San Antonio's premier museum, founded in 1926, features unique history,
science and cultural exhibits. Visitors can view live theater, national
traveling exhibits, dinosaur reproductions, a 2,000-year-old mummy, EcoLab with
live animals, Dog Trot and Hill Country log cabins, and historical homes on the
banks of the San Antonio River.
The four-level H-E-B Science Treehouse, on the museum grounds, houses
hands-on science exhibits and activities for all ages. Visitors can launch a
tennis ball two stories, play music with laser beams, watch weather
demonstrations and monitor the Witte Weather Station. A two-level treehouse,
with a panoramic view of wildlife in adjacent Brackenridge Park, is connected to
the main Science Treehouse building. Open 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Mon., Wed. and Sat.; 10
a.m.–9 p.m. Tue.; and noon–5 p.m. Sun. Admission charge, except free 3–9 p.m.
Tue. 3801 Broadway. 210/357-1900. www.wittemuseum.org.
City: San Antonio
Region: South Texas Plains
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