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Address:3801 Broadway
San Antonio, Texas
Tel:
(210) 357-1850
Nestled along the banks of the San Antonio River, the Witte Museum dedicates itself to the study of Texas' history and culture, and is a great place to visit to discover what it what like in the early days of the Lone Star State.
The Witte Museum has many exciting and educational exhibits to offer, starting with an examination of the dinosaur finds of Texas. Compare your own footprint with a full size cast of a real dino footprint! After that, take the kids to the HEB Science Treehouse. Watch the daily demonstrations in the treehouse basement, or ride the HEBuddy Cycle across a tightrope! The treehouse's underwater camera is also a great way for kids to explore and connect with the life of the San Antonio River, and Witte WaterWorks allows them to see what happens when rivers are diverted and play with the same technology that makes water work for us.
There is also a fascinating display on prehistoric south Texas Native Americans that is based on actual tools and objects found in the area, as well as the great Texas Wild: Ecology Illustrated exhibit. There you can examine how animal's behavior and appearances relate to their lives, how natural camouflage works and is evolved, the development of predatory instincts. This exhibit also features the wonderful Animals Alive! area, filled with thousands of live spiders, bees, snakes and more!
On your way out, be sure to check out the Witte's great collection of preserved log cabins from all over the San Antonio area. You can even try to build your own with the museum's hands-on "little log cabin!"
The Witte Museum can be found in beautiful Brackenridge Park, just three miles north of downtown San Antonio, on Broadway.
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The Witte Museum is San Antonio's premiere museum of South Texas history, culture, and natural science. Located in Brackenridge Park, on the banks of the San Antonio River, the Witte offers permanent exhibits that include dinosaur skeletons, cave drawings, wildlife dioramas, and even some live animals. Several historic homes have been reconstructed on the campus, which also features the very popular H-E-B Science Treehouse. Changing galleries include Texas artists, textiles and showcase exhibits, some locally produced and some traveling national exhibits.