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The Witte Museum, San Antonio, TX
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The Witte Museum

3801 Broadway, San Antonio, TX 78209 · San Antonio, TX

Why you should go…

San Antonio's flagship museum tells the story of Texas from dinosaur tracks to cattle-drive days, with polished, hands-on galleries that keep kids as engaged as adults. The riverside campus on the edge of Brackenridge Park makes an easy pairing with the zoo. Big traveling exhibitions land here too.

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  • #dinosaurs
  • #Texas history
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  • #kids

Good to know

General museums guidance

Habits that pay off across this whole category, not rules for this one venue. Always check the official site for the specifics.

  • Check the special exhibition separately

    Touring shows usually carry their own ticket and their own opening hours, listed apart from general admission.

  • Look for the free window

    Many museums run community days, member evenings, or discounted late openings. It is worth a look before you pay full price.

  • Travel light through the door

    Large bags and backpacks often have to go to a coat check, and lines for it move slowly at opening.

  • Weekday mornings beat weekend afternoons

    School groups clear out by early afternoon midweek, while weekends stay busy from late morning on.

Maps and brochures

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What's around here?

The closest stops to The Witte Museum, ordered by straight-line distance. A few more like it, plus some different kinds of fun so you can build a full day.

  • Attractions
    Family Favorite

    San Antonio Zoo

    $25–$50

    A beloved 100-year-old zoo in Brackenridge Park with 3,500 animals, a mini train, and giraffe feedings.

    0.4 mi awaySwitch it up: Attractions

  • Sport & Outdoor
    Family favorite

    San Antonio Botanical Garden

    Under $25

    38 acres of Texas wild, native trails, a glass conservatory complex, a family adventure garden, and seasonal blooms year-round.

    0.5 mi awaySwitch it up: Sport & Outdoor

  • Museums
    Family Favorite

    The DoSeum

    Under $25

    San Antonio's hands-on children's museum, spy academy, robots, water works, and pure play for under-11s.

    0.6 mi awayMore like this

  • Sport & Outdoor
    Free

    Japanese Tea Garden

    Free

    A century-old quarry transformed into a free sunken garden of koi ponds, stone bridges, and a 60-foot waterfall beside Brackenridge Park.

    0.6 mi awaySwitch it up: Sport & Outdoor

  • Museums
    Local Gem

    McNay Art Museum

    Under $25

    Texas's first modern art museum, set in a Spanish Colonial mansion with Picasso, O'Keeffe, and 25 acres of sculpture-dotted gardens.

    1.8 mi awayMore like this

  • Museums
    Iconic

    San Antonio Museum of Art

    Under $25

    5,000 years of world art, Egyptian mummies to Latin American folk art, inside the castle-like former Lone Star Brewery on the Museum Reach.

    1.9 mi awayMore like this