Best of San Antonio

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Best Hotels: Grand Hyatt San Antonio - San Antonio

If you’re the type of traveler who likes to explore a city on foot—perhaps with a canine companion at your side—then... See More

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Best Restaurants: Achiote River Café & Bar

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Best Things to Do: Six Flags Fiesta Texas

brentschmidt, Flickr, FlickrFiesta Texas is a combination theme/water park. You could spend the day doing nothing but...See More

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Best Shopping: Alamo Quarry Market

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Best Nightlife: Casbeer's at the Church

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San Antonio Itineraries

Don't know where to go? Check out our 2 and 7 Day Itineraries to get an idea of what you could do in this great city!

2 DAY ITINERARY

1 Visit The Alamo and Spanish Missions to see where it all began.
2 Have a late lunch of interior Mexican food at La Gloria’s.
3 Hang out and browse the shops at The River Walk, then take a river cruise.

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7 DAY ITINERARY

1 Plan to spend the day at Sea World and immerse yourself in marine life.
2 Take a break for lunch at Mango Joe’s Café Olé (or one of the dozen eateries) on the grounds of Sea World.
3 Get wet at Sea World’s Lost Lagoon Water Park.