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Suggestions for a road trip to San Antonio? |
Travel Info Me and some friends (8-10 people total) are taking a road trip down to SA this weekend for labor day, just wondering about a few things. Thinking about visiting the Alamo, Sea World and Fiesta Texas, are those worth it? Also thinking about going over to Schlitterbahn or going out to tube down a river (closer to Austin I guess), wondering about how long a drive those are and if they are worth it. Also, are there any good clubs and/or restaurants you'd suggest? We're mixed under and above 21. If there are any good places to stay off the top of your head, that would be great too. Finally, if there is anything else lesser known that we should do, please let me know, Travel Tips I thought both the Alamo and Fiesta Texas were worth visiting. Fiesta Texas has some cool rides. I didn't go to any clubs in San Antonio but they have some cool clubs in Austin on this street that is all bars and night clubs and they let people under 21 in as well so if you are over 21 then you get a braclet to drink. Source(s): Went on a road trip all the way from Calgary Canada, 2001 Other Travel Tips go to mapquest to find out how long it will take to go places....and you deffenitly have to go to schlitterbaun...since it is the number 1 water park in the world! Definitely hit Rosario's Restaurant. It has the best mexican food I have ever had. Mexican Food Conisuer. 25+ years in the food business as well. You can tube down the Guadalupe in New Braunfels or the San Marcos River in San Marcos. In San Anotne, the Riverwalk's a must. I wouldn't go to Sea World or other tourist traps. Even the Alamo in getting aburd with all the tourists hanging around. Sacrilege. Zilker Park in Austin is a nice place...the pool's a constant 68 degrees (or something like that). Barton Creek's been dried up for too long, but has nice trails to hike or bike on. Be careful if you go to East 6th Street...the polizei work it pretty heavy at times. Expect crowds wherever you go, though. (If you're really into tubing the river, take River Road in New Braunfels. All kinds of places along there. And Visit Gruene, right next door to New Braunfels. Touristy, but pretty nice.) Speaking as an SA-born Texan who loves SA more than any place in the world (other than Corpus Christi since I was raised there)..... Touristy or no, EVERYONE should see the Alamo at least once in their life. Yes, it gets a bit crowded at times, esp. on holiday weekends, but if you can slide through there early in the morning and/or (really) late at night, it's quite nice. If you're there right at opening, you should be able to tour the grounds before the crowds get too bad. Definitely see the Riverwalk. And if you guys have time, you should also take a ride on the Yanaguana Cruises 'boats'. It's the best way to see the Riverwalk. Although we like Sea World, we haven't been in many years. We're a coaster family, and SW just doesn't have enough of them yet (lol). However, if you love marine parks, it's a nice park. We LIVE in Fiesta Texas. One of the coasters, Superman Krypton Coaster (a/k/a SKC) is rated the #33 steel coaster in the world. The park was also recently voted the Best Show Park for the 8th consecutive year. Their waterpark, Whitewater Bay, is also a nice place to cool off; they've got some great water slides. If you decide to go to FT, I would suggest you get your tickets online head of time (www.sixflags.com, then pick FT). I believe the online price right now is $33.99+tax. HEB grocery stores and Valero convenience stores also sell discount tickets for about the same price. Ticket price at the gate is $46.99+tax. Schlitterbahn, if you also have the time, is a "must do". It's the number one waterpark in the world, so hey, gotta say you've been there! New Braunfels also has some great tubing; best place to go, in my opinion! NB is about 20-30 minutes from SA, depending on traffic, and what part of SA you leave from. Here are a couple of sites you can check out on New Braunfels (the second one has a link to Schlitterbahn toward the bottom): http://www.newbraunfels-tx.net/... http://www.nbcham.org/visitor/river_weat... I don't know where you're traveling from, but from SA, "this side of Austin" is about an hour-fifteen to hour-half, again, depending on traffic and where you start. As far as places to stay in SA, since I live here, I haven't had much opportunity to stay in the hotels to check for quality and price. However, most of the large chains are here, so you could go to their sites and search for SA hotels. The downtown hotels will be much more expensive, esp. on a holiday weekend (if there are vacancies at this point). Anything around the airport, well, you'll have airplanes flying over. There's a nice Omni Hotel at The Colonnade on I-10 W between Loop 410 and Loop 1604. I-10 is a corridor between Fiesta Texas and downtown, so if you wanted to go to both, that would be a good spot. There are also some very good restaurants in that area (Texas Land & Cattle, Bennigans, Fudruckers, Chester's Hamburgers [best burgers around!], Saltgrass Steakhouse, to name a few. Down the road a little bit is a Chili's, Macaroni Grill, Logans, and TGI Friday's, along with the typical fast food places.) As far as clubs, well, I'm a 42 year old married Grandma of 3, so I don't do much clubbing. lol But, there used to be several spots downtown that seemed to be very popular with the "late" crowd. My step-kids (aged 28 and 24) like Fast Eddies, which is a sports bar; they go there to play pool.... http://www.fasteddiesbilliards.com/index... My son and daughter-in-law like Dave & Busters. I've not been there either, but from their description, there is a restaurant "side", a game 'room' "side", and bar.... http://www.daveandbusters.com/ I think I've covered all of your questions. With regard to your travel, make sure you plan extra time in your trip for the traveling so you're not rushed. The highways are so full of traffic it can take longer to get to the destination and back, especially "around these parts". Whatever you decide to do, I'm sure you'll have a great time! |
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