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Louis Tussaud's Waxworks

A multi-floor wax museum on Alamo Plaza, steps from the Alamo, with celebrity and historical figures and combo tickets shared with Ripley's next door.

301 Alamo Plaza · San Antonio, TX

About Louis Tussaud's Waxworks

Louis Tussaud's Waxworks is a Ripley's-operated wax museum on Alamo Plaza in downtown San Antonio, directly across from the Alamo. Visitors walk about three floors of wax figures of celebrities, historical figures and film characters, with a seasonal 'Nightmare at the Wax Museum' horror event. It shares the block with Ripley's Believe It or Not! Odditorium, a 4D theater and Ripley's Illusion Lab, and combo tickets cover up to four attractions. Open daily from 10 am into the evening.

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