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.
Discover how experience grows curious minds, connects families, and transforms communities at the DoSeum, voted the best children's museum in the nation by USA Today. Empower your kids to be creative with various lights and sound phenomena at the Sensations Studio. Allow them to join the Spy Academy as they get to solve their way through a covert mission as a master spy. Permit them to experience the child-sized utopia in Little Town with immersive environments like an airplane, a trolly car, a VetOffice, a Taco Truck, and even an H-E-B. Let them tinker with simple machines as they imagine, create, and build at the Innovation Station, and unleash their story-making skills in an environment-based scenario at Imagine It! station.
Take a stroll through the Japanese Tea Garden, which features a scenic enclosure with stone bridges, a pagoda, and the Jingu House Cafe. The restored garden has a lush year-round garden with many floral displays and shaded walkways leading you to a 60-foot waterfall with ponds filled with Koi fish. This historical jewel is ideal for small weddings, memorial services, and large corporate gatherings.