Thursday, 20 December 2012

Amazing Locations to Make a Stop in San Antonio

By Emily Sheers


While in San Antonio, you will find lots of things to do and visit in the city, like going to one amazing zoo, different parks an mission and also learn and discover all about gardens.

The Alamo

The Alamo is one of the most famous and historic monuments to American heroism and sacrifice to the root of freedom. Found in central San Antonio, the Alamo, originally Mission San Antonio de Valero, served as the home of Christian missionaries and their local Indian converts till 1793 when Spanish officials secularized the mission and distributed the land to the local Indians. Spanish squaddies stationed at the old mission nicknamed it "The Alamo".

Feted for the 13 days siege by the regiment of General Antonio Lpez de Santa Anna, the Alamo was shelter to the brave Texas patriots refusing to surrender the mission. Legendary men like Davy Crockett (prior congressman and Tennessee frontiersman), Jim Bowie, and Texas army Chief Sam Houston, were among those finished when the Alamo fell. Today the wealthy history of the Alamo, the Texas Revolution and those concerned is told with exhibits, artifacts, and the Alamo museums. Visitors are welcome daily to stroll through the mission gardens and the 3 buildings of the Alamo that serve as museums and present shop.

Buckhorn Saloon & Museum

When trying to find things worth doing in San Antonio, visit the Buckhorn Saloon & Museum which is home to the most peculiar and amazing collections of cowboy products horned animal heads, fish from the planet's seas, and a Wax Museum of Texas History, all inside a genuine western pub.

Very close to the Alamo and just about a short stroll on the River Walk, the Buckhorn Saloon & Museum is located right on the opposite side of the Texas Ranger Museum. This property houses several kinds of guns, revolvers, shortguns, badges and pictures.

The Majestic & Empire Theatre

Found in central San Antonio, the Awesome Theatre was built in 1929 and is maybe one of the most incredible film homes due to its lush design and its electrifying atmosphere. The Majestic theatre is home to the San Antonio Symphony and National Historic Landmark. The most recent restoration of the important Empire theater brought the complex design of plaster moldings, decorative medallions, maidens, and floral designs once gilded in twenty-three carat gold leafing back to life as it was during the times of vaudeville, silent films, and live theater. The four-story Empire Theater was built in 1913 by Thomas Brady and visitors today are greeted at the entrance to the theater by the lately revived original copper eagle that was lost for years.

One of the most popular location in San Antonio city is, for sure, the Majestic & Empire Theatre. It is also placed on the National Register of Historic Places due to its importance in the country.




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