Four Day San Antonio Flavor

• Paseo del Rio
  Start with a walking tour along San Antonio's famous river walk. This pedestrian walkway is the center of town with its cobbled paths beside the jade-green water, passing some of the area's most popular cafes, galleries, and boutiques.
• Peruse La Villita National Historic District
  Designed to look like a Spanish or Mexican village, this area is filled with shops and restaurants.
• HemisFair Park
  Originally created for the 1968 World's Fair, you will have plenty of time to explore this 15-acre park.

• La Villita
  Your local guide will take you to view the old section of the city know as La Villita, the white adobe Governor's Palace, and the missions established by Franciscan friars early in the 18th century.
• Mission de San Antonio de Valero
  The site where a small army of Texas volunteers held out against the troops of Santa Anna for 13 days. The war ultimately saw the death of every Alamo defender including Jim Bowie and Davy Crockett. Remember the Alamo!
• San Jose Missions
  You local guide will next take you to the largest of the original five missions, a stunning example of Spanish colonial architecture. Texas' first flour mill, a granary and Indian dwellings are on the grounds as well.
• River Cruise
  Enjoy a narrated boat cruise that winds through San Antonio's downtown for a different view of the San Antonio River.
• El Mercado
  You have have plenty of time to browse this authentic Mexican marketplace featuring imported and local handicrafts.
• IMAX Film
  Put yourself right in the middle of the action when you watch a dramatic depiction of the Battle of the Alamo projected onto the six-story IMAX theater screen.

• Tower of the Americas
  The Tower, standing 750 feet tall, offers a panoramic view of San Antonio and the surrounding area. The glass-walled elevators ascend over 500 feet to the observation level.
• Splashtown
  Offering 18 landscaped acres of cool, clean water excitement, this water-park has something for everyone. Float down a lazy river or zoom down the five story speed slides.

• The Institute of Texan Culture
  View the social histories of 30 diverse Texan cultures with special attention to Native-American and African-American regional history. Make sure you explore the section documenting attempts to introduce the camel to West Texas.
• San Fernando Cathedral
  Visit the oldest cathedral in the United States and learn about its trouble-ridden history. This is the place where Mexican dictator Santa Anna raised the flag of "no quarter" during the battle of the Alamo.

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