San Antonio, home to the Alamo, the World Champion San Antonio Spurs and the River Walk, hosts a vibrant mix of culture, cuisine, architecture, moving history and patriotism--not to mention diverse languages and music. The city’s heritage and traditions are rich, as are its modern pleasures. It boasts a cosmopolitan blend of top-notch golf courses, remarkable dining and nightline options, art galleries, spas, and shopping. Browse the Featured Stories to learn more.
- The San Antonio Quatrefoil--It’s the oldest, newest shape around. You’ll see the distinctive four-sided symbol, the quatrefoil, from the corner of your eye on buildings, bridges, and beneath your feet along the River Walk. Read more.
- Local Flavor--Texas cooking conjures the tastes of smoky barbeque, spicy chili, and sizzling fajitas. San Antonio, called "the northernmost city in Mexico," has its own local flavor, melding cuisine from both sides of the border and around the world. Read more.
- La Rêve Dream Cuisine--His food has been called “light, eclectic, inventive, refined” by The New York Times, and his restaurant, Le Rêve, is ranked the top restaurant in Texas – and one of the top 50 restaurants in America – by Gourmet magazine. Read more.
- Cuisine Culture--From iconic eateries to fusion-fueled bistros, San Antonio’s culinary scene is as vibrant, eclectic and undeniably Latin (and German, and Southern, and Asian and French) as the city itself. Read more.
- La Villita Historic Arts Village--La Villita Historic Arts Village calls to history and retail buffs alike. Originally created to house Alamo soldiers, today La Villita is a nationally registered, thriving collection of artisan shops and galleries located right off the River Walk. Read more.
- What's in Store--Ten shopping malls within an hour’s drive of downtown, a variety of eclectic specialty shops, antiques stores along its outskirts – San Antonio is full of reasons not to return home empty-handed. Read more.
- Explore the River Walk--It’s a stretch to call the entire River Walk a neighborhood-- at least it will be in just a few years. The downtown segment that most people think they know is about to be extended by four miles to the north, past the San Antonio Museum of Art and the work-in-progress development at the old Pearl Brewery (there’s already a thriving school for professional chefs and another, by Aveda, for cosmeticians) and by a whopping nine miles to the south, providing a link to the chain of missions that makes San Antonio unique. Read more.
- Attractions Rundown--There are too many San Antonio attractions to list, but here are, in no particular order, some of the big ones. The Alamo The 300-year-old Mission San Antonio de Valero was the site of Texans’ last stand against the Mexican Army in March 1836. Read more.