San Antonio Riverwalk
Photo by John Calabueno via trover.com
If you are heading to San Antonio, you are probably thinking that while you are there you will take a river barge cruise along the Riverwalk that extends from South Alamo Street to the convention center. This is one of the most beautiful ecosystems to walk and enjoy with its curving overpasses and interesting details. So while touristy, it is worth spending some time here. You can also shop at the Rivercenter Mall with its more than one hundred shops and three movie theaters. Be sure to visit the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center and the 750-foot-tall scenic viewing tower, Tower of the Americas.
There is more beyond the Riverwalk and these more common suggestions. Here are a few to help you better understand San Antonio, Texas.
The Museum Reach
Skip the organized tours and take a city bus to the Pearl Brewery on a Saturday. Here you can enjoy a farmers market to beat all farmers markets. This is a dynamic culinary and cultural destination, and home to the Culinary Institute of America – San Antonio, an institution committed to stewardship and learning. You will find great restaurants in the area, locals relaxing on the green with their children, graduates of the Culinary Institute with pop-up businesses, and other connoisseurs who are plying their trade. Don’t miss this area.
The Southside
King William Historic District on the Southside is home to many galleries, cafés, bars, antique shops, thrift stores, and artist lofts. Its history is even more fascinating. When the area became secularized, many Germans who immigrated to Texas in the 1840s began to settle on the Southside. It became known as “Sauerkraut Bend” to the rest of San Antonio. Today there are beautiful homes architecturally designed in the Greek Revival, Victorian, and Italianate styles.
The Mission Reach
La Villita Historic Art Village is the gem of the Mission Reach and will take you back in time. Grab your camera and visit San Antonio’s first neighborhood, reportedly an original settlement of primitive huts for the Spanish soldiers stationed at the Mission San Antonio Valero. You can actually walk the Riverwalk to a street entrance to reach this destination. It is now an arts community.
The East Side
This is an ethnic area less than 10 minutes from downtown’s core, originally constructed around Fort Sam Houston. It is now home to some of city’s oldest neighborhoods such as Government Hill, Dignowity Hill, and Denver Heights. The residential sector known as Lavaca on the East Side is one of the oldest and most different regions of San Antonio. And if you are one to never miss good BBQ, then this is the area for sampling the food.
This list is just a starting point. Once you have gone through the hotels in San Antonio, you can begin to make your plan for what to do. There are many sites providing ideas of what to do in this interesting city wired to help you find your way. If you are using a smartphone, scan the QR codes for updated information about your destination. It will feel almost like having a private tour guide.
**This is a sponsored post opportunity via the #HipmunkCityLove Project. The content is my own.**
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