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University of Texas at San Antonio - - What To Do And See

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Whether you're on a romantic vacation with your loved one, or on an escapade with your friends and looking for a good time, whether you're into history or art, or love to spend time in the outdoors, San Antonio has something fun to offer for every taste, age or budget, and therefore, visiting the city is a delight, regardless of what your idea of a good time is.

Among the top things to see in San Antonio, there are:

Buckhorn Saloon & Museum, situated in the heart of downtown San Antonio, featuring spectacular exhibits that include wildlife displays from all over the world, including fish, birds, animal oddities and much, much more.

Sea World‎, one of San Antonio's most favorite family-friendly attraction, a place where visitors can enjoy shows, rides, exhibitions, a wonderful and fun water park, and many other attractions, for the enjoyment of all family members. Some of the most popular exhibits at Sea World are considered to be the Dolphin Cove, the Penguin Encounter, the Aviary Habitats, and the Alligator Alley, where visitors can touch and get a closed look at the cute and at the same time scary baby gators.

Botanical Gardens/Conservatory, a beautiful and colorful piece of nature, featuring various gorgeous theme gardens, including the Sensory Garden, which is actually a garden dedicated for the enjoyment of the blind, a place where they can smell and touch the beauty of flowers, the botanical garden also housing the Texas Native Trail, which consists of plant communities characteristic of the Hill Country, East Texas Piney Woods, and South Texas, three distinctive and diverse ecological regions of Texas vary in soil, plant life, topography, and weather. The authentic botanical setting is enhanced by several early Texas houses, which have been reconstructed on the site to help illustrate and interpret the regional theme.

The historic San Fernando Cathedral‎, built in 1731, the oldest, continuously functioning religious community in the State of Texas. Besides being one of San Antonio's most beautiful and visited historical attractions, The Cathedral is a refuge for the poor in the area, as the first church in the city, San Fernando having a rich history of responding to the people's needs in and around the church.

Annual Events

There is something fun going on in San Antonio all year round! There are dozens of fun, exciting and entertaining celebrations happening in the city, throughout the year, among the most expected and favorite ones being: the Asian Festival at UTSA's Institute of Texan Cultures, which takes place in February, Contemporary Art Month, kept in March, Fiesta San Antonio!, celebrated in April, Cinco de Mayo, which happens in May and the Texas Folklife Festival, which takes place in June, a 3-day cultural extravaganza, featuring more than 40 ethnic groups, which showcase their authentic food, crafts, traditional music and dance, among many other fun events.