Best Museums in New Braunfels

"If you are travelling with children who sulk at every place you visit in the city then, you can cheer them up at this educational yet fun museum called the DoSeum. Here, you and your children can meet a friendly robot named Baxter, run down the musical staircase, boat on the children’s river, watch an interactive puppet parade and solve math challenges at the spy academy. This is a state-of-the-art museum which will help your child realize that learning can be fun and you can get a break from all the whining."

"The DoSeum is San Antonio’s Museum for Kids, and this is a great place to bring your children when you are visiting the city. Kids can look forward to a day of educational fun and excitement where activities are designed to help them to be more creative. There are many interactive displays here that children will be delighted to get involved with as well as exciting features such as a musical staircase, a kids’ river, a treehouse, and even Baxter the interactive robot."

"The DoSeum is an interactive museum for kids where they can do things, overcome challenges and enjoy learning experiences. It feels a bit like an attraction park for small children, where they can play with the interactive art. The museum has no age requirements, but many attractions do seem to be targeted at kids around the ages of 0 to 12 years old."

"The Briscoe Western Art Museum is a collections-based institution building upon art and artifacts that tell the vast and multifaceted story of the American West. Located on San Antonio's famed riverwalk, the institution is housed in San Antonio's first Public Library and newly constructed pavilion. The Briscoe Campus consists of the historic Museum building, the Jack Guenther Pavilion and the adjacent McNutt Courtyard and Sculpture Garden."

"The free New Braunfels Railroad Museum is a perfect pit stop for families, couples, and groups looking for a taste of local history and a short break from the water. After a lunchtime pesto grilled chicken sandwich at Huisache Grill and a wild ale at New Braunfels Brewing Company, take a short stroll to the New Braunfels Railroad Museum. Observe their intricate model train set, board the retired 0-6-0T Porter locomotive, and learn about the history of these busy Union Pacific railroad tracks, which still see over 30 trains roll through per day."

"The New Braunfels Railroad Museum is a delightful location that is perfect for locomotive aficionados. If you’re looking for places to go that’ll give you insight into Texas’ railroad history, then well, you’re in the right place!. It is made up of a former depot building that has been restored."

"WHETHER OR NOT YOU ARE A TRAIN BUFF YOU AND YOUR FAMILY WILL LOVE THE RAILROAD MUSEUM. MY GRANDKIDS LOVED IT (AGES 2-GIRL AND 6 BOY). ALL KINDS OF MODEL TRAINS AND YOU CAN TOUR AN ENGINE, DINING CA..."

"Celebrating all things bizarre and unusual, Ripley's Believe It or Not!. is the strangest place in San Antonio. Visitors can browse through 18 themed galleries with over 500 exhibits in this "Odditorium" and learn about the fascinating life of Mr. Ripley himself; from semi-pro baseball player and cartoonist to collector and curator of the world-famous museums."

"Kids and adults alike will get a kick out of all the strange and unbelievable things at Ripley’s Believe It or Not!. , the strangest place in San Antonio. Visitors can browse through 18 themed galleries with over 500 exhibits in this “Odditorium” dedicated to examining the bizarre and unusual phenomenon."

"Ripley’s displays a variety of oddities from the world’s tallest man to other strange things. You and your family can walk through 18 themed galleries with over 500 exhibits, examining bizarre and unusual phenomena. You’ll also learn about Mr. Ripley himself and his fascinating life."

"There are many historic places in San Antonio, one of them being the Spanish Governor’s Palace. It was built in the early 18th century and is the last standing remnants of the Presidio San Antonio de Béjar. This aristocratic Spanish Colonial in-town residence in Texas has perfectly furnished rooms and beautifully landscaped gardens."

"This is a historic building downtown built of adobe in the 18th century Spanish colonial style. I must admit I have never been inside, but I do like the look of the entry quite a bit!"

"The Museum of Texas Handmade Furniture is pretty much what it says on the tin, but also a little more. It is a fun way to learn about the history of New Braunfels and the rest of Texas and its German immigration, told through the “words” of furniture that the German settlers made. The building of the Museum of Texas Handmade Furniture was once the home of Nan and Bill Dillen, a pair of furniture collectors who managed to amass more than 70 unique pieces of genuine antique furniture of Biedermeier make."

"Located in a former 19th-century brewery, the San Antonio Museum of Art is home to exemplary collections of art from around the globe. Exhibit highlights include Egyptian, Greek, and Roman antiques, Latin American artwork, contemporary art, and Asian art. Visitors will especially love the gallery dedicated entirely to Texas art."

"Celebrating all things bizarre and unusual, Ripley's Believe It or Not!. is the strangest place in San Antonio. Visitors can browse through 18 themed galleries with over 500 exhibits in this "Odditorium" and learn about the fascinating life of Mr. Ripley himself; from semi-pro baseball player and cartoonist to collector and curator of the world-famous museums."

"Kids and adults alike will get a kick out of all the strange and unbelievable things at Ripley’s Believe It or Not!. , the strangest place in San Antonio. Visitors can browse through 18 themed galleries with over 500 exhibits in this “Odditorium” dedicated to examining the bizarre and unusual phenomenon."

"Ripley’s displays a variety of oddities from the world’s tallest man to other strange things. You and your family can walk through 18 themed galleries with over 500 exhibits, examining bizarre and unusual phenomena. You’ll also learn about Mr. Ripley himself and his fascinating life."

"There are many historic places in San Antonio, one of them being the Spanish Governor’s Palace. It was built in the early 18th century and is the last standing remnants of the Presidio San Antonio de Béjar. This aristocratic Spanish Colonial in-town residence in Texas has perfectly furnished rooms and beautifully landscaped gardens."

"This is a historic building downtown built of adobe in the 18th century Spanish colonial style. I must admit I have never been inside, but I do like the look of the entry quite a bit!"

"St. Mark’s Episcopal Church is San Antonio’s oldest Episcopal congregation. Its sanctuary was designed by New York architect Richard Upjohn, who helped to popularize the Gothic Revival style in the United States. Though the building was begun in 1859, the Civil War interrupted its construction, and it was not completed until 1877."

"One of the oldest of San Antonio’s episcopal congregations is St. Mark’s Episcopal. This sanctuary was designed by an architect based out in New York named Richard Upjohn. He also helped in popularizing the architecture style of the Goth Revival in the United States."

"Mission San José is a historic Catholic mission founded in 1720 because Mission San Antonio de Valero, today called The Alamo, had become overcrowded. Permission was granted to build a new mission 5 miles (8 km) south of San Antonio de Valero to serve the Coahuiltecan Indians. The first buildings, made of brush, straw, and mud, were quickly replaced by large stone structures, including guest rooms, offices, a dining room, and a pantry."

"One of the oldest historic churches in San Antonio, San Jose, is the best opportunity for the visitors to see what a mission looked like in the past Spanish Colonial period. Almost all the defensive walls are now restored and intact. The site is also popularly referred to as the Queen of the Missions."

"I think of Mission San Jose as "the big Mission" as it is pretty large and seems to be the most popular. It has a wonderful entryway that is just amazingly beautiful. This is also known as "the Queen of the Missions" since it was largest and strategically important to the missionaries at the time."

"Owned by San Antonio celebrity Chef, Johnny Hernandez, Burgerteca, is a new restaurant and the first to open up along the Mission Trail extension of the river walk, south of downtown. The concept itself is also the first of its kind, a burger and ice cream concept inspired by ingredients and flavors distinct to traditional Mexican food. Although you can almost always expect to find a crowd, this is a fun place to go for dinner on the weekends."

"We dropped into The Downtowner for dinner after a day of tubing on the river. A friend had described New Braunfels as having an inordinate number of sophisticated restaurants for such a small town, and The Downtowner is one of them. Start off with one of the cocktails at the bar, where the bartenders know how to make a good drink."

"Get your biscuit fix at The Downtowner restaurant in New Braunfels (Credit: Jason Babos). The Downtowner is may be the hippest and most chic restaurant in New Braunfels. The highlight here is easily the delicious and fluffy biscuits."