No visit to San Antonio would be complete without a visit to The Alamo. Originally called Mision San Antonio de Valero, The Alamo was built in the 1700’s by Roman Catholic Missionaries. Undoubtedly, The Alamo is best remembered as a major battle site in 1836 during the Texas Revolution. Shortly thereafter, the battle cry of “Remember the Alamo” became a national cause.
Interestingly, The Alamo has stood under the flags of six different nations and served as the garrison for five armies.
While most people imagine The Alamo as a large complex in the middle of nowhere, it’s actually in the heart of San Antonio. Given the location of The Alamo, the entire area is surrounded by shops and restaurants.
The Alamo was designated a U.S. National Landmark in 1960, added the to U.S. Registry of Historic Places in 1966 and became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2015.
Tip: While visiting The Alamo is free, a guided tour will run you $15 (children 8 and under are free). We highly recommend the guided tour. It’s interesting and will give you a much better sense of why The Alamo is important to both Texas and American history.
Nicole,
San Antonio is amazing! I have visited once for business for one night. I stayed by and enjoyed the river walk. Now, your post is making kick myself for not staying one more day to explore what the city has to offer. I am saving this for when I go next.
Great guide and photos! There’s so much to do in San Antonio!
A very interesting read, packed with choices to see and do.
Love San Antonio! Visiting the Alamo will never get old! (Spoken like a true Texan right!?)
I’m utterly embarrassed that I didn’t know that The Alamo was in San Antonio! I’d never imagine that there would be so much to do in San Antonio, and this post made it go from nowhere on my bucket list to very high on my bucket list! This is such a good overview of things to see while there, nearly all of which highly interest me. I’ve heard of the river walk, but didn’t know it was THAT cool and picturesque, I want to be in one of those boats! I absolutely love the cuisine of New Orleans and I would so be visiting NOLA to eat, those beignets sound heavenly. PRALINE BACON is worth the trip in and of itself! Honestly, such an amazing job covering a city I knew nothing about. Love your blog, following for sure!
Stephanie…Thank You so much for the kind words! We’re looking forward to hearing about your trip to San Antonio in the near future
and please make sure to come back and let us know about how it went!
I would definitely love to visit San Antonio! I will be looking back to this once I get to plan a trip!
Sam…great to hear that San Antonio is on your list for a visit! Hope you find our list helpful when you make the trip!
Wait tequilla almond croissants!? I can’t tell if that would be amazing or terrible!? Did you try them!? Or did you stick to the avocado salad?
Josy…Thanks for visiting the site! The avocado salad was calling my name and our boys had the conchas (vanilla and chocolate). The tequila almond croissants
are said to be out of this world but we were too full to give them a try. Perhaps, next time!
Lovely place … especially the market looks great to us. Thumbs up for the layout of your article 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
Thank you so much for stopping by and for the very kind words. We appreciate it very much! 🙂
San Antonio looks pretty cool! I’m not a fan of cities in general, but there’re so many thing to do around! If I’m ever in Texas I’ll make sure to add it to the itinerary 🙂
I’ve never been to San Antonio, but I definitely want to after reading your post. My husband and I almost moved there two years ago but we decided against it. The Alamo is on my bucket list.
I keep hearing that Texas is a lot like Australia! Can’t wait to see for myself 🙂
This is a fantastic post! You totally covered everything! Great job! I will be sharing this with others! -Jen
Thank you so much Jen!
I’ve only been to San Antonio once, but I loved the River Walk! It is so beautiful to walk, especially at night! I have not been to Market Square, but I think I’ll be going back soon. I’ll add it to my list of places to visit!
I visited San Antonio once on a road trip with my family and been dying to go back lately! This post inspiored me even more to visit as an adult 🙂
yeah, San Antonio is a great city, one of my favorite of the visited Texan cities. The river walk is one of the most amazing ones, I walked so far. It´s like an entirely different world. One day, I need to go back and revive some great memories and make new ones!
One of my favorite things to do in San Antonio was going to the wildlife ranch.. If that’s what it was called. A zoo that you can drive through and see the animals.. it was pretty cool
I love San Antonio! Definitely going to check out some of these places next time!
Great article! I will return to this post to be reminded of all San Antonio has to offer before we visit there. Thanks!
Thank you Betty! Glad to hear you liked it and hope it helps you with your trip planning to San Antonio 🙂
I had no idea there was so much beautiful history in San Antonia and so many amazing things to do. Great post!
Thanks for stopping by and so glad you liked the post! Hope you can visit San Antonio soon.