San Antonio Missions

San Antonio


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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Nearby San Antonio attractions

1. Steves Homestead Museum

6.41 MILES

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…

2. Spanish Governor's Palace

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…

3. San Fernando Cathedral

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…

4. Artpace

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,…

5. Mission Concepción

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…

7. River Walk

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…

8. Briscoe Western Art Museum

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…