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San Antonio Information
Long a crossroads of history (and a meeting place of cultures), San Antonio is a rich blend of deeply rooted traditions and 21st century cosmopolitan flair, a place where America’s past and present merge to create a unique vibrancy. Now the nation’s eighth largest city, San Antonio is a joyful melange of the flavors and sounds of Native Americans, Old México, the Republic of Texas, Germans, the Wild West, African Americans, and the Deep South.
For visitors with an interest in gallant deeds of days gone by, San Antonio is history. Native Americans first lived along the San Antonio River, calling the area "Yanaguana," which means "refreshing waters" or "clear waters." A band of Spanish explorers and missionaries came upon the river in 1691, and because it was the feast day of St. Anthony, they named the river "San Antonio." The actual founding of the city came in 1718 by Father Antonio Olivares when he established Mission San Antonio de Valero, which became permanently etched in the annals of history in 1836 as The Alamo, where 189 defenders held the old mission against some 4,000 Mexican troops for 13 days. The cry "Remember the Alamo" became the rallying point of the Texan revolution against México. Located in the heart of downtown, today The Alamo is a shrine and museum.
A tour of downtown San Antonio will uncover literally centuries of history. Developed in the mid to late 18th century, La Villita ("the little village") was one of San Antonio’s original settlements which became a hub of Texas revolutionary activities in 1835 and 1836. Today, La Villita is a National Historic District and a haven for artists and craftsmen, selling blown glass, jewelry, stained glass and other handcrafts, as well as fashions from Mexico and Guatemala.
Dating to 1840, Market Square (El Mercado), the largest Mexican marketplace outside of México, is a festive combination of Tex-Mex cuisine, music and entertainment, and products ranging from pearls to piñatas. Meanwhile, the Steves Homestead, a mansion open to the public in the King William Historic District, reflects San Antonio’s German heritage in a gracious residential area settled in the late 1800s.
Northeast of downtown lies Fort Sam Houston, another "must see" for history buffs. A National Historic Landmark, the oldest building on the post dates to 1876. Military greats like Pershing, Stilwell, Krueger, and Eisenhower all served at Fort Sam Houston. San Antonio was also a training site for the Buffalo Soldiers, famed African American cavalry troops who helped bring peace to the Western frontier a century ago. Today, Fort Sam Houston is headquarters for the Fifth U.S. Army, the Fort Sam Houston Museum and the U.S. Army Medical Department Museum.
For many visitors, San Antonio is the Paseo del Rio, an urban masterpiece. Better known as the "River Walk," these cobblestone and flagstone paths border both sides of the San Antonio River, 20 feet below street level, as it winds its way through the middle of the business district.
The River Walk has multiple personalities — quiet and park-like in some stretches, while other areas are full of activity with European-style sidewalk cafes, specialty boutiques, art galleries, nightclubs and gleaming high-rise hotels.
Brackenridge Park, a 343-acre refuge in the heart of the city, offers a full day of family fun. The San Antonio Zoo, with a collection of more than 3,500 animals representing 750 different species from around the globe – one of the largest collections in America – also is the only zoo in the country to exhibit endangered Whooping cranes. Nearby, the Witte Museum and H-E-B Science Treehouse offer hands-on learning, with exhibits exploring history, science, natural science and anthropology. The Japanese Tea Garden, featuring ponds and gardens nestled in an abandoned quarry, and the Kiddie Park will round out a day of fun and education.
San Antonio is Texas-sized fun at SeaWorld San Antonio, the world’s largest marine life park, and Six Flags Fiesta Texas, the town built just for fun! SeaWorld San Antonio combines fun with education and appreciation for some of the ocean’s most fascinating creatures through more than 25 shows, educational exhibits and rides. Explore "Lost Lagoon’s" five acres of aquatic fun or "Shamu’s Happy Harbor," where kids can romp, splash and play in an area designed just for them. "The Steel Eel" at SeaWorld San Antonio is an exciting roller coaster, the only hypercoaster anywhere in the American Southwest.
Six Flags Fiesta Texas is a non-stop celebration of San Antonio and South Texas. It’s designed around four theme areas: The Mexican town of Los Festivales; the German village of Spassburg; the 1920’s cowboy boomtown of Crackaxle Canyon; and the small Texas town of Rockville, during the golden age of rock ‘n’ roll, which includes Fiesta Bay Boardwalk, a ’50s-’60s seaside boardwalk complete with a 90-foot Ferris wheel. Great musical shows, exciting rides including massive wooden and steel roller coasters, food choices, architecture and craft demonstrations all carry out the themes.
San Antonio is Van Gogh, Matisse, Mozart and Treviño. In a historically rich and ethnically diverse city, one would expect to find a vivid tapestry of art, both visual and performing, and San Antonio is not an exception. San Antonio has two impressive art museums. The McNay Art Museum is set in a Mediterranean-style mansion and has wide-ranging collections, including post-impressionist and modern art, theater art, Medieval art, Native American art, and more. The San Antonio Museum of Art is housed in the castle-like former headquarters of the Lone Star Brewery. This museum is noted for its antiquities collections, and the 30,000 square-foot wing of the Nelson A. Rockefeller Center for Latin American Art – the largest repository of its kind in the United States. The Alameda National Center for Latino Arts and Culture, to be housed in the Centro de Artes building at Market Square, will serve as a regional home for touring exhibits from the Smithsonian Institution. Scheduled to open in 2002, the museum is part of the Centro Alameda affiliation program with the Smithsonian that also includes the Alameda Theater on Houston Street.
Hotbeds of contemporary artistic expression include the Blue Star Art Space in Southtown, ArtPace on Main Avenue, and the Southwest School of Art and Craft, a lovely complex built on the banks of the San Antonio River by French nuns in 1848, which served as the first girls’ school in the city. Galleries abound and offer the serious collector a wide range of styles and topics from Texas landscapes to Latin American folk art to western and Native American to contemporary.
The Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center provides a venue for Hispanic artistic endeavors — literary, dance, music and drama. Signature events of the center include the San Antonio CineFestival, the nation’s oldest and largest Chicano-Latino film festival; the Tejano Conjunto Festival, a celebration of conjunto music, a South Texas original; and the San Antonio Inter-American Bookfair and Literary Festival. The Carver Community Cultural Center mounts a stellar season each year, with performing groups from around the world, with an accent on African American artists.
The opulent Majestic Theatre downtown, built in 1929, is a memorable setting for touring Broadway shows and concerts and also is the permanent home of the San Antonio Symphony, founded in 1939 by Max Reiter. The neighboring Charline McCombs Empire Theatre reflects the beaux-arts grandeur of the 1920’s and hosts touring musical acts and other entertainment headliners. The art deco Alameda Theater, currently under renovation as part of the Centro Alameda affiliation program with the Smithsonian Institution, will reopen in 2002 and will reclaim its status as the centerpiece of a Latino arts, culture, and entertainment in downtown San Antonio.
San Antonio is beautiful blue skies and outdoor adventure. With more than 300 days of sunshine annually and an average temperature of 68.8 degrees Fahrenheit, visitors to San Antonio will find an abundance of outdoor sports and recreation to challenge them.
Rivers in the Texas Hill Country, which forms an arc around the northern edge of San Antonio, provide venues for canoeing, tubing and white-water rafting. Area lakes attract fishing enthusiasts, as well as water skiing and sailing fans. Working ranches throughout Central and South Texas are available as hunting leases for wild game, while dude ranches offer a taste of the Old West, complete with horseback riding. Numerous state parks offer opportunities for hiking in the rugged terrain of the Hill Country.
When the sun sets in the west and the stars come out over the South Texas plains, it’s time to head to the nightclubs and dance halls. San Antonians and visitors alike enjoy two-stepping to a country-western tune or swaying to a Tejano super group or a local conjunto band. Or maybe it’s traditional jazz or a sing-along at an Irish pub or piano bar? What about Hard Rock Cafe or Planet Hollywood on the River Walk? Sunset Station, San Antonio’s newest nightspot, features two clubs – Club Agave, an upbeat "Latin craze" venue, and Studio 794, with multi-level dancing – and restaurants, all housed in the historic 1902 Southern Pacific railroad depot in the St. Paul Square Historic District. The facility’s Lone Star Pavilion features national recording artists live in concert.
San Antonians love a good party and sharing it with visitors. It’s always fiesta time! The city celebrates traditional American and Mexican holidays, and throws in a few German, Irish, French, African American, Greek, Jewish, Asian and Lebanese events for good measure. A sampling of San Antonio’s major events and festivals include MLK Day Observances in January, the Livestock Show and Rodeo in February, St. Patrick’s Day in March, Fiesta San Antonio in April (the party of the year — 150 events spanning ten days), Cinco de Mayo and the Tejano Conjunto Festival in May, the Texas Folklife Festival in June, Juneteenth, Fourth of July, Diez y Seis de Septiembre, Oktoberfest, the Holiday River Parade and Lighting Ceremony in November, and the Alamo Bowl in December.
What's special about San Antonio? The Alamo, the River Walk, conjunto music, friendly people, Tex-Mex cuisine and Fiesta San Antonio. Yes, and more. The answer is as varied as the people who live in and visit San Antonio. Come experience San Antonio - her natural beauty, her history, her people, her music, her cuisine. You'll leave with memories to last a lifetime.
For a free San Antonio visitor information packet, call the San Antonio Convention & Visitors Bureau (SACVB) toll-free at 1-800-ALAMO-07 in the U.S. and Canada (001-800-ALAMO-07 in México), or (210) 207-6700. TTY is (210) 207-6706. Or visit the SACVB's home page at www.SanAntonioVisit.com.
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