San Antonio San Antonio - San Antonio is the ninth largest city in the US and the destination of 7 million visitors each year. A 1998 survey of 37,000 readers of Conde Nast Traveler Magazine ranked San Antonio number eight among America's top 10 destination cities. It is one of the city's three largest employers, along with the military and tourism. With over 300 days of sunshine annually, San Antonio and surrounding areas offer an abundance of outdoor sports and recreation. Numerous rivers in the Texas Hill Country north of San Antonio provide opportunities for canoeing, tubing and white-water rafting.
Area lakes attract fishermen, as well as water skiing, jet skiing, and sailing enthusiasts.
The Gulf coast is only 100 miles away. Working ranches throughout Central and South Texas are available as hunting leases for wild game, while dude ranches offer a taste of the Old West, complete with horseback riding. Numerous state parks offer opportunities for hiking in the rugged terrain of the Hill Country.