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VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
Practical Information
Key * 1,592,000. n 317 Alamo
Suggested route Plaza, Tel (210) 207-6700.
_ Riverwalk Mud Festival (Jan),
Fiesta San Antonio (late Apr).
∑ visitsanantonio.com
Open Sep–May: 9am–5:30pm
daily, Jun–Aug: 9am–5:30pm Sun–
Thu, 9am–7pm Fri & Sat. Closed
Buckhorn Saloon & Museum Dec 24, 25. & donation. 7 8
This intriguing museum is crowded The Alamo: 300 Alamo Plaza, Tel
with Wild West exhibits and stuffed (210) 225-1391. ∑ thealamo.org
animals from around the world.
Transport
k £ 224 Hoefgren Ave.
@ Greyhound Lines, 500 N St.
Mary’s St. Tel (210) 223-3226.
N A V A R R O S T R E E T

N P R E S A S T R E E T L O S O YA S T R E E T S A L A M O S T R E E T

. The Alamo
EAST CROCKET ST
S A L A M O S T R E E T inspired Texans during their war for independence
E C O M M E R C E S T
“Remember the Alamo” was the battle cry that
against Mexico (1835–1836). The secularized
mission was the site of a long, bloody siege that
took the lives of 189 Americans, shortly after
which the Texas Republic was born.
E M A R K E T S T R E E T
Rivercenter Mall
Tower of the
Americas

HemisFair Park

0 meters 200
0 yards 200

Institute of Texan Cultures
On the grounds of HemisFair
Park, this expansive museum
chronicles the past and present
of 27 distinct ethnic and cultural
groups prominent in Texas.

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