San Antonio Travel and Leisure Guide 2008 - (Page 76) Getting Here & Getting Around Downtown’s Visitor Information Center, between the Alamo and River Walk, is the perfect starting point for your trip. Pick up maps or audio tours, get brochures on things to see and do, and learn more about San Antonio and the area. Knowledgeable staff members are on hand to help, and Ambassador Amigos visible downtown also provide directions and information. 317 Alamo Plaza, 800-447-3372, visitsanantonio.com Tours A variety of tours provide several ways to see San Antonio. Enjoy a self-guided audio tour available from the Visitor Information Center. Walk alongside a professional guide to hear the stories that make up this charismatic city. Hop on a helicopter or Segway for a moving experience, or slow things down on a trolley. Charter tours also offer daytrips to surrounding areas. The Visitor Information Center can help you decide which option best suits your touring taste. Alamo Battlefield Tours, 210-521-8675 Alamo City Ghost Tours, 210-336-7831, alamocityghosttours.com Alamo Helicopter Tours San Antonio, 210-287-5797, alamohelicoptertours.com Alamo Segway, 210-223-9564, alamosegway.com Avelan Adventours, 210-367-3955, sanantoniotourguide.com Ghost & Legends of San Antonio, 210-967-8780, sanantoniotourguide.com Mission Trail Tours, 210-336-7831, missiontrailtours.com San Antonio City Tours, 210-228-9776, sacitytours.net The octagonal Tower Life building. Sightseer Special Board the Sightseer Special to visit all of San Antonio’s must-see stops along one line! VIA Bus Route 7 runs daily between the city’s favorite sites. (See a partial list of stops below.) An unlimited one-day pass allows you to ride as much as you want all day long on the VIA Streetcar or bus route, and gives discounts at area attractions. The passes are available for purchase at the VIA Information Center (260 East Houston St.) or the attractions noted with an asterisk below: Brackenridge Park Japanese Tea Garden La Villita San Antonio Botanical Garden* San Antonio Children’s Museum* San Antonio Museum of Art* San Antonio Zoo* The Alamo The Witte Museum* Trinity University University of the Incarnate Word VIA’s River Walk Streetcar Station On the River RIO SAN ANTONIO CRUISES Enjoy an up-close view of the San Antonio River Walk from an open-air riverboat with Rio San Antonio Cruises. Operating daily, tours cover two-and-a-half miles of the River Walk in approximately 35 minutes, stopping at several locations as cruise captains share tidbits of river history. Ticket stations are located beneath the Market Street bridge at Alamo Street (across from the Hilton Palacios del Rio), at Rivercenter Mall and at the Holiday Inn River Walk. For more information, call 210-244-5700. 76 VISITSANANTONIO COM O. http://visitsanantonio.com http://alamocityghosttours.com http://alamohelicoptertours.com http://alamosegway.com http://sanantoniotourguide.com http://sanantoniotourguide.com http://missiontrailtours.com http://sacitytours.net http://visitsanantonio.com
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