There are so many things worth doing in San Antonio, including a visit to an extraordinary local zoo, city parks, a collection of missions, and attractive flower gardens.
The Alamo
The Alamo is one of the most famous and historic monuments to American heroism and sacrifice to the root of freedom. Found in central San Antonio, the Alamo, originally Mission San Antonio de Valero, served as the home of Christian missionaries and their local Indian converts until 1793 when Spanish officers secularized the mission and distributed the land to the local Indians. Spanish squaddies stationed at the old mission nicknamed it "The Alamo".
Famous for the thirteen days siege by the regiment of General Antonio Lpez de Santa Anna, the Alamo was shelter to the brave Texas patriots refusing to surrender the mission. Legendary men like Davy Crockett (previous congressman and Tennessee frontiersman), Jim Bowie, and Texas army Chief Sam Houston, were among those finished when the Alamo fell. Today the wealthy history of the Alamo, the Texas Revolution and those concerned is told with exhibits, artifacts, and the Alamo museums. Visitors are welcome daily to stroll thru the mission gardens and the 3 buildings of the Alamo that serve as museums and present shop.
Buckhorn Saloon & Museum
When attempting to find things worth doing in San Antonio, visit the Buckhorn Saloon & Museum which is home to the most weird and amazing collections of cowboy products horned animal heads, fish from the world's seas, and a Wax Museum of Texas History, all within a genuine western boozer.
Very close to the Alamo and just about a short stroll on the River Walk, the Buckhorn Saloon & Museum is located right on the opposite side of the Texas Ranger Museum. This property houses several kinds of guns, revolvers, shortguns, badges and pictures.
The Majestic & Empire Theatre
Found in central San Antonio, the Awesome Theatre was built in 1929 and is maybe one of the most wonderful film homes due to its lush design and its electrifying atmosphere. The Majestic theatre is home to the San Antonio Symphony and National Historic Landmark. The latest restoration of the important Empire theater brought the complex design of plaster moldings, ornamental medallions, maidens, and floral designs once gilded in twenty-three carat gold leafing back to life as it was in the times of vaudeville, silent films, and live theater. The four-story Empire Theater was built in 1913 by Thomas Brady and visitors today are greeted at the entrance to the theater by the lately revived original copper eagle that was lost for years.
The National Register of Historic Places listed the Majestic & Empire Theatre as one of the most important attractions in San Antonio city.
The Alamo
The Alamo is one of the most famous and historic monuments to American heroism and sacrifice to the root of freedom. Found in central San Antonio, the Alamo, originally Mission San Antonio de Valero, served as the home of Christian missionaries and their local Indian converts until 1793 when Spanish officers secularized the mission and distributed the land to the local Indians. Spanish squaddies stationed at the old mission nicknamed it "The Alamo".
Famous for the thirteen days siege by the regiment of General Antonio Lpez de Santa Anna, the Alamo was shelter to the brave Texas patriots refusing to surrender the mission. Legendary men like Davy Crockett (previous congressman and Tennessee frontiersman), Jim Bowie, and Texas army Chief Sam Houston, were among those finished when the Alamo fell. Today the wealthy history of the Alamo, the Texas Revolution and those concerned is told with exhibits, artifacts, and the Alamo museums. Visitors are welcome daily to stroll thru the mission gardens and the 3 buildings of the Alamo that serve as museums and present shop.
Buckhorn Saloon & Museum
When attempting to find things worth doing in San Antonio, visit the Buckhorn Saloon & Museum which is home to the most weird and amazing collections of cowboy products horned animal heads, fish from the world's seas, and a Wax Museum of Texas History, all within a genuine western boozer.
Very close to the Alamo and just about a short stroll on the River Walk, the Buckhorn Saloon & Museum is located right on the opposite side of the Texas Ranger Museum. This property houses several kinds of guns, revolvers, shortguns, badges and pictures.
The Majestic & Empire Theatre
Found in central San Antonio, the Awesome Theatre was built in 1929 and is maybe one of the most wonderful film homes due to its lush design and its electrifying atmosphere. The Majestic theatre is home to the San Antonio Symphony and National Historic Landmark. The latest restoration of the important Empire theater brought the complex design of plaster moldings, ornamental medallions, maidens, and floral designs once gilded in twenty-three carat gold leafing back to life as it was in the times of vaudeville, silent films, and live theater. The four-story Empire Theater was built in 1913 by Thomas Brady and visitors today are greeted at the entrance to the theater by the lately revived original copper eagle that was lost for years.
The National Register of Historic Places listed the Majestic & Empire Theatre as one of the most important attractions in San Antonio city.
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