Strap on your favorite hiking boots and get ready to be amazed at the Government Canyon State Natural Area, a tranquil park featuring multi-use trails perfect for the experienced to the beginner hiker. Offering more than 40 miles of trails where you can camp, attend a program or guided hike, geocache, picnic, take nature photos, and look for birds and other wildlife. Check out the only known dinosaur footprints on public land where scientists think that the Acrocanthosaurus and Sauroposeidon dinosaurs left the tracks nearly 110 million years ago.
Step into the world-famous John T. Floore’s Country Store and Dance Hall, and find out why this Texas Honky Tonk is known as the musical birthplace of Willie Nelson and why Texas Monthly listed it as one of the 50 Things Every Texan Should Do. Several legendary performers such as Willie Nelson, Patsy Cline, Hank Williams, Elvis Presley, Bob Dylan, Jerry Lee Lewis, Dwight Yoakam, Lyle Lovett, B.B. King, and Little Richard have all performed live. Floore's is also known for its delicious tamales and homemade bread and offers a full menu of great Texas Cafe-style food, ice-cold beer, and a unique Texccentric atmosphere.
Visit a historically unique location that is known as one of the most beautiful buildings in San Antonio, the Spanish Governor's Palace. This National Historic Landmark represents the last visual remnants of the Presidio San Antonio de Béjar. It was the original residence and working office for the captains of the military garrison from 1722 until the early 1800s. Learn about Texas's earliest history under Spanish rule. Tour the rooms furnished with Spanish Colonial period pieces and be delighted with the beautifully landscaped gardens in the courtyard.