There are 32 shops to visit and 80 shops to browse in the nearby Farmers Market Plaza. Keep an eye out for impromptu Hispanic festivals. Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's, and Easter. This site boasts one of the greatest concentrations of Catholic missions on the continent. Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's.
Admission is free.
San Antonio Botanical Gardens Thirty-three acres of gardens designed to represent the varied landscape of Texas. Drink in the scents of the fragrance garden and admire the beauty of the rose garden. This wonder is complete with its own 9,000 square foot conservatory. Open Thursday nights until 9 p.m. June - August. Open 8 a.m.