San Antonio
San Antonio is a city in the southern part of the U.S.
San Antonio is a city in the southern part of the U.S. state of Texas. It is the seventh-most populous city in the United States, the second-most populous city in Texas, and the second-most populous city in the Southern U.S., with a population of 1.43 million at the 2020 census. The Greater San Antonio metropolitan area, with an estimated 2.76 million residents, ranks as the third-largest metropolitan area in Texas and the 24th-largest in the nation. It is the county seat of Bexar County.
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Worth seeing in and around San Antonio
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Frost Bank Center
Frost Bank Center is a multi-purpose indoor arena on the east side of San Antonio, Texas, United States. It is the home of the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association.
5.5 km · arena in San Antonio, Texas, USA · Wikipedia - 02Alamodome
The Alamodome is a 64,000-seat domed indoor multi-purpose stadium in San Antonio, Texas. It is located on the southeastern fringe of downtown San Antonio.
1.7 km · multi-purpose domed stadium in San Antonio, Texas, USA · Wikipedia - 03Tower of the Americas
The Tower of the Americas is a 750-foot observation tower-restaurant located in the Hemisfair district in the southeastern portion of Downtown San Antonio, Texas, United States. The tower was designed by San Antonio architect O'Neil Ford and was built as the theme structure of the 1968 World's Fair, HemisFair '68.
1.2 km · observation tower in San Antonio, Texas, USA · Wikipedia - 04University of the Incarnate Word
The University of the Incarnate Word is a private Catholic university with its main campus in San Antonio and Alamo Heights, Texas, United States. Founded in 1881 by the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word, the university's main campus is located on 154 acres.
5.4 km · private Catholic university in San Antonio, TX, US · Wikipedia - 05San Antonio Zoo
The San Antonio Zoo is a 57-acre zoo located in Brackenridge Park in San Antonio, Texas, United States. It is home to over 750 species, some of which are endangered or extinct in the wild, and has an annual attendance of more than 1 million.
4.9 km · zoo in the United States · Wikipedia - 06HemisFair Arena
HemisFair Arena was an indoor arena located in San Antonio, Texas. It was home to the ABA/NBA's San Antonio Spurs from 1973 to 1993 and the San Antonio Force of the AFL during the 1992 season, their only year of existence.
1.2 km · San Antonio arena, standing from 1968 to 1995 · Wikipedia - 07Trinity University
Trinity University is a private liberal arts college in San Antonio, Texas, United States. It was founded as a coeducational institution in 1869 by Cumberland Presbyterians as the merger of three schools whose enrollment had dropped during the Civil War.
4.5 km · university in San Antonio, Texas · Wikipedia - 08San Antonio River Walk
The San Antonio River Walk is a city park and special-case pedestrian street in San Antonio, Texas, one level down from the automobile street. The River Walk winds and loops under bridges as two parallel sidewalks lined with restaurants and shops, connecting the major tourist draws such as the Shops at Rivercenter, the Arneson River Theater, Marriage Island, La Villita, HemisFair Park, Petty House, the Tower Life Building, the San Antonio Museum of Art, the Pearl, and the city's five Spanish colonial missions, each have been named a World Heritage Site, which includes the Alamo.
200 m · park in Texas, United States of America · Wikipedia - 09McNay Art Museum
The McNay Art Museum, founded in 1954 in San Antonio, is the first modern art museum in Texas. The museum was created by Marion Koogler McNay's original bequest of most of her fortune, her important art collection and her 24-room Spanish Colonial Revival-style mansion that sits on 23 acres that are landscaped with fountains, broad lawns as well as a Japanese-inspired garden and fishpond.
7.6 km · art museum in San Antonio, Texas · Wikipedia - 10San Antonio Museum of Art
The San Antonio Museum of Art is an art museum in Downtown San Antonio, Texas, USA. The museum spans 5,000 years of global culture. The museum is housed in the historic former Lone Star Brewery on the Museum Reach of the San Antonio River Walk.
1.8 km · museum in San Antonio, Texas · Wikipedia
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What Wikivoyage says to see
- 01The Alamo
300 Alamo Plaza (park at any of the pay lots in the area),.
- 02Aztec on the River
- 03Casa Navarro State Historical Park
Laredo St., casa-navarro@thc.state.tx.us.
- 04Tower of the Americas
- 05San Antonio Missions National Historical Park
- 06San Antonio Zoological Gardens and Aquarium
Open 365 days a year: 9AM-5PM from Labor Day to Memorial Day; 9AM-6PM, Memorial Day to Labor Day.
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Things to do
Fiesta!!!. Fiesta is a yearly event held in San Antonio in late April. Fiesta is a 10-day, city-wide, fun-filled, multi-cultural celebration. Many family-oriented events take place during this time, as well as many events geared towards adults. With over 100 different events, it's the biggest party and greatest community benefit in the state of Texas.
- 01SeaWorld San Antonio
10500 SeaWorld Dr, toll-free: +1-800-700-7786, SWT.GuestCorrespondence@SeaWorld.com.
- 02Six Flags Fiesta Texas
Home to several thrill rides and exciting shows, Fiesta Texas is an entertaining theme park geared to people of all ages.
- 03Natural Bridge Wildlife Ranch
26515 Natural Bridge Caverns Rd,.
- 04Morgan's Wonderland
5223 David Edwards,.
- 05Natural Bridge Caverns
26495 Natural Bridge Caverns Rd, caverninfo@naturalbridgecaverns.com.
- 06Eisenhower Park
Eisenhower Park is roughly 20 miles (30 km) from downtown, close to many good quality amenities for pre- or post-hike activities.
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Where to eat
- 01Honchos - The House of Churros
Local dessert shop with churros, hot chocolate, and other dessert items from the region.
- 02Casa Rio
A great Tex-Mex restaurant if you're on a budget.
- 03Ruthie's Mexican Restaurant
11423 West Ave,.
- 04Schilo's Deli
If you're tired of Tex-Mex, Schilo's is a great place for good German food at budget prices, right above the River Walk (next to Casa Rio).
- 05Teka Molino
7231 San Pedro Ave., info@tekamolino.com.
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Getting to San Antonio
- Airports
- San Antonio (SAT), 12 km · Austin Bergstrom (AUS), 118 km
- Austin → San Antonio118 km · quickest by road, 2h 11m · $10–14
- Houston → San Antonio305 km · quickest by road, 4h 21m · $25–35
- Dallas-Fort Worth → San Antonio395 km · quickest by air, 5h 6m · $190–280
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for San Antonio
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for San Antonio. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get aroundThe main port is at Pundaquit, where fishermen can be hired to ferry tourists heading to the coves or to one-day excursions to the nearby islands.
From Wikivoyage: San Antonio (Zambales), CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.
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