Things to do, also go to: www.mysa.com
In Walking distance:
The Alamo (Alamo Plaza),
The Riverwalk (to be accessed from garden of the home and turn left. Good restaurants, people watching, walking)
The Majestic Theatre on Houston Street (home of the symphony, Broadway traveling performances, The Empire Theatre (performances), The Aztec Theatre (performances, movies), The Alameda on Houston Street (Mexican-American events)
Rivercenter Mall (shopping, dining, movies),
San Fernando Cathedral
Governor’s Palace (museum)
Buckhorn Museum on Houston Street (historic tidbits on San Antonio)
Children’s Museum
The Hemisphere Park with the Tower of the Americas (Landry’s Restaurant)
The Mexican Cultural Institute at Hemisphere Plaza (great art exhibitions)
The Mercado with Museo Alameda at Marketplace and Santa Rosa Street(for Mexican arts and crafts and dining)
The Southwest School of Art and Craft across the river (exhibitions, dining in former dining hall of the Ursuline nuns)
The Main Public Library across the river, designed by famed Mexican architect Legoretta (books, DVD’s, video cassettes)
The German settlement of the 19th Century: King William District ( now the art district of SA, also museum)
Festivals
Go to the website. This is a festival and party town with a distinct Mexican joy for life. Here are the most important: