The infamous battle / massacre site where around three million tourists cry, ‘Remember the Alamo’ as they march on the Old San Antone’s central mission. Along the tree shaded River walk, huge crowds comes to remember and party. You will find here many cafes and clubs than a dog having fleas. The visitors are surely being put off by the tourist traps that are building like Davy Crokett’s wild amusement ride, but the main attraction about this city is that about sixty per cent out of one point three million residents are having Hispanic Heritages. You can even check out Alamo and River Walk, try special drink aguas frescas, which is a fruit-infused water drink at the Mercado (marketplace) and later to relax, visit to an old country store helped to build up by the Willie Nelson. Here you will get fiesta one day and next day, rodeo.

When San Antonio de Bexar became the seat of Tejas state government in an independent Mexico, it became the largest territory of Spanish settlement. US statehood brought large number of German Immigrants because of which large portion on which military bases are made, are reason to obstruct the city’s growth.

In Texas, San Antonio is the top tourist getaway destination. The city is very well known for its rich history and old world charm, but the Alamo city is home to many other unique attractions. The San Antonio has many things to offer to the visitors.

The Alamo:

The Alamo building is the most visited site and one of the most important landmarks in Texas. Around two point five million visitors, annually, visit here. The building is built near the headwaters of San Pedro Creek, in 1718, but it got fame during Texas Revolution. The building was moved twice before settling for this place. In 1836, when Battle of Alamo began, the building was almost hundred years by then. In the battle, many Texans died including Davie Crockett, Jim Bowie and William Barrett Travis.

Now the building is the property of State of Texas. It is open each day, 9 a.m. to 5:30 pm, of the year excluding Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. During the months of June, July and August, the Alamo on Fridays and Saturdays stays open until 7 p.m. Admission is free. The Alamo is located at three hundred Alamo Plaza in downtown San Antonio.

SeaWorld:

This water park exhibits range of marine animals with the some interactive shows and educating them on these underwater animals. The Seawater has variety of shows, rides, adventure camps and joining one to it is Waterpark. Shamu, the whale, is the biggest attraction in this sea world; just avoid being seated in first fourteen seats, if you do not want to leave soaked up in water. Except Shamu, there is Seafari tour, interactive programmes, adventure Camps and much more.

As this place is very huge and cannot explore it completely in one day, so people who are wishing to stay can stay at the SeaWorld hotels.

Cascade Caverns:

To beat the heat of Texas, the cavern is the best place to cool off. Around hundred feet underground of the Texas is the cavern where you can see beautiful and magnificent waterfalls. The whole place so beautiful and great place to go with your loved one. Outside the caverns, campsite is made available for the visitors, if they wish to stay and also provided many facilities like children’s plays area, indoor workout facility, nature trails, barbecue areas, recreation room and convenience store.

Timing during summer: on weekends – 9 a.m.-6 pm and on weekdays – 9 a.m.-5 pm. During the timings are winter hours are: on weekends – 9 a.m.-5 p.m., and on weekdays 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Admission is $11 for adults, $7 for children ages 5-11. Picnic and camp fees are additional. For more information, visit the Cascade Caverns website at the link below.

Plaza Museum and Ripley’s Believe or Not!:

San Antonio texas attraction can be visited at the same time you do not believe it, think again! The Plaza Museum and the Ripley’s believe it or Not! are under one roof. The museum has many good collections over two hundred and fifty wax replicas of celebrities and historical figures and in Ripley’s you will get to see five hundred weird and scary displays of stuffs. The museum is very big too it has eight different galleries.

The other excursions at San Antonio are the few to mention like Riverwalk, at the riverbank there numerous shops and restaurants you can hang out or relax, San Antonio Zoo is another attraction where over three thousand animals can be seen and is largest in the nation, HemisFair Park is the main attraction for visitors since it was opened during the 1968 World’s Fair and Fiesta Texas is another adventure park which offers many rides, roller coaster, etc and much more.

The partygoers have no shortage of options when it comes to bars, clubs and pubs. You will get everything from wine bars to tequila bars and from a karaoke bars to amazing live venues, clubs to gay clubs, and pretty much everything. Bend is the perfect neighborhood to hang around with friends after hectic day or late at night. To dine and drink, Broadway’s Lion & Rose Pub is the best place to go. From Downtown to the Strip to the epicenter of San Antonio nightlife on the Riverwalk—where there are plentiful of bars all within walking distance—the Alamo City’s bar and club scene is absolutely an experience

The best time to visit to San Antonio is during spring and fall as at that time the temperature is milder. During summer, the temperature is unbearable and in winter cold snaps is what you want to avoid. If you want to avoid hurricanes then do not plan to go in June through October months

The San Antonio International Airport is the main airport, situated in north central San Antonio, which is downtown around eight miles. The airport has two terminals and serves twenty-one airlines for forty-three destination, also three in Mexico.

Get yourself good pairs of shoes and walk around the San Antonio. The roads of the city are not straight anyways. VIA Metropolitan transit is a huge transportation system where you can get around at any place through this. The transit routes are the longest transit route in whole nation.