I've been hosting visitors to San Antonio for a long
time. That doesn't necessarily give me any special credentials
but, having been both tourist and host, I feel I have some idea what
people are interested in doing and seeing when it comes to San Antonio.Paramount, of course, is the Riverwalk area. The City is trying
to expand the Riverwalk northwards towards the San Antonio Museum of
Art, but it's many years from actually coming to pass.
Technically, the Riverwalk is the sidewalk area along the San Antonio
River. There is the possibility for businesses
and hotels to pry on the
technicality and say they are along the Riverwalk, however they are
nowhere near the restaurant and club scene. The Riverwalk
restaurant/club scene is really a very short stretch of the River,
although many businesses are jumping into the tourist industry and
slowing expanding up river the entertainment area. What a
local person would normally consider the Riverwalk area to be is the horseshoe bend
portion of the river from roughly the Drury Inn & Suites to
The Westin Hotel. If you want to visually see this area, the best
way is to look at Dudley's superb map
of the Riverwalk area, side 2 (Dudley sometimes changes the maps on
his web page, so side 2 (not map 2, it's actually map 6) may not
be showing). A picture is worth a thousand
words and I can't think of a better way for you to get a handhold on the
area than to refer to this map.
This is a most pleasant area to enjoy an early morning or evening
stroll. Expect, however, the crowds, so 'tis best in the
morning. Nevertheless, you will be there. No one who comes
to San Antonio doesn't stroll along the river (how's that for double
negatives). Here you will rest
from your other doings; and have a meal or just people watch while
enjoying a tequila. But besides this, don't expect much else
there. One can only walk so many times along this short path until
one decides there's got to be more to the city than the Riverwalk.
So I propose the following for your amusement and enjoyment:
Take a Leisurely City
Tour
Visit our Best Museums
Visit an
Historical Site
Check
Out Other Nifty
Places
Hungry?
Try One of Our Restaurants
Look
for a Special Event
