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1. San Antonio River Walk
San Antonio's world-famous River Walk, also known as Paseo del Río, is the #1 entertainment destination in Texas! A network of walkways around the San Antonio River link several major attractions one story beneath downtown San Antonio, Texas - Alamo Plaza to Rivercenter, to the Arneson River Theatre to La Villita, to Hemisfair Park. There are plenty of hotels, restaurants, bars, events, and boat cruises for everyone. For information on boat and dinner cruises call 210.244.5700 or 800.417.4139. 2. San Antonio Alamo
 The Alamo is owned by the State of Texas and operated by the Daughters of the Republic of Texas. Although many believe that Alamo is only the church, it is actually a 4.2 acre complex composed of original structures dating back to the mission period.
This mission is by far San Antonio's most recognized icon. More than 2.5 million people a year visit the complex known worldwide as "The Alamo." Most come to see the old mission where a smallband of Texans held out for thirteen days against the Centralist army of General Antonio López de Santa Anna. Although the Alamo fell in the early morning hours of March 6, 1836, the death of the Alamo Defenders has come to symbolize courage and sacrifice for the cause of Liberty. The memories of James Bowie, David Crockett, and William B. Travis are as powerful today as when the Texan Army under Sam Houston shouted "Remember the Alamo"
3. La Villita  La Villita was San Antonio's first neighborhood. It was first a settlement for Spanish soldiers settled at The Alamo. Late in the 19th century, early immigrants from Germany and France moved into the area. The cultural mix that took place is best reflected by La Villita's architecture. It displays the evolution from palisado to Victorian. Today La Villita is a thriving art community that stands as a monument to San Antonio's history.
4. San Antonio Zoo  For 91 years, the collective efforts of dedicated individuals have helped the San Antonio Zoo become one of the best in the nation.
The Zoo is home to over 3,500 animals representing 750 species of animals on 56 acres. More than 850,000 guests visit the San Antonio Zoo annually - 123,000 of those being children participating in education programs and 103,00 school children coming on field trips.
5. HemisFair Park  HemisFair Park was home to the first official world's fair held in the southwestern United States. San Antonio, Texas hosted the fair for six months in 1968, and more than thirty nations were present in the pavilions. The fair was held in conjunction with the 250th semiquincentennial anniversary of the founding of San Antonio. The theme of the fair was "The Confluence of Civilizations in the Americas." Tower of the Americas was built as the theme structure. It is located in the middle of HemisFair Park and has an observation deck that is accessible by elevator. In addition, there is also a lounge and revolving restaurant at the top of the tower that provides panoramic views of the city.
6. Market Square
 San Antonio's Market Square is a center of Mexican culture. Here you will find truly authentic restaurants, entertainment, and shopping. The Farmers Market Plaza offers culture and arts from south of the border, and El Mercado gives you the chance to bargain hunt before or after your meal of steaming fajitas. Check out the shops for jewelry, clothing, flowers, dishes, and other novelties, and be sure to grab a meal at Mi Tierra or La Margarita.
7. Sea World, San Antonio SeaWorld San Antonio, the world's largest marine life adventure park and family entertainment showplace, presents a splashy lineup of more than 26 sensational shows, thrilling rides, animal attractions and educational experiences for all ages. It's actually four parks in one on 250 acres: a show park, a rides and slides park, a water park and an amazing animals park. Choose your seats wisely. You will get drenched if you sit in the front seat of Journey to Atlantis—and we mean drenched.
8. San Antonio Missions 
Spanish missions were not churches. They were Indian towns, with the church as the focus, where, in the 1700s, the native people were learning to become Spanish citizens. In order to become a citizen, they had to be Catholic; that is why the King of Spain sent missionaries to acculturate them.In order to better understand what these walled, medieval communities were like, it is important to first learn about five important factors of the missions: the people, the church, farming, ranching, and caminos reals. Start your journey by visitng the National Park Service website: http://www.nps.gov/saan/ .
9. Six Flags Fiesta Texas  San Antonio's largest theme park now boasts not only the shows and musical reviews that made it popular, but also dozens of rides and a water park. It just keeps getting bigger and bigger. Each year the park adds new and faster roller coasters, and the water park expands exponentially each year, as well. Musical shows always manage to upstage what had been done previously.
10. McNay Art Museum 
Since opening five decades ago, the McNay Art Museum continues to build on an already strong collection of 19th- and 20th-century European and American paintings and sculpture by significant artists ranging from Paul Cézanne, Vincent van Gogh, Henri Matisse, and Pablo Picasso, to Edward Hopper, Georgia O’Keeffe, and Marsden Hartley. Marion Koogler McNay was an American painter and art teacher who inherited a substantial oil fortune upon the death of her father. She later willed her fortune to to establish San Antonio's first museum of modern art, which today bears her name. - - - Cindy Baughn :: o: 210-493-6888 m: 210-445-1230 e:
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