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29 Listed places
4.6 average across 28 rated listings
Peru • N River Walk • Slaton
$24 adults; $19 seniors 65+ and military; $14 students; free for children 12 and under and members; qualifying Bexar County resident free hours available – Free admission and free ranger tours
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Peru N River Walk Slaton

Brackenridge Park

Famous for: Historic riverside grounds with miniature train rides, picnic pavilions, walking trails, and distinctive faux bois artwork.

Explore Brackenridge Park in San Antonio for free riverside trails, historic pavilions, faux bois art, picnic grounds, and miniature train rides.

Families with young children Riverside walkers Public art enthusiasts

Briscoe Western Art Museum

Famous for: Art and artifacts of the American West, including vaquero saddles, Remington bronzes and a River Walk sculpture garden.

River Walk museum of American West art and artifacts, with Remington and Russell works, vaquero saddles and a sculpture garden. Open Thu–Mon,…

History Buffs Art Lovers Families

Casa Navarro State Historic Site

Famous for: Preserved 1850s home of José Antonio Navarro, Tejano signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence

Tour the 1850s limestone and adobe home of Tejano patriot José Antonio Navarro at 228 S Laredo St, steps from San Antonio's…

History Buffs Architecture Fans School Groups

Contemporary at Blue Star

Famous for: San Antonio's artist-founded contemporary art space, showing rotating regional exhibitions in a converted Blue Star warehouse since 1986.

Free contemporary art space in a Southtown warehouse at 116 Blue Star, showing rotating Texas and regional exhibitions since 1986, open Wed–Sun.

Art Lovers Culture Seekers Contemporary Art Collectors

Hemisfair

Famous for: The 1968 World’s Fair grounds, Tower of the Americas, Yanaguana Garden playground, and Civic Park’s Springs.

Explore San Antonio’s Hemisfair: free parks, Yanaguana Garden’s inclusive playground, Civic Park’s Springs, and the landmark Tower of the Americas.

Families with young children First-time San Antonio visitors World’s Fair history enthusiasts

Japanese Tea Garden

Famous for: A former limestone quarry turned free terraced garden with koi ponds, stone bridges, a pagoda and a 60-foot waterfall.

Free 1919 quarry garden in Brackenridge Park with a 60-foot waterfall, koi ponds, stone bridges, a pagoda and the Jingu House Café,…

Families Couples Photographers

La Villita Historic Village

Famous for: Historic River Walk arts village with adobe and limestone architecture, artisan galleries, and San Antonio's founding-era roots

San Antonio's first neighborhood, a free River Walk arts village with 25+ artisan shops, galleries, historic adobe and limestone homes, and 200+…

History Buffs Art Lovers Families

Machu Pitchou

Peru
Famous for: Inca Ruins, Mountain Views, Sunrise Spectacle

Machu Picchu, a UNESCO World Heritage site, is an awe-inspiring testament to the ingenuity of the ancient Inca civilization.

History Buffs Adventure Spiritual Seekers

McNay Art Museum

Famous for: Texas's first modern art museum, known for its 1929 mansion, modern masterpieces and 23 acres of sculpture gardens.

Texas's first modern art museum, set in a 1929 Spanish Colonial Revival mansion with works by Van Gogh, Picasso and Hopper on…

Art Lovers History Buffs Architecture Fans

Mexican Cultural Institute

Famous for: Free rotating exhibitions of Mexican art, folk crafts and history, plus Día de los Muertos altars in downtown Hemisfair

Free Mexican art and folk-craft exhibitions in San Antonio's Hemisfair, open Thursday–Friday 10AM–5PM, steps from the Tower of the Americas.

Art Lovers History Buffs Culture Enthusiasts

Natural Bridge Wildlife Ranch

Famous for: A six-mile Hill Country drive-thru safari where free-roaming giraffes, zebras, and antelope approach your car for feed

Drive a six-mile, 500-acre safari near San Antonio past 40+ species, feed giraffes and zebras, and visit the petting barnyard. Open daily…

Families with young kids Animal lovers Road trippers

San Antonio Art League and Museum

Famous for: Early Texas paintings and rotating exhibitions of emerging regional artists inside a historic King William District home.

Free art museum at 130 King William St showing early Texas painting and rotating exhibitions of regional artists, open Tuesday to Saturday…

Art Lovers History Buffs Creatives

San Antonio Botanical Garden

Famous for: A sunken glass conservatory by Emilio Ambasz, native Texas landscapes, rose gardens and seasonal shows like Illuminate

A 39-acre San Antonio garden with the Ambasz-designed Halsell Conservatory, native Texas trails and roses; adult tickets start at $18.

Nature lovers Couples Families with kids

San Antonio Fire Museum

Famous for: Restored vintage fire engines, historic firefighting gear and stories of San Antonio firefighters, set inside a downtown firehouse.

Downtown San Antonio firehouse museum with vintage engines, historic gear and veteran-led stories. Open Tuesday to Saturday, 10AM to 3:30PM.

History Buffs Families with Kids Fire Enthusiasts

San Antonio Museum of Art (SAMA)

Famous for: Ancient Mediterranean collections, Latin American popular art, and Chinese ceramics inside San Antonio’s converted Lone Star Brewery.

Explore Egyptian, Greek and Roman antiquities, Latin American art and Chinese ceramics at SAMA, a former brewery on San Antonio’s Museum Reach.

Ancient art enthusiasts Latin American art lovers Industrial architecture admirers

San Antonio Zoo

Famous for: Historic quarry landscapes, African wildlife habitats, underwater hippo viewing, extensive bird collections, and a Brackenridge Park miniature train.

Explore San Antonio Zoo in Brackenridge Park, with African wildlife, underwater hippo viewing, a miniature train, and practical family visiting tips.

Families with young children African wildlife enthusiasts Bird lovers
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