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Frommer's Favorite Experiences
Strolling the Grounds of the Alamo: (Holy grounds, if you consider yourself a Texan.) In the middle of this bustling city, the grounds of the Alamo can seem curiously quiet on some days when the crowds have abated -- so quiet you can hear the wind blowing through the oak trees. Perhaps it was that quiet in the moments before the final siege. Perhaps it was that quiet when days earlier William Travis purportedly drew his famous line in the sand.
Walking the River in Downtown San Antonio: The first planned urban green space in Texas, the River Walk, is still the best. Follow the original course of the river as it meanders through this old city, a city that owes to this river its origin, its layout, and, now, even its prosperity. Old bridges, some quite low, span the river at varying angles. Here and there you glimpse between buildings a distant view of something such as an old skyscraper, but mostly it's the feel of an urban canyon, with buildings rising up along both banks. Check it out both at daytime and at nighttime as you get two different views.
Lazing in the Courtyard at the Marion Koogler McNay Art Museum: As fine as many of the paintings here are, when it comes to transcendent experiences, you can't beat sitting out on the lovely tree-shaded patio of the McNay.
Riding a Bike through the King William District and Upper Southside: Riding through this area just south of downtown is a trip through time and across cultures, from the opulent mansions built here by German merchants in the 19th century to the artsy and ethnic Hispanic areas south and east. See chapters 4 and 7.
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