San Antonio Travel and Leisure Guide 2008 - (Page 53) SAN ANTONIO: “One of America’s Favorite Cities” Travel+Leisure Magazine From left: San Antonio Botanical Garden and Japanese Tea Garden. aqueduct and dam still used to irrigate crops! Bring your camera for “Rosa’s Window” at Mission San José, so ornately carved it makes stone resemble lace. Head over to recently renovated Main Plaza, where you can watch five interactive fountains – and let your kids splash around in them – while you settle on a shady bench. Long the center of San Antonio’s municipal government, this historic Spanish colonial plaza from the 1700s will be a center for concerts and events. (It also offers free Wi-Fi.) IF YOU GO (as referenced in text) Brackenridge Park, 210-207-8480, sanantonio.gov/sapar Friedrich Wilderness Park, 210-564-6400, sanaturalareas.org Japanese Tea Garden, 210-207-3050, sanantonio.gov/sapar/japanhis.asp San Antonio Botanical Garden, 210-207-3250, sabot.org San Antonio Missions National Historical Park, 210-534-8833, nps.gov/saan San Antonio Zoo, 210-734-7184, sazoo-aq.org Witte Museum, 210-357-1900, wittemuseum.org For complete listings, visitsanantonio.com BIGCITY SIGHTSEEING San Antonio offers multiple ways to enjoy the scenery. Relaxing options: Take a carriage ride or the Alamo Trolley tour, which stops at all the major downtown attractions, from Market Square to the Institute of Texan Cultures, then purchase its all-day Hop Pass to get on and off at the sites that interest you most. More adventurous option: Sign up for a downtown tour with Alamo Segway. While you zip along the sidewalks on your two-wheeled Segway, your guide shares colorful stories about local characters, history and architecture. You’ll also discover the park-like southern section of the River Walk in the King William Historic District, famous for its lavish Victorian mansions and German heritage. IF YOU GO (as referenced in text) Alamo Segway, 210-223-9564, alamosegway.com Alamo Trolley, 800-868-7707, sacitytours.net Main Plaza, N. Main Ave. between San Fernando Cathedral and the River Walk. Yellow Rose Carriage Co, 210-225-6490, yellowrosecarriage.com For complete listings, visitsanantonio.com S A N A N T O N I O T h e O f f i c i a l T r ave l & L e i s u r e G u i d e 53 http://sanantonio.gov/sapar http://sanaturalareas.org http://sanantonio.gov/sapar/japanhis.asp http://alamosegway.com http://sabot.org http://sacitytours.net http://nps.gov/saan http://sazoo-aq.org http://wittemuseum.org http://yellowrosecarriage.com http://visitsanantonio.com http://visitsanantonio.com
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