Witte Museum, San Antonio

it rocked it was so great. Its not just for little kids teenagers enjoyed it 2

The new fine arts exhibit is very nice looking, but was in stark contrast to the rest of the displays. The archaeology and natural history displays are in dire need of renovation and look old. Photo murals were severely faded. The carpeting in the biology exhibit was worn and unbelievably stained. The sound of the various video programs (which we mostly enjoyed) tended to compete against each other and created an irritating level of noise in the upper galleries. We finally gave up on trying to listen to the video program about the pictographs/petroglyphs, besides the noise it would have helped to have a bench to sit on. The Egyptian exhibit was disappointing and imparted very little information, not sure why it was even there. I didn't like the "what do you think happened" educational questions that were posed, I'm there to learn something. What is the point of reconstructing the Egyptian mural and then having it knocked down by a floor board?

I put the full amount on "value" because we went on a Tuesday afternoon. They are free every Tuesday from 3-8pm. The main museum isn't anything special and is pretty small though my son did enjoy the dinosaur and the wildlife sections. However the HEB Science Treehouse is awesome. We all loved it (1 1/2 year old, 6 year old, and 2 adults). There are a lot of hands on exhibits including weather, sound/music, air, etc. It's kind of like a mini version of the Franklin Institute in Philly... very mini but also a lot cheaper if you get in free so it worked for us. My son loved the motion mat thing (not sure what it was called) and was really upset when we left. There is also a Dinosaur Exhibit going on until September that costs $3 per person. It was really neat and had animated lifesized dinosaurs, a couple skeletons and fossils, and a "dinosaur dig" for the kids. Both boys thoroughly enjoyed this as well.

Very disappointing. One little corner----took all of 10 minutes to see everything. Thought there would be much more.

I love the witte, its a friendly atmosphere, with a lot of information. The staff is nice, and it's truly wild fun!! The dinosaur display was awesome, it's fun look at all the bees in that they have. Plus all the bugs, and it's very hands on. Kids would thoroughly enjoy it as well as Adults.

The HEB Tree house is GREAT for kids! My son had a blast playing there. They have activities for all aged children. If you go on certain days at certain times it is free to get in.

The witte museum is a great place to learn and have a good time. I recently took my family (2 children 3 and 5 yrs old) they had a blast. We are looking forward to our next visit.