San Antonio: The Witte Museum

San Antonio: The Witte Museum

  • <p>The Robert J. and Helen C. Kleberg South Texas Heritage Center at the Witte Museum </p> <p>Two storey building with full clear glass front</p>
  • <p>Exhibits at the South Texas Heritage Center. (TxDOT)</p> <p>Exhibits showing full size longhorn steer and a person on horseback with a lance</p>
  • <p>Trail Drivers Association meeting, San Antonio, 1915 (UTA Library Special Collections)</p> <p>1915 photo of a large group of men labeled “Old Time Drivers Association” San Antonio, Texas</p>
  • <p>Trail drivers gathering. George Saunders, second from left, Charles Goodnight, second from right. (San Antonio Conservation Society)</p> <p>Four older men seated for a picture, dated 1925</p>

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Called the “New York of Texas” in the mid-19th century, San Antonio was a vital point of entry to the Chisholm Trail. Cattlemen came here to buy and sell stock, and drovers came to refresh their supplies. Stories of 1850s South Texas come alive at the Witte Museum’s Robert J. and Helen C. Kleberg South Texas Heritage Center. Visit the George West Trail Drivers Gallery, which pays respects to those who built the Texas cattle industry; Gutzon Borglum’s Trail Drivers Monument in the courtyard; and interactive exhibits about ranching in South Texas and Northern Mexico.

The Robert J. and Helen C. Kleberg South Texas Heritage Center at the Witte Museum

  • Hours: Monday, Wednesday -Saturday, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m., Tuesday, 10 a.m. – 8 p.m., Sunday, 12 – 5 p.m.
  • Admission: Adults: $10, Seniors/Military (w/ID): $9, Children (4-11): $7
  • 3801 Broadway, San Antonio, TX
  • 210-357-1910
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