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.
Enjoy quality time with family and friends in the great outdoors by making your way to Phil Hardberger Park, a former dairy farm with historic buildings, nature walks, picnic, and play areas containing three unique ecosystems. Classified as a natural area to help preserve the land with its wonderful environmental treasures, it offers trails, dog parks, basketball courts, an outdoor classroom, cycling, group exercise, and the Salado Creek overlook.
Discover, interact, connect, and explore the San Antonio Aquarium. Pet the Ring-tailed or Red Ruffed lemurs for the first time and feed the Stingrays, Sharks, Iguanas, Tortoises, and Lorikeets. Walk the Plank and jump into the shark and stingray-infested waters, and meet the unique creature you don’t want to miss out on seeing, the Mermaids. Everywhere you turn, you will find an experience worthy of your time and create memories that will stay with you always.
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.