Skip to content
Byway
Museum · Texas

Buckhorn Saloon and Museum

Buckhorn Saloon and Museum, a museum in Texas
Buckhorn Saloon and Museum, a museum in TexasMichael Barera · CC BY-SA 4.0
Buckhorn Saloon and Museum, a museum in Texas
Billy Hathorn · CC BY-SA 3.0
Buckhorn Saloon and Museum, a museum in Texas
J.Paylor · CC BY-SA 4.0
Buckhorn Saloon and Museum, a museum in Texas
Gaberlunzi · CC BY-SA 3.0
Buckhorn Saloon and Museum, a museum in Texas
ToddKent · CC BY-SA 4.0
Buckhorn Saloon and Museum, a museum in Texas
Eden, Janine and Jim from New York City · CC BY 2.0

More photographs at the Wikimedia Commons category.

Buckhorn Saloon and Museum is a museum in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 197 m. Black Hill stands 484 m to the northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Site of the Home of Dr. Ferdinand Ludwig Herff, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 6.1 miles off.

About

The story

The Buckhorn Saloon & Museum is a privately run museum located at 318 E. Houston Street in Downtown San Antonio, Texas, U.S. Originally privately owned by Albert Friedrich, the Buckhorn became a tourist attraction for its unique collections. Theodore Roosevelt and his Rough Riders were reputed to frequent the establishment. Housed in 1956 in the Old Lone Star Brewery, the collection passed to Friedrich's heirs who had it moved to its current location.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Dates from 1881.

Wikidata Q4983163, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

Visiting

What to expect

Fee
Yes
Step-free access
Yes

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates29.42633, -98.48885
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Travis Park: 0.1 mi
  • Plaza de Valero: 0.2 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Plaza: 0.2 mi
  • Main Plaza: 0.3 mi
  • Legacy Park: 0.3 mi
Peaks
  • Hillcrest: 6.1 mi
  • Prickly Pear Hill: 6.2 mi
  • Curly Hill: 7.8 mi
  • Ninemile Hill: 8.2 mi
  • Red Oak Hill: 8.3 mi
Museums: 57
  • Alamo Vistor Center and Museum (coming 2027): 0.1 mi
  • Louis Tussaud’s Waxworks: 0.1 mi
  • Ripley's Believe It or Not! Odditorium: 0.1 mi
  • Ralston Family Collections Center: 0.2 mi
  • Briscoe Western Art Museum: 0.2 mi
Attractions: 48
  • River boat boarding: 0.1 mi
  • River boat boarding: 0.2 mi
  • La Villita: 0.3 mi
  • River boat boarding: 0.3 mi
  • Yanaguana Garden: 0.5 mi
Artworks: 42
Gardens: 16
  • McNutt River Gardens: 0.4 mi
  • Frost Gardens: 0.4 mi
  • Gardopia Gardens: 1.7 mi
  • Denver Heights Community Garden: 2.1 mi
  • Japanese Peace Garden: 2.9 mi
Ghost towns: 12
Springs: 10
  • San Pedro Spring: 1.6 mi
  • Huesta Springs: 16.8 mi
  • Scenic Park Pond: 17.9 mi
  • Devine Spring: 18.0 mi
  • Panther Springs: 18.0 mi
Nature reserves: 9
Picnic sites: 2
Cliffs: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.9 miles of Buckhorn Saloon and Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Black HillNW 308°484 m18.7 mi
Round HillNNW 326°465 m21.9 mi
Cross MountainNNW 327°460 m19.5 mi
High HillNNW 347°456 m18.5 mi
Leon HillNNW 345°451 m17.1 mi
Sykes HillNNW 347°449 m19.8 mi
Butte HillN 349°449 m20.0 mi
Aue HillNNW 336°444 m18.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3919:1419:46
June solstice06:3620:0320:37
September equinox07:2319:0119:32
December solstice07:2517:0517:41

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F525662697682848579716053
Precip in2.21.92.42.34.43.62.42.43.93.92.52.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Antonio Incarnate Word, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/928668524

More museums in Texas

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Plan a driveMore museums
Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to Buckhorn Saloon and Museum.

Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens