Bexar County - 15 Attractions You Must Visit
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About Bexar County
Bexar County is a county of the U.S. state of Texas. Home of the first-ever digital library, BiblioTech, Bexar County is also the home of such treasures as the San Antonio Riverwalk, the Alamo, and our historic Missions, which are a World Heritage Site.Types of Attractions in Bexar County
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Historic Market SquareHistoric Market Square is the largest Mexican market in the United States.
Street Markets
Iron RattlerIron Rattler is a steel roller coaster located at Six Flags Fiesta Texas in San Antonio, Texas. The Rattler had been constructed by Roller Coaster Corporation of America. At the time of its opening, the Rattler was the tallest and fastest wooden coaster in the world with a height of 179 feet, the first drop of 166 feet and a top speed of 73 mph.
Theme Parks
Japanese Tea GardenThe site of a former rock quarry, the Japanese Tea Garden today is one of the most loved, educational and cultural resources in San Antonio.
Parks
Mission San Juan CapistranoMission San Juan Capistrano originally founded in 1716 in eastern Texas, Mission San Juan was transferred in 1731 to its present location. In 1756, the stone church, a friary, and a granary were completed. A larger church was begun but was abandoned when half complete, the result of population decline.
Churches
Morgan's WonderlandMorgan's Wonderland is a 25-acre non-profit accessible theme park in San Antonio, Texas for guests of all ages and abilities. Morgan’s Wonderland is the world’s first theme park designed with special-needs individuals in mind and built for everyone’s enjoyment.
Theme Parks
San Antonio Missions National Historical ParkSan Antonio Missions National Historical Park is a piece of a UNESCO World Heritage Site preserving four of the five Spanish frontier missions in San Antonio. These outposts were established by Catholic religious orders to spread Christianity among the local natives. These missions formed part of a colonization system that stretched across the Spanish Southwest in the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries
Churches
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Monuments
San Antonio Museum of ArtThe San Antonio Museum of Art is an art museum in Downtown San Antonio, Texas, USA. With a collection spanning 5,000 years of global culture, SAMA is the only encyclopedic museum of fine art in South Texas.
Museums
San Antonio River WalkThe San Antonio River Walk is a city park and network of walkways along the banks of the San Antonio River. Lined by bars, shops, restaurants, nature, public artwork, and the five historic missions, the River Walk is an important part of the city's urban fabric and a tourist attraction in its own right.
Lake/ River/ Ponds
Parks
Boating Spots
San Antonio ZooSan Antonio Zoo, operated by San Antonio Zoological Society, is a non-profit organization committed to securing a future for wildlife. It is located in the city's Brackenridge Park. The zoo has a collection of over 3,500 animals representing 750 species.
Zoos
San Fernando CathedralThe 18th-century San Fernando Cathedral is the first church built in San Antonio, the oldest standing church in Texas, and one of the oldest cathedrals in the U.S. It’s listed on the National Register of Historic Places
Churches
SeaWorld San AntonioIt is the largest of the three parks in the SeaWorld chain owned by SeaWorld Entertainment and one of the world's largest marine-life theme parks focused on conservation, education and animal rescue.
Parks
Theme Parks
Spanish Governor's PalaceThe Spanish Governor’s Palace, a National Historic Landmark, is the last visible trace of the Presidio San Antonio de Bexar and the only remaining example in Texas of an aristocratic 18th-century Spanish Colonial townhouse.
Palaces
The AlamoThe Alamo Mission in San Antonio commonly called The Alamo is a historic Spanish mission and fortress compound founded in the 18th century by Roman Catholic missionaries located in San Antonio, Texas, United States. It was the site of the Battle of the Alamo in 1836. Today it is a museum in the Alamo Plaza Historic District and a part of the San Antonio Missions World Heritage Site.
Monuments
UTSA Institute of Texan CulturesThis University of Texas San Antonio museum is devoted to the preservation and progression of Texas culture through science, education, and history.
Art Centres
Witte MuseumIt is a well-established museum dedicated to telling the stories of Texas, from prehistory to the present. The permanent collection features historic artifacts and photographs, Texas art, textiles, dinosaur bones, cave drawings, and Texas wildlife dioramas, in addition to nationally acclaimed traveling exhibits.
Museums
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