Witte Museum
Witte Museum
4.5
Speciality MuseumsNatural History MuseumsScience MuseumsArt MuseumsHistory Museums
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Monday
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Wednesday
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sunday
12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
About
San Antonio's Nature, Science and Culture Museum is an engaging learning experience for all ages featuring everything Texas and so much more! Explore dinosaurs and Texas wildlife. Learn about Texas history through artifacts and art. Experience world-class special exhibitions from across the world. Climb Mt. Witte or ride the Sky Cycle along the banks of the San Antonio River. The Witte Museum is located along the San Antonio River in Brackenridge Park and has an on-site café and gift shop with unique San Antonio keepsakes. Free Parking is located in the Brackenridge Park Garage.
Duration: 2-3 hours
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  • ken j
    Manalapan, New Jersey925 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Great museum
    We love museums and nature, and this had both. The exhibits are great, we loved the one on the local meteor fall and the different zones of Texas also. Smoke Shack across the street is a great spot for lunch.
    Visited October 2023
    Travelled as a couple
    Written October 30, 2023
  • Voyager52562598459
    87 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Great for families
    This was almost overlooked on our trip but I’m so glad we went. The museum is small but very nice. My son loved the Dinos and it was cool to me that they were all native to Texas. My kid loved every artifact and I was honestly surprised but they know their customer I guess! The grounds and building were stunning I wish I could live there. Parking is free.
    Visited April 2024
    Travelled with family
    Written April 6, 2024
  • PHDuhon
    37 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Witte Museum
    Perfect way to fill in free time in the afternoon. There were two exhibitions offered.....Sharks and Space. The shark display was smaller and less interactive than the one about space travel and astronauts. As an adult, I learned alot myself.....how astronauts sleep while in space and even how they potty, ha. The animal displays were well done and the dinosaur artifacts were as well. My 11 year old granddaughter especially liked the fiesta carnival dress display but enjoyed all of what we saw. The museum is night enough to highlight a variety of cultural history along with natural history displays. You can easily see all of it thoroughly within 2 hours
    Visited July 2024
    Travelled with family
    Written July 27, 2024
  • Brooke M
    6 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Every visitor and local should visit!
    As a local, I recommend every person who visits San Antonio or lives in San Antonio visit this museum. It has everything and helps me appreciate the rich history, culture, and science of my state even more than I already do. Fun and educational for everyone.
    Visited June 2024
    Travelled with family
    Written August 11, 2024
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Lisa M
63 contributions
3.0 of 5 bubbles
Jun 2022
This museum is very small. We went through the entire place in just over an hour and I am a person who actually reads the plaques next to things. That being said it is a very nice museum, but don't plan an entire day around it.
They do have a afternoon where they offer free admission - I highly recommend going during that time. Regular price is too high for what you get...be prepared to wait in a line to get in though as a decent amount of people take advantage of the free admission (we saw the line as we were walking out!).
They also offer free parking in their garage which is very nice!!
Written September 7, 2022
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MissMellow
Hempstead, NY37 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Nov 2021 • Family
After being to several museums and attractions around the US: NYC, Dallas/Fort Worth, Raleigh/Durham, Washington DC, Orlando, LA Cali, etc... I must say, this museum really hits the sweet spot for our family. I can't wait until we return to San Antonio to visit again. It's not a huge museum with lots of high tech interactive experiences but it offers a very hands-on indoor-outdoor experience if you like to explore. We really enjoyed climbing the rock wall, building miniature log cabins and exploring opportunities to improve health through the exercise and healthcare areas and food gardens scattered about. The general exhibits were also enjoyable. We gave the museum our typical 3 hour period by going later in the afternoon and boy did we regret not going earlier. We literally had to be ushered out and were still hanging out outside of the building exploring after the museum closed 😂. Fun times!
Written November 14, 2021
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just1backpack
Minneapolis, MN554 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jan 2020 • Couples
Amazingly beautiful huichol yarn painting exhibit with images of Jose Benitez Sanchez, shaman and master of the yarn painting. A must see before it closes. Museum is free each Tuesday after 3. Other educational exhibits and short films and dinosaurs exhibit. Be sure to go outside for nice park setting and outbuildings.
Written January 14, 2020
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AugerAustinTX
Austin TX196 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jun 2022
This is a medium-sized museum along Breckenridge Park on Broadway close to the downtown. We spent 2 hours. The museum focuses on Texas reptiles and animals. The museum well done with professional displays including written explanations and interactive videos. There are some historic buildings in back as well as a children's area. The latter has a tree house with a nice view of the park. The museum is worth the dinosaur exhibit alone. And, right now, there is a special poison exhibit. It costs extra but is very interesting, exploring poison from different angles. Note that the exhibit is very dark, simulating the Amazon, so we used our phone flashlights to read the text. Be sure to look for the interactive magical poison book at the end of the exhibit. Also visit the gift shop. It has imaginative products at prices better than Amazon.
Written June 19, 2022
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bliming
Saint Louis, MO282 contributions
3.0 of 5 bubbles
Jul 2022
We tried to visit the Witte, but there is only one garage across the street, and parking is $25 for 1 to 2 hours. Of course they don't tell you this until you are in line for the garage and there is no way out of line. We drove around the garage and back out, where the lady at the exit said it happens all the time, and she let us out without having to pay. We drove around looking for street parking, and there was none due to construction in the area. So beware and plan accordingly. It might be a great museum, I couldn't tell you. Maybe next time we're in town....
Written August 20, 2022
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Fred
Texas3 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Dec 2022
When we were driving by I said "oh what's that, we should stop there" just based on how it looked. We weren't disappointed, we showed up right after it opened and wandered around the whole grounds to almost every exhibit. If you've got kids or just love museums there is something for everyone. My only suggestion is to get in early and take the selfies or fun photos before everyone else shows up!
Written December 28, 2022
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oklahomabiologist
Broken Bow, OK170 contributions
3.0 of 5 bubbles
Aug 2021
While there are some neat exhibits, I was pretty disappointed in the lack of overall flow of the museum. There is WAY TOO MUCH to read!! A lot of good information but I don't go to a museum to spend all my time reading. Not enough things to look at. They do have some really good dioramas with plenty of stuffed animals. But other than that, it was nothing special.
Written August 6, 2021
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Katie J
4 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Dec 2022 • Family
This museum is a gem! We have reciprocal benefits through ASTC and the entrance was free. This museum far outweighs the Fernbank in Atlanta and in many ways the Perot museum in Dallas. There are. sparkling clean rooms full of history, rooms with videos, hands-on labs and a room with the sounds of the animals native to Texas, with actual taxidermied animals lit up while George Strait tells us all about them. It was an immersive and incredible experience. The display of the Pecos and their art and lifestyle was beautiful. Best of all, this museum was not crowded, and the outdoor area behind the museum is gorgeous. In good weather, one could spend hours outside and hours inside. Our three-year-old was enraptured, and though he usually has a short attention span, he was fixated on everything in the museum. In my opinion, it is the best museum of its kind.
Written December 31, 2022
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SRW_TX
Richardson, TX152 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Mar 2021
I'm not sure how I've missed this wonderful museum in all my trips to San Antonio over the years. The Witte is an excellent museum with a good variety of educational and hands-on exhibits. The docents were very friendly and they have good Covid protocols in place to reduce touching shared spaces. There is so much to see you could spend several hours here and there is something for every age. The museum is also very well maintained and clean.

In addition, part of the museum is a beautiful outdoor space next to the river that includes historic buildings, some you can tour. It's a lovely area to sit outdoors and relax.
Written April 1, 2021
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Sue Albany
Albany, NY120 contributions
3.0 of 5 bubbles
Dec 2019
We went here with a tour group. I loved the rotunda where there was a video ceiling with the weather going by; thunder, lightning, sun, etc. And alot of displays of animals, plants, etc. There is another room with animals, plants, birds and a narrative telling what that is, the noises they make, the weather, etc. I was very disappointed with the hospital's children's section. I guess it was supposed to be interactive and you were to pull/push/run and you'd be told about the results. Most items didn't work/were broken. The displays were old, dirty, chipped, worn. The instructions weren't clear. There was someone there who, I guess, was supposed to be a guide or to explain things.She was too busy sitting near the door entertained by her cell phone, oblivious to all of us trying to use the displays. Ugh. Also, there's an outside "village" to explain early settlers and their lives. The huts were filthy. Dust and dirt all over. The written explanations were all thread bare, faded, ripped so you couldn't read what they were supposed to say. It once had promise, especially for little, inquisitive kids, but this was a mess. Not good. The gift shop was nice.
Written February 18, 2020
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