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Attractions in San Antonio
Alamo
300 Alamo Plaza, San Antonio, TX 78205
Phone: (210) 225-1391 x34 / Fax: (210) 354-3602
On the east side of Alamo Plaza is the most famous spot in Texas where 189 defenders fell on March 6, 1836, after repeated attacks by Mexican General Santa Anna's army.
Buckhorn Saloon and Museum
318 E Houston St, San Antonio, TX 78205
Phone: (210) 247-4000
Discover more than 128 years of history.... Texas style. Marvel at two stories of the most exotic collections you've ever seen, from our unique horn collection, to cowboy memorabilia and fish.
Fort Sam Houston Museum
1210 Stanley Rd.; Bldg 123, Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234
Phone: (210) 221-1886 / Fax: (210) 221-1311
This on-base museum traces the history of the U.S. Army post from 1845 to the present. The base is a living landmark itself, with over 900 historic structures including the Quadrangle.
Hangar 9/Edward H. White Museum
8008 Inner Circle Dr., Brooks AFB, San Antonio, TX
Phone: (210) 536-2203
Within this hangar on the grounds of Brooks Air Force Base stands the oldest museum of the Air Force. Exhibits recount the history of the base, and the evolution of manned flight.
Mission Concepción
807 Mission Rd. at Felisa St., San Antonio, TX 78210
Phone: (210) 534-1540
This handsome church looks essentially as it did more than 200 years ago in 1731. In those early years, religious festivals were held as friars strove to replace traditional Native American rituals.
Mission San Francisco de la Espada
10040 Espada Rd., San Antonio, TX 78214
Phone: (210) 627-2021
Mission San Francisco de la Espada appears as remote today as it did in the mid 1700s. It boasts the best preserved segments of the historic acequias.
Mission San José
6701 San Jose Dr., San Antonio, TX 78214
Phone: (210) 932-1001
Founded in 1720 by Fray Antonio Margil de Jesús, Mission San José became the largest Texas Mission. After early setbacks, 300 inhabitants were sustained by the vast fields and herds of livestock.
Mission San Juan Capistrano
9101 Graf Rd., San Antonio, TX 78214
Phone: (210) 534-0749
Established along the banks of the San Antonio River in 1731, Mission San Juan Capistrano offered a rich farm and pasture land, becoming a regional supplier of agricultural produce.
Museo Alameda
101 South Santa Rosa, San Antonio, TX 78205
Phone: (210) 299-4300 / Fax: (210) 299-4340
The new, hot pink Museo Alameda is a perfect fit for historic Market Square. Combining art, history, cultural education and live performance.
Ripley's Believe It or Not & Louis Tussaud's Wax Works
301 Alamo Plaza, San Antonio, TX 78205
Phone: (210) 224-9299 / Fax: (210) 224-1516
Ripley's Believe It or Not! allows you to discover one-of-a-kind oddities, curiosities and illusions gathered from all over the world by the famed cartoonist Robert Ripley.
San Antonio Art League Museum
130 King William, San Antonio, TX 78204
Phone: (210) 223-1140 / Fax: (210) 223-2826
In the heart of the KIng William Historic District lies this intimate house turned museum. Focusing on Texas artists, it proudly holds over 400 works in its permanent collection.
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