Things to do in San Antonio

Texas' most hallowed ground, the 1836 battle site and 300-year-old mission at the heart of downtown.

A cypress-shaded riverside promenade of cafes, bridges, and barges one story below the city streets.

Ride 750 feet up the 1968 World's Fair tower for panoramic views, a 4D theater, and a revolving restaurant.

Four UNESCO-listed Spanish colonial missions linked by a scenic riverside bike trail, free to explore.

A beloved 100-year-old zoo in Brackenridge Park with 3,500 animals, a mini train, and giraffe feedings.

Marine-life park meets thrill rides: orcas, dolphins, big coasters, and the Aquatica water park next door.

Record-breaking coasters carved into a Hill Country quarry, plus shows, a water park, and nightly fireworks.

Descend 180 feet into Texas' largest show caverns, then hit ziplines and the ropes course up top.

Texas nature, science, and history under one roof, dinosaurs, cattle drives, and hands-on galleries.

San Antonio's hands-on children's museum, spy academy, robots, water works, and pure play for under-11s.

An 1881 saloon packed floor-to-ceiling with horns, oddities, and Texas Ranger lore, gloriously weird.

Narrated 35-minute barge cruises along the River Walk, the classic way to see downtown from the water.

The largest Mexican market in the U.S., 100 shops, folk art, mariachis, and Mi Tierra's famous pastries.

A historic brewery reborn as San Antonio's tastiest district, food hall, chef-driven spots, and a farmers market.

Texas's first modern art museum, set in a Spanish Colonial mansion with Picasso, O'Keeffe, and 25 acres of sculpture-dotted gardens.

5,000 years of world art, Egyptian mummies to Latin American folk art, inside the castle-like former Lone Star Brewery on the Museum Reach.

A century-old quarry transformed into a free sunken garden of koi ponds, stone bridges, and a 60-foot waterfall beside Brackenridge Park.

38 acres of Texas wild, native trails, a glass conservatory complex, a family adventure garden, and seasonal blooms year-round.

San Antonio's 1929 atmospheric movie palace, twinkling stars, Moorish villages, and touring Broadway under a make-believe sky.

Xavier de Richemont's dazzling 24-minute video-art projection turns San Fernando Cathedral into a canvas after dark, free, Tuesday through Sunday at 9 p.m.

The world's first theme park built for all abilities, 25 acres of wheelchair-accessible rides, and guests with special needs always get in free.

An indoor LEGO playground steps from the Alamo, two rides, a 4D cinema, and MINILAND's brick-built San Antonio skyline.

Visitor industry alliance promoting San Antonio's attractions, from the Alamo to the River Walk.

Tour San Antonio's oldest colonial-era residence, a National Historic Landmark near the Alamo.

Meet exotic animals and see one of the region's largest reptile collections at this walk-through zoo off I-35.

Narrated river barge tours along the San Antonio River Walk past historic landmarks and architecture.

Hop-on hop-off narrated trolley tour covering 14 stops around San Antonio's top attractions.

A three-floor mirror maze, infinity maze and escape rooms steps from the Alamo.

A year round immersive horror walkthrough set in a fictional haunted hotel in downtown San Antonio.

Hands-on animal experiences with Asian elephants, kangaroos, giraffes and more on a Hill Country property outside Fredericksburg.

A 20,000-square-foot immersive art playground downtown with a ball pit, light rooms and optical-illusion installations.