A taxidermist dream of hundreds of animals grace the Buckhorn Saloon and Museum in San Antonio… plus some eclectic history and the included Texas Ranger Museum. Thought this would be a 15-minute museum visit, but turned into 2 hours with quick lunch in the saloon. We discovered this in a tourist magazine in the hotel*.
Entrance.
Cherub Mirror. Commissioned for the Russian Royal Family in 1790.
Overlooking the saloon.
Overlooking the saloon.
Big game.
Skull of Asian Elephant.
Siena, the mermaid. Slideshow displays of “mermaids” were victims of sironomelia, fused legs.
3-D art using rattlesnake rattles. One of several in the museum.
Cairo, horse of silent movie cowboy William S. Hart. I remember my dad mentioning him.
Old western town right in the museum.
And complete with bar. Note the rattlesnake skin on the wall. Our local steakhouse also has one.
Notable Texas rangers and their exploits were featured in the Texas Ranger Museum.
Badges and guns oif Texas Rangers.
*The hotel, the DoubleTree San Antonio Airport, is not recommended. Check in at 4:00, HA! 5:15 finally. Although they did comp dinner, drinks, and breakfast. The breakfast was typical down-scale buffet.
