We googled places to see from Houston to Fredericksburg, TX and the Texas Czech Heritage and Cultural Center showed up with favorable reviews. I am adding another 5 star review. Ms. Georgia (Kovar) was an excellent host. She was informative and friendly and we all enjoyed our time there going through the exhibits. They opened the outside buildings for us to tour. We drove around and looked at each of them from the car, reading the information provided on each one. Unfortunately, we didn't have the time to get out and tour each one but it would be worth it next time we are out that way to stop in and see the back buildings. Just a side note, if you are Czech and want to do genealogy on your family check out the fantastic library with tons of...
Read moreGood history, good gift shop, very nice grounds. Today was the festival. All of the buildings were open for tours, nice tractor and engine show. Home life demonstrations, and most importantly, good food and cold beer! 2024 update: ditto the above. And add that the sausage at the food tent was really,really good this year. Last year it was really good. The blacksmith's shop is about half finished. This year the sawmill was running Texas Cedar. Oh, what a...
Read moreThis was a really neat museum. Definitely a hidden gem in La Grange. Jennifer was very interactive and great with teaching us (& our kids) about Czech heritage. I loved all of the artifacts there and how there were original houses & buildings we got to tour as well. The printing press was very cool. The printing press and the sawmill are going to opened during and exhibit and we plan to go back! The church was a great teaching/learning experience for the...
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