Witte Museum

San Antonio


Set on the eastern edge of Brackenridge Park, the Witte is an engaging museum of natural history, science and Texas history. Pronounced ‘witty’, it’s targeted especially at local schoolkids, with hands-on exhibitions covering topics like dinosaurs, the Peoples of the Pecos, and regional wildlife. A model of the winged Quetzalcoatlus, the largest flying creature ever to exist, hangs above the foyer.


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