San Antonio: Calendar of Events

Watchtower Challenge

Be a part of the adventure at one of the largest public outdoor climbing towers and zip lines in Texas. Named in honor of The Watchtower formation in the North Cavern, this attraction stands 50 feet tall.

TEST YOUR CLIMBING SKILLS!

The climbing surfaces are built along two sides of the tower allowing four climbers to participate at the same time. The front of the tower is 16 feet wide provides moderate to hard levels of intensity. The side of the climbing tower is 12 feet wide and is easier for first-time climbers. Use your climbing skill to rise to the top of our Watchtower. Whether you are a beginner or a seasoned pro, you will find the climbing experience you are looking for. Once you get to the top, the view is spectacular. ZIP BACK TO LAND IN SECONDS!

Welcome to the newest attraction in San Antonio!

Our maze of mirrors is one of the most exciting and unique attractions that the entire family can enjoy! See infinite reflections of yourself in every direction! Encounter surprising corners, dead ends and continuous circles! Find your way, and even you can become a Maze Master! Our Ultimate Mirror Maze Challenge is a fun family experience that will appeal to children, teenagers and adults alike. Don't forget to view the "Funny Mirrors", which can make you appear tall, thin, short, wide… however you want to be! We are constantly on the cutting edge of mirror maze design, technology, and construction.

Give us a call for more information at 248.616.5030 or email info@AmazingMazes.com.

ADRENALINE RUSH explores the innards of risk taking in a wide and spectacular way. From the soaring and breathtaking cliffs of Norway to the calm and inspiring immensity of the Mojave Desert, from Thomas Edison’s laboratory to a simple American schoolyard, ADRENALINE RUSH is more than a thrilling visual experience, it’s an invitation to explore our inner selves and a statement that there is no such thing as having little courage.

 Monday - Sunday 5:30 pm, 8:00 pm

Adventure Tours

Experience what it was like for our discoverers of this natural treasure. Our experienced staff will guide you as you climb, hike, rappel and explore the natural beauty thousands of years in the making. No concrete. No handrails.

 South Cavern Adventure Tour

Much more than hands on. Get ready to get down and dirty. Experience a thrilling and physically demanding 3 to 4 hour excursion into one of the world’s premier caverns. Climb, crawl, rappel, explore – with only the light of your helmet to guide you. This is not for the weak of heart. Once outfitted with caving gear you'll be lowered by rope through a 160-foot well shaft. Travel approximately one mile, going down to 230 feet below surface level to the Fault Room which features one of the longest soda straw formations in North America – 14 feet in length. 

Welcome to the Buckhorn Museum! More than just a normal museum, we're five museums in one! We have Horns, Fins, Feathers, The Hall of Texas History Wax Museum, and regular special exhibits unlike anything seen in any other museums in the world. We don't like the idea that museums have to be stuffy, quiet places. How are you going to get excited about that! Get yourself a drink at our over 120 year-old bar and come on in! Ooh and ahh at the sites, get close to our world record holding trophy mounts, see our collection of oddities!

Hours of Operation: Peak Season - Memorial Day thorough Labor Day 10:00 am to 6:00 pm or later (call for exact closing time). Off Season - Labor Day through Memorial day 10:00 am to 5:00 pm or later (call for exact closing time).

BUGS

Bugs are bizarre, beautiful, and an endless source of fascination. BUGS! will magnify the miniscule world of insects and explore the miracle of their success. From metamorphosis to mastery, predator to prey and community to concealment, extraordinary large-format images will bring audiences face-to-face with this amazing universe of creatures. Monday - Sunday 3:00pm Friday - Saturday 12:30pm, 3:00pm, 6:45pm

Every Saturday - Cowboys on Main -

 Features Western Cowboy Exhibit in front of Bandera County Courthouse and entertainers strolling Main Street. 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM. Sponsored by the Frontier Times Museum's Living History Project. No Fee.

Every Saturday - Cowboys on Main -

Features Western Cowboy Exhibit in front of Bandera County Courthouse and entertainers strolling Main Street. 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM. Sponsored by the Frontier Times Museum's Living History Project. No Fee.

Every Saturday - Cowboys on Main -

 Features Western Cowboy Exhibit in front of Bandera County Courthouse and entertainers strolling Main Street. 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM. Sponsored by the Frontier Times Museum's Living History Project. No Fee.

Guinness World Records Museum is a state of the art, interactive experience that brings the world famous book to life.

 Enjoy a combination of world record artifacts, exhibits, videos, touch screen computers, games, and interactive trivia spread out through 16 themed galleries and 10,000 square feet. Human Achievement, Sports, Science and Technology, The Environment, and Entertainment are just some of the galleries you will visit. It’s fun for all ages.

Tours are self-paced. You may go as fast or as slow as you wish.

The new home for the Texas Ranger Museum, since 1936 ,is in downtown San Antonio near major hotels, the Alamo, and the Riverwalk. The completely updated museum has expanded eightfold to occupy 8,000 square feet and create a dynamic guest experience that portrays and honors the vast history of the Texas rangers, the world's most famous law enforcement agency. The new museum is a project of the former Texas ranger association and the Buckhorn museum.

the Texas ranger museum is divided into three distinct venues.Ranger gallery begins the adventure and portrays the early history of the rangers originating with Stephen f. Austin's colony and the formation of the ranger force, thru the mid 1800s. Guests will then enter tales of the Texas rangers; a gallery of fifteen displays each covering a unique story that showcases the dynamic history of the texas rangers. These displays will be changed from time to time, thus providing repeat guests a new experience upon their return to the museum. The final stop in the museum is Ranger town, a recreation of old San Antonio that encourages guests to explore and learn more about the Texas ranger's fascinating story.

Ranger town consists of eleven storefronts with names that transport the guest back to San Antonio at the turn of the century. Frost Bank, l. Frank saddlery, Charles Hummel gun shop, Hart's cigar store, and Albert's saloon are but a few of the historic merchants represented. Sound effects recreate the feel of this Texas town at the turn of the century. The centerpiece of ranger town is the Bonnie & Clyde exhibit, complete with a 1934 Ford restored to recreate the ambush of these most notorious outlaws.

It is anticipated that guests will explore and enjoy the museum for approximately one hour. a visit to the Buckhorn museum will add another hour of captivating entertainment. Integrated with the two unique museums are the Buckhorn saloon cafe and the Buckhorn curio store creating a complete guest experience of entertainment, food and beverage, and shopping.

It's Texas' Fault And We're Showing it Off!

 See Texas' most visited cave! Wonder World Park is a Texas Historical Site. The unique attractions here are entertaining and educational for the whole family. Enjoy guided tours through the nation's only earthquake-formed cave. Exit by elevator and catch a breathtaking view of the fault line's drop-off point from atop the Tejas Observation Tower. Play in our crazy Anti-Gravity House and take a train ride through the waterfalls of Mystery Mountain to meet and feed the friendly animals in the largest petting park in Texas!

The Jeremy Room is a stunning 120' deep chamber known for its soda straws and delicate formations. Groups are kept small. Each guest will be given a flashlight for the tour.

Departs every 60 minutes   tour duration 60 minutes   walking distance 1/2 mile

The magical palace and experience the most beautiful museum in the world... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mingle with Tinseltown's most famous stars, past and present... Relive unforgettable moments from Hollywood's classics. Wax figures of Marilyn Monroe & Frank Sinatra

Enter the wonderous world of entertainment and see your favorite stars...  Enter our world of terrifying frights as Hollywood classics haunt you anew. Optional for the brave of heart only. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Find out how lifelike wax figures are made as you go behind the scenes... Create your hand -- in wax! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Presidential Exhibit President George W. Bush and his 41 presidential predecessors are on display as the newest permanent exhibit at Louis Tussaud's Palace of Wax®. Meet Presidents of The United States of America This is just a small sampling of what you will see when you visit our museum. Much more is waiting inside. 

A Celebration of The Smithsonian in San Antonio

The Museo Alameda explores the Latino experience in America through multiple art forms intended to foster contemplation, deliberation, and understanding of America’s cultural fabric. It ensures that the story of the Latino experience in America is told, understood and advanced in partnership with our nation’s museum, the Smithsonian Institution. Complementarily, the Museo’s education program fosters an appreciation of the contributions by Latinos to art, history and culture in America, through innovative, intergenerational learning programs.

Exhibits depict the history of the installation in chronological order from 1845.

The history of the post is displayed in ten major periods of development of Fort Sam Houston. Each exhibit highlights important events during the period and includes the uniform, weapons and equipment of the soldiers and photos or other graphic media. Additional exhibits feature distinguished soldiers or units which have served here.

Supplementary exhibits present topics of general military interest such as weaponry and military rations.

OPEN: 10 am - 4 pm, Wednesday - Sunday; Memorial Day, Veterans, and 4th of July. If your unit, organization or group require other hours, contact the Museum Director.

CLOSED: Monday & Tuesday; most Federal holidays except those listed above. Admission: FREE Facilities and exhibits are accessible to all people .

Mystery of the Maya Filmed on location at numerous sacred sites throughout the Maya regions, The Mystery of the Maya is the first giant-screen motion picture to explore the culture, science and history of the Maya.

Told through a modern-day archaeologist and a young Mayan descendant who cooperate to unravel the secrets of the past and filmed in IMAX, this production blends dramatic recreations with actual archaeological excavation, rare archival material and animation sequences. Deep within the jungles of Mexico and Guatemala, and extending into the Yucatan Peninsula lay the fabled pyramids, temples and palaces of the Maya.

While Europe still slumbered in the midst of the dark ages, these innovative people had charted the heavens, evolved the only true writing system native to the Americas and had made tremendous strides in the areas of mathematics and calendars. Without the advantage of metal tools, beasts of burden, or even the wheel, they were able to construct vast cities with an amazing degree of architectural perfection and variety. Capturing the vastness and grandeur of Maya civilization as only giant-screen motion picture technology can, The Mystery of the Maya takes audiences on a breath-taking trip through a millennium of Mayan history.

 Sunday - Thursday 1:45pm, 4:15pm, 6:45pm Friday - Saturday 11:15am, 1:45pm, 4:15pm, 9:15pm © 2007 Aztec on the River - San Antonio, Texas Site by Wolf Valley.

Our most popular Tour introduces you to an undergroud world of natural beauty and amazement.

Departs every 30 minutes   Tour duration 75 minutes

walking distance 3/4 mile

The new home for the Texas Ranger Museum, since 1936 located adjacent to the Witte Museum, will open this summer in downtown San Antonio near major hotels, the Alamo, and the Riverwalk. the completely updated museum will expand eightfold to occupy 8,000 square feet and create a dynamic guest experience that portrays and honors the vast history of the texas rangers, the world's most famous law enforcement agency.

 the new museum is a project of the former texas ranger association and the buckhorn museum.

Wonder World Park offers free parking, free picnic grounds, a snack bar, the Texas Souvenir shop, a game room and Mexico's World Import Marketplace.

 The park is located in the San Marcos city limits - one mile off I-35 (exit mile marker 202), Wonder World Drive. Open All Year Long, Rain Or Shine.

View the awesome beauty of the Colorado River Canyon.

Enjoy waterfalls, towering cliffs, abundant wildlife and the many scenic vistas along the river banks.

 Regular Scheduled Trip Daily 2 hour cruise

 MENU: "Captain's Box Lunch" (optional) Sandwich, Chips, Dessert, Iced Tea and Water $6.25 Adults: $18.82 per person Seniors (60+), Active Military and Students (13+): $16.47 Children (2-12): $12.00