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Take part in a dynamic experience as you learn about stars, planets, black holes, and distant galaxies at the Planetarium - The Scobee Education Center at San Antonio College. Every Friday night, the planetarium opens to the public, so they get a chance to stargaze and see digitally-created images of stars, planets, and galaxies fill the night sky. Housed atop the iconic blue Charles E. Cheever, Jr. Star Tower, the Scalan Observatory houses a 10-inch refractor telescope and features a 360-degree rotating dome and panel that opens 90 degrees, enabling stargazing in any direction.

Your Texas-sized adventure starts with Mission Adventure Tours, where all nature enthusiasts can explore the great outdoors while having a good time. While there are scenic and historical routes available, there is no better way to appreciate this great city than paddling around in kayaks, biking with traditional and electric bicycles, and walking along the RiverWalk and downtown streets on foot, on and off the beaten path.

Drive out to Son's Island, a gorgeous, tropical-inspired, three-and-a-half acre island with open-air lakeside Hawaiian cabanas, where you can kayak, paddleboard, swim and wade, fish, barbecue, water slide, and play beach volleyball. Your breathtaking entry includes a drive across a wooden bridge surrounding you with large cypress and pecan trees outlining the perimeter of 4,000 feet of lakefront property. Son’s Island also offers glamping, where you can spend a night under the stars in a luxurious tent furnished with two queen-sized beds, fans, and lanterns.

Join Sisters Grimm Ghost Tours as they guide you through the streets of old San Antonio and bring the storied past to life with their many ghostly tales. Meet the native tour guides whose ancestry originates with the early founders of San Antonio. Dressed in period dress, they will light your way with their lanterns through the strange and unusual tales of centuries past, legendary stories, folklore, and ghostly experiences.