The Buckhorn Saloon and Museum

10/10/2026

One of our favorite parts of the Buckhorn is all the different exhibits in it. If you have visited, put in the comments your favorite!!

10/09/2026

Average days at the buckhorn

10/08/2026

Would you believe we still uphold Albert’s traditions?
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There is a story in San Antonio about a bar that never asked for cash. Back in the 1880s, a saloonkeeper on Houston Street started trading drinks for deer antlers and longhorn horns instead of coins, and over the decades the walls filled in so completely that regulars joked you could get lost in the collection before you ever found your b**r. 🦌

By the time the Buckhorn Saloon's horn and antler walls were finally counted, the tally ran into the tens of thousands, every single piece collected one trade at a time from hunters, ranchers, and cowhands passing through on their way to somewhere else. Nobody set out to build a museum. It just happened, one antler at a time, because a bartender thought a horn was worth more to him than a nickel and the customers were happy to agree.

What gets us about this one is how ordinary it must have felt at the time. Just a guy running a bar, making a deal that made sense that day, decade after decade, until it turned into something nobody could have planned. That is a very San Antonio kind of history, quiet and accidental and only obvious looking back. Would you have traded a good set of antlers for a round of drinks back then, or held onto them?

10/02/2026

Created in 1893, the penny press is an interesting piece of machinery. By pressing pennies down into creative and significant cultural designs, the penny press. People kept them to remember and signify their travels when cameras were an early and rare commodity.

09/27/2026

Make sure to come to the Buckhorn this upcoming week

09/26/2026

An exciting addition is coming to the Buckhorn soon.

Hoping y'all come check out once it drops!

09/19/2026

The Buckhorn is releasing our new menu soon. We'll update once it is ready to go. Stay tuned.

09/11/2026

09/10/2026

In the fall of 1841, Texas Ranger Captain John "Jack" Hays was separated from his men and cornered by Comanche warriors. Armed with the high ground and his repeating fi****ms, Hays single-handedly held off the ambush for hours until his rangers heard the gunfire and came to his rescue—cementing a true Texas legend.

Come learn more about Captain John Hays at the Buckhorn!

09/04/2026

Come check out the gift shop at the Buckhorn. We have collections to show off your Texas pride and the Wild West.

Don't forget we are open 365 days a year.