San Antonio, Texas | Things to Do

Japanese Tea Garden | 3853 N St. Mary's St., San Antonio, TX 78212
Open 7 days a week from 7a-5p
FREE
This spot is only a 3 minute drive away from downtown.
Tito's Mexican Restaurant | 955 S. Alamo St, San Antonio, TX 78205
Open 7 days a week from 11a-9p, 11p on Friday and Saturday
Great stop for authentic an Mexican breakfast.
The Alamo | 300 Alamo Plaza, San Antonio, TX 78205
Open 7 days a week from 9a-530p
FREE to tour the church and grounds. Guided audio tours are available for purchase.
Visit www.thealamo.org to get a QR code with a timed entry sent to your phone to skip the line.
La Panaderia Bakery Cafe | 301 E. Houston St., San Antonio, TX 78205
Open 7 days a week from 7a-3p
This is a franchise cafe and bakery with Mexican pastries and great coffee. Think Mexican Starbucks with a full bakery and kitchen.
Great spot for breakfast, walking distance from the heart of downtown. 3 blocks away from the Alamo and Rivercenter Mall.
Alamo Antique Mall | 125 Broadway, San Antonio, TX 78205
Open 7 days a week from 11a-5p, 10a-6p Friday and Saturday, 5p on Sunday
Walking distance from the heart of downtown.
Great spot for browsing antiques downtown.
Riverwalk
Open 24 hours, 7 days a week.
FREE
The Riverwalk downtown is a pedestrian way filled with lively restaurants and bars. Open container. Many people go for the Christmas lights that hang in the trees during the holiday season. You can purchase tickets to ride the river on a barge.
Casa Rio Mexican Restaurant | 430 E. Commerce St., San Antonio, TX 78205
Open 7 days a week from 11a-9p, 10p on Friday and Saturday.
Oldest restaurant on the Riverwalk. Excellent place for authentic Tex-Mex cuisine and margaritas.
Menger Bar | 204 Alamo Plaza, San Antonio, TX 78205
Open 7 days a week from 12p-11p, 12a on Friday and Saturday
Directly adjacent to The Alamo. Legend says that there are 2 bullet holes that you can still see to this day from Teddy Roosevelt when he was recruiting the Roughriders. See if you can find them!
Tower of the Americas | 739 E. Cesar Chavez Blvd, San Antonio, TX 78205
Open 7 days a week from 10a-10p, 11p on Friday and Saturday
Prices: Adults - $16.50, Seniors and Military - $13.00, Children 3-12 - $12.00, Under 3 - Free
Parking Monday-Thursday - $10, Friday and Saturday - $15 (Uber or walking is recommended)
Chart House Restaurant seating is available by reservation only.
Bar 601 is open seating
If you purchase an entree at the restaurant you get a discount on your ticket to the observation deck. Proof of purchase after your meal will allow you to purchase tickets for only $10 each. The restaurant at the top of the tower slowly spins 360 degrees for full panoramic views of the city. Don't forget to make a reservation if you would like to eat there!
Mi Tierra Cafe and Panaderia | 218 Produce Row, San Antonio, TX 78207
Open 7 days a week from 8a-10p
EXCELLENT spot for authentic Mexican food and ambience. We both agreed if there is a MUST see attraction in this video it is Mi Tierra. The food is delicious, the music is great, the service is outstanding, and the treats at the bakery are some of the best Mexican pastries we have ever had. Don't skip it!!
Market Place | 1739 SW Loop 410, San Antonio, TX 78227
Open 7 days a week from 8a-9p
Area with tons of Mexican shops with everything from clothing and artwork to tacos and micheladas. Mi Tierra is located in the Market Place.
San Antonio Missions
Open 7 days a week from 10a-5p
FREE
Approximately 10 mile trail that links 5 different historical Missions together. Our favorite was San Jose. San Jose was huge and very well preserved with many areas you can go inside. There were also exhibits to look at and read. We started at Mission Espada and finished at Mission Concepcion (driving to each location) and the whole thing took us 2-3 hours.
Chris Madrids Burgers | 1900 Blanco Rd, San Antonio, TX 78212
Open 6 days a week from 11a-9p, Closd on Sunday
Chris Madrid's is a burger joint staple in San Antonio known for their jumbo burgers and hand cut fries. If you're a sucker for a good burger this is the place for you. Wash it down with some Big Red the Texas way for bonus points.
The Pearl | 303 Pearl Pkwy, San Antonio, TX 78215
Hours of Operation vary by business.
The Pearl is a Historic brewery that has recently been turned into a beautiful area for shopping, dining, drinking and relaxing. It has a community vibe with people all about lounging around and enjoying the day.
This is a good spot for a day drink.
The Modernist | 516 E. Grayson St., San Antonio, TX 78215
Open 5 days a week from 5p-1230, 2a on Friday and Saturday, Closed on Sunday.
This is a super neat house turned bespoke bar. This is a cool spot for a date or trying something new and adventurous as you let the bartender decide what you drink, based on your likes and dislikes. It can be a little pricey, but the experience is worth it. Go early to grab a seat at the bar because they fill up quickly.

[@sociologyaddict8689]

Great video. Lived in San Antonio for nearly 20 years. You presented some of my favorite places. The Japanese Tea Garden, Tower of the Americas, Market Square, Casa Rio, Mi Tierra. 😋👍

[@Castaways_Travel]

Now I want Mi Tierras! Those are definitely some of our favorite places as well. Stay tuned for our Corpus video coming out next week.

[@heldanieves9747]

Very good video. Thank you

[@Djneyon79]

19:43 the band the food

[@Castaways_Travel]

👌🏽

[@richardallen5325]

I need to visit San Antonio and visit and try all these places out.

[@Castaways_Travel]

Yes! Let us know where you end up going!! Safe travels 😊

[@MariaHernandez-jd2bi]

Great video and very informative. Thanks for sharing, have not been to San Antonio is a few years. Need to go back.

[@Castaways_Travel]

Glad you enjoyed it. Bring us back some pan when you do! 😋

[@MariaHernandez-jd2bi]

@@Castaways_Travel we are in Houston!!

[@ourfamilyadventures_04]

awesome tips on what to do in San Antonio! We've been there a few times and never saw the Japanese Garden, will need to check that out next time :D new Subscribers here -563 :)

[@Castaways_Travel]

Thanks for the Sub! -582

[@juanitawilliams1499]

Very informative.. leaving in 2wks for San Antonio

[@Castaways_Travel]

Thanks for watching! Bring us back a concha!

[@cowabungakev]

Wow! Very well done on your journey and the camera footage was pure enjoyment to see what you got to enjoy. You really did it right. Overall how many days in total did it take you to enjoy these moments? Cheers haha 26:06 so funny

[@Castaways_Travel]

Thanks a lot! That was very kind of you to say. We appreciate the feedback 🙂. We live only an hour away from San Antonio so we did have the privilege of breaking up the filming a bit but not too much. I want to say there were a few places that we wanted to film and did not expect to be closed when we first went down, so we decided to grab tickets to the rodeo on an upcoming weekend and when we went down for that we snuck in a few more things we had originally intended on filming the first time we were in town. So I’d say definitely a minimum of 3 days, but probably closer to 4 depending on how long you spend at each place. I tend to be pretty good at jam packing a day full of stuff just right based on location and where we want to be at that time. And of course being from SA and knowing my way around didn’t hurt. And yesss. We have definitely traveled down to SA just for a tasty cheesy Chris Madrids burger at least once or twice. Thanks again for watching!

[@cowabungakev]

@@Castaways_Travel Wow only an hour away from such a beautiful place, I am jealous. I bet the rodeo show was action packed. So glad to see you enjoying the moment prior to the rodeo. I went to SA on May 16th for the RHCP concert at the Alamo Dome. It was bananas! fully enjoyed the city and outer city fun, the pearl, Chinese tea garden. Missions etc. We had 4 days to play around and was unable to do as much as you did, but not bad coming from Florida and first time in SA. Everyone was honking downtown at 9pm or so due to the spurs getting the 1st overall pick, and as I am driving the rental to see where the Alamo dome is I was wondering what everyone was honking at lol. Then seen it on the news upon returning to the hotel that fans were honking for the spurs. I missed out on Chris Madrids, but will hit it next time to get the extra cheese ;- ) I will stay on the lookout for your vids. You are the bomb

[@stevechen4444]

I fucking love my home so much!

[@Castaways_Travel]

Puro San Antonio!

[@mszenyazen1]

So ...how was the food I was expecting ur reaction w the chilaquiles 😒

[@Castaways_Travel]

Sorry, we’re still working on our impromptu food reviews. It’s still awkward to film in public sometimes, especially at restaurants but we’re working on it. She said the chilaquiles were good but she prefers them covered in sauce the more traditional way and that they were probably a little too cheesy. Their breakfast tacos and chorizo are always tasty though, which I think Tito’s is typically more known for.

[@martinviera1972]

That Japanese spot seems out of place for Texas but not bad 🤣

[@Castaways_Travel]

🤔 Thats a strange generalization to make about an entire State.

[@damienthetexasian6827]

San Antonio at one time had 6 Army and Air Force bases. Ft. Sam, Camp Bullis, Randolph, Kelly, Brooks and Lackland where all AF Basic trainees come thru. Quite a few GIs at the time married Korean women and brought them home after the Korean War. Another nickname is Military City USA.

[@austinstitzel]

I'm gonna guess that Joseph is a Sagittarius and Courtney is a Pisces.

[@Castaways_Travel]

Interesting guesses. Both wrong though, sorry 😂

[@austinstitzel]

@@Castaways_Travel what are your actual signs?

[@josecancino7310]

Does anyone know, the phone number to Regalo store in San Antonio?

[@Castaways_Travel]

Try [phone] or [e-mail]

[@p.u.s.h.532]

Ok for real, how does she eat like that and stay thin? :)

[@Castaways_Travel]

Well she never finishes her plate for one 😂

[@p.u.s.h.532]

@@Castaways_Travel got it. We have to eat clean or thin is a thing of the past 🤣