Witte Museum

Why go

It gives families and curious adults a way to connect deep time, Texas environments and the area's human history in one visit. Start with the Naylor Family Dinosaur Gallery, Texas Wild Gallery or South Texas heritage exhibits according to the question that most interests you.

What to look for

• The Naylor Family Dinosaur Gallery is a clear starting point for prehistoric Texas.
• The Texas Wild Gallery turns attention to the state's living environments.
• South Texas heritage exhibits add the human story.

The full story

The Witte grew from a bequest by San Antonio businessman Alfred G. Witte for a museum of art, science and natural history. Its present galleries show how broad that original ambition remains. The Naylor Family Dinosaur Gallery takes visitors into prehistoric Texas, while the Texas Wild Gallery turns attention to living environments. South Texas heritage exhibits bring the human story into the same museum visit. These subjects work best when you notice the changes in scale and time between them, rather than trying to treat every gallery as one continuous narrative. Choose a natural history or regional history focus if time is short. The museum's setting beside Brackenridge Park also allows an outdoor stretch when the weather suits it. The mix of deep time, wildlife and human experience is what gives this collection its local shape.

Useful to know

• Choose between a natural history focus and a South Texas history focus if time is short.
• Combine the museum with Brackenridge Park when the weather suits an outdoor stretch.

Your next visit

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