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Buckhorn Museum. The Buckhorn Saloon & Museum is a privately run museum located at 318 E. Houston Street in Downtown San Antonio, Texas, U.S. Originally privately owned by Albert Friedrich, the Buckhorn became a tourist attraction for its unique collections. Theodore Roosevelt and his Rough Riders were reputed to frequent the establishment.
San Antonio River Walk. Coordinates: 29.425205°N 98.491575°W. A couple strolls along the Riverwalk by Las Canarias restaurant, at the Omni La Mansion Hotel. The San Antonio River Walk is a city park and special-case pedestrian street in San Antonio, Texas, one level down from the automobile street. The River Walk winds and loops under bridges ...
July 13, 1977. Designated RTHL. 1965. The Menger Hotel is a historic hotel located in downtown San Antonio, Texas, US, on the site of the Battle of the Alamo. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977 as a contributing building in the Alamo Plaza Historic District. [1]
The Tower of the Americas is a 750-foot (229-meter) observation tower -restaurant located in the Hemisfair district in the southeastern portion of Downtown San Antonio, Texas, United States. The tower was designed by San Antonio architect O'Neil Ford [1] and was built as the theme structure of the 1968 World's Fair, HemisFair '68. [2]
Hotel Emma, once a 19th-century brewhouse, [1] is a 146-room boutique hotel in the historic Pearl District [2] of San Antonio, Texas, United States. It has a library, bar, club room, restaurant and grocer. Hotel Emma is named after Emma Koehler, wife of Pearl President Otto Koehler. The structure was originally built in 1894 on 23 acres as the ...
Historically, San Antonio culture comes from a blend of Central Texas (Hill Country) and South Texas (Southwestern) culture. [1][2] Founded as a Spanish outpost and the first civil settlement in Texas, [3] San Antonio is heavily influenced by Mexican American culture due to Texas formerly being part of Mexico and, previously, the Spanish Empire.
The Casino Club is a historic German-American social club in San Antonio, Texas. It was established in 1854 with gatherings of 20 German-Americans and chartered in 1857 with 106 members. [ 1 ] The club debuted a building known as Casino Hall on Market Street in 1858, which was designed by future mayor Wilhelm Thielepape . [ 2 ]
The St. Mary's Strip is an entertainment district in Midtown San Antonio. Located just north of downtown, " the Strip " encompasses a section of North St. Mary's that is roughly bounded by Mistletoe Avenue and Grayson Street. [1] It is situated adjacent to the Pearl Brewery and is part of a rapidly redeveloping corridor of central San Antonio.