San Antonio, Texas

 

            The city of San Antonio, Texas is the second largest city in Texas, and the seventh most populated city in the United States. There are many tourist attractions, places to stay, colleges, sports, and things to do.

            There are a variety of tourist attractions in San Antonio. These include the River Walk, Sea World, Six Flags Fiesta, and the McNay Art Museum. Other attractions include the San Antonio Zoo, The Alamo, the San Antonio Botanical Garden, the San Antonio Missions National Historical Park, the Tower of the Americas, HemisFair Park, Buckhorn Saloon and Museum, and the Japanese Tea Gardens.

            There are many colleges in Texas if you are planning on attending school there. These include the Everest Institute, San Antonio College, Trinity University, Texas Careers, Palo Alto College, and the Alamo Community College. Other colleges include St. Philip’s College, Our Lady of the Lake University, Concordia University and Northwest Vista College.

            Texas hosts many major sports teams. The Dallas Burn belongs to the MLS. The Dallas Cowboys and the Houston Texans belong to the NFL. The Dallas Mavericks, the San Antonio Spurs and the Houston Rockets belong to the NBA.  The Dallas Stars belong to the NHL. The Houston Astros and the Texas Rangers belong to the MLB. The Houston Comets belong to the WNBA. The Houston ThunderBears belong to the Arena Football League.

            There are many hotels in San Antonio to accommodate tourists. These include the Days Inn Coliseum, the Doubletree Inn, Hotel Contessa, the Knights Inn, the Omni Hotel, Quality Inn, Red Roof Inn, Crockett Hotel, and the Econo Lodge. Other hotels in San Antonio include the Hawthorn Suites, Hyatt Regency, Radisson Resort, the Fairmount Hotel, and the Havana Riverwalk Inn.

            San Marcos, Texas is located in Hays County. It is the only habitat for the Texas Blind Salamander. Tourist attractions include the Wonder World Mystery Shack, Lone Star Country Goods, the Grapevine, Gruene Hall, and Cotton Eyed Joe’s.

            There are many hotels in San Marcos for tourists to stay at. These include the Amerihost Inn, the Best Western, Comfort Inn, Days Inn, and Econo Lodge. Other hotels include the Hampton Inn and Suites, Holiday Inn Express and Suites, La Quinta Inn, Quality Inn, the Ramada Limited, the Red Roof Inn, the Rodeway Inn, and the Super 8 Motel.

            Seguin, Texas is located in Guadalupe County. Tourist attractions include the Seguin Wave Pool, Gristmill River Restaurant Party, American Tourister, the National Bridge Wildlife Ranch, Natural Bridge Caverns Inc., and Splashtown. Other attractions include the Witte Museum, Artisan’s Alley, the San Antonio Museum of Art, and the River Walk Association.

            There are many hotels to stay at in Seguin, Texas. These include the Alamo Country Inn, the Super 8 Motel, Comfort Inn and Suites, Holiday Inn, La Quinta Inn and Suites, and Best Western. Other hotels include the Hampton Hotel, Holiday Inn, Varsity Inn, and Nolte Farms.

            San Antonio has many major industries. One of these is service. The other major industries include manufacturing and government. The main reason for so many government workers is because there are only 4 military bases in the area—3 Air Force Bases and 1 Army post.