Winners of the Texas League championships in 2003, 2007 and 2013, the San Antonio Missions, a minor-league baseball affiliate of the San Diego Padres, play at Nelson Wolff Municipal Stadium, a short drive west of downtown. Seating on the grass berm beside left field is $5.
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Lonely Planet's must-see attractions
7.04 MILES
For proud Texans, the much-fabled Alamo, entered freely off San Antonio’s central plaza, is not so much a tourist attraction as a place of pilgrimage…
6.85 MILES
The River Walk is a 15-mile-long glorious network of waterside pathways that’s tucked below street level and lined with bars and restaurants. It's the…
10.2 MILES
This Spanish Colonial revival-style mansion, 5 miles north of downtown and originally owned by artist Marion Koogler McNay, is spectacular. McNay's 700…
8.11 MILES
Known in its time as the Queen of the Missions, San José is certainly the largest and arguably the most beautiful of all the sites on the Mission Trail…
6.57 MILES
Founded in 1731, San Antonio’s cathedral ranks as the oldest church in Texas. On the edge of Main Plaza, its prime interest for modern visitors is as a…
6.85 MILES
SeaWorld San Antonio is home to both Shamu the 'killer' (orca) whale and Great White, an inverted 'heels-over-head' roller coaster. Loaded with…
6.9 MILES
Waaaay back in 1881, when the Buckhorn Saloon first opened, the owner promised patrons a free beer or shot for any deer antlers they brought in. Although…
6.77 MILES
The first mission along the Mission Trail heading south from San Antonio, and part of the San Antonio Missions National Historical Park, this site…
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Most of the mansions in the King William District can only be appreciated from curbside, but one of them provides guided tours: the Steves Homestead…
6.47 MILES
The name now attached to this low-profile adobe structure is an exaggeration. When built in 1722, it was the home and office of the captain of the local…
6.57 MILES
Founded in 1731, San Antonio’s cathedral ranks as the oldest church in Texas. On the edge of Main Plaza, its prime interest for modern visitors is as a…
6.63 MILES
This unique contemporary museum hosts temporary exhibitions by its outstanding artists-in-residence, who are selected from a pool drawn from across Texas,…
6.77 MILES
The first mission along the Mission Trail heading south from San Antonio, and part of the San Antonio Missions National Historical Park, this site…
6. La Villita Historic Arts Village
6.82 MILES
History meets commerce at downtown's La Villita. San Antonio's first neighborhood, this 'little village' of stone and adobe houses dates back to the early…
6.85 MILES
The River Walk is a 15-mile-long glorious network of waterside pathways that’s tucked below street level and lined with bars and restaurants. It's the…
6.85 MILES
Devoted as much to general Western history as it is to art, this small downtown museum pays its respects to cowboys, Hispanic settlers, Native Americans…