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    San Antonio - The Saga

    San Antonio - The Saga

    4.4(36 reviews)
    1.5 mi•Downtown

    San Antonio | The Saga is such a cool experience and a wonderful way to spend an evening downtown…read more This free, 24-minute art projection transforms the façade of the historic San Fernando Cathedral through light, color, music, and imagery inspired by San Antonio's history. I took my parents while they were visiting from out of town, and we all had a great time. The show takes place outside, and while some seating is available, I recommend arriving early if you want to grab a table and chairs. If anyone in your group has limited mobility or needs a guaranteed place to sit, bring a portable chair. There are also plenty of restaurants and cafés nearby, so it's a great way to end a night downtown. It's beautiful, memorable, and completely free, definitely something both locals and visitors should experience.

    The breakfast hostess at our hotel highly recommended we go to this at 9:00 pm…read more We did the riverwalk boat ride the day before, the Alamo the day of and a historical carriage ride before walking over to the San Fernando Cathedral. Doing other activities first helped with following the history of the Saga. This was a beautiful musical and visually artistic chronological history of San Antonio. It had religious, cultural and the evolution of the city. Not all of the history was pleasant, but that is history. Those who fight for freedom, preserve it and take pride in it was felt throughout this artistic show. There are a few seats and we were lucky enough to get two. Arrive early on the weekends, busy nights. We walked over after our carriage ride, and it was lovely. Highly recommend setting time aside for,this show and also donating to them for this wonderful production! https://mainplaza.org/san-antonio-the-saga/

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    The First Inhabitant - The First Inhabitant

    The First Inhabitant

    5.0(2 reviews)
    1.5 mi•Downtown

    Historic sculpture on the Commerce Street Bridge. Commissioned by the San Antonio Express, Waldine…read moreTauch created a seven foot tall sculpture to honor the Native Americans. Ms. Tauch was a very well known sculptor in Texas. She was paid $1000 for her sculpture. The sculpture features a First Native American in a full headdress holding shallow bowls in each hand. Each bowl served as public drinking fountains at some point. Pause to think about the historical significance and history that happened here as you visit the San Antonio Riverwalk.

    Yanaguana! This is one of my favorite places to hang out…read moredowntown San Antonio. If you can figure out how to get here without a car, this is a great vantage point to see San Antonio, and a great place to start off an adventure downtown. I've always wondered who built this, and Helene S.'s review was quite illuminating! So this sculpture is next to Sebastian's International Torch of Friendship, a maybe 30-40' high red sculpture that's hard to miss. Between this sculpture and that one is the famed Portland Loo- an outdoor free restroom. There's also the elevator that takes you down to the Riverwalk here. Standing on the bridge where this First Inhabitant sculpture is, this is a good spot to eavesdrop on the river cruises below, or just smell the Mexican food coming from Casa Rio. The Indian depicted in this carving must be a Yanaguana Indian chief, as they were the first Indians who were known to inhabit the San Antonio River area thousands of years ago. They covered an area a bit more up river near the University of Incarnate Word down along this river to where the Missions are today. Today, down the street at Hemisfair Park, you'll find Yanaguana Gardens, which celebrates this tribe.

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    San Antonio Missions National Historical Park

    San Antonio Missions National Historical Park

    4.7(98 reviews)
    5.9 mi

    There's nothing like walking back in time, and I highly recommend you visit here to do so. This is…read moreone of four (five with The Alamo) San Antonio missions in the National Parks system, and you get to walk back in time at this CCC-restored, community advocated site whose advocacy history is also on display. Put on your sunscreen and set aside 2-3 hours, or more if you like! A couple hours flew by before we noticed, and there is so many neat things to see. You are also walking into the present: San Jose is still an active congregation where you can attend mass, light a candle, and the congregation might be already having an event. Thankfully the air-conditioned chapel was open during our visit. As a fee-free site, you can leave $ for the congregation in a donation box by the holy water, or visit the gift shop. Alas the gift shop inside the mission walls was closed, but the visitor center (after staff lunch) was open and full of souvenirs and reading material. What a beautiful chapel, and lovely landscaping and birds outside. Some even nested in crevices outside the chapel walls. A profound spot all around. San Jose isn't the closest mission to downtown, but is the only site with a visitor center, and a good spot if your kid's earning a junior ranger badge (ps, the junior ranger badge collection displayed at the visitor Center is itself amazing).

    I would by no means make a special trip to San Antonio for this but, it was a wonderful place to…read morevisit while already in town to sightsee and meet a friend for a girl's weekend. We stopped by around mid-day and it was HOT - 105 degrees. We found that this park is free for all to visit and see and the friend NPS staff at the front were happy to provide inputs, directions and we shopped in the little gift shop. We spent about an hour here walking around and enjoying the place and it's very peaceful, well-kept, and beautiful. Well worth a visit if you are in San Antonio.

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