Having found this airfield through Atlas Obscura, I hoped for an opportunity to see some preserved…read moreaircraft that had served in combat. Mr. Gene Jensen, the curator, was kind enough to await my arrival, and give me the full tour along with some of the squadron's history. If the topic is of an interest, I recommend setting up a time to visit, and if you are local enough, perhaps an opportunity to volunteer.

A great little museum to explore when you have time to kill in San Antonio. We visited their…read morefeatured exhibit and was please with the displays.

They have dinosaurs!…read more It's been YEARS since I've been to the Witte, but my fiancé bought tickets for the special Pterosaur exhibit for our anniversary since he knows I'm a dinosaur freak. This was his first visit to the Witte, and while we both had some fun we were admittedly a little disappointed. Considering the giant dinosaur fossils in the main hall just inside the front doors, we expected there to be a larger collection or wider variety of natural history exhibits. However, the majority of the museum was Texas history and wildlife: taxidermy animals to the left and hill country artifacts to the right on your way to the special rotational exhibit space. It was like walking through every other Texas history museum, though these collections felt more sparse. Even the Pterosaur exhibit was a little lacking, the special gift shop and interactive video game taking up more of the space than the actual pterosaurs themselves. All in all it's not a bad museum, I'm just not all that jazzed about Texas history and it wasn't what we were expecting. For a museum it was admittedly pretty small and both the regular and special exhibit ticket prices seemed too high for what we experienced. I'd say give this place a try so you can see for yourself whether or not it's worth it for you. Museums are never a waste of money and you always leave having learned something new.

This place was awesome and so much larger than it looks from the outside. Inside, there were…read morevarious galleries and a garden with a pond in the center filled with koi and turtles. Outside, there are some water features and an outside gallery of sculptures. It has various paintings, statues, and other pieces, including some of Picasso's sculptures, Rodin, and even a Degas downstairs. The cheese doodle pieces in the contemporary section were one of my favorite pieces. It's air-conditioned, takes around 2 hours if you're thoughtfully looking, and has a decent amount of parking. Bonus points if you're on a certain day as a Bank of America cardholder for free entry.

Absolutely beautiful museum! Perfect for a day out and not overwhelming one bit. I happened to luck…read moreout and observe this museum on one of their free entrance days- the first Sunday of the month. Best to arrive around opening time to get parking up close. A sculpture garden surrounds the museum so there's plenty of areas to stroll and take photos. This museum resides in a gorgeous 1920s Spanish colonial revival residence built by Marion McNay. The building itself is art with its wood detailing, arches, and intricate tile ceilings and floors. The actual art collection consisted of over 20,000 items, but only some are displayed and occasionally on rotation. The collection embodied European and American art of the nineteenth century, twentieth, and twenty first centuries. Sooo much to see- paintings, special exhibits, vase collection, Angelica Raquel Mystic Threads, sculptures, and a lovely garden/pond/fountain containing koi. The museum has a gift shop, restrooms, and a special collection of art displayed by many artistic school children. My new found artist I discovered here was Carl Rice Embery. A pure Texan, his art was amazing ! Initially I thought the pieces were photographs, but up close they are actual paintings. That's how realistic they are. Simple Texan scenery. We had a great time and would definitely come back!

Fun, free art space in downtown San Antonio. Not a huge space (takes about 35 minutes max if you're…read morereally taking your time), but there's some cool art in there that seems to rotate and change regularly. Check it out!

This is a free art museum. There is free parking at 513 N Flores, which is a 5 minute walk to the…read moreart museum. I love how there are multiple rooms with a variety of different artwork on display. Some of the room that you can go into are actually offices and meeting rooms! It seems like there are new collections and exhibits at least 2 times a year. The employees were so gracious and friendly. Highly recommend stopping by if you are downtown!

The Octa-Tetra Museum is the workshop and studio of Dan Suttin, a math tutor at SAC, who invites…read moresmall groups of students (10-12) to visit for workshops on STEAM education--what you get when you add Art to STEM education (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math). Dan has lots of beautiful, complicated constructions around the studio. He shows students how to build shapes from the simple to the complex and explains the vocabulary through question-and-answer discussion. The geometry lessons are interwoven with tidbits about thinkers like Albert Einstein, Leonardo da Vinci, and Johannes Kepler, plus puns and jokes. It's a fast-moving feast for curious minds. To set up a workshop, call Dan -- the museum is open by appointment. It's free, but he accepts donations in person and through Fractured Atlas. You might see Dan's activities at community events, like at the DoSeum, and his creations on display at places like SAC and SAMSAT.

It's been three years since I've reviewed Tex-Pop... After…read moreseeing yet another exhibit that has such a deep history in SA... I just had to spread the word some more... Standing at the Crossroad: Robert Johnson in San Antonio 1936 This exhibit was researched and put together by Margaret Moser. Margaret is originally from SA but made her mark (and is kinda famous) in the Austin music scene. SA is blessed to have her back in town. She is one of the founders of Tex-Pop (and also South-Pop aka South Austin Culture Center in Austin). Margaret takes you on a time line with Robert Johnson's SA history along with many myths of this legendary musician... Let's call him the Godfather of the Blues! Did he sell his soul to the devil? ... or is the myth confused with Tommy Johnson who also said that he sold his soul to the devil?... Things that make you go hummm... The only known recordings of Robert Johnson were cut in San Antonio in 1936 at Gunter Hotel and Dallas in 1937. This is a list of his SA recordings: MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1936  Kind Hearted Woman Blues (I Believe I'll) Dust my Broom Sweet Home Chicago Ramblin' on my Mind When you got t a Good Friend Come on in my Kitchen Terraplane Blues Phonograph Blues THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1936  32-20 Blues FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1936 They're Red Hot Dead Shrimp Blues Cross Road Blues Walkin' Blues Last Fair Deal Gone Down Preachin' Blues (Up Jumped The Devil) If I had Possession over Judgement Day I absolutely loved this exhibit as well as the exhibit opening with live music. (See Pics) I was so excited about the exhibit that I made an event page and talk thread for it. Everyone at Tex-Pop is so friendly, knowledgeable, and just plain fun to be around. This is a place to see and be seen... the people watching is extraordinary! If you have any interest in music or local legends... South Texas Popular Culture Center aka Tex - Pop is the place to go for their (at least once a month) events!!!

The moon and Venus are on a date tonight!…read more Earth to Houston: San Antonio has a planetarium, an observatory, a Star Tower, actual astronomy people, and some extremely patient college students who will help a middle-aged woman figure out where she is in space. How have I not been doing this? I came to the Scobee Education Center on the San Antonio College campus because I saw the Star Party and immediately thought: YES. That. I want to go look at the sky. The adventure actually started before I ever made it inside because I couldn't buy my tickets online. Something wasn't working, the doors appeared locked, and for a minute I was standing outside Scobee thinking, I DROVE ALL THE WAY DOWN HERE TO BUY TICKETS. HOW DO I GET INTO SPACE? Thankfully, I found Hakeem. Hakeem is studying mechanical engineering, and instead of merely pointing me toward the entrance, he walked me over and showed me the button beside the door. Thank you, Hakeem. Five stars already. Once inside, I met the work-study students running the ticket area, and this is where my visit became delightful. I told them I was coming back that evening for the Star Party and a planetarium show with a friend. Then I explained that it was on a date with a female friend--and then immediately "We get it. Don't worry." At that point, we were friends. Now I had an important decision to make: seats. I looked at the seating chart and decided I wasn't qualified to make this decision. I told the students, essentially, YOU PEOPLE WORK WITH THE STARS. YOU PICK. "If you were me and you wanted to go on a date, where would you sit together?" They recommended the back section. Sold. Row F. Seats 4 and 5. Those became our seats because when someone working inside a planetarium tells you where to sit, I believe you listen. This is also when I learned that the Friday-night experience is much bigger than simply watching a planetarium show. There are astronomy organizations and university groups involved, and depending on the evening and conditions, there can be opportunities to actually observe the night sky. And that is exactly what I wanted. Science. Stars. Questions. A little wonder. Scobee itself is one of those San Antonio treasures that I think people can drive past for years without realizing what is sitting there. You see the dome from the SAC campus, but until you actually walk inside, you may not realize how much is happening there. And I LOVE the idea of this as a date. Not necessarily a romantic date, either. Bring your best friend. Bring your teenager. Bring your parents. Bring the person you're getting to know. Bring the person you've known for 30 years and need something different to do with on a Friday night. Because sitting beside another human being underneath a planetarium sky is inherently cool. Also, parents: THIS. Take your kids somewhere that allows them to ask enormous questions. What is that? How far away is it? How old is it? Could anything live there? How do we know? What DON'T we know? Those are some of the best questions human beings can ask. And Scobee gives San Antonio a place to ask them. One practical warning from someone who managed to become temporarily confused multiple times: figure out your parking before you arrive. This is on an active college campus. There is a free parking garage but you may miss it. It's immediately to the left before you hit the round about. Don't park there. Lol! You are not pulling into a giant suburban attraction with an enormous obvious parking lot directly outside the front door. Look for the dome. Look for the Star Tower. Follow the Scobee directions. And if all else fails, find a mechanical-engineering student named Hakeem. Apparently that works. The funniest part is that I went down there intending simply to secure two tickets. Instead, I met students, learned about the evening's programming, accidentally created misunderstanding, surrendered control of my seating assignment to the future scientists of America, and walked back out ridiculously excited to return. That is exactly what I want from a place devoted to education. I don't want science to feel sterile. I don't want astronomy to feel inaccessible. I want someone to be able to walk through the door knowing absolutely nothing and leave wanting to look up. Scobee did that before my show even started. And maybe that's the best thing I can say about an education center: It made me curious. It made me want to come back. It made me want to bring somebody with me. And it reminded me that sometimes the coolest thing you can do in San Antonio on a Friday night is stop looking at your phone, sit underneath a giant dome, and remember that there is an entire universe above your head. And for the love of all things astronomical, remember where you parked. Houston, we have a planetarium.

This was a unique and great experience. We went to a 9:30 pm showing. It's super affordable. We…read morewent to a double feature, Forward to the moon, and moon base(next step). There were only a few negatives. Let's get those out of the way. They could do a better job of directions as far as parking. Also, it's a little dark for that time of night, except for the parking garage. It seems a a lot smaller than the original planetarium. It does help to keep it to a more intimate setting, but unlike others we have visited across the country, there is only one level of sitting, versus the stacked seating and screens going to ground level. You may have to strain a bit more than comfortable depending on where you are seated. I suggest middle of the room second row. Last gripe, may be personal. There are sometimes that showing up late and walking in, in the middle of a show makes for distractions. The doors are loud, and it throws things off. I understand life happens, but at a certain point those arriving really late should get a rain check for another showing. Just like a play, or the drafthouse back in the day in Austin, you show up late, you don't get in. It's a dark intimate showing, it throws you off. It's CRAZY affordable, and something different to do, and we all know our city lacks different compared to other large cities. The viewings themselves were more informative, and we appreciated it. It's very interesting and engaging. We laughed because at first, because it felt like a recruitment video akin to starship troopers. The host was awesome. I don't recommend the late showing for little ones. They have an earlier showing more appropriate for them littles. Unfortunately it was cloudy when we went, but on clear nights you can use telescopes there! We will definitely come in the future to see different showings.

20th Annual United San Antonio Pow Wow Sun 18 Feb 18 10am -…read more4pm Mission County Park & Pavilion along San Antonio River Mission Reach Gates Open 10am Native American Church Service 10:30am Gourd Dance 11am Grand Entry 12:30pm I arrived just in time for church service. It was much shorter than anticipated... followed by blessings of being smudged. I love the smell of sage so much so that when I got home, I put sage essential oil in my diffuser to the clear the air around here. Watching the families arrive and get dressed in their dancing outfits was captivating. It takes time. Reminds me of us getting dressed up in our faire garb... lots of layers and details.... and oh so worth time and effort. Gotta have a Indian Taco.... fry bread with meat, beans, cheese, lettuce, onion, tomatoes. Man, that fry bread was so good! I didn't stay long enough to eat my next meal but it would have been the grass fed Texas Bison Burger if I had. It was getting chilly with the wind blowing and cloud covering but the later it got, the warmer it got. The weather might have kept some from coming out but we were under a large pavilion so it was all good, I was a beautiful day. I totally enjoy listening to the drumming and singing while watching the dancers and looking around at the native arts and crafts. I'm looking into spending more time learning about the local Natives... it's a journey that I've been on for awhile... Any day spent honoring the Native Americans is a day well spent.