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Amusements
McKenna Children's Museum
801 West San Antonio Street • New Braunfels/Canyon Lake, TX 78130
830-620-0939
Over 18,000 square feet of hands-on exhibits are available at this children's museum that allows children to have fun learning about arts and crafts, historical explorations, and sciences. A variety of educational programs are also available. more... mapSchlitterbahn Waterpark Resort
381 East Austin Street • New Braunfels/Canyon Lake, TX 78130
830-625-2351
The award-winning Schlitterbahn Waterpark Resort offers over three miles of tubing adventures, children’s water playgrounds, water slides, the world’s first surfing machine, and uphill water coasters. Schlitterbahn is a real family-style getaway with accommodations ranging from standard motel rooms to fully equipped vacation homes located near the waterpark. more... map
Historic Homes & Buildings
Heritage Village
1370 Church Hill Drive • New Braunfels/Canyon Lake, TX 78130
830-629-6504
Heritage Village is a nine and a half-acre site that holds a collection of relocated historic structures. Exhibits include the 1858 Breustedt-Dillen house, which houses the Museum of Texas Handmade Furniture; the 1847 Reininger log cabin, a two-room log and limestone cabin, and an early 1900's two-room schoolhouse. more...Lindheimer House (circa 1852)
491 Comal Avenue • New Braunfels/Canyon Lake, TX 78130
830-629-2943
Ferdinand Lindheimer, a botanist, served as a guide for the German settlers, and was paid in land on the Comal River, where be built this house, which stands as a small monument to Lindheimer who is credited with discovering several hundred plant species, including a milkweed, a loco weed, a mimosa, and a rock daisy. The house is operated as a museum by the New Braunfels Conservation Society and antique and period pieces fill the four small rooms of the wood and fachwerk house. map
Historic Sites & Monuments
Natural Bridge Cavern
26495 Natural Bridge Caverns Road • New Braunfels/Canyon Lake, TX 78266
210-651-6101
Named for the 60-foot natural limestone bridge that spans its entrance, this historical cavern was discovered in 1960 and is the most extensive cavern within the San Antonio area and one of the largest caverns in Texas. Many educational and exciting tours are available. Open year round. more... map
Libraries & Research Centers
New Braunfels Public Library
700 East Common Street • New Braunfels/Canyon Lake, TX 78130
830-221-4300
The New Braunfels Public Library is a city owned public library serving the residents of New Braunfels. more... map
Museums & Galleries
Museum of Texas Handmade Furniture
1370 Church Hill Drive • New Braunfels/Canyon Lake, TX 78130
In Heritage Village's Breustedt-Dillen House
830-629-6504
The focus of this unique museum is a display of over 70 beautiful furniture items handmade by German cabinet makers in Texas during the mid-19th century. The museum is dedicated to depicting the community's heritage, the style of early life, and the history of handmade furniture created by area cabinetmakers. more... mapNew Braunfels Art League Gallery
239 West San Antonio Street • New Braunfels/Canyon Lake, TX 78130
Located in Downtown New Braunfels
830-629-8022
Special exhibits from artists around the world are held monthly at this gallery that also features original watercolors, oils, sculptures, and paintings by local and regional artists. A variety of art classes and workshops are also available. more... mapNew Braunfels Railroad Museum
302 West San Antonio Street • New Braunfels/Canyon Lake, TX 78130
830-627-2447
Dedicated to preserving and collecting historic railroad artifacts, the New Braunfels Railroad Museum's interesting displays include a steam locomotive engine, an operating model train layout, and a historic caboose. This museum is open Thursday through Monday from 12:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. more... mapSophienburg Museum & Archives
401 West Coll Street • New Braunfels/Canyon Lake, TX 78130
830-629-1572
New Braunfels' archives and museum of history, the Sophienburg is dedicated to preserving the history of the settlement of New Braunfels by "the Society for the Protection of German Emigrants to Texas" in 1844-1847 and the eventual development of this city and area of Texas through numerous artifacts and displays. The archives contain thousands of personal and public documents that interpret the written history of the area. more... mapWagenfuehr Home & Buckhorn Barbershop Museum
521 West San Antonio Street • New Braunfels/Canyon Lake, TX 78130
830-629-2943
Owned by the New Braunfels Conservation Society, this historic home includes a 1900s barbershop and a museum which features an array of items such as handcarved miniature circus animals, pictures made from rocks, dolls from around the world, and handmade jewelry. more... map
Parks, Gardens & Zoos
Landa Park
164 Landa Park Drive • New Braunfels/Canyon Lake, TX 78130
830-608-2160
Nestled on the Comal River, this 196 acre park offers glass-bottom boat rides, boat rentals, swimming in an Olympic-sized pool or a natural spring-fed pool, miniature golf and regular golf courses, tubing on the Comal, picnicking, a children's playground, and a recreation center which contains a gym, a weight room, and a game room. mapNatural Bridge Wildlife Ranch
26515 Natural Bridge Caverns Road • San Antonio, TX 78266
830-438-7400
Natural Bridge Wildlife Ranch is home to over 50 species of animals from all over the world. more... mapPrince Solms Park
100 Leibscher Drive • New Braunfels/Canyon Lake, TX 78130
830-608-2165
Featuring a concrete embankment and sidewalks containing the Comal River, this park is home to a popular local attraction, the Tube Chute, which is an S-shaped slide down Stinky Falls. The park also features well manicured grounds, picnic tables with grills, bicycling, golf, hiking, tennis, and a children's playground. mapSnake Farm & Exotic Animal Park
5640 IH 35 South • New Braunfels/Canyon Lake, TX 78132
830-608-9270
This unique park is home to over 500 reptiles, plus features a variety of traditional and exotic animals such as monkeys, birds, Llamas, and Texas Longhorns. more... map
Tours & Cruises
Cruises Inc
96 Skyridge Circle • New Braunfels/Canyon Lake, TX 78130
830-608-1365
Cruises Inc represents all cruise lines and can arrange short weekend get-a-ways or ultra deluxe cruises. more... map
Vineyards, Wineries & Breweries
Dry Comal Creek Vineyards
1741 Herbelin Road • New Braunfels/Canyon Lake, TX 78132
830-885-4121
Situated in a small protected valley, this vineyard offers everything handmade, such as the picking, fermentation, winemaking, and bottling of all of their fine wines. Tours are available and a tasting room is open Wednesday through Sunday from noon to 5:00 p.m. more... map
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