Morgan's Wonderland is a theme park for special needs children in San Antonio, Texas. The park, which opened in 2010, was developed by Gordon Hartman, a former real estate developer from San Antonio. He said that his daughter Morgan, who has a severe cognitive delay, inspired the creation of the park.
The park has a carousel, an 8 acres (3.2 ha) lake, off-road vehicles, a miniature train decorated to appear like it is from the 1930s, a sand circle play area, swings, and "playscapes."

http://www.morganswonderland.com/

The San Antonio Museum of Art ( SAMA ) is a museum in San Antonio, Texas. In the early 1970s, plans were initiated to purchase the historic Lone Star Brewery complex for conversion into the San Antonio Museum of Art and following a $7.2 million renovation, the San Antonio Museum of Art opened to the public in March 1981.

Hours

Tuesday: 10 am - 9 pm
Wednesday through Saturday: 10 am - 5 pm
Sunday: Noon - 6 pm
Monday: Closed
General Museum admission is free to the public every Tuesday from 4 pm to 9 pm.

A surcharge may apply for special exhibitions.

SAMA will be closed on the following Holidays:

Thanksgiving Day
Christmas Day
New Year's Day
Easter Sunday
Fiesta Friday

Admission

Members: FREE
Adults: $8
Seniors (65+): $7
Students and Active Military (ID Required): $5
Children (4 - 11): $3
Children (3 - Under): FREE

Institute of Texan Cultures

UTSA Institute of Texan Cultures

Established 1968
Location San Antonio, Texas
Visitor figures 229,237 (1999)[1]
Director Dr. John Davis (interim)
801 E Durango Blvd, San Antonio, TX 78205
(210) 458-2300Open Mon-Sat 9am-5pm; Sun 12pm-5pm

Website www.texancultures.com

UTSA Institute of Texan Cultures is a museum and library located in HemisFair Park in downtown San Antonio, Texas. It serves as the state's primary center for multicultural education, with exhibits, programs, and events like the Texas Folklife Festival, an annual celebration of the many ethnicities that make up the population of Texas. The Folklife Festival has been held yearly since 1972.

Witte Museum

Established 1926
Location 3801 Broadway, San Antonio, Texas, United States
Type Natural History
Website www.wittemuseum.org
The Witte Museum, established in 1926 under the charter of the San Antonio Museum Association, is located adjacent to Brackenridge Park in San Antonio, Texas, on the banks of the source of the San Antonio River. It is dedicated to the history, science, and culture of the region. Nearby is the San Antonio Zoo and Aquarium. The permanent collection represents ethnography (study of social and cultural change), decorative arts and textiles, and science. The primary focus of the museum is natural science, with emphasis on South Texas and the history of Texas and the American Southwest.
The Witte Museum is named for San Antonio businessman Alfred G. Witte who bequeathed $65,000 to the city for construction of a museum of art, science, and natural history.

The Witte Museum is open year-round except for the third Monday in October, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.

Monday - 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Tuesday - 10 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Wednesday-Saturday - 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Sunday - Noon - 5 p.m.

The McNay Art Museum, founded in 1950 in San Antonio, is the first modern art museum in the State of Texas. The museum was created by Marion Koogler McNay's original bequest of most of her fortune, her important art collection and her 24-room Spanish Colonial Revival-style mansion that sits on 23 acres (93,000 m2) that are landscaped with fountains, broad lawns and a Japanese-inspired garden and fishpond.
Mrs. McNay lived February 7,1883 – April 13, 1950, was an American painter and art teacher who inherited a substantial oil fortune upon the death of her father. The museum was named after her, and has been expanded to include galleries of medieval and Renaissance artwork and a larger collection of 20th-century European and American modernist work.
Hours
Su noon–5 pm
M Closed
Tu,W, F 10 am–4 pm
Th 10 am–9 pm
Sa 10 am–5 pm

Closed New Year’s Day, July 4, Thanksgiving, and Christmas.During Daylight Saving Time, the grounds are open 7 am–7 pm. During Standard Time, the grounds are open 7 am–6 pm.

Hey don't forget the Lone Star Museum.

The Lone Star Brewery, built in 1884, was the first large, mechanized brewery in Texas. Adolphus Busch, of Anheuser-Busch, founded it along with a group of San Antonio businessmen. The castle-like building now houses the San Antonio Museum of Art. Lone Star beer was the company's main brand. It was marketed as "The National Beer of Texas." In 2000, the brewery was closed. Production of Lone Star is currently contracted out to non-Pabst owned breweries (e.g. Miller Brewing Company in Fort Worth). The Lone Star name is used in the Philippines under license to Asia Brewery for a brand of light beer.

Buckhorn Saloon and Museum
Address:
318 E. Houston St., San Antonio, TX
Hours:
10-6 Memorial-Labor Day; 10-5 off-season. (Call to verify)
Phone:
210-247-4000





http://www.legendsofamerica.com/tx-buckhornsaloon.html

Pearl Brewing Company

Founded 1883
Headquarters San Antonio, Texas
Owner(s) Beer: Pabst Brewing Company

The Pearl Brewing Company (also known as the Pearl Brewery or just Pearl) was an American brewery, established in 1883 in San Antonio, Texas. In 1985, Pearl's parent company purchased the Pabst Brewing Company and assumed the Pabst name. In 1999, the Pabst Brewing Company began transferring its production to Miller Brewing, on a contract basis, and closing all of its breweries. Pearl beer is still in production at Miller's Ft. Worth, Texas facility, but the Pearl Brewery in San Antonio was closed in 2001. Since then, the former brewery was purchased by Silver Ventures, Inc., which has made the property the crown jewel in revitalization efforts of northern downtown San Antonio.

San Antonio Japanese Tea Garden

U.S. National Register of Historic Places
location: Brackenridge Park, 400 N St. Mary's St, San Antonio, Texas
Built: 1942
Architect: Rodriguez, Dionicio

The San Antonio Japanese Tea Garden, or Sunken Gardens, is a registered Texas historical landmark in San Antonio, Texas. The garden opened in an abandoned limestone rock quarry in the early 20th century. It was known also as Chinese Tea Gardens, Chinese Tea Garden Gate, Chinese Sunken Garden Gate and is listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.

Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center

The Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center is located in downtown San Antonio along the banks of the San Antonio River Walk.
The facility is the central component of the city’s successful convention industry. The center, named for the late U.S. congressman Henry B. Gonzalez, hosts more than 300 events each year with over 750,000 convention delegates from around the world.
The original convention center was built as part of HemisFair '68 by a joint venture of two general contractors Darragh & Lyda Inc. of San Antonio, Texas and H. A. Lott Inc. of Houston, Texas , but has been significantly altered and expanded since then. Today it is a 1,300,000 square feet (121,000 m2) state-of-the-art facility with 203,000 sq ft (18,900 m2). of meeting space, 3 ballrooms, 4 contiguous exhibit halls over 440,000 sq ft (41,000 m2). and the adjacent 2,500 seat Lila Cockrell Theatre, a performing arts venue, which is part of the original construction.
A new 1,003-room convention center hotel and condominium tower, The Grand Hyatt San Antonio, designed by the renowned architecture firm Arquitectonica, opened in 2009.

San Antonio International Airport (IATA: SAT, ICAO: KSAT, FAA LID: SAT) is a commercial airport in San Antonio, Texas, USA. The airport has three runways and covers 2,600 acres (1,100 ha). Its elevation is 809 feet (247 m) above sea level. SAT is a Class C airport.

Put your shirt back on it is not time for bed yet

The San Antonio Public Library

The San Antonio Public Library is a collection of a Central Library and 24 branch libraries (as of the fall of 2008) that serve the City of San Antonio, Texas, USA. The library serves other cities in the area, including Alamo Heights, Hill Country Village, and Olmos Park.
The Central Library is a 240,000-square-foot (22,000 m2), six-story structure that opened in 1995 in Downtown San Antonio. The building is located in downtown San Antonio and is easily recognized by its bright-colored, striking "Mexican Modernist" design. The primary color of the building's exterior is commonly referred to as "Enchilada Red."
The architect for the building was selected by a design competition held by the city in July 1991. The winning design is by renowned Mexican architect Ricardo Legorreta in partnership with Sprinkle Robey Architects and Johnson-Dempsey & Associates of San Antonio. Unique features of the library include a multi-story, bright yellow atrium and several outdoor plazas with landscaping and fountains intended to be used as outdoor reading rooms. In Legorreta's own words: "I wanted to break the concept that libraries are imposing."
The library was financed through a $28 million bond to build a new Central Library. The bonds were approved by San Antonio voters in 1989. In addition, another $10 million in funding from private sources and the city's general budget helped finance the murals and artwork inside the library, as well as new furniture, equipment, and fixtures.
The centerpiece of the library is a two story glass blown sculpture named "Fiesta Tower". It was created by Dale Chihuly in 2005.
Since its inauguration in May 1995, the new Central Library attracted a great deal of attention in architectural and library circles. After the new facility opened, circulation more than doubled from the previous year. The Central Library currently holds about 580,300 volumes.

WOW bulldog some great places here!!!

I was passing through to let you know I will be in the SA area September 15th-24th for vacation! My mom found a nice cabin in New Brunfels for us. I am so excited

new braunfels is right up IH35 from the alamo city. plenty of stuff to do in and around there, but i will leave that to someone else. september 15th - 24th is going into short term memory, so be sure to holler at me on the 14th to remind me