The Witte Museum

Learn about San Antonio’s deep and varied past with a visit to the fascinating Witte Museum.

Normal price: up to

$16.00

Family-friendly

Indoors

What you'll do

The Witte Museum boasts a 10-acre campus and is dedicated to history, science, and South Texas heritage. See a dinosaur, learn how your body works, or explore the life of a hunter-gatherer.

There’s plenty of hands-on experiences at The Witte. Check out the Robert J. and Helen C. Kleberg South Texas Heritage Center and you can go back to the days when vaqueros, chili queens, and cattle kings roamed the wild and vivid land of the state. See Davy Crockett’s fiddle, and hear the stories of the cowboys who helped to build Texas.

As San Antonio’s largest museum, the Witte keeps its content relevant with a comprehensive rota of temporary exhibitions. The perfect family-friendly day out, this museum provides an engaging and enriching learning experience for visitors. Be sure to check their schedule online to see what’s currently featured.

Witte Museum highlights

H-E-B Body Adventure

explore four floors of interactive adventure for all ages. Get a Powerpass and learn how long it takes to walk or run the 13-mile river walk path connecting the Witte to San Antonio’s historic missions, and learn how your body works.

Naylor Family Dinosaur Gallery

encounter skeletons, excavate dinosaur bones and learn about those huge dinosaur footprints. You’ll also find out more about the seas that covered Texas 90-million years ago.

Kittie West Nelson Ferguson People of the Pecos Gallery

explore the prehistoric hunter-gatherers of Texas. See life-sized recreations of camp, find out about hungering, and learn about rock art.

What's included

Your pass will give you access to all temporary and permanent exhibits as well as hands-on interactive experiences.
Your pass gives you access to many more attractions in San Antonio, so don't forget to check them out.

Getting in

With us, there are no entry fees on the day – all you've got to do is show your pass.

Present your pass to the admissions desk.

After you’ve made your purchase, you’ll be emailed your Go San Antonio pass which you may download.

Visitor tips

Wheelchairs are available on a first-come, first-serve basis
Visitors can eat outside food on museum grounds but there are no indoor eating facilities
Witte Museum free parking is available at Brackenridge Park Parking Garage on Avenue B.

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Where you'll be

3801 Broadway St,, San Antonio, US

How to get there

The Museum is a destination on the Sightseer Special on the Via Bus 7 route. This bus makes stops throughout downtown, at the Museum and at a variety of other cultural institutions along the Broadway Reach.

Operating hours

Monday: 10AM – 5PM
Tuesday: 10AM – 6PM
Wednesday - Saturday: 10AM – 5PM
Sunday: 12PM – 5PM

Closings & holidays

The Witte Museum is open year-round except for the third Monday in October, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, and Easter.

Find out more

For more information, visit the Witte Museum website.

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