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The Buckhorn Saloon & Museum and Texas Ranger Museum Admission

The Buckhorn Saloon & Museum and Texas Ranger Museum Admission

Overview

Delve into a truly unusual museum experience at the Buckhorn Saloon & Museum and Texas Ranger Museum. Located only two blocks from the Alamo, the Buckhorn exhibits an astounding collection of taxidermy animals, western-flavored Americana, impressive antler racks, and much more. In the same building, the Texas Ranger Museum features historic artifacts from the famed Texas law enforcement division and Ranger Town, a replica of San Antonio in the 1900s. You can even bring a purchased drink from the saloon into the museum.

City: San Antonio

Wed 30 Apr

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San Antonio
318 E Houston St,

• The tour does not include food or drinks, however there is a lunch cafe on-site open daily from 11AM to 3PM for lunch. There is also a full-service bar open daily at 11AM. The Buckhorn Saloon encourages touring the museum with a drink in hand, just like the cowboys did in the old days.

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Additional Info

Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
On-site cafe daily from 11am to 3pm for lunch.
Minimum drinking age is 21 years

What To Expect

The Buckhorn Saloon and Texas Ranger Museum

Since its founding in 1881, the Buckhorn Saloon has grown from a bar decorated with antler racks into an impressive collection of taxidermy with more than 520 animal species represented, in addition to other spectacular exhibits. Make your way to the site and browse the fascinating collections in the Hall of Horns, Hall of Feathers, and Hall of Fins. Among the treasures to behold: a Texas Longhorn with horns that measure more than 8 feet (2.5 meters) across; a record-breaking 1,056-pound (479-kilo) marlin that was caught in Peru; oddities such as an 8-legged lamb and a 2-headed calf; and other impressive horns that include a 78-point buck and a moose with a 5-foot, 7-inch (1.7-meter) rack. Prized specimens include rare and extinct creatures such as an Irish elk and a pair of passenger pigeons. In the old days, the saloon's owners traded with cowboys, exchanging beer or whiskey for antlers and rattlesnake rattles. They then created chairs from the antlers, such as a 62-horn chair for Teddy Roosevelt, and art pieces from the rattles. See these pieces, then step into the past in the Hall of Texas History Wax Museum section. Dioramas that depict early Texas were originally featured at San Antonio’s Hemisphere World's Fair in 1968. The Texas Ranger Museum is a more recent addition to the Buckhorn’s collection. It includes artifacts from two centuries of Texas law enforcement, including historic revolvers, sawed-off shotguns, photographs, badges and more. Ranger Town recreates San Antonio life in the early 1900s. While visiting this fascinating attraction, you can stop into the saloon and cafe for lunch or a locally-brewed beer (each at own expense); you're welcome to bring your drink into the museum.

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melissakN6805SV

Dec 2024

This place was over-rated! I enjoyed seeing the Texas Ranger exhibits but most of the Buckhorn museum was creepy.. A lot of petrified animals and bragging about hunting down animals that don't need to be killed like elephants, rhinos etc. Creepy! KInd of a fun time but definitely not worth the $50 I paid for 2 of us to go.

Jamie C

Oct 2024

Great history on the Texas rangers. A lot more than it looks from the outside. Great little make up if a town really feel like you are in the times. The taxidermy was extensive and kept going

Tourist00374562102

Oct 2024

Visited whilst wandering around central San Antonio. The museum is fun to walk around although it’s a bit corny at the beginning when they try to get you to have a photo taken in cowboy clothes - declined. After the museum we stayed for lunch in the saloon, they have a good choice of beers on tap and plenty of non-alcoholic alternatives. We both had the bison burger and fries - very large only just managed to eat them. Very tasty with plenty of fries. Good place for a meal stop as you walk around San Antonio