Had a Buckhorn burger which was recommended by the double-decker bus driver and boy was he right. If you don't like to see stuffed animals then don't go this place is not for you, but it was well worth it for all that it has in it. There is something there for everyone.
The Buckhorn Saloon and Texas Ranger Museum, San Antonio
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The Buckhorn Saloon and Texas Ranger Museum
318 E. Houston Street, San Antonio, TX 78205
210-247-4000
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Ranked #43 of 170 attractions in San Antonio
Type: Museums
Activities: Drinking, Dining
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For over 130 years, The Buckhorn Saloon has been known as a gathering place for good conversation, great food and spectacular wildlife exhibits....
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For over 130 years, The Buckhorn Saloon has been known as a gathering place for good conversation, great food and spectacular wildlife exhibits. Explore the newly remodeled animal halls and prepare yourself for a truly immersive adventure. Practice your sharp shooting skills in our Toepperwein Shooting Gallery and explore over 500 different animals from around the world. The Texas Ranger Museum houses Texas Ranger artifacts including antique revolvers, automatic handguns, shotguns, badges, photographs and much more. Sip a refreshing drink as you stroll through the 33,000 square feet of artifacts from Texas history. Don’t forget to grab a bite of delicious Texas BBQ in our Café and pick up some souvenirs in our gift shop! Located two blocks from the Alamo and one block from the Riverwalk, The Buckhorn Saloon and Museum and Texas Ranger Museum have something for everyone! With the completion of the renovation, The Buckhorn Saloon & Museum is proud to welcome a new generation of visitors.
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Southeast Texas
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We'd been to the Buckhorn Hall of Horns when it was housed at the Lone Star Brewery years ago. This is a much larger showcase for the horns and stuffed animals and now it's added the Texas Ranger museum. We enjoyed and laughed out loud at the carnival exhibit, especially when we made tennis balls roll UPHILL! Kids will find...
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Leesburg, Virginia
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It is reputed to be the oldest bar in Texas (although the bar at the Menger Hotel next to the Alamo where Teddy Roosevelt recruited the Rough Riders claims the distinction of oldest continuing operating bar), so for this reason is worth stopping by and having a drink. Skip the food. Skip the museum. Skip the souvenir shop.
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Tampa Florida
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$20 entry which I thought was a bit steep. If you like taxidermy go. If you don't like it or don't care one way or the other I wouldn't waste the money. Not enough info about Texas history.
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Roseville, Minnesota
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Still saw a bunch of stuff from the barroom. Too many "stuffed heads" for my liking, but there is an elephant and I've never seen one taxidermied, so that was something new.
Nice place to just chill out, have a beer, and look around. We also did the shooting game in the arcade, which was fun and inexpensive (depending on...
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College Station, Texas
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This is a really neat museum with lots of taxidermy animals, horns, Texas Ranger items. There is a bar in the museum. You are allowed to carry your drinks around the museum. This is WONDERFUL!
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Tyler20, Director of Sales at The Buckhorn Saloon and Texas Ranger Museum, responded to this review
June 4, 2013
Thank you for the glowing review. We are so glad that you had a good time in the museum. We do like to tell folks that you are welcome to get a drink at the oldest saloon in Texas and take it inside the museum with you. We feel that this is a huge perk, as many museums don't allow...
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Savannah, Tennessee
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We had a blast here and spent several hours going through it. I did kind of get tired of seeing all the mounted animals, but my husband really enjoyed it. We had a light lunch here, which was very good. We went through the entire place & had a great Lone Star beer at the end of our tour. Great...
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We spent about $40 for two people to see a lot of taxidermy. Not worth the money. Good for kids. Perk is you can get a drink at the bar and walk around the museum.
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Jacksonville, Alabama
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I tend to do a bit of research when visiting a new place for the first time and I thought my son might enjoy this attraction. I know he like the taxidermy, but I enjoyed the Texas Ranger Museum more. We did eat lunch and the food was good and reasonable priced.
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This was interesting but I would not make a second trip to the museum. We did not try the saloon or food.
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