San Antonio and Austin Eyewitness Travel Top 10

[...]... Contemporary and Tobin Theatre Arts Collections Upstairs you can see temporary, changing exhibitions 19 S San Antonio & Austin s Top 10 p San Fernando Cathedral have been held in this grand French Gothic cathedral Not just a place of worship, San Fernando is today recognized as a symbol of unity for the people of San Antonio Mexican General Santa Anna (see p37) flew the flag of no mercy from its rooftop at... the Alamo Memorial 13 S San Antonio & Austin s Top 10 p San Antonio Missions National Historical Park Five missions established by Spain in the early 18th century formed the settlements around which the city of San Antonio grew They were established between 1718 and 1731 for political as well as religious reasons: Spain wanted to stop France from spreading west beyond Louisiana, and to convert the Native... seige of the Alamo, and it is here that the ashes of the defenders of Alamo are purported to lie Window detail Top 10 Features 1 Sanctuary and First Church 2 Church Tower 3 Defenders of the Alamo Sarcophagus 4 French Gothic Addition 5 Retablos 6 Statue of San Antonio 7 Statue of San Fernando 8 Baptismal Font 9 El Cristo Negro 0 Stations of the Cross, Windows and Pipe Organ ! Sanctuary and First Church... marker indicating the center of San Antonio, under the original dome The lovely retablos are in the sanctuary To the left of the east entrance is the El Christo Negro, and the doorway to the sarcophagus of the defenders of the Alamo 21 S San Antonio & Austin s Top 10 p La Villita National Historic District San Antonio s first neighborhood offers great shopping, fine dining, and fascinating history The district... to sustain the Mission, in 1718 8 Founded Mission San José y San Miguel de Aguayo in San Antonio, 1720 9 He died in Mexico City in the famous Convento Grande de San Francisco, 1726 0 He was declared venerable by Pope Gregory XVI in 1836, however, he has not yet been beatified Father Margil, “Apostle of Texas” Mission chapel 17 San Antonio & Austin s Top 10 p The McNay Art Museum The impressive McNay Museum,... the most beautiful residential street in Texas Decorative plaque Top 10 Features 1 Guenther House 2 Steves Homestead 3 San Antonio Conservation Society 4 King William Park and Bandstand 5 Johnson Street Foot Bridge 6 Edward Steves, Jr House 7 Kalteyer House 8 San Antonio Art League Museum 9 River Walk 0 Norton/Polk/Mathis House £ San Antonio Conservation Society ! Guenther House Built in 1860 by Carl... farmland belonging to Mission San Antonio de Valero In the 1860s, the current street plan was designed So many wealthy German merchants built homes in the 1870s, that the area became known as Sauerkraut Bend It developed into a neighborhood of large mansions shaded by pecan trees, and the main street was named after King Wilhelm I, King of Prussia 25 S San Antonio & Austin s Top 10 p SeaWorld San Antonio. .. apply for some of the programs h l f f th programs 27 S San Antonio & Austin s Top 10 p San Antonio Botanical Garden & Lucile Halsell Conservatory Enter the beautifully landscaped grounds of the Botanical Garden through the restored 1896 carriage house and you are immediately engulfed by the brilliant colors and scents of the Texas Rose Garden and the fragrance garden The high-tech centerpiece is the... and four bears in the park, forming the nucleus of the zoo 33 Sa San Antonio & Austin s Top 10 o o us s op 0 Left Resident jaguar Center A flock of flamingos Right San Antonio Zoo signage San Antonio Zoo ! Bearsrock walls form a High rugged, natural backdrop for the spacious bear dens and exhibit areas The zoo’s star attractions, Montana and Flo, the massive grizzlies, are fed every afternoon On a really... buildings which housed St Phillip’s College Today, it houses the Starving Artist Art Gallery which offers a selection of handicrafts, original artwork, and porcelain china Sa San Antonio & Austin s Top 10 o o & us s op 0 Located on the San Antonio River, this house (right) was built in 1847 and is unaltered since its original construction It has housed many different businesses, but for the past 35 years . along San Antonio River To w e r Life Building along San Antonio River Tower Life Building along San Antonio River T Lif B ildi l S A t i Ri San Antonio & Austin s Top 10 Sp S an Antonio s. Tri p 104 G ettin g to San Antonio & A ust i n 105 G etting Aroun d 106 Thi ngs to A vo id 10 7 B ud g et Ti ps 108 Sp ecial Needs Ti ps 109 S ecurit y and Health 11 0 B anking and C ommunications 1 1 1 S hopping. DRT % # 2 / # + % 4 4 " / . ( ! - 3 4 2 % % 4 ! , ! ! . San Antonio & Austin s Top 10 Sa to o & ust s op 0 TT-SA_ 010- 011-TD290.indd 11TT-SA 010- 011-TD290.indd d dd dd dd dd dd dd dd d d d 11 11 1 1 The San Antonio Living History