San Antonio, Tx on the way home.
Spending couple weeks in Arizona, then headed back to Alabama. Plan on spending a couple days in San Antonio on the way. Would like to see the Alamo of course. What else would YOU recommend that we s...
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We were there this time last year.
I second all the places that people have mentioned.
In addition, when doing the mission trail (which generally follows the river) you may want to rent bikes and just ride from one mission to the next. We did that and it was a very enjoyable day to spend. Lots of history and culture and a beautiful day spent riding the paved trails along the river. There are bike kiosk every couple of miles, or you can just rent for the entire day (probably the best idea).
The Alamo itself is a mission. A lot of tourist seem to dismiss it as being "much smaller than they thought" but if you take time to really explore, there is incredible history there if you spend the time to really read and explore everything. Many tourists, especially those with kids, simply run through the place and are done in a very short time. The remains of Bowie, Crockett, and Travis are (allegedly) located nearby at San Fernando Cathedral. There is a tomb there and it has their names on it, but no certainty that it contains their remains or someone else's.
Some photos of the mission trail (not mine, just grabbed from internet)
I second all the places that people have mentioned.
In addition, when doing the mission trail (which generally follows the river) you may want to rent bikes and just ride from one mission to the next. We did that and it was a very enjoyable day to spend. Lots of history and culture and a beautiful day spent riding the paved trails along the river. There are bike kiosk every couple of miles, or you can just rent for the entire day (probably the best idea).
The Alamo itself is a mission. A lot of tourist seem to dismiss it as being "much smaller than they thought" but if you take time to really explore, there is incredible history there if you spend the time to really read and explore everything. Many tourists, especially those with kids, simply run through the place and are done in a very short time. The remains of Bowie, Crockett, and Travis are (allegedly) located nearby at San Fernando Cathedral. There is a tomb there and it has their names on it, but no certainty that it contains their remains or someone else's.
Some photos of the mission trail (not mine, just grabbed from internet)
