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Also known as: Alamo City, River City
San Antonio, the county seat of Bexar County and the second-most populous city in Texas, is a world-class cultural epicenter beautifully perched in the sun-drenched rolling plains of south-central Texas. Founded as a Spanish colonial Franciscan mission in 1718, the city holds a sacred, immortal status in global military lore as the exact setting for the 1836 Battle of the Alamo, where Texan defenders made the ultimate sacrifice for independence. San Antonio is globally celebrated for its River Walk, an extraordinary subterranean urban park lined with cypress trees and stone bridges that flows seamlessly beneath the city's modern skyscrapers. Interwoven with profound Mexican-American Tejano heritage, military headquarters, and elite medical research, the city presents a festive, high-energy atmosphere famous for historic cobblestone plazas and legendary culinary culture.
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Suggested stay: 2–4 days
Tour the sacred battlegrounds and stone church at The Alamo, stroll or dine along the cobblestone pathways of the historic San Antonio River Walk, explore four Spanish frontier missions at San Antonio Missions National Historical Park, shop for pinatas and silver jewelry at Historic Market Square (El Mercado), and enjoy family fun at SeaWorld San Antonio or Six Flags Fiesta Texas.
