill Top Cafe (830-997-8922) where home cooking is taken to a gourmet level, accentuated by the atmosphere and live music. Further down the road, the 1889 Cherry Springs Dance Hall (830-833-4902) has seen them all (even Elvis) since it originally opened as a stop for cattle drives with a bunkhouse in the back. Finally, another fun outdoor activity is to find the 500 foot-high dome called Enchanted Rock, said to be the site of human sacrifices in Indian legends.